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Topic 11 - Integrated Log Strategies
Topic 11 - Integrated Log Strategies
LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Reference
Prescribed textbook:
Coyle, J. J., Langley, C. J. & Bardi, E. J. 2003, The Management of Business Logistics: A Supply Chain
Perspective, 7th edn, Thomson Learning, Canada.
Reference textbook:
Bloomberg, D.J., Murray, A. and Hanna, J.B. 1998, The Management of Integrated Logistics: A Pacific Rim
Perspective, 2nd edn, Sprint Print, Prentice-Hall.
Bowersox, D.J. Closs, D.J. and Cooper, M.B. 2002, Supply Chain Logistics Management, McGraw-Hill/Irwin,
New York.
Christopher, M. 1998, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, 2nd edn, Pearson Education. Essex.
Cooper, J. 1994, Logistics & Distribution Planning, Kogan Page, London.
Coyle, J.J., Bardi, E.J. and Langley, C.J. 2003, The Management of Business Logistics, West Publishing
Company, New York.
Greasley, A. 2006, Operations Management, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, England.
Johnson, J.C. 1999, Contemporary Logistics, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Stock, J.R. and Lambert D.M. 2001, Strategic Logistics Management, 4th Edn, Irwin/McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Rushton, A., Croucher, P. and Baker, P. 2006, The Handbook of Logistics and distribution Management, 3rd
edn, Kogan Page, UK.
Lambert, D. M., Stock, J. R. and Ellram, L. M. 1998, Fundamentals of Logistics Management, McGraw Hill,
USA.
List of additional readings:
Ghezzi, A; Mangiaracina, R; Perego, A, 2012, 'Shaping the E-Commerce Logistics Strategy: A
Decision Framework', International Journal of Engineering Business Management, Vol. 4, pp. 1-13.
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Content
Topics
Some
SomeFood
Foodfor
forThought
Thought
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Key Key
11.1 Definitions of Strategy
Definition of Strategy
Key
KeyDefinitions
Definition of
of Strategy (C)
Strategy (C)
• Strategy
– a course of action, a scheme, or a principal idea
through which an organization hopes to accomplish a
specific objective or goal
– process of formulating plans to position the firm to
meet its objectives
– using one’s resources and using them with maximum
effectiveness to meet the business objectives
• Tactics
– refers to the operational aspects that are necessary to
support strategy
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11.2 Some
Some Conceptsfor
Concepts forLogistics
LogisticsStrategy
StrategyFormulation
Formulation
SomeConcepts
Some Conceptsfor
forLogistics
Logistics Strategy
Strategy Formulation:
Formulation:
CostConflict
Cost Conflict
Total cost
Cost, in dollars
Cost of
Inventory cost transportation
(includes service
storage and
intransit
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SomeConcepts
Some Conceptsfor
forLogistics
Logistics Strategy
Strategy Formulation:
Formulation:
DifferentiatedDistribution
Differentiated Distribution Strategy
Strategy
• Product classification:
– High, medium and low sales volumes
– Direct shipment vs. through warehouse
– Different inventory policies
SomeConcepts
Some Conceptsfor
forLogistics
Logistics Strategy
Strategy Formulation:
Formulation:
Pureversus
Pure VersusMixed
Mixed Strategy
Strategy
Current
strategy
Suggested
Cost
strategy
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SomeConcepts
Some Conceptsfor
forLogistics
Logistics Strategy
Strategy Formulation:
Formulation:
Strategy Formulation
Strategy Formulation
• It involves:
– Assessing needs, strengths and weaknesses of 4 key
components
• Customers, suppliers, competitors and the firm itself
– “Visioning”
– SWOT, PESTLE analyses
11.3 Corporate
Corporate Strategies
Strategies andand Functional
Functional Strategies
Strategies
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CorporatetotoFunctional
Corporate Functional Strategic
Strategic Planning
Planning
Corporate
External factors
strategic plan
including
•Political
•Economic
•Social/Regulatory
•Technological
•Legal Marketing
•Environment
Manufacturing
Finance
Logistics
CorporatetotoFunctional
Corporate Functional Strategic
Strategic Planning
Planning(C)
(C)
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11.4
TheThe Objectives
Objectives of Logistics
of Logistics Strategies
Strategies
– Minimise cost
– Minimise investment
• How to evaluate?
– One indicator is ROLA
TheObjectives
The Objectivesof
ofLogistics
Logistics Strategies
Strategies (C)
(C)
ROLARevenueCosts
Assets
Investment in
logistics
assets
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- Time-based strategy
- Asset productivity strategy
- Technology-based strategy
- Relationship-based strategy
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Time-based Strategies
Time-based Strategies
Time-based Strategies
Time-based Strategies (C)
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Time-based Strategies
Time-based Strategies (C)
AssetProductivity
Asset Productivity Strategies
Strategies
• Facility Utilization
– Strategies, i.e. direct shipments, consolidation, etc. to
keep the goods moving throughout the logistics and
supply chain system has contributed to effective use of
logistics facilities thus squeezing more productivity
from these assets
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AssetProductivity
Asset Productivity Strategies
Strategies (C)
(C)
Technology-based Strategies
Technology-based Strategies
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Technology-based Strategies
Technology-based Strategies (C)
Relationship-based Strategies
Relationship-based Strategies
• Collaboration
– Parties involved dynamically share and interchange
information
– Group benefits more than individual benefits
– All parties modify their business practices
– All parties conduct business in new and visibly
different ways
– All parties provide a mechanism and process for
collaboration to occur
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Relationship-based Strategies
Relationship-based Strategies (C)
(C)
11.6 Logistics
Logistics Planning
Planning
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Flowof
Flow ofLogistics
Logistics Planning
Design of integrated
logistics management
system
Overall performance
measures
LogisticsPlanning:
Logistics Planning: Key
Key Decision
Decision Areas
Areas
• Facility locations
– Centralisation
– De-centralisation
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LogisticsPlanning:
Logistics Planning: Key
Key Decision Areas
Areas (C)
(C)
• Inventory decisions
– Push
– Pull
– Postponement, etc.
• Transportation decisions
– choice of vehicle, utilisation of vehicle capacity,
routing of delivery, etc.
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