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Integrated Logistics Management Assignment

   

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Integrated LogisticsManagement

Executive summary: The current study focused on supply chain management and its importantin smooth functioning of supermarket giant ALDI limited. The report included the overview ofsupply chain management its components like transportation, warehousing and packaging andlabelling and also involved preparation of high level map of selected supply chain. Also, itinvolves their critical analysis and evaluation with recommendations to improve their supplychain model even further as it would help the company in minimizing their overall cost andmaximizing their profits. Further, it included the benefits of big data analytics in order toimprove the overall logistics management of ALDI company.

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4A brief overview of the organisation, its supply chain and logistics, delimiting the scope byfocusing on a set of products/services and by addressing a part of the logistics network. Also, ahigh-level map of the select supply chain and logistics within the report using simple toolsavailable in MS Word..................................................................................................................4Critical analysis and evaluation of the three areas in the organisation and/or its supply chain:..5Recommendations........................................................................................................................6Use of Big data analysis to improve integrated logistics management.......................................8CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTIONIntegrated logistics management refers to the technique that utilizes different channelsand sources to satisfy the need and demand of customers on time. Under this, firstly organisationhave to forecast the demands of clients. Further, it also requires integrated marketing, integratedefforts of the organization, integrated cost leadership etc. (Speranza, 2018). The Report is basedon Aldi. It is a private company and belongs to Retail industry. It was founded in year 1946 byKarl and Theo Albrecht. Aldi offers a wide range of products like household essentials, food andbeverages etc. It operates large number of stores at approximately 11,200 locations.like Portugal, Austria etc. The Report will outline critical analysis and evaluation of areas liketransportation, packaging and warehousing. It will also provide recommendations to improveperformance of logistics. At last, Report will explain use of big data analytics to improvemanagement of integrated logistics of company. MAIN BODYA brief overview of the organisation, its supply chain and logistics, delimiting the scope byfocusing on a set of products/services and by addressing a part of the logistics network.Also, a high-level map of the select supply chain and logistics within the report usingsimple tools available in MS WordALDI limited is a brand owned by 2 German family, it is a retail supermarket having10000 stores in 20 countries. Headquarter of company is in Essen, Germany and was founded on10 July 1946. In 2001, company has opened its first store in Sydney and has grown rapidly bymaintaining 12.6% market share. Organisation sells its product at good quality at low price, itsproducts includes food, beverages and baby products. The success of the company depends onthe management of supply chain thus, ALDI strongly believes in maintaining relations with itssuppliers and makes sure that they are being treated fairly. They also make sure that suppliers areproviding the best quality products to them, company also invest in the supply chainmanagement so that its products are available at different locations. As company has its store allover the country it is necessary for them to maintain their logistics. Company has invested inlogistics and purchased vehicles for transportation, also it has open regional distribution centresso that there is no delay in delivering the products (Brandes and Brandes, 2015). The scope ofgoods and service of ALDI includes manufacturing according to the demand received, then thesegoods are stores into the warehouses where they are taken care of and after that through proper

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