Logistics Essays

McLeod Motors Ltd factory in Chilliwack, British Columbia makes over 40 models of electric motors ranging from one quarter to 10 horsepower. The company has a number of customers in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market, which used the motors as components in larger products, and also in the replacement …

The purpose of this essay is to discuss different supply chain management approaches taken by H&M, Benetton and Zara. It is first necessary to explain what a supply chain management means. Supply chain management involves planning, design, maintenance and control of the flow of materials and information along the chain …

You see it everywhere in magazine articles and advertisements, but what exactly is a core competence? At its simplest, a core competence is a unique capability that affords some type of competitive advantage. It corresponds to a business process, and involves underlying skills, functions, systems and knowledge. To determine if …

This paper will answer the case discussion questions on Li & Fung. Summarize the strategic and operational challenges facing global managers illustrated in the selected text. At one time many of LI & Fung’s customers performed their own logistics and purchasing functions in-house. Now they outsource those functions to Li …

Increasing global and domestic competition, the business environment tends to be more turbulent, more and more organizations have realized the importance of reforming its future competitive competence in order to succeed in a changing environment. In practice, no matter what companies’ size are, they could easily get into trouble to …

Inbound Logistics is the flow of product into a production unit or warehouse and has not traditionally been the responsibility of a single individual. Production, procurement and supply chain have all played a part but the end result can be unsatisfactory. The start of the supply chain is all-important. Quality …

Marriott has a few distinctive competencies that are the driving force in their company. Superior efficiency is evident in their personnel. Marriott has been named by Fortune Magazine as on of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” and one of the “Top 50 Companies for Minorities” (Marriott is, 2004). …

Getting the right product to the right place in the right quantity at the right time, in the best condition and at an acceptable cost is the challenge of logistics. It’s an area that embraces purchasing and supplier management, materials management and manufacturing, inventory management and warehousing, distribution and transport, …

I Introduction As a manufacturing company in UK, we spend over 50 % of our sales on purchases. Because such a high percentage of an organization’s costs are determined by purchasing, relationships with suppliers are increasingly integrated and long-term. Joint efforts that improve innovation, speed design, and reduce costs are …

Evaluate the logistics operations carried out within the company highlighting the problems encountered. Cartes Sans Frontières (CSF) is a multi-million organisation that produces maps for the European traveller. Based at Lyons in France, they produce maps, atlases and travel guides. The production is all done in house, saving on external …