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Military and Business Logistics

The difference between the goals of military and business logistics in terms of management, operations, design and administration

The planning, conceptualization and administration of military and business logistics are similar in many respects but there are marked difference in terms of their aims, orientations and objectives. Many management centered business processes and logistical methods have in fact been adapted from the military. However, the aims and goals in business are very different in certain cardinal ways to those of a military establishment. The following discussion will outline the main aspects of both military as well as business logistics as they pertain to management planning and processes. The central factors in each context will then be compared and contrasted to establish the main differences in terms of management, operations, design and administration.

Definitions

A business definition of logistics is as follows:

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Defence logistics and role of society towards the Armed Forces and war fighting.

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Their legacy is in traditional multi-tier distribution channel management, where the location of the warehouses had to coincide with the locations of retailers and corporate accounts. Yet today the company is increasingly moving towards could computing which frees them from the location-specific requirements, which the majority of their business is predicated on (Casacchia, 2012). Ingram Micro is in the middle of a multi-year strategic shift from having logistics entirely located near retailers and larger customers to being more virtual. While Ingram has grown through acquisition globally, the locally-based approach to distribution in California and New York continue to be the foundational structure of the logistics systems of the company.
Walmart is the retailer included in this analysis and has a logistics model that is the most customer-centric of all three the role of each Walmart Supercenter is to also serve as a distribution center with the majority of employees being…...

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Kapuscinski, R., Rachel, Q.Z., Carbonneau, P., Moore, R., & Reeves, B. (2004). Inventory decisions in dell's supply chain. Interfaces, 34(3), 191-205.

Logistics Network Design for a Single Warehouse
Logistics network design primarily encompasses the decision to determine the number and place of warehouses and manufacturing plants, as well as the overall recognition of the client needs for the warehouses, and the appropriation of warehouses to manufacturing plants. The ideal setup should have the ability to provide the items to the clients at the least expense (frequently utilized goal) while pleasing the service degree requirements. In many logistics network design models, the consumer need is exogenous and specified as a consistent amount for each item. Such a consistent need does not make use of the possibility that various consumers have various concerns with the distribution and lead-time structures. For example, in the chemical dye sector, little fabric mills often tend to be based more on the lead-time structure while the larger fabric mills are more price-sensitive, and would be attracted by cost discount…...

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Logistics: Logistics and Globalization
Fierce competition has driven business entities to focus and invest in logistics networks, also referred to as supply chains. Advancement in transportation and telecommunication technologies has played a crucial role in propelling this growth right from the tactical, through to the operational level. A logistics network is made up of retail outlets, warehouses, suppliers, raw materials, work-in-progress stock, finished products, and distribution centers. To this end, logistics link producers and consumers, and integrate the different functional entities of an organization. Logistics management is about shaping a network so that it is able to indirectly meet the needs of the customer. It focuses on integrating the different elements of the network so that products are delivered to customers at the right time and place, in the right quantities, and at the right price. In a competitive marketplace, success depends on an enterprise's ability to identify and effectively capitalize…...

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Logistics
Why the Southern U.S. Has Emerged As an Attractive Logistics Location for the Auto Industry

The many cost-based, human resources, locational advantages, supply chain and long-term tax advantages of locating and operating auto industry-specific logistics strategy in the Southeastern U.S. are explored in this analysis. Of the many advantages to auto manufactures of having logistics centers and operations in the Southeastern U.S., the most significant are the long-term tax incentives that drastically reduce operating expense for new ventures, as Mercedes was able to negotiate with the Alabama state government for example (Camp, 1994). The tax incentives are also a central catalyst that fuels the development of auto industry-specific distribution and logistics hubs that (King, 2005).

Cost-ased Advantages of Southeastern U.S. Logistics Centers

The most significant costs for many logistics providers are salaries and benefits, followed by the costs of doing business in a specific region including real estate, taxes and any additional local…...

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Labor costs and availability, nonunion 4% unionized and that is it

King, B. (2005, 06). The Top Logistics Metros in the Southeastern U.S. Expansion Management, 20, 22-22, 24.

