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Introduction
Course objectives
Contents
1. Meaning, cope and importance of logistics in international business
2. Different types of cargo: Packaging requirement and types of vessels for import
3. Types of Shipping Services: Liner and Tramp Services
4. Containerization: Types of Container Sizes, FCL,LCL, Containers
5. Inland Container Depot: Concept of Dry Ports, ICDs, Import Export Warehouses,
Container Freight Station (CFS) and Container yards (CY)
6. Storage and Warehousing in International Logistics Chain
7. International Physical distribution of manufacturing locations and target markets
surveyed as apart of the supply chain and as an essential component of global
strategy
Contents
Introduction to
International Logistics
International Trade
What is Logistics?
Logistics?
Logistics Activities
Network design
Information
Transportation
Inventory
Warehousing, material handling and packaging
Major Components
Materials management:
What a company does with inputs the way a company acquires
materials such as raw materials or parts, how a company
handle them once they arrive at the company, and how they are
shipped out.
Physical distribution:
The way a company delivers its product to the market, which
could be the customers or retailers
International Logistics
Demand forecasting
Purchasing
Requirement planning
Production planning
Manufacturing inventory
Warehousing
Material handling
Industrial packaging
Finished goods inventory
Distribution planning
Order processing
Transportation
Customer service
Strategic planning
Information technology
Marketing
Sales
Materials
management
Logistics
management
Supply
chain
mgmt
Physical
distribution
Trade-off Concept
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Transport Mode
Inventories
Agents
Financial risk
Cargo risk
Government agencies
Administration
Communication
Insurance
Packaging
Payment
Market Potential
Geographic Diversification
Excess Production Capacity and Low Cost Position
Near end of Life-Cycle in Domestic Market
Source of New Products and Ideas
Conscious decisions- where to produce their goods- where to sell themhow to move them from one to the other.
It is of no use having very low production costs in a particular place if
the finished product cannot be moved easily, cheaply, and reliably to
the customer.
There are two principal aspects to good logistics.
- Cost: lower costs are self-evidently attractive to firms.
- Quality: logistic reliability is paramount for many companies.
Global Competition
Multiple Market Access & Global Scale Economies
Allows New Strategic & Competitive Options
Currency Fluctuation: Forex Risk
Economic Performance, measured In multiple
currencies Accounting & Economic Exposure
Organizational Complexity & Diversity
Need to Manage Complex and Diverse Demands
across Distance, Time, Language & Cultural Barriers
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