Logistics Plan Report

a company's business model was to operate through its facilities- Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto(ontario), ottawa, Montreal and Halifax. Supply comes from South America, southeast Asia, and Florida. the company was shipping first to Toronto and then to each facility at a total cost of $23095.5 per week. The company is considering the possibility of opening a logistics facility in Miami. Toronto and Vancouver were already available as transshipment centres.  What would be the cost savings if Miami centre was opened and what would be the optimal shipment plan?

Explain why do the authors mean when they talk about the idea that logistics is boundary spanning ?

15. Global companies that deal with the political and financial risks of conducting business in a particular foreign location face which of the following type of risk? a. Country risk b. Principal risk c. Interest rate risk d. Commodity price risk   16 The benefits of a just-in-time system for raw material usually includes a. Elimination of non-value adding operations b. Increase in the number of suppliers, thereby ensuring competitive bidding c. Maximization of the standard delivery quantity, thereby lessening the paperwork for each delivery d. Decrease in the number of deliveries required to maintain production   17. A city regulation that freezes apartment rent prices is most likely to cause a. The demand curve for apartment rentals to fall b. The supply curve for apartment rentals to rise c. The quantity demanded of apartment rentals to exceed the quantity supplied d. The quantity supplied of apartment rentals to exceed the quantity demanded   18. Which of the following is not…

ABC supply co. The central Luzon market, which included 6 different locations, needed immediate temporary workers to meet their staffing demands due to natural calamity that passed through the country. They had never previously used a temporary staffing company locally, but due to the urgency, they needed to make a decision. The skill set, experience and education of the needed employees was a wide range and would require different recruiters to handle each. These positions included: warehouseman, general labors, clerical, purchasing, warehouse managers and inside sales. There was a time frame of 2 weeks to set up and deliver a total of 140 people in the first month. With this, what will you do as a manager to address the issue in the next two weeks? Shield your answer.

1. Study the supply chain integration of companies operating in Namibia below and identify the TYPE OR LEVELof Integration involved in each case. Please justify your answer!  c) A Producer Classification System has also been introduced; this tool enables Meatco to interact withits producers and provide first-rate service delivery to those producers who have the greatest impacton the business. d) Namibia Dairies (ND) established a depot at Katima Mulilo to have the ND portfolio available to allNamibians in all areas of the country. According to the ND Managing director, "the depot will alsoprovide a call and collect service to the Katima customer base to ensure stock availability; promotecross border trade, expand ND business, and ensure synergies with our sister company NamibiaBreweries Limited (NBL) at the Katima facility.

to celebrate the end of high school and the beginning of college, frankie is planning to spend three months backpacking through europe. frankie wants to see a lot of sites and do a lot of things, but he doesn't have much cash to spend. Given his financial situation, what type of lodging property would you recommended to Frankie for his trip?   a. sleeping room or hostel b. destination resort c. timeshare resort d. extended stay hotel

Multiple choice questions1.1 Transport is viewed as a derived demand. Derived demand in this context means:a) A policy to limit congestion in city centresb) An individual's ability and willingness to buy transport servicesc) A nation's ability and willingness to provide an adequate transport infrastructured) The demand for transport services is determined by the demand to transport goodsand passengers from one place to another1.2 Holding everything else constant, an improvement in technology affecting the manufactureof a particular good will . . . . a) Shift the supply curve to the left.b) Shift the supply curve to the rightc) Shift both the demand curve and the supply curve to the right.d) Shift both the demand curve and the supply curve to the left.1.3 If the demand for Product A does not change as the price of Product B increases thena) The two goods are unrelated.b) The two goods are substitutes.c) The two goods are complements.d) The consumers of Product B have enjoyed an increase…

How does the Wilson approach contribute to cost reduction in business logistics?

Usman traders is a wholesale business unit based in Dubai having operations in Oman. The company is dealing with textile equipment in large quantities. The business has a separate stores department which maintains a full-fledged stores register which will be updated on a day to day basis with all the stock movements. At the end of the previous month, the company management has called for a strategic meeting to discuss the future plans to improve the performance of the business. One of the partner has raised his concern about the increasing total cost of the business and he suggested to use any appropriate Inventory control technique to reduce the overall cost of the company. The management accountant is considering to implement EOQ purchase in the business to reduce the overall cost of the company. Upon request, the stores department has provided with the following information to estimate the EOQ. Annual demand for the tableware is given as 10000 Units and the business has to spend OMR…

Discuss what are some applications of the Internet of Things in Logistics?

critically discuss the logistics risks that GEW can be exposed to when it locates to any of the provided options

Generally, how does a global incident (SUEZ CANAL closed) affect in Saudi Arabia logistical practices in terms of inventory, warehousing and transportation practices? Give examples.