Logistics
Causes of Logistics Problems

Companies like Bradstar are not alone; many companies today experience logistics complications, the causes of which include growing supply chains, increasing demand for the products Bradstar provides to their customers, and an inefficient delivery system. Bradstar provides rush delivery which is not organized in a fashion that provides customers with guaranteed product delivery. There is no system of checks in balances in place to ensure customers get the products they requested. Customers require above all else on-time delivery (Macdonald 2007) and one of the reasons Bradstar's demand has grown is because they offer fast delivery of their products. However, that delivery is not always reliable, though the quality of the product is decent. The provider reacts to the customer's needs rapidly, which allows Bradstar to remain in business. However, Bradstar has outsourced delivery, which has raised the cost of delivering products significantly. This would ordinarily create synchronization…...

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These technologies will need to be integrated into collaborative supply chain processes that will need to be put into place first however. The use of FID as a tracking technology will also help to alleviate out-of-stocks as perishable products that have a relatively high level of orders will trigger re-orders in real-time, alleviating the need to re-order manually. FID will also make it possible to create more effective audit trails of specific products over time to measure supplier quality levels and adherence to contracts that are commonplace in perishable products. Tesco's expertise in supply chain metrics of performance will need to also include the use of FID accuracy and order transaction velocities over time to measure the eturn on Investment (OI) of investments in these technologies over time as well.
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In determining which factors are most critical in the development of a logistics and supply chain system, Tesco must begin…...

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Barrett, J.. (2007, November). Demand-Driven is an Operational Strategy. Industrial Management, 49(6), 14-19,5.

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Desjardins, D.. (2007, November). In U.S. debut, Tesco makes Easy work of 'Fresh' openings. Retailing Today, 46(17), 3,57.

There are also the cultural constraints which can be very significant across borders, as evidenced by the Cultural Dimensions Model as defined by Dr. Geert Hofstede (Minkov, Hofstede, 2011). The five cultural dimensions he has defined have a direct impact on the overall performance of a supply chain at the communication and collaboration level. Managers given the task of creating a multinationally-based supply chain need to pay attention not only to supplier performance but also the cultural factors that can significantly impact their operations for years to come.

The most important factor for companies operating a supply chain domestically or internationally across borders is the need for managing all relationships and dependencies to Demand Forecast Accuracy (Hofman, 2004). The ability to orchestrate the more fundamental aspects of supply chain performance including order cycle times, Work in Process and Finished Goods inventories and plant utilization to Cash-to-Cash Processes and finally attainment of…...

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Theodore, P.S., & Anthony, S.R. (1998). Some propositions on intermodal transportation and logistics facility development: Shippers' perspectives. Transportation Journal, 37(3), 13-24.

Logistics & SCM
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN Management

Euro Cast is currently experiencing the effects of a global supply chain trend that has vast implications for its industry. The trend is that more and more clients are expecting their downstream supply chain to absorb a greater amount of their internal business functions so that they can apply a lean approach to their own internal operations. This trend seems to be working its way downward throughout the entire supply chain. As a consequence of this trend, forward thinking supply chain analyst are beginning to examine the entire supply chain from a more holistic approach to see if allocation of various production functions really make sense in the grand scheme. This paper will provide an overview of some of the issues that are currently facing Euro Cast's supply chain's decision making processes.

Introduction

Euro Cast is one of the world's leading manufacturers of metal and plastic…...

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Rabren, J., 2010. Technology, Intergration and Data Driven Supply Chain Visibility. [Online]

ABC pricing strategy would match the distribution fees with the services rendered by the company so that the hospitals and clinics could use more efficiently the ordered products. In this way, the waste of financial and time resources will he highly reduced, so O&M can better analyze the actual incurred costs, and on the long-run it can run on enhanced profits.
In order to have a clearer image on the advantages presented by the ABC approach and its reduced expenses for both commercial entities, we chose to select Exhibits 4 and 5 from the Case Study.

In Exhibit 4 the case for Cost-plus pricing technique is presented. It is computed that at 150,000 dollar-order, the distribution fee and commission represent and extra margin of 22,500 dollars. After adding the extra expenses, like administrative, order processing, general and other expenditures, the Total operating expenses end up at the level of 30,759. On…...

