Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs- A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry
Globalization has made company competition more intense. Supply chain management has developed to enable companies to compete effectively. Logistics supports competitiveness of the supply chain as a whole by meeting customer demand both timely and at a competitive cost and inbound logistics cost man...
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| description | Globalization has made company competition more intense. Supply chain management has developed to enable companies to compete effectively. Logistics supports competitiveness of the supply chain as a whole by meeting customer demand both timely and at a competitive cost and inbound logistics cost management is considered to be a priority in reducing costs.
As the Chinese automobile industry is China���������������¢��������������������������������s pillar industry, and China is believed to be a high logistics cost country, the researcher attempts to find out ways to reduce the inbound logistics costs in this industry. A case study is applied to address what aspects reflect the high logistics costs in the Chinese automotive company. The reasons which cause them are analyzed in detail and more importantly, implications on how to reduce the logistics costs are offered one by one.
Inventory control is focused on, as it is the most effective way to reduce costs. Such recommendations as VMI, reducing uncertainty of demand, increasing shipping frequency, improving communications with suppliers, reducing safety stock, etc. are made to reduce inventory. Reduction of local parts transportation costs is considered. 3PL management is addressed to reduce warehousing cost and line stoppage cost, and optimizing material flow and improvement in company management skills are considered to reduce the material handling costs. |
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| spelling | nottingham-202902022-03-21T16:03:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20290/ Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs- A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry Feng, Mengying Globalization has made company competition more intense. Supply chain management has developed to enable companies to compete effectively. Logistics supports competitiveness of the supply chain as a whole by meeting customer demand both timely and at a competitive cost and inbound logistics cost management is considered to be a priority in reducing costs. As the Chinese automobile industry is China���������������¢��������������������������������s pillar industry, and China is believed to be a high logistics cost country, the researcher attempts to find out ways to reduce the inbound logistics costs in this industry. A case study is applied to address what aspects reflect the high logistics costs in the Chinese automotive company. The reasons which cause them are analyzed in detail and more importantly, implications on how to reduce the logistics costs are offered one by one. Inventory control is focused on, as it is the most effective way to reduce costs. Such recommendations as VMI, reducing uncertainty of demand, increasing shipping frequency, improving communications with suppliers, reducing safety stock, etc. are made to reduce inventory. Reduction of local parts transportation costs is considered. 3PL management is addressed to reduce warehousing cost and line stoppage cost, and optimizing material flow and improvement in company management skills are considered to reduce the material handling costs. 2006 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20290/1/edissertation_Mengying_Feng.doc Feng, Mengying (2006) Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs- A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) VMI high inventory line stoppage JIT Lean thinking |
| spellingShingle | VMI high inventory line stoppage JIT Lean thinking Feng, Mengying Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs- A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title | Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs-
A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title_full | Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs-
A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title_fullStr | Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs-
A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs-
A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title_short | Reducing Inbound Logistics Costs-
A Case Study in the Chinese Automobile Industry |
| title_sort | reducing inbound logistics costs-
a case study in the chinese automobile industry |
| topic | VMI high inventory line stoppage JIT Lean thinking |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/20290/ |