Questions from Logistics Management

Q: Walmart has set three ambitious goals for sustainability: 1.

Walmart has set three ambitious goals for sustainability: 1. To be supplied by 100 per cent renewable energy. 2. To create zero waste. 3. To sell products that sustain the environment. In moving towar...

Q: Once the problems of introducing ‘just-in-time’ production

Once the problems of introducing ‘just-in-time’ production systems (internal logistics) had been solved at the Xerox plant making photocopiers at Venray in Holland,...

Q: SC Johnson, the consumer products company, has gone through a

SC Johnson, the consumer products company, has gone through a major development in its Asian procurement operations, in an effort to incorporate the region into the global governance. Whilst, in the p...

Q: Rio Tinto is a globally operating mining company that has created central

Rio Tinto is a globally operating mining company that has created central buying centres, including one in Singapore where dedicated teams buy in the supply market against forecasted demand from busin...

Q: The subject of air miles appears regularly in media headlines today.

The subject of air miles appears regularly in media headlines today. Here are two contrasting views of what is happening. Supermarkets and food producers are taking their products on huge journeys, de...

Q: Nike has a central customer service centre (distribution centre) located

Nike has a central customer service centre (distribution centre) located at Laakdal in Belgium. The centre is 200,000 square meters in size and serves 45,000 customers in EMEA with footwear, apparel a...

Q: Smiths Aerospace is a largely UK-based supplier to both military

Smiths Aerospace is a largely UK-based supplier to both military and civilian aircraft and engine manufacturers, and is owned by General Electric of the USA. Several years ago, Smiths launched an init...

Q: For the last several years, convenience store chains across the country

For the last several years, convenience store chains across the country have launched fresh channel initiatives, which have included adding salads, freshly made sandwiches and other fresh grab-and-go...

Q: Bloomberg is an information services provider that offers real-time financial

Bloomberg is an information services provider that offers real-time financial data on the companies it monitors. This enables businesses to risk monitor these companies. A new development that Bloombe...

Q: In 2005, Cisco Systems dealt with US$500 million of

In 2005, Cisco Systems dealt with US$500 million of returned products and parts through a cost centre whose annual operating cost was just US$8 million. All returns were treated as defective product a...