...DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTRE Assessment Attachment Form DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTRE Assessment Attachment Form Student ID: Place X if YMCA Singapore student UTAS email address: 176069 | x x | Aj16@postoffice.utas.edu.au | Name and return postal address: Unit code and name: | | JNB225 | Block 216#04-289, | | Unit Co-ordinator: | Bukit Batok St 21, | | Hilary Pateman | Singapore (650216) | | Assessment no.: | 1 | | Due Date: | 18 August 2014 | Date submitted: | 20 August 2014 | Checklist Assignment conforms to the Department’s presentation and referencing guidelines Each page is numbered as per the Department’s guidelines A Reference page is included at the end of the assignment Assignment has been read to check for spelling errors and careless construction The word count is clearly visible on the cover page (exclude assignment question, abstract and list of references in word count) You have kept a copy of this assignment for your own records ------------------------------------------------- Plagiarism Declaration: *By submitting this assignment and cover sheet electronically, in whatever form, you are deemed to have made the declaration set out below. I declare that all material in this assignment is my own work except where there is clear acknowledgment or reference to the work of others and I have complied with and agreed to the University statement on Plagiarism and...
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...Course Project Petrofac Logistics Performance Course Instructor GM591 - Leadership and Organizational Behavior John Drabouski Student Mohamed Fadel Bouledroua bouledroua@gmail.com February 2012 Introduction Petrofac is an international provider of integrated facilities solutions to the oil and gas production and processing industries. Some key facts about Petrofac: More than 14,500 employees and 27 offices worldwide. Seven business units providing life of asset solutions; from design to decommissioning. Quoted on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. 2010 Revenue of US$4,354m and Net profit of US$557.8m. Its business unit, Petrofac Engineering & Construction (E&C) based at Sharjah UAE, provides engineering & construction services from concept and feasibility studies through to detailed design and full project execution tailored to meet both the project and the customers’ requirements. Petrofac E&C can provide tailored and integrated engineering; procurement and construction (EPC) project delivery solutions. As part of its integrated EPC project implementation capability, Petrofac E&C provides: Health, safety, security and environmental management. Comprehensive quality assurance and control Project management Detailed design and engineering Procurement including inspection and logistics of all project materials and equipment Pre-fabrication and onsite construction Commissioning...
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...title The provisional title of the following project proposal is “LSA Logistics UK innovative shipping of artworks” Hypothesis for the project This project aims to investigate whether there is an appropriate field in United Kingdom for the idea of innovative shipping of artworks to grow up and be successful. According to Valerie J. Easton and John H. McColl (1997) there are several kinds of hypothesis such as: null, alternative, simple and composite hypothesis. In this particular project I choose the alternative hypothesis as a tool for investigation. In other words this means that I will try to explain and prove that the new idea of shipping service will be successful and at the same time that it will provide a lot of advantages for the company LSA Logistics UK not only when it comes to finance returns, but when it comes to gaining new loyal clients and excellent reputation, too. Valerie J. Easton and John H. McColl (1997) claim that alternative hypothesis should include a proper investigation, which conclusion should explain why the newly invented product or service will be beneficial and needed for a sufficient number of potential clients. To make an alternative hypothesis a person should have objects or services to compare. In this case I have a great deal of competitors, which do offer this type of service. So at the end of the investigation I should be able to conclude that the new highly improved service of LSA Logistics UK is better than the services of the other transport...
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...2014-2015 SEEM 4600/ESTR4500 Logistics Management Course Objectives Logistics management is the planning, implementation and control of the processes involved in the flow and storage of materials from the point of origin (as raw materials) through the various valueadded stages to the point of consumption (as finished goods). It has been estimated that logistics costs account for 30% of the cost of doing business. Effective logistics management can lower costs, provide better service and quality, which translate into strategic competitive advantage and profitability for the company. This course provides an introduction to Logistics Management. Topics covered include the strategic importance of logistics management, logistics network design, location and layout planning, transportation, distribution management and warehousing, third-party logistics, green logistics, service operations management and other trends and developments. Through this course, we hope that the student will develop an appreciation of the practical significance and complexities of logistics management, gain an understanding of the key processes involved, and master some analytical tools useful in the designing, operating and improving of a logistics system. Textbook Ghiani, G., G. Laporte and R. Musmanno, Introduction to Logistics Systems Management, 2013, Wiley. References Goetschalckx, M., Supply Chain Engineering, 2011, Springer. Christopher, M., Logistics and Supply Chain Management (4th edition), 2011, Financial...
