1 Understanding Logistics

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1、SUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENTModule1UnderstandingLogisticsLearningObjectivesAftercompletingthechapteryouwill:•Knowwhatlogisticsandsupplychainis•Understandthehistoryof;logisticsandsupplychain•Beabletousethetransportationmethodoflinearprogrammingtoanalyzelocationproblems•Knowthevariousactivitiesoflogist

2、ics•Understandthecentroidmethodtolocatingentitiessuchascellphonecommunicationtowers1INTRODUCTION•Manypractitionerandnon-practitioner,tilltodate,donothaveaclearpictureofwhatis–Logistics–SCM–andthedifferencebetweenlogisticsandSCM.HISTORYOFLOGISTICS•3differentviews–Military–Constructionofmarvels–

3、Transportation•Horse•Train•Car2HISTORYOFLOGISTICS•Thewordlogisticsoriginatedfrom–Logistikos[Greek]–MovementofTroopsorSoldiers–Logistique[French]-Artofquarteringtroops–Seevideo1[militarycase]–SeeVideo2[corporatecase]HISTORYOFLOGISTICS•ThewordderivesfromtheGreekwordstratēgos,–whichderivesfromtwo

4、words:•stratos–[army]and•Ago–[Leading].ThegifthorseleftoutsidethegatesofTroybytheGreeks,TrojanHorsesappeartobeusefulstrategicallytocapturetheKingandinvadethecastlewithoutmuchbattleaction.3TheTrojanHorse•ThewarwasbetweenGreeceandTroy.•TheGreekstogiveup.•Burnedallsuppliesonthebeachbeforeleavingf

5、orGreece.•Andtheyleftagiantwoodenhorseoutsidethewallsofthecity.TheTrojanHorsecont.•TheGreeksleftaspytowatchtoseewhentheTrojansbroughtthehorseinsidethecitywalls.•Thehorsewassolargethatthewallshadtobebrokentoletthehorsein.4TrojanHorsecont.•Oncethewallswerebrokendown,thespylitasignalfireasasignfo

6、rtheboatstoreturnnowthatthewallswerebrokendown.•WhattheTrojansdidnotknowisthatinsidethehorsewasacompanyofthebestwarriorsfromGreece.•TheGreekswaitedfortheTrojanstopassoutfromanightofpartyingandthenletthemselvesoutofthehorse.HISTORYOFLOGISTICSTheexactstructureofTrojanHorseusedinthemovie“TheTroy”

7、.SEEVideo5HISTORYOFLOGISTICS•Itisacommonnotionthatlogisticshasoriginatedfrommovementoftroopsofsoldersfromonelocationtoanother.–Earlyreferencestologisticsarefoundprimarilyinmilitaryapplications.HISTORYOFLOGISTICS•Itisacommonnotionthatlog