Article 1: South Africa Ready-To-Drink (RTD)/Iced Tea Industry Landscape Report 2021 In South Africa, the local RTD Tea market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.3% over the forecast period 2021-2025. This growth is expected to largely be driven by increased demand for healthier beverages, as well as the launch of new RTD Tea products that cater to this growing demand. In light of the growing movement towards health and wellness, which has been accelerated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, health-focused RTD Tea products are brewing interest in the RTD Tea market. This includes increased demand for low-sugar or sugar-free RTD Tea options, as well as healthier variants, such as rooibos and green tea, as well as kombucha. As these health-focused products increasingly become consumers’ 'cup of tea', these products are set to drive both the global and local RTD Tea markets. 1. Identify any three of the six factors of Supply Chain Orientation (SCO) in scale one, and relate each to…

5. a. Discuss Vernon’s 1966 Product Life Cycle model as a means of explaining the evolution and sequencing of international production.  b. What role does technology, innovation and economies of scale play in the model?  c. How well does this model explain the trade and locational effects of TNCs?  d. What are the model’s major weaknesses?

A supply chain manager faced with choosing among four possible locations has assessed each location according to the following criteria, where the weights reflect the importance of the criteria.       Location Criteria Weight 1 2 3 4 Raw material availability 0.06 P VG OK VG Infrastructute 0.07 P G VG OK Transportation costs 0.33 G P OK P Labor relations 0.25 VG G P OK Quality of life 0.29 G OK P VG     VG = Very good 5 pts; G = Good 4 pts; OK = Acceptable 3 pts ; P = Poor 1 pt.   Using this information, determine the best and the worst location. Round your answers to two decimal places.   Location Total Points 1   2   3   4     ______ is the best location and  _______ is the worst location.

1 Discuss how the use of Strategic Partnering helps to alleviate the bullwhip effect.2 What is the bullwhip effect and what impacts can it have in the supply chain?3 Discuss and elaborate on the following statement: “The selection of a superior location network can create substantial competitive advantage.“4 What are the penalties of facing highly variable demand? Are there any advantages?5 Show the elements involved in the process of deciding when to order and how much to order by using a ‘sawtooth model’ of inventory.6 Distinguish between using an exact optimization technique and a heuristic to solve a problem?7 Explain why risk pooling across locations is attractive to extended supply chains.8 Discuss five (5) ways that the lead times within a supply chain can be reduced.9 “CycleWorld distributes the majority of their orders for pushbikes across 60 vendors so it was very important for them to manage this at a…

LVTLS was set up as a local cargo company in 1960 by Mason Delp in pick-up and delivery for numerous intergovernmental trucking businesses in Pennsylvania's Greater Lehigh Valley. The difference between Alentown and Philadelphia has been shown to Mason by enhancing the Interstate Highway System, by upgrading the Pennsylvania Turnpike system, which provides the corridors North-South and East-West together with other improvements and roads. Furthermore, Philadelphia has a certain population, with e-road extensions and renovations which allow transit connectivity to numerous municipalities. Mason's remarks were right and the area has transformed from agricultural to the manufacturers of products and services.The creation of a series of pharmaceutical production facilities and an agglomeration of firms and services to serve the industry have all been very significant developments. • These firms' expansion and success offered Mason Delp the chance to expand its engine carrier service, both…

Q: If the manager would be prepared to pay $70 000 per year to move from the least safe to the most safe form of transport (all else remaining equal), determine which alternative she should select

Please answer part i of question 1. 1. A food manufacturer wants to locate a warehouse to serve its major customers. The customers, annual volume and the X and Y coordinates are shown in the table below. Customer Annual Volume X-Coordinate Y-Coordinate Judy Inc. 25 3 7 Zac Supermarket 13 5 2 Harry Inc. 6 8 4 Sky Productions 4 1 5 i) Using the centre of gravity location technique, determine the location coordinates that will minimize the transportation costs for their family of products.

A2 Assignment Lamar F Triplett Hawaii Pacific University MKTG 6001 Professor Ji Mi Park Jan 18, 2023            From a marketing standpoint:  Does T-mobile have any Third-party or in-house marketplace? What are T-Mobile's Main challenges of selling via a third-party marketplace? what are T-Mobile's Benefits of selling via a third-party marketplace?

UGANDA AIRLINES In today’s time, due to increasing globalization in the world’s economy and the rapid development in technology, the usage of airline service are increasing. This is supported by The International Air Transport Association (IATA) which has announced that “the global traffic result for March showing that total passenger demand rose 7.6% and freight demand climbed at 0.3% compared to same month last year” (IATA, 2020).   Additionally, due to globalization now the nature of the market for airline service is wide. For example, now Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania can provide airline service to each other or other countries within their region due to globalization. Of recent Uganda Airlines opened travel route to Dubai on top of its other route in South Africa. Moreover, the function of airline service today has improved, as besides it allows people to go to other region, it also provide a goods delivery. These show that the market in airline industry has great opportunity to…

1. What is the impact of the incident on logistics management at Saudi Arabia?