Many of these materials function are plainly the same functions claimed by materials management. ... In the case of both of these functions, each organizational group can lay legitimate claim to them. ... In industry today, logistics management includes all of the functions of both materials management and physical distribution management. ... Procurement, transport, manufacturing, sales and customer service can all benefit from an integrated logistics function, leaving just marketing, personnel, finance and research as separate functions. ... c. ...

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Modular design also gives Dell the increased flexibility in its procurement function. ... Through the use of the World Wide Web, Dell has been able to integrate both customers and suppliers into its manufacturing and logistics function. ... Therefore based on that time-scale suppliers are able to determine at which point in the assembly line their particular component would be needed. ... This will be discussed in a later section under the heading (Dells use of Technology to make its logistics function more efficient and effective). ... The diagrams on the following page is a representation of...

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There will be an understanding of the company's background, Its day to day logistical and operational functions, range of transportation facilities, how DHL deals with different customers and how they accustom to their different requirements, and the strategies that DHL has adopted to support customers' requirements along with a few supporting case studies. 1.2 Company Background DHL was established in 1969 in San Francisco by three founders, Adrian Dalsey, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn. ...

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