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Business Logistics Management
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1. Relevant - Accurate - Accessible - Timely - Transferable
Information Requirements
Horizontal Relationships
Form Utility Definition
External Metrics
2. Focuses on the outbound side of of a firm's logistics system.
ERP
Physical Distribution
Organizational Relationships Issue
Cost/Value Issue
3. Globalization - Technology - Organizational Consolidation - Empowered Customer - Government Policy and Regulation
Forces Driving the Rate of Change
Top US trading partners
Internal Society of Logistics
Business Logistics
4. How firms in this industry create value for their commercial clients
Forecasting
Internal Society of Logistics
Third Party Logistics Industry
Vertical Relationship
5. The art and science of management - engineering - and technical activities concerned with requirements - design - and supplying and maintaining resources to support objectives - plans - and operations.
Order Cycle Time
Technology Force
Council of Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Network Issue
6. Time - Quality - Cost - Supporting Metrics
Inventory Deployment Issue
ABC Activity-Based Costing
Steps in implementing CRM
Performance Categories
7. The ________ is associated with downstream activities.
Factors Affecting Demand
4PL
Supply Chain
DDP
8. Influencing the order - order execution
Order Cycle Time
Two Phases of order mgmt.
Place Utility Definition
Supply Chain Flows
9. Canada - China - Mexico
Top US trading partners
3rd Party Logistics
Complexity Issue
Horizontal Relationships
10. Deregulation: Transportation - Communications - and Financial Institutions
Quantity Utility Definition
Ocean
Global Markets Characteristics
Government Regulations and Policy Force
11. Random Variation - Trend - Seasonal Patterns - Normal Business Cycle
Factors Affecting Demand
Utility(ies) associated with Marketing
Forecast Errors
Global Markets Characteristics
12. Segment Customer Base - Identify the product service package - Develop and execute the best procedures - measure performance continuously
Global Markets Characteristics
Organizational Relationships Issue
Steps in implementing CRM
Performance Categories
13. The most pervasive and important global shipment method. Low rates - wide variety of products
Ocean
Categories of Logistics Quantification Pyramid
Council of Supply Chain Management
Customer (7 R's of logistics)
14. Form - Time - Place - Quantity - Possession
Value Added Role of Logistics (5 types of utility)
Forces Driving the Rate of Change
Steps in implementing CRM
3rd Party Logistics
15. CFE - MSE - MAD - MAPE
Ports
Supply Chain Flows
Organizational Relationships Issue
Forecast Errors
16. Marketing - Manufacturing/operations - Finance - Accounting
The Micro Dimension
ERP
Place Utility Definition
Technology Issue
17. Enlightened - Educated - easy access to Internet
Empowered Customer Force
CRM Customer Relationship Management
The Micro Dimension
Strategic Example
18. The time that elapses from when a buyer places an order until receipt of the order
Top US imports from China
Forces Driving the Rate of Change
Factors Affecting Demand
Order Cycle Time
19. Coordination and Integration can reduce the inventory level on horizontal and vertical levels in the SC. (the bullwhip effect [when inventory is duplicated])
Utility(ies) associated with Logistics
Internal Society of Logistics
Inventory Deployment Issue
Global Markets Characteristics
20. Export goods and services to overseas buyers and handles most of the export arrangements.
CRM Customer Relationship Management
FAS
Export Trading Companies
Cost/Value Issue
21. Transportation-based - Warehouse/distribution-based - Forwarder-based - Shipper/management-based - Financial-based - Information-based firms
Types of 3PLs
Forecast Errors
Logistics Activities
Utility(ies) associated with Logistics
22. Refer to the traditional linkages between firms in the supply chain such as retailers - distributors - manufacturers - and parts and materials suppliers
Event Logistics
Vertical Relationship
Horizontal Relationships
Inventory Deployment Issue
23. Delivered Duty Paid
Government Regulations and Policy Force
DDP
Business Logistics
Strategic Role of I.T.
