...“Logistics and operations management” Arguably, logistics in the recent year has extremely changed, with the adoption and growth of transport management systems, GPS, Warehouse management systems, GIS, as well as supply chain management. As a matter of fact, operations are the support of any organization, whether non-profit industries, marketing or manufacturing services. Logistics and operation management is a field that entails multidisciplinary activities, which comprises disciplines like logistics, product development, human resource management, quality management, as well as information systems. In most cases, operations in an organization go beyond design engineering, to developing quality feedback chain that is useful in delivery performance, and prediction of production. In the 21st century, where technology is the backbone of the entire organization, architectures designing information and management of supply chain in the e-business are part of the team making up operations management. The employment of ICT systems such as GIS, GPS, Transport Management Systems, and Warehousing Management Systems has influenced the supply chain and operation management. The aspects of logistics and operation management that has been influences by these changes include transportation, warehousing, as well as packaging (Blecker, Kersten, Kersten, & Flämig 2008). Conversably, the ultimate objective of logistics management in an organization is to move products and services from the...
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...Logistics Written Assignment 3 * How does the warehouse location decision affect the rest of the logistic decisions? With costs exploding in the market, the location of a warehouse is crucial for an organization’s profitability. In a well-designed supply-chain location is of supreme importance. Selection not only impacts the supply chain it also has a significant impact on future cash flows. As with any individual logistics activity, management must always ensure that the logistics system as a whole benefits from the chosen warehousing strategy. In other words, the costs of the building and maintaining the warehouse have to be less than the benefit the firm is receiving. When the location is chosen, management has to decide whether they want to support multiple markets from one centralized warehouse or place a facility in each market. Once the question of centralization is addressed, the decision of how many warehouses comes into play. Then management must look into warehouse alternatives such as private warehousing, contract warehousing, or public warehousing. This decision is based on the type of warehouse functions are needed by the firm (i.e. receiving, put-away, storage, replenishment, order selection, etc.). Also on whether the warehouse is going to serve the firm as a place for gathering / consolidation or break-down function. If they choose a private warehouse, a one level warehouse facility is most recommended but that also depends on location and what...
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...Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers (frequently, and originally, military organizations). Logistics involve the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material-handling, and packaging. Logistics is a channel of the supply chain which adds the value of time and place utility. Origins and definition The term "logistics" originates from the ancient Greek " " ("logos"—"ratio, λόγος word, calculation, reason, speech, oration"). Logistics is considered to have originated in the military's need to supply themselves with arms, ammunition and rations as they moved from their base to a forward position. In ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, there were military officers with the title ‘Logistikas’ who were responsible for financial and supply distribution matters. The Oxford English dictionary defines logistics as: “The branch of military science having to do with procuring, maintaining and transporting material, personnel and facilities.”Another dictionary definition is: "The time related positioning of resources." As such, logistics is commonly seen as a branch of engineering which creates "people systems" rather than "machine systems".... Military logistics In military logistics, logistics officers manage how and when to move resources to the places they are needed...
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...NAME: RANJIT KAUR SAHOTA. ROLL NO. : 34. CLASS: TYBMS. SUBJECT: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT. TOPIC: COMPANY- 3PL MAHINDRA LOGISTICS LTD. PROFESSOR IN CHARGE: POONAM MIRWANI. SUBMISSION DATE: 17TH OCTOBER 2013. INDEX Sr No. | Particulars | Page No. | 1 | Introduction | 3-4 | 2 | Definition of 3PL | 4-5 | 3 | History of the Company | 6-10 | 4 | Awards Received | 11 | 5 | SCM At Mahindra Logistics | 11-14 | 6 | Mahindra Logistics on the Road to Success | 14-16 | 7 | About Mahindra Group | 17-22 | 8 | Quick Facts | 23 | 9 | Top 5 Critical Success Factors | 23 | 10 | 3PL Data Structure | 24 | 11 | About CEO And Interview of Pirojshaw Sarkari | 25-35 | 12 | Benefits of 3PL Companies | 36 | 13 | 5 Reasons to use a 3PL Provider | 36 | 14 | Types of 3PL providers | 37 | 15 | Examples of Types of 3PL’s | 38 | 16 | Biblography | 39 | INTRODUCTION: For people new to the supply chain management and logistics industry, the term “3PL” is likely an unfamiliar term. This is certainly not surprising as every industry always has their own set of acronyms and buzz words, but I’d like to provide some clarity to the commonly asked question, What is a 3pl? 3PL Warehouse Facility, photo by Joe Goldberg A couple years ago I put together a list to provide a3PL definition but truly understanding what a 3PL company is and the services they provide really deserves a more in depth explanation. While it isn’t immediately clear exactly who coined the term...
