TAILIEUCHUNG - Lecture Operations now: Supply chain profitability and performance (3/e): Chapter 12 - Byron J. Finch

Chapter 12 - Logistics: Positioning goods in the supply chain. In this chapter students will be able to: Understand and describe the logistics function and its importance to business, describe the concept of logistics networks, explain why businesses outsource logistics functions and issues to consider when selecting a logistics service provider,. | Chapter 12 Logistics: Positioning Goods in the Supply Chain Learning Objectives Understand and describe the logistics function and its importance to business. Describe the concept of logistics networks. Explain why businesses outsource logistics functions and issues to consider when selecting a logistics service provider. Explain what reverse logistics is and why its importance is increasing. Describe and compare the modes of transportation used in supply chains. Describe the configuration of different warehousing and distribution strategies, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each. Explain the concept of postponement and how it can be used in supply chains. Compute the center-of-gravity solution for determining distribution center location. Compute the landed cost to determine product costs that include logistics. Describe the Customer-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Explain how radio frequency identification (RFID) and global positioning system (GPS) .

• Quản trị kinh doanh
• Operations now
• Operations management
• Supply chain
• Supply chain management
• Positioning goods
• Logistics network configuration
• Assigning operations costs
• Product cost
• Service quality
• Quality management
• Quality tools
• Process performance
• Process perfection
• Project management
• Customer value
• Supply chain management decisions
• Supply chain performance
• Demand forecasting
• Resource planning
• Independent demand inventories
• Finished product inventories
• Matching productive resources
• Market demand
• Constraint management
• Simplifying complex systems
• Making location
• Layout decisions
• Optimizing human capital
• Employee contributions
• Supply chain profitability
• Business environment
• Profit model
• Evaluating profitability
• Economic Value Added
• Consumer customers
• Value transfer model
• Process decisions
• Process choice
• Business to business