24. Increased complexity for organizations (from SKUs to trade regulations) is a problem. Organizations should simplify.
Complexity Issue
Top US trading partners
External Metrics
CRM Customer Relationship Management
25. Producer to Store - servicing the customer
Outbound
CFR
ABC Activity-Based Costing
Collaborative Relationship
26. Business Logistics - Military Logistics - Event Logistics - Service Logistics
Collaborative Example
Four Subdivisions of Logistics
Supply Chain
Ports
27. Act as agents for domestic firms in the international arena.
Export Management Companies
Global Markets Characteristics
Inventory Deployment Issue
Supply Chain Security Issue
28. Primarily created through the basic marketing activities related to the promotion of products and services -
Customer Service
DDP
Possession Utility
Physical Distribution
29. ISs lead to the collection and storage of vast amounts of data and help lead to better decision making - but many companies are not taking advantage of it.
Service Logistics
Information Issue
Quantity Utility Definition
Vertical Relationship
30. Return on Assets.
Global Markets Characteristics
Ocean
ROA
Government Regulations and Policy Force
31. External - Balancing - Price & Lead Time - Internal - Internal Balancing & Inventory/Production flexibility
Collaborative Relationship
Balancing Supply/Demand
Top US exports to China
Utility(ies) associated with Marketing
32. The network facilities and supporting transportation is important. It must be capable and able to respond to change in the marketplace.
Immutable Laws of Collaborative Logistics
Supply Chain Network Issue
Factors Affecting Demand
TMS
33. Simple moving average - Weighted Moving average - Exponential Smoothing - Adjusted Exponential Smoothing for Trend - Seasonal Influences
Air
Types of Forecasts
Strategic Role of I.T.
Logistics Activities
34. Supplies expertise to international shippers. Consolidate small shipments. Derives income from fees for service.
Internal Society of Logistics
Freight Forwarder
Inbound
4PL
35. Order Fill Rate - Perfect Order
Forecasting
External Metrics
ERP
Transactional Relationship
36. Point-of-sale(POS); Collaborative planning - forecasting - and replenishment(CPFR); Vendor-managed inventory (VMI)
Major categories of metrics
Supply Chain
Top US trading partners
Organizational Consolidation Force
37. Adding value to products by having them where people want them.
Place Utility Definition
Globalization Force
CRM Customer Relationship Management
Forecasting
38. Strategically positioning customers to improve the profitability of the organization and enhance its relationship with its customer base
Internal Society of Logistics
CRM Customer Relationship Management
Utility(ies) associated with Marketing
Balancing Supply/Demand
39. That part of the supply chain process that plans - implements - and controls the efficient - effective flow and storage of goods - services - and related information from point of origin to point of consumption in order to meet customer requirem
Common Culture
S&OP
Time Utility Definition
Collaborative Relationship
40. Transportation - Warehousing and storage - Industrial packaging - Materials handling - Inventory control - Order fulfillment - Demand forecasting - Production planning/scheduling - Procurement - Customer service - Facility location - Return goods han
Logistics Activities
Utility(ies) associated with Production
FOB
Military Logistics
41. Strategic Alliance
Strategic Example
Freight Forwarder
ABC Activity-Based Costing
CIF
42. Acquisition - scheduling and management of the facilities/ assets - personnel and materials to support and sustain a service operation or business.
Logistics
Vertical Relationship
Internal Metrics
Service Logistics
43. Procurement and Manufacturing - value adding activities
FOB
Forecasting
Order Cycle Time
Ports
44. The design and integration of all aspects of support for the operational capability of the military forces and their equipment to ensure readiness - reliability and efficiency.
CFR
C-TPAT
Technology Issue
Military Logistics
45. Free Alongside Ship
CFR
The Micro Dimension
Cost/Value Issue
FAS
46. Analyze and evaluate on organizations efficiency over a time period.
Council of Supply Chain Management
Order Cycle Time
Military Logistics
Performance Measurement Issue
47. Two or more business orgs cooperate and willingly modify their business objectives and practices to help achieve long-term goals.
Collaborative Relationship
CRM Customer Relationship Management
Strategic Relationship
Utility(ies) associated with Marketing
48. Time Utility - Place Utility - Quantity Utility
Place Utility Definition
Utility(ies) associated with Logistics
Export Trading Companies
Strategic Example
49. Warehouse Management System
Logistics Management
Inventory
Strategic Relationship
WMS
50. Possession Utility
Organizational Consolidation Force
Air
Utility(ies) associated with Marketing
Place Utility Definition
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