Case 1 Integrated Logistics Overview This case finds Tom Lippert, sales representative for DuPont Engineering Polymers (DEP), in a situation common to today’s competitive sales environment. His company, as a supplier to a major manufacturer (GARD), is faced with changing times. GARD is in the midst of a “changing of the guard” as Mr. Lippert’s long-time contact, Mike O’Leary, retires. O’Leary’s successor, Richard Binish, brings a new set of supplier expectations to the fore of GARD’s purchasing
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NEXTCHAIN LOGISTICS 280 RICHARDS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT OVERVIEW: 280 Richards Investment is the opportunity to invest in development of 900,000 SF, 5-Story, advanced logistics facility in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The purpose of this is to create technology-integrated logistics properties to improve supply chain. According to the report, it shows that it is hard to find such an industrial land in Manhattan; the location is particularly attractive due to its strategic location near transportation
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The supply chain is the visual representation of the flow of good/ services. This begins with the producer of the product or service to the distributor and to the consumer. The health community adds an extra link into the supply chain with placing the provider (Healthcare professional) between the distributor and the consumer (i.e the Patient). The goal of the supply chain in a healthcare model is to deliver many different products to providers in an efficient manner. Effective management of the
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the critical role an MCT has in transportation, there is an increased demand for them to deploy in support of operational forces. While an MCT may have the experience in deployments, their home station skills diminish due to their reliance on the Logistics Readiness Center (LRC) to provide the technical experience and continuity for a variety of missions within the continental United States (CONUS)
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Events Management Introduction Recent times have seen events turn into popular vehicles for regeneration of the urban areas and for economic growth and development as well as playing a massive role in reflecting the extensive changes that have taken place in culture and the society (Raj, Walters and Rashid 2008). As a result, the events industry has emerged and grown so large leading to some suggestions that the events management field should become a discipline of its own (Smith 2012). Many countries
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investment into a product or service until the last possible moment. An example of this strategy is Dell Computers' build-to-order online store. Among the earliest reference to the concept was in a paper by Zinn and Bowersox in the Journal of Business Logistics. They highlighted five types: Labelling, Packaging, Assembly, Manufacturing and Time postponements. Postponement in SCM Postponement is a concept in supply chain management where the manufacturer produces a generic product, which can be modified
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or spending at 50% of a hospital budget. Materials management not only directs and controls the supply chain of a health care organization it is responsible for managing the flow of goods throughout the hospital and carry out supply and resource logistics. Materials management has numerous meanings and some hospitals view material management as an umbrella department with various functions such as central stores, laundry and linen operations, and sterile processing with many other functions to endure
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Contrasting Strategies in China Fiona 11125231 Introduction FedEx and UPS are two U.S based logistics corporations which entered into China in the 1980s. However, both two companies adopted contrasting entry approaches. As for expanding strategies, FedEx adopted a forceful approach while UPS followed a conservative strategy till the late 1990s. With the improved business prospects in the Chinese logistics industry, the intensified rivalry between FedEx and UPS reached its peak gradually. Following
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The advent of technology and globalization has increased the potential for earning higher profits for businesses, but at the same time it has also escalated competition and the pressure to perform better, faster and at a lower cost. In order to survive, companies are forced to find innovative ways to cut costs and establish effective supply chains to reduce their overheads. Using the Toyota pioneered Just In Time (JIT) analogy, which emphasizes the need to have just the required parts, quantities
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The aircraft suppliers for Qantas are the only two largest aircraft manufacturers: Boeing and Airbus. Fuel will be supplied by companies like Shell and BP. For the IT sector, companies such as IBM and NCR handle the operations, automations and logistic systems. Hotels and catering service are also provided to the customers as well as crew members in different destination of its operations. Qantas need to maintain a fairly good communication with its suppliers to achieve the competitive edge.
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