chapter 1

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process of overseeing and controlling the movement of goods from manufacturers or suppliers to end customers.

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Distribution management

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It involves coordinating various activities to make sure products are stored, transported, and delivered efficiently

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Distribution management

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The goal is to improve delivery speed, while reducing operational costs and increasing supply chain efficiency

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Distribution Management

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the process of planning and executing the efficient transportation and storage of goods from the point of origin to the point of consumption

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Logistics

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involves the strategy behind storing and transporting your products.

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Logistics

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It’s the planning you use to keep your goods in stock and to transport products in the most effective, cost-efficient ways.

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Logistics

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consists of both upstream and downstream activities, like transportation, materials handling, procurement, and information flow. It aims to maximize the efficiency of the entire supply chain.

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Logistics

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involves making products readily available for your business partners and customers.

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Distribution

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The main purpose of ____ is to find the most effective and cost-efficient shipping or transportation possible for your products.

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Distribution

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focuses on the downstream supply chain, like warehousing, inventory management, order processing, and delivery.

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Distribution

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The objective is to guarantee that products are available to customers at the right time and place.

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Distribution

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like the location of warehouses, number and size of distribution depots, type of storage, and materials handling equipment

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Storage, warehousing, and materials handling

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unit load, protective packaging, handling system

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Packaging and unitization

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what to stock, where to stock, how much to stock

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Inventory

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mode of transport, type of delivery operation, load planning, route schedule

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Transport

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design of systems, control procedures, forecasting

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Information and control

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Enumerate ELEMENTS OF LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION

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1. Storage, warehousing, and materials handling
2. Packaging and unitization
3. Inventory
4. Transport
5. Information and control

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IMPORTANCE OF LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION

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• Streamlined Supply Chain Operations
• Cost Reduction and Improved Efficiency
• Enhanced Customer Satisfaction
• Competitive Advantage
• Risk Mitigation and Resilience
• Sustainability and Environmental Impact
• Strategic Decision-Making

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Efficient flow of Goods, Inventory Management, Just-in-Time Delivery

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Streamlined Supply Chain Operations

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Reduced Transportation Costs, Inventory Cost Reduction, Labor Efficiency

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Cost Reduction and Improved Efficiency

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On time delivery, Order accuracy, Visibility and tracking

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Enhanced Customer Satisfaction

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On time delivery, Order accuracy, Visibility and tracking

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Enhanced Customer Satisfaction

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Faster time to market, Agility and responsiveness, Global reach

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Competitive Advantage

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Supply chain resilience, Inventory optimization

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Risk Mitigation and Resilience

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Reduced carbon footprint, Efficient resource utilization

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Sustainability and Environmental Impact

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Data-driven insights Continuous improvement (KPI’s)

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Strategic Decision-Making

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KPI MEANING

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Key Performance Indicator

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In ancient history, the combination of local supply for food and forage and self-containment in hardware and services appears often as the logistic basis for operations by forces of moderate size.

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Logistic systems before 1850

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One of the most efficient logistic systems ever known was that of the Mongol cavalry armies of the 13th century

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Logistic systems before 1850

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Its basis was austerity, discipline, careful planning, and organization

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Logistic systems before 1850

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In this period, distribution systems were unplanned and unformulated.

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1950s and early 1960s

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Manufacturers manufactured, retailers retailed, and in some way or other goods reached the shops.

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1950s and early 1960s

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Distribution was broadly represented by the haulage industry and manufacturer's own-accounts fleets.

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1950s and early 1960s

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There was little positive control and no real liaison between the various distribution-related functions.

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1950s and early 1960s

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This was an important decade in the development of the distribution concept.

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1970s

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One major change was the recognition by some companies of the need to include distribution in the functional management structure of an organization.

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1970s

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The decade also saw a change in the structure and control of the distribution chain

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1970s

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There was a decline in the power of the manufacturers and suppliers, and a marked increase in that of the major retailers.

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1970s

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The larger retail chains developed their own distribution structures, based initially on the concept of regional or local distribution depots to supply their stores.

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1970s

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The 19__s saw supply chain stakeholders, transportation manufacturers and more building on their successes

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1980s

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the term "Supply Chain Management" was coined, and personal computing further revolutionized the supply chain. New software like flexible spreadsheets, mapping and route planning made it easier to track costs and maximize profits

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1983

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This was coupled with other advancements including air freight optimization, supply chain distribution networks and the introduction of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.

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1980s

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Logistics in the 19__s saw tremendous developments in electronics and communications technology and the growth of third-party logistics organizations.

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1990s

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The early years of the 21st century have been marked by evolution from logistics to supply chain management in academic and business circles

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1990s

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The supply chain concept gave credence to the fact that there may be several different organizations involved in getting a product to the marketplace.

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1990s

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Business organizations faced many challenges as they endeavored to maintain or improve their position against their competitors, bring new products to market and increase the profitability of their operations. This led to the development of many new ideas for improvement, specifically recognized in the redefinition of business goals and the re-engineering of entire systems.

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2000 to 2010

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Thus for example manufacturers and retailers should act together in partnership to help create a logistics pipeline that enables an efficient and effective flow of the right products through to the final customer.

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1990s

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Logistics and the supply chain finally became recognized as an area that was key to overall business success. Indeed, for many organizations, changes in logistics have provided that catalyst for major enhancements to their business

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2000 to 2010

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Leading organizations recognized that there was a positive 'value added' role that logistics could offer, rather than the traditional view that the various functions within logistics were merely a cost burden that had to be minimized regardless of any other implications.

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2000 to 2010

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seat on the back of the ___

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horses

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They also figured out how to travel over water using woods

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Woods and boat

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Then they started to create a boat that shape of fishes

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Woods and boat

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Wheel was invented for pottery and not for travelling

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Wheel

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the horses became supported of wheels

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3500 BC

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Advantages of wheels

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1. People could cover more distance in a shorter time 2. More weight could be transported

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Steam Engine

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1712

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They just boiled water with coal and then you get

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Steam

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They used to move the machines

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steam

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First Steam Locomotive

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1804

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First Automobile

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1885

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First Steam Engine Ship

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1918

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Flying Glider

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1900

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Steam was now replaced with fossil fuels like

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Petrol and Diesel

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Automobile started to become smaller, quieter, faster because of ___

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fossil fuels like Petrol and Diesel

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Automobile new name into

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Cars

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For 1 or 2 persons travel in short distances

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Bike and Moped

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For little groups of people over short or longer distances

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Cars

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For a larger group of people over a longer distances

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Buses

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For transporting materials and things

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Trucks

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Three wheel used as taxis

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Tuk-tuk

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The next fuel is

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Electricity

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it was the first vehicle to run on electricity.

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Electric Trains