COMPUTER INDUSTRY REVERE UPPLY CHAIN AND LOGITIC
Running Head: COMPUTER INDUSTRY REVER?E ?UPPLY CHAIN AND LOGI?TIC? COMPUTER INDUSTRY REVER?E ?UPPLY CHAIN AND LOGI?TIC? [Name of the writer] [Name of the in?titution] AB?TRACT In tod?y'? highly competitive bu?ine?? environment, the ?ucce?? of ?ny bu?ine?? depend? to ? l?rge extent on the efficiency of the ?upply ch?in. Competition h?? moved beyond firm-to-firm riv?lry to riv?lry between ?upply ch?in?. M?n?ger? in m?ny indu?trie? now re?lize th?t ?ction? t?ken by one member of the ?upply ch?in c?n influence the profit?bility of ?ll other? in the ?upply ch?in. Rever?e ?upply ch?in i? defined ?? the proce?? of pl?nning, implementing ?nd controlling the efficient, co?t effective flow of r?w m?teri?l?, in-proce?? inventory, fini?hed good? ?nd rel?ted inform?tion from the point of con?umption to the point of origin for the purpo?e of rec?pturing v?lue or proper di?po??l. The rever?e ?upply ch?in ?im? to recover u?ed product? from con?umer? for rep?ir, refurbi?hing, rem?nuf?cturing, recycling ?nd di?po??l. Rever?e logi?tic? i? ? new ?nd emerging ?re?, ?nd ?? ?uch, only ? limited ?mount of inform?tion h?? been publi?hed to d?te. Moreover mo?t of the inform?tion ?v?il?ble i? from ?meric?n ?ource? ?nd therefore thi? di??ert?tion ?l?o quote? ?ome U? ex?mple?. TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 PURPO?E OF THE ?TUDY 9 ?IGNIFICANCE OF THE ?TUDY 9 RE?EARCH OBJECTIVE?
Designing a booking system for an Estate Agent.
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ICT Solutions for people with Special Needs.
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Beanie Project.
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Core Capabilities.
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Video World Database as ICT project.
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