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Costs, costs and more costs!

"One of the determining factors for any process, be it logistics or production is carried out successfully, implement an adequate system of indicators to measure their management , so that indicators can be implemented in strategic positions that reflect an optimal outcome in the medium and long term, through a good information system to measure the different stages of the logistics process. "

So begins an article that uses a partner in his blog, which aims to reflect on the impact of the issue "costs" in all areas in general, and logistics in particular. My goal for this entry focuses on the importance each one of those who partake of these opportunities for exchange of ideas and knowledge given to the subject, and the incidence in terms of information available.
The idea came from a blog post on the blog "Quelogistik" created by Adrian Maidment, called "transportation cost index in August 2010" http://quelogistik.blogspot.com/2010/09/indice -of-cost-of-trans-agosto.html # comments . In that entry Adrian informs the indices developed by the Argentina Federation of Businesswomen Entities Trucking (FADEEAC), yielding a 0.46% increase in transportation costs for the month under review.
reading the note I thought the cost issue is one that we always keep in mind. A glance at many of the posts of the group and any observer will notice that the item is performed on many entries, directly or indirectly. Not only that, but since the classes are a lot of emphasis on cost, how it is calculated, how to assess and measure them constantly. Just name or multimodal transportation issues such as reverse logistics for those who participated remember the amount of work for the calculation of costs and the assembly of models costing as part of these subjects.
In another space, the blog simply Logistics, Pablo Ramírez, was published the note referred to the introductory paragraph on indicators logistics, a very interesting article which presents the indicators and their formulas for calculating, really worth a look: http://simplementelogistica.blogspot.com/2010/09/indicadores-logisticos.html
Thinking a little deeper into the issue and how is something "recurring", to call it one way, came to my mind a proposal emerged at a meeting of members of Intralog, not long ago to take a course Linear programming, aimed at the student to develop analytical and practical skills to model calculation using the PL
Finally, title and information, if you search for "logistics costs" in google, the search engine yields 304,000 results (0.54 seconds).
is clear that the costs are capitalized and a theme in our field are taken into account, as are likely in all areas. It is also clear that an administration that ignores the costs, even "good" that is, most likely ending in a memory of a good intention or a good project. Today it is impossible not to think about costs when doing business, working in an existing business or organization, or planning new projects in the future.
is why to follow this line we are going through, I'll use an article published by Dr. Ing Pedro Dimas Ayala Becquer, "Development of a Logistics System Costs" http://www.bibliociencias.cu/gsdl/collect/eventos/index / assoc/HASH80c8.dir/doc.pdf , which not only has the incidence of costs in logistics management, but also the impact on logistics management system, which is closely related to the core New Technologies area.

In order to evaluate the actions that influence the cost is Logistics essential to analyze certain aspects of interest in which stand out:

• Basic Principles of Logistics Costs
• Logistics Cost Category
• Relevance ranges.
• Direct Return.

Basic Principles of Logistics Costs

The development of appropriate or adequate cost of a Logistics System part of the approach or provide guidance to them. That is, the ability to focus toward the exit of the distribution system, essentially to direct efforts towards the provision of customer service and identify unique costs associated with that output, traditional accounting methods, no approach directed to these purposes, especially because they were designed in response to other needs.

One of the basic principles logistics costs is that the system should reflect the material flow ie should be able to identify the costs that result from providing customer service on the market.

A second principle is that the system must be capable of allowing separate analyzes costs and revenues by customer type and by market segment or distribution channel. The latter need arises because of the use of averages or mean values, resulting in substantial variations around the mean.

To apply these principles requires a new conception of the costs, ie that we first must define the Logistics System and then identify the associated costs.

currently used a very useful concept and is called as a mission. In a logistic approach, a Mission can be defined as a set of actions or goals designed to ensure adequate customer service, missions may be defined in terms of type of market served, why that product and within limitations service and cost. A mission comprising, on the horizon and passes the lines of a company

A Logistics System Cost-effective should seek to determine the total cost of the system to achieve the desired logistics objectives (outputs of the system) and the cost of various inputs involved in achieving these outputs this approach to the problem is known as Cost of the Mission. Currently there is a strong interest with a focus on this problem, known as "Cost of the Mission."

categories of logistics costs.

Logistics Costs grouped all costs attached to the business functions that control and manage material flows and information flows associated. It must state that the development costs is one of the most critical activities in the design and operation of logistics systems and also presents the greatest difficulty, in part by the lack of definition or understanding of the structure of costs that affect the behavior of a system.

