Supply chain network

Key trends in the transport industry which will have a significant impact on the logistics industry in the future. The logistics industry faces many problems towards reaching sustainability. Nationalisation and globalisation in recent years has placed an important role on logistics in the economy. Transport occupies a large amount of the South African logistics GDP costs. Although transport logistics is a strong contender in the overall logistics operations, it does face several problems and…

The new year is an excellent time to take a look at policies and procedures within your company. One of the things to take into consideration is how you manage your logistics. Tightening government regulations, equipment costs and changes in demand all weigh heavily upon your time, and budget. When you partner with an experienced OTR trucking company for your long-haul cargo needs, you enter into a relationship that benefits your company and customers in three distinct ways. Regulatory…

This was a great strategy to have because, as Wal-Mart became more and more prevalent in the industry throughout the 1980s, “By the time the rest of the retail industry started to take notice of Wal-Mart… it had built up the most efficient logistics network of any retailer” (Mark,…

internal factor would be customer service and quality. This differs among each employer and who they hire to do each job. All it takes is one person to “mess up” and it can slow down something or effect the quality of a product. Supply chain management and third party networks are also included under internal factors. Any management changes or changes in organization style or how the place runs can slow down the whole process (Society of Logistics Engineers,…

MedTech Distribution Supply Chain – Market, Growth & Vendor Landscape Overview The MedTech industry relies on well-qualified distributors help in establishing good relationships and influencing buying decisions among end users. Distributors account as a key sales channel, esp. in the emerging markets. Figure1: MedTech Distribution Structure (1) Channel partnership for medical technologies depends on manufacturer’s preference. Sales via distributors is common practice for most medical…

merchandise The International segment competes with a variety of local, national and international chains in the supermarket, discount, department, drug, variety and specialty stores, supercenter-type stores, hypermarts, wholesale clubs, internet-based retailers and catalog businesses in each of the countries in which we operate and, in Mexico, with local, national and international restaurant chains. Our ability to offer our customers low prices on quality merchandise that offers…

Interview with Mr. Yogendra Singla Mr. Yogendra Singla is the self-made businessman who has worked hard to set up his successful industry. He is a resident of Gurgaon, started the business of manufacturing plastic wrapping sheets in a small room with mere 5 workers on daily wages and now he is a distributer of packing materials (like Bubble sheet, wrapping sheet, form sheets, cartons and packing paper) for the whole Delhi – NCR region with a worker strength of more than 150 and running it…

The Business to Customer (or B2C) and the Business to Business (or B2B) business models are both models that a business can adopt. Their titles are self-explanatory: Business to Customer businesses sell their products directly to customers, and Business to Business businesses sell their products to other businesses. Although this is the most obvious of their differences, they have other significant differences that must also be discussed. Business to Business and Business to Customer businesses…

Task 1 a) Why business tends to give significance to the operations management? (1.1) 1.1.1 What is Operation Management (OM)? Operation Management is an activity of organizing the resources which are linked to the production and delivery of products and services (Iris). The mangers of operation management have a primary duty of processing the input into the output. They hold the responsibility of using the resources effectively and efficiently during production process. 1.1.2 What are the…

Supply Chain Effectiveness Versus Supply Chain Responsiveness Student’s name Institution The Supply Chain Vice President, Tedra Grav, advocates for efficiency as opposed to responsiveness which in my view is a good strategy. According to Chopra and Meindl (2015), responsiveness is measured by a supply chain’s ability to respond to high ranges of quantities demanded, meet short lead times, handle a large variety of products, build highly innovative products, meet a high service level, and…