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...White Paper Series 2007 Food Logistics Industry Report This industry-wide report identifies common practices, challenges, and emerging trends within the U.S. food logistics industry. © 2007 Saddle Creek Corporation All Rights Reserved 2007 Food Logistics Industry Report Introduction During the first quarter of 2006, executives involved in warehousing and transportation management of food and beverage products were asked to participate in a survey to identify common practices, challenges, and emerging trends. There were 104 food logistics executives who participated, making the findings of this survey statistically valid. Demographics of Participants The majority of respondents were grocery companies, food and beverage processors or 3PLs located throughout the United States. Approximately one-third were with smaller or medium-sized companies earning less than U.S. $50 million in gross annual revenue. Many respondents have sizeable warehouse operations. More than one-fifth (22.3 percent) have at least one million square feet of DC/warehousing operations. More than half of the companies have between one and five DCs/warehousing locations. A significant number of companies (18.3 percent) have more than 15 locations. However, many do not operate significant warehousing operations of their own. In fact, nearly two-fifths (37.8 percent) have less than 100,000 square feet of space. Approximately three-fourths (76.9 percent) of respondents have dry/ambient DC/warehouse...
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...Executive Summary Many companies are looking for third party logistics providers to help them so they can focus more on their business development. PKT is one of the Malaysia successful third party logistics company. PKT was established and founded by Dato’ Michael Tio’s father in 1974 and they provide freight forwarder services. The company has branches in Malaysia and other countries like Korea and Taiwan. PKT’s head office is located at Shah Alam and it is a large building called “One Logistics Hub”. The warehouse can be separated into The Ship, The Waves and The Lighthouse. Different warehouses have different functions. PKT use different transportation modes to deliver goods to specific destinations, including road, air and sea. Various communication technologies are used to manage and exchange information, such as computerized system, RFID, EDI system and satellite vehicle tracking system. I strongly believe that PKT will successfully achieve its target and expend its marketplace to provide more international trade services. Introduction Inbound logistics refers to the transport, storage and delivery of goods coming into a business. It is the primary process of logistics. The company concentrates, purchase and arranges the flow of raw materials or finished goods from suppliers to manufacturing plants, warehouses and retail shops. Outbound logistic refers to the same for goods going out of a business. It is a process that related to storage and movement of finished...
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...CMST is a modern state-owned comprehensive logistic company, and listed in shanghai stock exchange (600787) in January 1997.The Headquarters is in Beijing, and there are more than 70 centres in key cities and main ports in China. The logistics system of ZCGF includes warehousing, distribution, multimodal transportation, freight forwarder, physical market, trade, financing, technological developing and E-business. Qingdao Branch is the logistics centre of CMST, and located in No.97 Jiangshan North Road, Qingdao E&T Development zone, Near Qingdao port, Huangdao railway station, and the dock-industrial zone, Qingdao branch covers about 110,000m2 and has 30,000m2 modern elevated-platform warehouse and 40,000m2 high standardised CFS. The multidimensional logistics system with the informationization can supply the reasonable personalised logistics solution and inquiry, including port logistics, bonded logistics, freight forwarder, project logistics, warehouse receipt pledge and international trade. Business Warehousing and Distribution With the group’s 50 years warehousing management experience and national logistics service networks, as well as advanced logistic facilities, Qingdao branch can offer the through considerate and meticulous warehousing and distribution services. Port Logistics and International Freight Forwarding Near the port of Qingdao, Qingdao branch devotes herself to supply professional and personalized logistics solution for customers, and establishes...