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...Project Finance and Private Public Partnership in financing logistics infrastructure. Introduction Finance scholars acknowledge a clear-cut distinction between corporate finance and project finance. The two techniques are considered as basically different approaches to the problem of raising debt to fund capital investments. In corporate finance lenders assess the creditworthy of a whole company, evaluating the going concern, the full range of projects in place, and the cautional value of all the assets. The amount to lend and the risk-spread are decided on a global evaluation of the firm’s economic and financial situation. In project finance, the goal is the implementation of a specific project. Lenders typically finance a special purpose vehicle for the development and construction of a particular project, looking to cashflows and project’s assets as sources of payment for their loans, rather than to the credit ratings of the project sponsors. Historically project finance was widely used in financing transport and logistics infrastructure, like railways or channels. More recently, in the past decades, there has been a new wave of global interest: large amounts of debt have been raised to finance projects like motorways, distriparks, maritime ports, intermodal logistic platforms. These infrastructures are built, owned and operated by special purpose vehicles (SPV), organized for that single project and financed mainly by debt. In many cases, SPVs are not wholly owned by private...
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...Interacting between logistics and new product development to achieve company market success. Evidence from Business Aviation Industry: Piaggio aero Company case study. Mario Mustilli and Filomena Izzo; School of Management & Economics, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Capua (CE), Italy; mario.mustilli@unina2.it, filomena.izzo@unina2.it. Abstract Our paper analyses the interacting between logistics and new product development (NPD) to achieve company market success in the Business Aviation industry. The empirical analysis focused on Italian case study: Piaggio Aero Company. We adopted both qualitative and quantitative data. We found: 1) higher levels of logistics involvement has greater NPD project performance; 2) higher levels of logistics involvement has greater NPD logistics performance; 3) higher levels of NPD logistics performance have higher levels of NPD project performance. Empirical research showed that having technology distinctive competence and innovative product are not sufficient to achieve market success in an industry with high barrier to entry as one that BA; logistics, production, marketing, and NPD must work together co-operatively as unified processes for customer satisfaction and firm success. * Written by Filomena Izzo ** Written by Mario Mustilli & Filomena Izzo INTRODUCTION** Customer closeness necessitate that everyone in the firm have the customer firmly in mind when exercising their functional capabilities. At...
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...Project Part 1 Task 2 Risk Management Plan Alen Kovacevic C. Wyrick IS3110 January 29, 2013 Purpose The Senior Management of the Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) has decided to update the previous risk management plan with a developing, new risk management plan. This new risk management plan will not only minimize the amount of risk for future endeavors, but will also be in compliance with regulations such as the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Control Objects for Information and Technology (COBIT), and Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DAICAP). Scope The risk management plan is for the organization use only and its network, including remote access company owned building in United States. Outside sources from this scope and risk management plan may cause the network infrastructure to fail or will make it a high risk structure due to the fact that the outside source may not protected to interact with other outside sources allowing hackers to infiltrate your system and steal important files. Compliances Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) compliance is required for federal agencies to protect their important information. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) compliance is to be required for protection to the United States against terrorists. There are other organizations...
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...Report ‘Logistics Transformation’ 12th February 2011 © Copyright 2011 A.T. Kearney, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced in any form without written permission from A.T. Kearney Diagnostic Summary: Strategy, Organization and Procurement Process are the key areas that should be addressed on a higher priority High priority areas 1 Logistics strategy: Focuses mainly on execution and cost reduction by meeting its SLAs and KPIs – limited value-add. Need a comprehensive strategy / roadmap Other areas 4 Supplier management: No established preferred supplier list leading to long lead time. Lack of supplier evaluation leading to lower quality 2 Logistics organization: Decentralized organisation with limited oversight from HO ~20% spend influence. Limited volume pooling and cost savings. 5 Procurement Strategy Procurement Organization Strategic Sourcing Operating process management Supplier Relationship Management Material management: Formal planning and communication could be improved. Lack of material categorisation to determine category level storage strategy 3 Strategic sourcing / Operating process: High time requirements, leading to suboptimal budget realization (80% PGN source-able(1) spend, compared to ~20% currently 1 Strategic Sourcing & Category Mgmt 1 Strategic Sourcing • Conduct strategic sourcing activity for center led categories 0 Category Management 13 1 Contract Management 1 ...
