EMBRY RIDDLE LGMT682 ALL DISCUSSIONS

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1. Is logistics part of supply chain management? Or is supply chain management part of logistics management? Defend your answer.
2. Access the GE Aviation website (Links to an external site.). Discuss some of the benefits of integrated logistics management noted by GE Aviation.
3. Access the Defense Acquisition University website (Links to an external site.). Describe your findings about how the Department of Defense defines integrated logistics management (i.e., the integrated management of a number of logistics support elements). You may get a "certificate error" when attempting to access this website.
4. Research another reference to integrated logistics management and share your findings with the class.

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1. How do the packaging concepts presented in this module impact the unique requirements associated with air cargo? Go to the website for Fed Ex, UPS, DHL, or another air cargo carrier and report your findings about their air cargo packaging requirements and/or services.
2. In the last several years, air cargo facilities have benefited from the revolutions in standard warehouse design. Examples include the air cargo facilities of express shippers and the new Hong Kong International airport facility. How can RFID-enabled Unit Load devices benefit air cargo and air passenger baggage service?
3. Describe the relationship between packaging, the environment, corporate social responsibility, and logistics.

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1. One of the greatest changes in the transportation industry has been the steady growth in the use of containers. Based on the role of logistics in the world's economy, do you expect that growth to continue? Why or why not? Cite one or more references to back up your position.
2. Look up the freight forwarding capabilities of a large parcel carrier (UPS, Fed Ex, DHL, or another) and briefly describe the scope of services offered, geographic coverage, and their freight forwarding capabilities.
3. Do you think the role of a transportation manager in a collaborative supply chain has changed significantly due to the introduction of new technology as discussed in Chapter 2? Cite one or more examples to illustrate your point.
4. If you were building a performance scorecard for your transportation function, what metrics would you include to help you track and manage performance?

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1. Using the internet or other resources, describe at least one example of a major firm located in a new city or state and list the benefits described by the firm or local government officials.
2. How can the internet be used to assist in the site selection process? Give at least one example to illustrate your point.
3. Free trade zones are frequently located around major airports or seaports. Discuss how locating a free trade zone at a secondary international airport (meaning predominantly cargo and not passenger) can be beneficial to a community and contribute to the region's supply chain capabilities. Use an airport such as the one located in Louisville, Kentucky as an example.
4. There are a variety of software applications that can be used to assist in the site selection process. Using the internet, identify and briefly describe at least one example of a software application that can be used by logistics managers to facilitate location decision making such as the use of Geographic Information Systems, network optimization modeling, transportation modeling, etc.

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Answer one topic from each group below. ;Begin your post with the question you are answering and then make your response.

Group 1:

1. What is cross-docking and why is it an important concept for many corporations?
2. Using the internet, look up and briefly describe the capabilities and proposed benefits of at least one warehouse management software application (or warehouse management solution).
3. Select one or more technologies related to warehouse management (RFID, voice recognition, bar coding, scanners, robotics, etc.) and briefly describe the potential impact of that technology on the design and management of a warehouse or distribution center.

Group 2:

1. Using the internet, look up and briefly describe the capabilities and proposed benefits of at least one inventory management software application (or inventory management solution).
2. Many business analysts use inventory turnover as one of several major metrics to assess the financial health and future success of a corporation. How can inventory turnover ratios offer insight into the health of a company's operations?
3. If you were the decision maker, would you choose to let another firm manage your inventory (i.e., Vendor Managed Inventory). Why or why not?

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1. Many firms consider procurement to be a more strategic function than in the past. Why?
2. There has been a lot of news lately about corporate social responsibility, safety, and procurement. Do you expect the trend toward socially responsible procurement to continue? Why or why not? Give one or more examples to support your position.
3. Using the internet, look up one export management company. What services and proposed benefits do they offer?

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1. Having control over your logistics and supply chain operations is a major issue for large corporations, but at the same time, many firms are outsourcing services that are not considered to be part of their core competencies. How are firms dealing with the risk of losing control while obtaining the benefits of outsourcing?
2. Control is a major issue in Performance Based Logistics (PBL) management. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages associated with PBL and what is being done to limit the downside risk of allowing one or more additional parties to manage a firm's (or the government's) logistics operations?
3. As the head of logistics and supply chain management for your firm, what are some of the major steps you would take to insure that your international supply chains are secure?
4. How can an audit of a firm's logistics operations indicate where to improve performance? What is benchmarking and how can it help?

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