| Title | : | Deere & Company Worldwide Logistics |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | P. Fraser Johnson |
| Release | : | 2002-05-23 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Business & Personal Finance, Books, Management & Leadership |
| Size | : | 870589 |
| As a manufacturer and distributor of agriculture equipment, as well as a broad range of construction and forestry equipment, Deere & Company had a lot riding on the smooth flow of its logistics function. FedEx Logistics provided out-sourced transportation services to 11 Deere facilities across North America. But with each of Deer's individual business units responsible for its own logistics activities, and with each unit negotiating a separate service agreement with the FedEx facility, costs and services tended to differ across the units. Deere's manager of logistics design asked a summer intern student to evaluate the company's logistics agreement with FedEx, with a view to identifying opportunities for standardizing costs and services across the business units. The logistics manager is expecting a report containing details of each operation's work flow and cost information, as well as some recommendations for updating Deere's out-sourcing arrangements with FedEx Logistics. |
