Essays on Warehousing

Strategic Warehouse Management MGT 496

Irina Weisblat

Introduction

Whenever a company is seeking to expand its operations and particularly to a foreign country, it is an important thing for such a company to ensure that it thoroughly considers all the possibilities it has for growth. In order to attain such operational efficiency, the company has to have a set of measures that it adopts to track the progress of its growth in the foreign market as quickly as possible in order to mitigate the losses that come from trying to adjust to the business environment of the host country. One such important measure is the ...

Marketing mix consists of four elements that are product, price, place and promotion. It is known as one of the most important factors in marketing that can help to market the right product to the target audience. Marketing mix can be used for any product or service in any area and sports is not an exception. Sports marketing managers control each element’s strategy of the marketing mix separately. The only difference is that in sports marketing instead of place there is distribution. Therefore, the next paragraphs are focused on product, place, promotion and distribution (Shank). So, the goal ...

Business Intelligence and Analytics in Higher Education Institutions

Business Intelligence and Analytics

Business Intelligence and Analytics refers to the process of collecting and analyzing data from internal and external systems to produce actionable information to help in making decisions. The process of business intelligence and analytics is driven by information technology and in modern business; there are countless software for this purpose. The users of the simplified actionable information could be management or the people in operations. The current economy is information-driven; producing what has come to be known as the knowledge economy. Modern business is generally driven by having the right information at the right time ...

Introduction

The organization is looking at establishing the new reception and distribution operation for the finished goods, produced outside the domestic market. The market complexity, costs and operational efficiency in downstream logistics are critical to the success of the new venture. Importantly, the recommended warehousing operation should take into account the geographical spread of the customer base to the West Coast and Northeast of the United States as well as Canada. The purpose of this document is to present a preliminary analysis of the market trends, associated with the warehousing activities for similar operations and provides the recommendation, which would ...

Define and discuss time and space utility

Products must be transported from the place where they are produced to the place where customers demand it to be delivered. The value-add that the product gains due to its transport is called space utility. The time utility is the length of time before or between the product deliveries, which consists of mostly storage and inventory time. When the organizations are able to deliver the goods at a time they are needed, then their time utility increases.

What is the Total Cost Analysis and how does is affect logistics?

Total cost analysis provides the methodology for integration of logistics, manufacturing, and procuring costs across the network. This is done to achieve ...

Management Practices

Management Practices

Introduction

Management is an important activity for logistics firms such as JKL Logistics Company, considering that the scope of business logistics is very broad. According to Blooma, Genakosb, Sadunc and Van Reenend (2011), the management practices are considered as being contingent to any business situation in raising efficiency and setting the right track to be pursued by the business. In recent years, innovative management practices have emerged in the logistics business domain with the focus being on a two-sided relationship between customers and suppliers. In regard to JKL’s logistics management principle, management concepts have focused on the ...

Data Warehousing

The field of information system has evolved at a rapid pace because of which data warehousing has emerged. The main function of data warehousing is analysis and dealing with a query. It is a time-variant, subject oriented, integrated, and un-updatable collection of a company’s data. It is mainly used for the decision-making process, management, and business intelligence. The data warehouse of the company is the place where its data can be stored physically. Some of the components of the data warehouse are software, interactive, and directory. Software is an important element where the original data is stored. It ...

What are the problems facing SG in 2010?

Scientific Glass is a provider of specialized glass equipment to a variety of organizations which include research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and testing facilities. The company faced inventory management problems in 2010 and it is these problems that are the focus of this write-up. As of January 2010, SG noted a substantial increase in the level of inventories (Wheelwright & Schmidt, 2011). The implications were that the company noted increased levels of tied-up capital. The debt to capital ratio rose beyond the target level of 40% meaning that the organization could not use the capital in other areas. Further, the company’ ...

Introduction

The Alfa Bank is a medium sized bank, which has branches in Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Nederland, and Kazakhstan. The bank is a universal financial institute and provides all types of financial services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses. Now the bank already has developed hardware and software infrastructure. The operating system for workstations as well as for servers is Windows. It uses Colvir software as ABS, Compass as card system, CRM (customer relationships management) software and different kinds of distance banking solutions for more efficient customer service.

Problem description

For years of bank operating a huge data amounts were collected (hundreds ...

LeanCor’s Supply Chain Case Study

Q1. A consumer product company has a number of standard logistics operational characteristics. The main characteristics considered in the LeanCor case study include high inventory availability, constant flexibility during customer order processing and speedy deliveries from distribution points to the customer. These three characteristics all relate to improved customer service which is the main target for consumer product companies. More inventory availability means that there is no occasion that a consumer will require a product and find it out of stock. Inventory availability in the warehouses and distribution points is a key practice to ensure that customers get the ...

DD Month YYYY Datasil, a Canadian distribution firm specializing in sale of computer and electronic equipments was apparently bought by the US firm with a carefully planned strategy to access the Canadian Market. According to experts firms that plan expansion in other countries must thoroughly evaluate the external and internal factors of the M&A before establishing an operation in a new country (East 1). The expansion plan must address all these issues before initiating the process in order to achieve a smooth transfer of operations. According to East, the first and foremost issue is the financial soundness of the ...

