Logistics and SCM: Difference between revisions

order cycle system ( from materials )
(→‎Modes of transport: example prices for transport lots Hong Kong - Helsinki, air vs. sea mode of transport ( date of figures not known, will ask ))
(order cycle system ( from materials ))
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* Time: shorter transport time == higher cost
* Time: shorter transport time == higher cost
* Time: 2 days / 10,000kg / 40,000€ (air) vs. 30 days / 10 tons / 1,400€ (40' container 2 [[w:TEU]], sea transport) ( all figures from Soile Kallinen's material )
* Time: 2 days / 10,000kg / 40,000€ (air) vs. 30 days / 10 tons / 1,400€ (40' container 2 [[w:TEU]], sea transport) ( all figures from Soile Kallinen's material )


* A '''[[w:private carrier|private carrier]]''' is a company that transports only their own goods. ( Wikipedia )
* A '''[[w:private carrier|private carrier]]''' is a company that transports only their own goods. ( Wikipedia )
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* '''[[w:Global sourcing|Global sourcing]]''' is the practice of [[w:sourcing|sourcing]] from the global market for goods and services across [[w:geopolitical|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 [[w:geopolitical|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 )
'''Order cycle system''':
:# Order transmittal
:# Order processing
:# Order preparation
:# Order shipment


World class purchasing must accomondate
World class purchasing must accomondate