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It is only in the recent past that business organizations have come to recognize
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Logistics Management
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What Skills Needed?
Communication
Problem solving
Information technology
Business knowledge
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Logistics in China
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Percentage of Logistics Cost/GDP
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World Bank Logistics Performance
Index
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The Increased Importance of Logistics
Globalization
Information technology advances
A reduction in economic regulation
Changes in consumer behavior
The growing power of retailers
Globalization
Globalization
Attendance 5%
Assignment 20%
Questions:
Will this firm survive in the future? Will it be successful?
Why?
How could we defeat this firm? (please consider this from
the perspectives of competitors)
What are the most important issues for supply chain
management?
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Final Report
Individual assignment, about 3000 words, A4
paper with 2.54 cm for all margins, 12 pts Times
New Roman font, double space.
Appendices and references should be 12 pts
Times New Roman font, single space. Please
refer to Journal of Operations Management
papers for other formats (e.g. Citations and
references).
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Group Discussion
Consider the supply chain for a automobile.
-- What are the components of the supply chain
for the automobile?
-- What are the different firms involved in the
supply chain?
-- What are the objectives of these firms?
-- Provide examples of conflicting objectives in
this supply chain.