History
Greek word for logistics
Logos
How many components are there in logistics?
Five
This individual created a framework called the 5 forces model.
Michael Porter
Utilized for fluids, sewages, gas, chemicals etc, Privately owned or hired
Pipeline
What is ASYCUDA?
The Automated System for Customs Data
The year of the invention of the sea container
1956
Value added through manufacturing, production, or assembly.
Form Utility
Not only the existing firms pose threat to the business, but the arrival of ______________ is also a challenge.
new entrants
(also known as combined transport)
Is the transportation of goods under a single contract
Multimodal transport
One portal for all clearance documents
Port Single Window
Logistics can be divided into how many categories?
Four
This involves providing services beyond basic transportation, and meet customer needs.
Value-added logistics
Threat of new entrants, Threat of substitutes, Bargaining power of buyers, ___________, ______________.
Bargaining power of suppliers, Rivalry inside the industry
Uses separate contracts or service providers for each leg or mode of the journey.
Intermodal
Terminal, customs, and truckers are notified in real time.
Port Community System
Logistics as it is practiced, has its origin in?
World war 2
Value added by moving goods to where demand exists.
Place Utility
Is a company that supplies and/or coordinates logistics functions across multiple links in a supply chain.
Third party logistics
It is a combination of road and water transport.
Fishy back
(EDI) this is the abbreviation for....
Electronic Data Interchange
This Greek General was known to use logistics
Alexander the Great/Leon the wise
The end-to-end process of sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, and transporting the raw materials, parts, or goods a business needs to operate.
Procurement
Is a strategy in which goods are only delivered or produced at the moment they are actually needed.
Just in time
It is a combination of road and airways
Birdy Back
Is a type of supply chain management that moves goods from customers back to the sellers or manufacturers.
Reverse Logistics