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It is only in the recent past that business organizations have come to recognize
the vital impact that logistics management can have
in the achievement of competitive advantage
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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
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Globalization
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Global Supply Chain
• Attendance 5%
• Assignment 15%
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.