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...| Logistics | summary | | Ramon Mannie | 3/13/2014 | Contents 1. Lesson 1, Introduction (chapter 1) 4 1.1. Chapter objectives: 4 1.2. Logistics 4 1.3. Operations management 5 1.4. Supply chain management 5 2. Lesson 2, Operations and supply chain strategies (chapter 2) 8 2.1. Chapter objectives 8 2.2. Relationship and difference (point 1) 8 2.3. Core competencies (point 2) 9 2.4. Strategic alignment (point 3) 9 2.5. Supply chain operations and decision categories (point 4) 10 2.6. Customer value and value index calculations (point 5) 11 2.7. Trade-offs among performance dimensions (point 6) 11 2.8. Order winners versus and order qualifiers (point 7) 12 7. Lesson 3, Supply management (chapter 7) 13 7.1. Chapter objectives 13 7.2. Identify and describe the various steps of the strategic sourcing process. 13 7.3. Spend analysis (point 2) 14 7.4. Differences between insourcing and outsourcing (point 4) 15 7.5. Portfolio analysis (point 3) 16 7.6. Multi criteria decision (point 6) 17 7.7. Negotiations and the purpose of contracts (point 7) 18 7.8. Procure-to-pay cycle (point 8) 18 8. Lesson 4 Logistics (chapter 8) 19 8.1. Chapter objectives 19 8.2. Logistics management (point 1) 19 8.3. Transportation modes (point 2) 19 8.4. Warehousing (point 3) 21 8.5. Logistics strategy (point 4) 22 8.6. Measuring logistics performance (point 5) 23 8.7. Landed costs (point 6) 23 8.8. Reverse logistics systems (point 7) 24 8.9. Weighted center of gravity method...
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...Supply Chain Logistics Systems Memo Laniece Seamon University of Phoenix ISCOM 352 January 21, 2013 The increased rate of change within the economy was driven by a number of large level forces, due to empowered consumers, technology, globalization, shifts in economic power, and regulations. All of these elements of change raised the importance of supply chain management as a strategic move to gain a competitive advantage. Supply chain management involves integrating three key components across the board within a company’s supply chain; they are information, product or materials, and cash flow. The order processing pertains to the flow of information within the logistics system, which includes several operations. Customers may be required to fill out an order form for requested products. The order is then transmitted and checked. The customer’s items are checked to see if it is in stock and then payment is verified. Next, the items are retrieved from the inventory, packaged and delivered along with their shipping documents. Lastly, the customer must be informed about the status of their order. Inventory management is an important role within logistics system operations and planning. Inventories are stockpiles of products or goods waiting to be transported, manufactured, or sold. Logistics management is a balancing act between minimizing costs and ensuring the availability of goals. Appropriate decisions must be made between key elements such as inventory turnover...
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...INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY 2009 PROJECT REPORT ON INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY FOR PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Gunjeet Kaur Lect. of SVSM SUBMITTED BY: Rajnish Kumar Roll No. SVPG/07/05 PGDM – 6th Trimester SWAMI VIVEKANAND SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT Ramnagar (near Banur), Patiala 1 | Page SVSM RAJNISH THAKUR (PGDM) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MARKETING INDIAN LOGISTICS INDUSTRY 2009 Punjab LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT - INTRODUCTION Logistics management is that part of the supply chain which plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective, forward and backward (reverse) flow and storage of goods, services and information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet customers' requirements rather to the customers’ delight. A professional working in the field of logistics management is called a logistician. Logistics, as a business concept, evolved only in the 1950s. This was mainly due to the increasing complexity of supplying one's business with materials, and shipping out products in an increasingly globalized supply chain, calling for experts in the field who are called Supply Chain Logisticians. This can be defined as having the right item in the right quantity at the right time at the right place for the right price and to the right target customers (consumer); and it is the science of process having its presence in all sectors of the industry. The goal of logistics work is to manage...
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...Chemical warehouse manager INDIA Ahlers is developing in India its logistics services dedicated to the chemical industry. Logistics services include warehousing of packed chemicals (incl hazardous), value added logistics (like re-packing and drum filling operations) and distribution. As 3PL Ahlers is serving the international chemical manufactures. Ahlers is committed to offer these companies top class service adhering to the (international) safety standards for chemical logistics. To support Ahlers’ growth we are looking for a chemical warehouse manager. Job description (job purpose) You will manage the warehouse operations of Ahlers that are subcontracted through 1 or more logistics service providers. Direct investments in warehouse assets may be a next step in Ahlers’ growth strategy. You are the link between the (external) warehouses and Ahlers’ chemical logistics team (sales, customer service,…)/the customer. You guarantee - through partners that you help to select - the service, quality and safety requirements of Ahlers’ customers and implement Ahlers’ international way of working/operating standards. Major responsabilities 1. Be the driver in selection of warehouse partners based upon Ahlers’ standards and customers’ requirements and in a later stage be the driver in the operational set up of an Ahlers (co-)owned warehouse. 2. In case of the latter, you will supervise a team of warehouse employees, including hiring, delegation, training, performance...
