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  2. Logistics - Wikipedia

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    According to this definition, third-party logistics includes any form of outsourcing of logistics activities previously performed in house. For example, if a company with its own warehousing facilities decides to employ external transportation, this would be an example of third-party logistics. Logistics is an emerging business area in many ...

  3. Supply chain - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, there are financial costs associated with all the stages of a supply chain model. [23] The Global Supply Chain Forum has introduced an alternative supply chain model. [24] This framework is built on eight key business processes that are both cross-functional and cross-firm in nature. Each process is managed by a cross-functional ...

  4. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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    Supply chain sustainability is a business issue affecting an organization's supply chain or logistics network, and is frequently quantified by comparison with SECH ratings, which address social, ethical, cultural, and health footprints. These build on the triple bottom line incorporating economic, social, and environmental aspects.

  5. Design for logistics - Wikipedia

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    Design for logistics is a series of concepts in the field of supply chain management involving product and design approaches that help to control logistics costs and increase customer service level. These concepts were introduced by Professor Hau Lee of Stanford University , and have the three key components: Economic packaging and ...

  6. Third-party logistics - Wikipedia

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    Second-party logistics arose in the course of the globalization and the uprising trend of lean management when the companies began to outsource their logistics activities to focus on their own core competencies. Examples are courier, express and parcel services; ocean carriers, freight forwarders and transshipment providers.

  7. Supply chain operations reference - Wikipedia

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    The example shows the breakdown of the Level 2 process "Make Build to Order" into its Level 3 components identified from M2.01 to M2.06. Once again this is the SCOR syntax: letter, number, dot, and serial number. The model suggests that to perform a "Make Build to Order" process, there are 6 more detailed tasks that are usually performed.

  8. Push–pull strategy - Wikipedia

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    An example of this strategy is the furniture industry, where production strategy has to follow a pull-based strategy, since it is impossible to make production decisions based on long-term forecasts. However, the distribution strategy needs to take advantage of economies of scale in order to reduce transportation cost, using a push-based strategy.

  9. Distribution (marketing) - Wikipedia

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    Distribution is the process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business user who needs it, and a distributor is a business involved in the distribution stage of the value chain. Distribution can be done directly by the producer or service provider or by using indirect channels with distributors or intermediaries.