BUSINESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

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BUSINESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Lecture 23SPECIAL LOGISTICS PROBLEMS
H. E. METZNER, Ph.D. Department of Engineering
Management University of Missouri-Rolla

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SPECIAL PREDICTION PROBLEMS FOR THE LOGISTICIAN

• Start-up
• Lumpy demand
• Regional forecasting
• Forecast error

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AN ALTERNATIVE TO FORECASTING

• Flexibility
• Quick response

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Figure 9-5 Forecast Error for Four Forecasting
Techniques Applies to the Sales of a Clothing
Manufacturer
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BUSINESS LOGISTICS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Lecture 25SPECIAL LOGISTICS PROBLEMS
Assignment Q7

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Business Systems Logistics Analysis
Inventory Strategy
Transport Strategy

• Forecasting
• Storage fundamentals
• Inventory decisions
• Purchasing and supply
• scheduling decisions
• Storage decisions

• Transport fundamentals
• Transport decisions

Customer Service Goals

• The product
• Logistics service
• Information systems

Location Strategy

• Location decisions
• The network planning process

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