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...A REVIEW ON LOGISITCS SECTOR AND EXPEDITORS INC. A REVIEW ON LOGISTICS INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION: LOGISTICS: The detailed coordination of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or supplies and also the organization of moving, housing, and supplying troops and equipment. The term "logistics" originates from the ancient Greek "λόγος" ("logos"—"ratio, word, calculation, reason, speech, oration"). Logistics is considered to have originated in the military's need to supply themselves with arms, ammunition and rations as they moved from their base to a forward position. In ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine empires, there were military officers with the title ‘Logistikas’ who were responsible for financial management and distribution of supplies. The Oxford English dictionary defines logistics as: “The branch of military science having to do with procuring, maintaining and transporting material, personnel and facilities.”The American Council of Logistics Management defines logistics as “the process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient and effective flow, and storage of goods, services and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements.” SIGNIFICANCE OF LOGISTICS: Logistics management is that part of the supply chain which plans, implements and controls the efficient, effective, forward and backward (reverse)...
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...Deemed-to-be-University U/S 3 of UGC Act, 1956) Visakhapatnam – 45 A report on Warehousing & Functioning of ERP in TVS LSL, Pune Under the guidance of Mr.Pavan Nair Regional head TVS LSL, pune (Internal guide) M.V.Kameshwara Rao Professor,GSIB,GITAM university (Faculty guide) Submitted By Anand Vuppalapati (1226112104) Acknowledgements I ‘am pleased to have associated with TVS Logistics Services Ltd. In the Internship project on Warehousing & functioning of ERP, a project of significance to both, TVS Logistics Services Ltd. and me. I take this opportunity to thank Mr. Pavan Nair, Regional head, TVS Logistics Services Ltd, Pune for giving me the opportunity to work on this project and also for his guidance as project guide. We are deeply grateful to Professor M. Kameshwara Rao, GITAM School of International Business for providing insightful and rich mentoring support for this project. The results of this study reflect the thoughtful input of all participants including the views of the eminent professionals in the company, solicited during the course of the interviews we had with them. Thank you to all who gave time to make this study useful. It was a most rewarding experience to work on such a challenging project. We believe that the results of this study would be helpful to TVS Logistics Services Ltd. in making thoughtful changes in the Third party logistics sector. Sincerely, Anand Vuppalapti Class of 2012-2014 Contents ...
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...Logistics Management Paper SCOM 352 Logistics Management Logistics Management is part of the Supply Chain Management that controls, implements, plans the efficient, productive, reverse and forward flow and warehousing of goods, services, and relevant information between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet customer demands (About.com Logistics/ Supply Chain 2011). Logistics software helps improve the supply chain industry in automating the workflow as well as management of the system. It also helps improve the overall effectiveness of logistics management for transportation, logistics network, information, warehousing, and materials handling and packaging. Elements of Logistics Management for Employees Logistics consists of ten elements. 1. Planning and Maintenance. The process of developing and establishing maintenance, support and repair processes for the life of the system. 2. Supply Support. The process which acquires stores, receives, catalog, dispose of issue, and transfers items in big quantities to meet the needs of their customer customers. 3. Personnel and Manpower. Is the process that helps determine how many employee's it takes to operate, sustain, and maintain the system. 4. Technical Information. Is information collected in order for the company to maintain operating systems and equipment. 5. Facilities. This includes storage facilities whether they be permanent or part time to store their product...
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...Tesco 1 Tesco in the past. Brief comany history 1919: The first market was opened by Jack Cohen in the East End of London. 1924: The first own-brand product sold by Jack was Tesco Tea – before the company was called Tesco. The name comes from the initials of TE Stockwell, who was a partner in the firm of tea suppliers, and CO from Jack’s surname. 1929: Jack Cohen opens his first Tesco store in North London. 1960: Tesco takes over a chain of 212 stores in the North of England. 1961: Tesco Leicester enters the Guinness Book of Records as the largest store in Europe. 1994: The first Tesco Express opens. Tesco becomes the first retailer to offer customers a service commitment at the checkouts through “One in Front”. 1995: Tesco becomes the market-leading food retailer, enters Hungary and launches Clubcard. Tesco enters Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1996, Taiwan and Thailand in 1998, Malaysia in 2002, Turkey and Japan in 2003. 2000: tesco.com is launched. 2004: Tesco enters China and launches own-brand Fair-trade range. 2005: Tesco exits the Taiwanese market in an asset swap deal with Carrefour involving stores and operations in the Czech Republic. 2 The present: Tesco plc. Founded in 1919 in London, Tesco plc is a British-based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. With revenues of £67 billion (2011), it is the largest British retailer by both global sales and domestic market share, with...
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