Chapter 1 Flashcards
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process of overseeing and
controlling the movement of goods from manufacturers or
suppliers to end customers.
Distribution management
It involves coordinating various activities to make sure
products are stored, transported, and delivered efficiently.
Distribution Management
The goal is to improve delivery speed, while reducing
operational costs and increasing supply chain efficiency
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
process of planning and executing the
efficient transportation and storage of goods from the point
of origin to the point of consumption
LOGISTICS
It’s the planning you use to keep
your goods in stock and to transport products in the most
effective, cost-efficient ways.
LOGISTICS
It involves the strategy behind storing and
transporting your products.
LOGISTICS
It consists of both upstream and downstream activities. It also aims to maximize the efficiency of the entire supply chain.
LOGISTICS
It involves making products readily available for your business partners and customers.
DISTRIBUTION
The main
purpose of _________ is to find the most effective and
cost-efficient shipping or transportation possible for your
products
distribution
It focuses on the downstream supply chain
DISTRIBUTION
The objective is to guarantee that products are
available to customers at the right time and place.
DISTRIBUTION
ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION
- Storage, warehousing, and materials handling
- Packaging and unitization
- Inventory
- Transport
- Information and Control
location of warehouses, number and size of
distribution depots, type of storage, and materials handling
equipment
Storage, warehousing, and materials handling
unit load, protective packaging, handling system
Packaging and unitization
what to stock, where to stock, how much to stock
Inventory
mode of transport, type of delivery operation, load planning,
route schedule
Transport
design of systems, control procedures, forecasting
Information and control
IMPORTANCE OF DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS (SCECORSUS)
- STREAMLINED SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
- COST REDUCTION AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCY
- ENHANCED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
- RISK MITIGATION AND RESILIENCE
- SUSTAINABILIIITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
- STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING
WHAT IS THE MOST EFFICIENT LOGISTIC SYSTEM EVER KNOWN?
MONGOL CAVALRY ARMIES OF THE 13TH CENTURY
IN THIS PERIOD, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WERE UNPLANNED AND UNFORMULATED
1950’S AND EARLY 1960’S
THE DISTRIBUTION WAS BROADLY REPRESENTED BY?
HAULAGE INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURER’S OWN-ACCOUNT FLEETS
IN THIS PERIOD, THERE WAS A DECLINE IN THE POWER OF THE MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS. LARGER RETAILERS DEVELOPED THEIR OWN DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURES
1970’S
IN THIS PERIOD, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT WEAS INVENTED AS WELL AS INTRODUCTION OF ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEMS
1980’S
IN THIS PERIOD, COMPANIES STARTED TO USE THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS (3PLs) AND IN EARLYU21ST CENTURY INTERMEDIARIES DO COLLABORATION
1990’S