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...Operations Management Operations management focuses on carefully managing the processes to produce and distribute products and services. Usually, small businesses don't talk about "operations management", but they carry out the activities that management schools typically associate with the phrase "operations management." Major, overall activities often include product creation, development, production and distribution. (These activities are also associated with Product and Service Management. However product Development is usually in regard to one or more closely related product -- that is, a product line. Operations management is in regard to all operations within the organization.) Related activities include managing purchases, inventory control, quality control, storage, logistics and evaluations. A great deal of focus is on efficiency and effectiveness of processes. Therefore, operations management often includes substantial measurement and analysis of internal processes. Ultimately, the nature of how operations management is carried out in an organization depends very much on the nature of products or services in the organization, for example, retail, manufacturing, wholesale, etc Sections of This Topic Include: Procurement (Purchasing) Practices This topic reviews guidelines for buying various materials from suppliers and vendors -- materials, including computers, services from lawyers, insurance, etc. Procurement (Purchasing) Practices Management Control and...
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...Logistic management: * Managing the flow of material goods between people and places is known as logistics management. This type of process is prevalent in large organizations, especially those that interact with other companies to buy their supplies. Any company that requires the movement or transfer of material to complete a business task uses this management processes. * There are many fields that deal with logistics management. These include the areas of retail, manufacturing, and general warehousing. The logistic manager is responsible for coordinating the movement of material goods from one location to another. This typically requires the management of personnel and processes to deliver products in an efficient manner. * The movement of military troops is an example of a logistics management operation. This requires extensive coordination between both material goods and troops themselves. Military logistics is one of the most complicated management problems because it normally requires movement of material goods by land, air, and sea. * Human aid organizations are constantly working with logistics management processes. These non-profit organizations receive goods and financial aid from their contributors. These charitable funds are converted into food and supplies that can be used for aid to poor countries. This term originated in a military context, referring to how personnel acquire, transport and store supplies and equipment. In the business community...
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...MARKETING AND LOGISTICS INTERFACE AND ITS ADVANTAGES IN AN ORGANIZATION Submitted By Manikanta ABSTRACT This study ON EVALUATION OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS INTERFACE AND ITS ADVANTAGES IN AN ORGANIZATION. This research paper is basically to evaluate the marketing and logistics cooperation and to know its importance in any organization .The primary purpose of the paper is to find the advantages of an organization to have Marketing and logistics interface. This research required us to conduct the consumer research. To find out perspectives of the people about the importance of marketing and logistics interface in an organization. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 5 OBJECTIVES 6 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 7 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 8 SUGGESTIONS 19 INTRODUCTION Organizations began to view their business as a collection of processes, rather than as a collection of processes, rather than as a collection of functions and departments. As processes cut across functional boundaries, greater attention needs to be devoted to interface activities. In order to build a cohesive organization, it is important that points of commonalities between functions are identified and emphasized. The purpose of this research is to analyze how the link between marketing and logistics can be co-ordinate in order to use this link as a sustainable competitive advantage. The level of cooperation between marketing and logistics functions in...
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...OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ROUNDTABLE Decision Support Memorandum June 2001 3PL Selection and Implementation GAINS FROM OUTSOURCING CONTENTS Overview of Current Practice STRATEGIC ALLIANCES (Page 2) Shortcoming of Current Practice FAILED PARTNERSHIPS (Page 4) Member Imperative PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER Companies gain more from outsourcing all supply chain functions 25 Average Annual Savings(%) 20 15 10 5 0 Inventory Management Freight Payments and Auditing All Supply Chain Functions Year 1 Years 2, 3 &4 (Page 5) Outsourcing logistics functions to 3PLs has been a source of competitive advantage for most companies. Most companies cite greater flexibility, operational efficiency, improved customer service levels, and a better focus on their core businesses as part of the advantages of engaging the services of 3PLs. SELECTING A 3PL PROVIDER (Page 7) Source: Journal of Business Logistics (January 1999) HANDLING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS (Page 9) Executive Summary MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIP (Page 11) Appendices DO YOU NEED TO CONSIDER PARTNERING WITH A 3PL? SOME PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR ASSESSING A 3PL(Pages 13) TEN STEPS TO OUTSOURCING SUCCESS PROFITABLE LIAISONS The Dilemma in Brief The advantages of streamlined and efficiently run supply chains compel many companies to outsource some or all of their logistics functions to third party logistics providers (3PLs). Making the switch to a 3PL presents some unique challenges to a company. The time...
