Smartville: An Integrated Supply Chain Case Study (2)
Balancing Supply and Demand: The MCC Pull System MCC uses a pull-based supply chain, in so far as production is...
Smartville: An Integrated Supply Chain Case Study (1)
Building the Smart Car The Micro Compact Car (MCC) supply chain demonstrates a strongly developed supplier/manufacturer relationship. The Smartville plant...
Competitive Advantage Through Logistics: An Electronics Case Study in 100 Words
In electronics, Porter’s “Five Forces” are powerful. Logistics represents a means by which economies can be achieved through specific efficiency...
Management Information: Influence and Impact
The first section of this article discusses how management information can influence the direction of a business. The section that...
Logistics and KPIs: A Despatch Case
This article concentrates on despatch, a logistical operation that directly affects commercial performance. A description of the despatch process is...
Analysing Marketing Logistics
Analysis of the Marketability of the Current Logistics Chain The following diagram is an approximate illustration of a consumer electronics...
Identifying and Solving Business Problems
The SWOT is a useful – if sometimes not fully understood – tool for identifying a company’s current and relative...
Global Logistics and Supply Management: Features of a Global Curriculum
The following outlines the prospective content of an undergraduate business studies unit designed to reflect and address the concepts and...
Insurance: Possibilities and Limitations
Trade credit is often extended by carriers (for example: operators such as Hamburg Sud, where I worked for a spell)...