Logistics of Building a Lunar Greenhouse
"A spacecraft approaches the lunar pole, spits out a pod from which sprout several tubular arms it uses to bury itself in the soil, where it begins growing plants in preparation for man's return to the moon"

Dan Sorenson (¶ 1).

One way to grow food to prepare for man's return to the moon, according to Dan Sorenson in the newspaper account, "Greenhouses for the moon and mars: Team project would get key plants started ahead of explorers' arrival," could be to program/manipulate a spacecraft to plant a prepared pod to plant in the moon's "soil" to begin to grow plants. Another complementary method could be to build a lunar green house, where astronauts will grow plants; fruits etc. while they reside on the Moon during space travel. The overall logistics to building a Lunar Green House, the focus for this study, explores:

The overall concept of building…...

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From the year 1991, environmental considerations have come to be an important standard with regard to Nestle's renovation and innovation of packages and that of the packaging materials. eduction with regard to the amount of packages and packaging materials which are required for a product and at the same time making conditions for protecting safety and quality is an ongoing important primary objective and priority. Nestle's 'No Waste at Work' program helps the 'shop floor' staff at their offices, warehouses and factory sites with the knowledge, skills and tools to develop and carry out waste minimization plans to ensure reduction of not just solid waste, but also energy and water usage. The program continued to be implemented and utilized by sites across the area during the period from 2003-2004 with huge success in not just reducing the amount of waste but in developing an empowered amount of shop-floor culture. (Nestle…...

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If the cost values satisfy the symmetry, such that for any I and j ? V, cij = cji, then the problem is said to be symmetric VRP, else, it is called an asymmetric VRP. In several practical cases the cost matrix satisfies the triangle inequality, such that cik + ckj ? cij for any i, j, k ? V." (Toth and Vigo, 1998, cited in Vural (2003).
Vural (2003) states that the primary attributes within the configuration of the majority of VRP problems are those as follows:

(1) Number of vehicles;

(2) Vehicles homogeneity/heterogeneity;

(3) Time windows;

(4) ackhauls;

(5) Splitting/Unsplitting of Load;

(6) Single Depot/Multi Depot;

(7) Static/Dynamic Service Needs; (8) Precedence/Coupling Constraints. (Vural, 2003)

Heuristic and Meta-heuristic Models

The work of adr (nd) Solving Dynamic Vehicle Routing: An Alternative Metaheuristic Approach" states that Dynamic Vehicle Routing Problem (DVRP) can be considered a good example of a distribution context, because of the fact that intelligent manipulation of…...

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When one considers that the aforementioned modifications to Colleen's system have certainly benefited the customer, it becomes apparent that it is only solid business sense to make adjustments that will benefit *****. The principle area in which the company can decrease costs is by changing its policy in regards to re-handled orders. Again, it is noteworthy to mention the fact that the number of these orders has been substantially decreased -- from 40,000 to 10,000 orders per year -- meaning Colleen is only losing 1,500 customers as opposed to 6,000 on an annual basis. However, ***** should certainly revise its re-handling policy in light of the boons its 98% fill rate are giving customers. Ideally, the company will want to modify the numbers that its 8,500 customers who need an order reshipped will receive.

In the old model, those numbers include a $15 re-handle charge to the company on a per…...

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In fact it would have been better to have included convex transportation networks (473) and a corollary for just-in-time inventory management and constraints-based inventory optimization for make-to-order manufacturing (Hadas, Cyplik, Fertsch, 2009).
Product definition ambiguity, manufacturing scheduling variations, supply chain incremental costs due to lack of accuracy in the form of rush charges and inventory management costs and the latency of serial vs. network-based supply chains for make-to-order manufacturing define the models used for cost-based metrics according to benchmarking analysis by Guiffrida, Jaber and zepka (150). Make-to-order manufacturing's profitability needs to be defined more thoroughly as a metric, with Guiffrida, Jaber, and zepka having set the foundation for this analysis (149). Theories of constraint applied to the wide variation in product certainty vs. ambiguity, presence or absence of serially-based vs. convex network-based supply networks, stock upper bounds and the often-used assumption of unimodal production costs all need greater clarification in…...

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