billion by 2030 as per INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, Volume No. 6 (2016), Issue No. 7 (July). With this growth there will be lot of factors responsible to make this happen. A key aspect of this would be the infrastructure to provide services to huge customer base. With the increasing penetration of e-commerce, logistics support for the e-commerce companies will be a key parameter. The e-commerce from the very beginning has been impacting the logistics in the way it has
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“Reverse Logistics Network Modelling” is used for an effective recycling process. There are two basic stages in the recycle process: i. Collection ii. Re-processing Environmental concern, cost reduction and waste disposal legislation are the underlying motivation for recycling of products. In the case of food products, the packets can be recycled if it is made of plastics. In case of beverages, the bottles are returned to the parent manufacturer, where the recycling process
Logistics is a critical element of emergency response plans to make sure the accessibility of the required goods and services in the right place at the right time and in the required quantities. In simple; Logistics = Supply + Materials management + Distribution However, Logistics planning entails information and data regarding topography, social, governmental, and physical characteristics of the area. Logistics system is defined by UNDP in 1993, as; “To deliver the appropriate supplies, in good
The research survey, conducted by Morash et al.,(1996) among 65 US companies in the furniture industry suggested that logistics performance was determined by “demand capabilities” which include pre-sale and post-sale customer services, delivery speed, delivery reliability, and responsiveness to target market and “supply capabilities” which comprise a wide range distribution
Trade and Development (UNCTAD 2009) report shows that the world‘s total merchandise trade value reached 8.02 billion tons of goods loaded, a volume increase of 4.8% over 2006. An increasing growth in world trade generally increases the demand for international shipping services (Michaelowa and Krause 2000). This has been witnessed in the container shipping industry in the past few decades. Before the economic recession began in 2008, trade growth had caused corresponding cargo container movements to
The first stage is described as an era of internal logistics departmentalism. The second stage describes that logistics began to shift from decentralization to centralization with new attitudes related to concepts of optimization of cost and customer services. In the stage three there is an expansion of logistics concern related to warehousing within organization and transportation to develop new concepts related to the linking
Effectively, half of the world's container ships, one third of the bulk cargo traffic and two-thirds of the world's oil shipments converge in the region, strengthening the importance of the Indian Ocean as a central strategic scene in the 21st century14. As a complement of the pivotal role of the shipping industry, ports and logistics have a significant role, especially with the rapid growth of maritime trade and commerce among IORA Member States. In spite of the
Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Several of these 200 minor and intermediate ports have been identified by the respective governments to be developed, in a phased manner, a good proportion of them involving public–private partnership. Importance of Ports in India India has approx 7517 kms long coastline and at present has 12 major ports (of which 11 are operational and the 12th is under construction). There are 148 minor ports in which only 30 handle cargo. Approx 95% of India‘s foreign
Construction has made a vital contribution to the competitiveness and prosperity of the economy. However, the importance of construction industry to Hong Kong has been unjustifiably neglected by the government. The Hong Kong Government has not recognized construction industry as a pillar industry. In our opinion, construction industry has a potential for further development.Its importance will be illustrated from economic contribution and social contribution two perspectives in depth. In the economic