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== Week 36 == | == Week 36 == | ||
* [[w:Raw material]] [[w:Resource extraction|extraction]] and [[w:supplier|supply]] | * '''[[w:Raw material|Raw material]] [[w:Resource extraction|extraction]]''' and [[w:supplier|supply]] | ||
* Component [[w:manufacturer]]s | * '''Component [[w:manufacturer|manufacturer]]s''' | ||
* [[w: | * '''[[w:Final product|Final product]]''' manufacturers | ||
* [[w: | * [[w:Reverse logistics|Reverse logistics]] is also needed in SCM ( already discussed in [[Logistics]] ) | ||
* '''[[w:Value chain management capability|Value chain management capability]]''' refers to an organisation’s capacity to manage the internationally dispersed activities and partners that are part of its [[w:value chain|value chain]]. ( Wikipedia ) | * '''[[w:Value chain management capability|Value chain management capability]]''' refers to an organisation’s capacity to manage the internationally dispersed activities and partners that are part of its [[w:value chain|value chain]]. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
::* '''[[w:Value chain|Value chain]]''' is a chain of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order to deliver a valuable [[w:product|product]] or [[w:Service (economics)|service]] for the [[w:market|market]]. ( Wikipedia ) | ::* '''[[w:Value chain|Value chain]]''' is a chain of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order to deliver a valuable [[w:product|product]] or [[w:Service (economics)|service]] for the [[w:market|market]]. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
'''4 strategic decisions''' | '''4 strategic decisions''' | ||
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*'''[[w:Fleet vehicles|Fleet vehicles]]''' are groups of [[w:motor vehicle|motor vehicle]]s owned or leased by a business or government agency, rather than by an individual or family. Typical examples are vehicles operated by [[w:Car rental|car rental companies]], [[W:Taxicab|taxicab companies]], [[w:Public utility|public utilities]], public bus companies, and police departments. In addition, many businesses purchase or lease fleet vehicles to deliver [[w:good (economics)|goods]] to customers, or for sales representatives to travel to clients. ( Wikipedia ) | *'''[[w:Fleet vehicles|Fleet vehicles]]''' are groups of [[w:motor vehicle|motor vehicle]]s owned or leased by a business or government agency, rather than by an individual or family. Typical examples are vehicles operated by [[w:Car rental|car rental companies]], [[W:Taxicab|taxicab companies]], [[w:Public utility|public utilities]], public bus companies, and police departments. In addition, many businesses purchase or lease fleet vehicles to deliver [[w:good (economics)|goods]] to customers, or for sales representatives to travel to clients. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
* '''[[w:International]] logistics''' vs. | |||
* '''[[w:Global sourcing|Global sourcing]]''' is the practice of [[w:sourcing|sourcing]] from the global market for goods and services across [[geopolitical]] boundaries. Global sourcing often aims to exploit global efficiencies in the delivery of a product or service. These efficiencies include low cost skilled labor, low cost raw material and other economic factors like tax breaks and low trade tariffs. ( Wikipedia ) | * '''[[w:Global sourcing|Global sourcing]]''' is the practice of [[w:sourcing|sourcing]] from the global market for goods and services across [[geopolitical]] boundaries. Global sourcing often aims to exploit global efficiencies in the delivery of a product or service. These efficiencies include low cost skilled labor, low cost raw material and other economic factors like tax breaks and low trade tariffs. ( Wikipedia ) | ||