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...Case Study : EP 26.963 FRESH, Parmalat Spa Via Oreste Grassi, 26 43044 - Collechio - Italy Alberto Cappello, project manager Fax : 39 0521 808242 Tel : 39 0521 808435 alberto_cappello@parmalat.net TXT Ingegneria Informatica Gianni Rizzetti, technical manager Rizzetti@txt.it www.txt.it/fresh www.txt.it/english/fresh "In order to remain in a globalized market, it is necessary to have a competitive dimension. The company's development is entrusted to a process of internationalization that is clearly defined by acquisition policies, both in Italy and abroad." 1. The Company Parmalat is a multinational Food manufacturer, among the world leaders in the Milk and Perishable Goods sector. It is the largest italian company in the dairy industry. Founded in 1961, the different product lines are : - Milk (50 % of Italian turnover), - Fresh products : yoghurt, cream, cheese, butter… (21 % of Italian turnover), - "Vegetables" : juice fruits.. (15 % of Italian turnover), - Bakery : bread, pasta.. (10 % of Italian turnover), Parmalat has dramatically grown in the recent years through an extensive process of merge and acquisitions and has experienced a rapid growth in turnover over the last 4 years from 2145 millions Euros in 1995 to about 5000 millions Euros in 1998. It has a world-wide presence through 85 different owned or controlled companies world-wide. In 1997, Parmalat : - Owns 28 plants in Europe, employs about 5000 people and makes...
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...faults or defects are in the process so that they can be eliminated systematically as part of improvement to reduce weaknesses and reinforce quality. One of popular process improvement methodology that is part of Six Sigma is DMAIC, which consists of: Define, Measure, Analysis, Improve and Control. Originally Six Sigma was first incorporated into manufacturing industries; this methodology also applies well to logistics companies since the focus is customer-oriented. Supply chain management is a key strategic factor for increasing organizational effectiveness and for better realization of goals such as enhanced competitiveness, better customer care and increased profitability (Gunasekaran, Patel, Tirtiroglu, 2001, p71). Therefore, Six Sigma as shown to be successful in delivering business benefits through variation reduction (Knowles, Whicker, Femat, 2005, p51). This paper discusses how Six Sigma apply to the logistics processes and an example case study of United Parcel Service (UPS) incorporating this technique to reposition itself in the world’s most improved logistics and supply chain provider. Page 1 of 15 1. Introduction Six Sigma is a comprehensive system to achieve, sustain and maximize business success of companies (Ranawat et al, 2007, p1). With this system, it is possible to understand customer needs, to use facts, data and statistical analysis more disciplined, and to manage, improve and reinvent business processes (Pande, Neuman, Cavanagh,...
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...Service Process Design: The Emergency Telecommunications Cluster and Humanitarian Disaster Relief Operations Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Factors Influencing Service Process Design 5 2.1 Disaster Preparedness 5 2.2 Disaster Response 7 2.3 Collaboration during Disasters 10 3. Project Management and Humanitarian Logistics 10 4. Conclusion 12 Bibliography 13 Appendix 1 – List of figures 16 Service process design: Emergency Telecommunications Cluster during Humanitarian Disaster Relief Operations 1. Introduction On 8 November, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan struck the islands of the Philippines unleashing record sustained wind velocities of 315 km/h, (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , 2013). The storm which initially affected over 18 million people included the devastation of large urban population centres in Tacloban City and Roxas City. On November 9, the President of the Philippines appealed to the global community requesting international support. This request called for assistance in priority identified sectors including search and rescue, fuel, and telecommunications (Government of Philippines, 2013). Within 48 hours in response to the government request, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) activated, deploying staff and equipment to contribute to the Humanitarian Relief Operations (HRO) through provision of voice and data services as described in their ITIL based service...
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