The Transportations Systems Sector, Department of Transportation, is a US federal government body that is involved with the safety, timeliness, and security of the transportation sector within the country and overseas.

Position title and Job Responsibilities:

I work for the US government under the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Sector as a Logistics Manager. As a logistics manager and head at the Office of Logistics Management, I oversee warehousing and transportation management through effective documentation and filing of processes and equipment status. In addition, there are responsibilities to develop policies that help in professional development and improvement of ...

Executive Summary

The background for this paper is the analysis of the "Large Technology Company" referred to as LTC hereafter. The paper looks at the LTC's requirements for an ERP system recommends a suitable ERP solution for the company. Due to the growing complexity of the business environment in most industries and the increased globalization and the resulting internationalization, managing and utilizing information effectively is very important for the success of modern companies. Managing the whole operations requires IS that can integrate both external and internal information into readily available and usable forms. ERP systems are being used by many companies ...

Introduction

This case study is about the Coca-Cola Company, the world’s leading soft drink giant. The organization has an American history that dates back to historical times when the food industry was still in its infancy. Coca-Cola deals in all the supply chain processes of beverage production. This includes the manufacture, marketing and distribution of its non-alcoholic brands. The company has an international presence that has allowed it to establish investments in various global destinations. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company boasts of its ownership of John Pemberton’s patent of the original Coca-Cola product (Greenfield, 2016). Coca-Cola Company’s ...

Summary Report on the Transfer of the Main Warehouse

Problem Definition Customers in the northern and eastern central regions of the US have been complaining of delays in their shipments. With the weakening of the defense sector, there had been a boom in the commercial aviation sector and the suppliers are also having a hay day. The two largest plane makers Boeing and Airbus had orders of 10,000 planes since 2014 which can last them up to 2014. One reason for the boom was attractiveness of the financing rates at that time and coincided with the state of the aging planes of both. The other reason is ...

Internal controls

Sales department: sales clerk are in charge or receiving orders, calculating commissions and discounts, and recording the sale in the journal. Since the sales clerks are paid on commission, there is a risk that sales clerk may inflate their commissions or record fictitious sales. Accounting department: The accounts clerks are in charge of receiving customer checks, updating sales ledger, and recording the cash in the cash receipts journal. There is a risk that the accounts clerk may fail to record all the cash received and balance it out by failing to make the necessary entries in the sales journal ...

Introduction

Asia is expected to become the second leading region for B2C eCommerce sales globally by the year 2018, second to North America, with an average sale of approximately 37.4% (Econsultancy Asia, 2014). The significant growth in this sector would be attributed to the high rate of urbanization within Asia, an increase in the number of active internet users within the Asian continent as well as mobile technological development. Other factors include an increase in the level of social commerce, growing consumer spending, changing trends in eCommerce payment solutions and cross-border trade.

Assumptions underlying the future development of a successful e-commerce business in Asia.

Asia is a densely populated continent with an ...

Executive Summary

The current global economy is undergoing dramatic changes that make it more technologically dependent as well as information intensive. Fundamentally, the role of logistics is becoming highly crucial in all business entities with an objective to improve and satisfy the customers’ demands, taste and preferences. With the current dynamic changes in logistics networks in the supply chain, organizations are likely to face numerous logistics problems. As a result, they are required to formulate effective Logistics Management concepts and tools to help to assess various logistics problems and improve their operational performance. This paper analyzes the application of some the ...

Introduction

The lean concept has gained popularity in the recent past especially in the globalization of various business operations due to the introduction of multinational organizations. Different lean principles as explained in the paper enable organizations to overcome waste in various trade actions carried out. The concept makes business organizations achieve their objectives more flexibility and profitability, making businesses able to control their operations in the most optimal way possible. Waste, as used in the paper, implies the various activities that limit the smooth flow of business process with no value addition to the commerce. Some of the main activities ...

Q1: The Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) of Oman is the government institution that is the responsible for the air commercial and private air transport of the Oman Sultanate. The PACA does not have any responsibility for the military air transport which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense and the Military Forces of Oman . The PACA has created thanks to a Royal Decree of the Sultanate since 2013 with the intention to regulate all the civil aviation activities of the country and be aligned with the security and control requirements of the most important aviation and ...

Management Support System

The data and information loads are monitored and controlled Normally, large amounts of historic data are utilized Data are usually standardized to make it simple and maximize performance Planned and unplanned queries are common in data warehouse Describe the data warehouse process. The warehouse process involve the processes of reporting and data analysis for decision-making. It is usually design for the purpose of inquiring and analyzing. The process involve various stages, which integrate ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) process. These stages are access to data, data modeling, acquisition of data, cleaning and validation of data, data matching and data ...

Management Information System 

Group Members: ERP RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT 2. A PRESENT DAY ERP SYSTEM Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a business management software that enables an organization to utilize a combination of integrated applications in managing in operating their business. It paves a way for the automation of the majority of standard office functions that are technology oriented. They include human resource management and other related services. The ERP software brings together all the operational aspects such as sales and marketing, manufacturing, development, and product planning. In simpler terms, an ERP software is an application designated for use by large businesses. ...