logidtics
Logistics Runs the World
English 4
10 May 2013
Outline
Thesis: For industries, logistics helps to optimize the existing production and distribution processes based on the same resources through management techniques for promoting the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises.
I. Logistics is considered to have originated in the military 's need to supply itself with arms, ammunition, and rations as it moved from a base to a forward position. In the ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Empires, military officers with the title Logistikas were responsible for financial and supply distribution matters.
a. Inbound logistics is one of the primary processes of logistics, concentrating on purchasing and arranging the inbound movement of materials, parts, and/or finished inventory from suppliers to manufacturing or assembly plants, warehouses, or retail stores.
b. Outbound logistics is the process related to the storage and movement of the final product and the related information flows from the end of the production line to the end user. Many say that inbound logistics is more important rather than outbound logistics
II. What much of modern supply chain management is focused on, and contemporary logistics facilitates, is the integration of western engineering design and marketing capabilities with emerging markets wages, labor and even environmental practices.
a. In his conversation with Barack Obama, Steve Jobs’ explanation for the attraction of these Chinese plants was their flexibility.
b. That is why their assembly facilities are located in places such as Shenzhen and Zhenghou which are next to container ports or other types of transport hubs.
III. To end the practice of excessive overtime, we now track weekly work hours for 1 million workers across their supply chain and publish the results on our website every month.
a. We also give our suppliers the names of labor agents known to recruit
English 4
10 May 2013
Outline
Thesis: For industries, logistics helps to optimize the existing production and distribution processes based on the same resources through management techniques for promoting the efficiency and competitiveness of enterprises.
I. Logistics is considered to have originated in the military 's need to supply itself with arms, ammunition, and rations as it moved from a base to a forward position. In the ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Empires, military officers with the title Logistikas were responsible for financial and supply distribution matters.
a. Inbound logistics is one of the primary processes of logistics, concentrating on purchasing and arranging the inbound movement of materials, parts, and/or finished inventory from suppliers to manufacturing or assembly plants, warehouses, or retail stores.
b. Outbound logistics is the process related to the storage and movement of the final product and the related information flows from the end of the production line to the end user. Many say that inbound logistics is more important rather than outbound logistics
II. What much of modern supply chain management is focused on, and contemporary logistics facilitates, is the integration of western engineering design and marketing capabilities with emerging markets wages, labor and even environmental practices.
a. In his conversation with Barack Obama, Steve Jobs’ explanation for the attraction of these Chinese plants was their flexibility.
b. That is why their assembly facilities are located in places such as Shenzhen and Zhenghou which are next to container ports or other types of transport hubs.
III. To end the practice of excessive overtime, we now track weekly work hours for 1 million workers across their supply chain and publish the results on our website every month.
a. We also give our suppliers the names of labor agents known to recruit
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