The categories on which logistics costs and apply the concepts on which they are used in correspondence with the sequence of flow remain the same:

• Operating Costs The . which are related to the logistical facilities such as warehouses, distribution centers, market hubs, etc. and can be of two types
• The Costs Discontinued , which are those that vary in stages depending on the volume of circulation.
• The Continuing Costs , ranging linear or non-linearly with the volume of traffic

Discontinued The Costs are based on circulation and have constant values \u200b\u200bfor certain specific ranges of movement. See Figure No 1

circulation of 0 for at ₁ the value of the cost will be C or between _{t 1 and t 2} The cost incurred is C 1 and so on the cost incurred when circulation is zero (C _or ) is a fixed cost. Discontinuous costs can be caused by several factors including:

􀀣 Annual depreciation.

􀀣 maintenance.

􀀣 management costs.

􀀣 Others.

Figure No. 1 Representation Costs Discontinued

The Continuing Costs are a function of circulation and are generally not linear but in each instance may be represented as a linear cost. These costs include, the following see Figure No. 2

􀀣 Effect of learning curve.

􀀣 Economy of scale

Figure No. 2 Continuous Representation Costs

operational costs can be classified depending on their logistics function, in:

• Supply, represented by the cost of orders.
• storage, represented by the costs of space, facilities, handling and stock ownership.
• associated information represented by the costs of logistics management.

The Costs of Transportation .

The movement of goods from origin to their destinations is in most cases the largest component of total logistics costs.

On different composition and structure, Two different types of transport and thus also costs

"A Long Distances» . Generally is the transport of goods between producers and distributors warehouses

'Distribution'. Known as the transport of goods between producers and distributors to store their POS networks and end users,

Long Distance Transport In the transport distances lengthen , regardless of the chosen mode (truck, plane, train, etc.) costs are directly linked to weight, volume and distance to travel to the destination, so that each mode has an associated coefficient. Within each mode, the size of the load determines that rate, creating a sliding scale.

For long-distance transport by road, in most cases, this transport is contracted to companies that were born and raised under a large manufacturer that has secured a large volume, allowing cover the high initial fixed costs, then these companies have been recruiting other manufacturers of similar products and make deliveries to nearby points, thus creating a "principle.

Transportation Distribution . Due to the specialization required by this type transport, since the driver must know the products transported, routes, invoices, delivery notes, the quality of some products, replacement and return of goods, etc. The usual distribution transport to be made with personal and / or media company.

In this case, the cost of transport is composed of personnel costs and operational driver of the truck used to, being of lower tonnage (4 to 6 t) the investment required is smaller , but its operating characteristics, maintenance costs are higher.

General: transportation costs are related to the origins and destinations, the goods, the mode of transport used and the weight or volume of goods transported and have the character to behave discontinuously at a given stage .

I say goodbye with the hope that this contribution add to what has been shared by other peers that promote public awareness of issues that are useful for the activity and day to day than integrate it.

Until next time!

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Hello everyone.

I can tell you that is already available a new blog, dedicated to him over the Easter Zamorana in which office, The Flagellation.
Well, more than a blog is a website run with blospot, but I think I really fit.

The website is dedicated to all aspects related to the passage, so if you're not the best charger does not interest you much, but worth a visit and take a look. But what the hell I'm telling you, he just sell me wrong, this site is the wafer and of great interest should declare it a world heritage site and major international tourist attraction. Do not miss.

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Autpistas Network, a utopia about to expire? Some information on highways in the country and its uncertain future

This morning I met a notice in the newspaper La Nacion on a bill to make a national highway network, which is boxed for ten years and is soon to expire, or, to use appropriate vocabulary, lost parliamentary status.
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1302003
I was interested to bring to this space, not only by the implication that it would adopt a project of this magnitude for the country, but the direct impact would have on the logistics, time in road transport, from the reduction of time and accident rate, and therefore costs, to increased productivity and scope or reach out to places currently difficult to access due to lack of suitable roads.

The article also refers to the German motorway network, called Deutsche Autobahn, and I had the pleasure of meeting and tour. A wonderful and enriching experience, where you can appreciate the importance of constant communication every sector of the network and the measures used in cases of traffic jams or accidents. Left a very interesting link, English was the best I could get, before German think it's more feasible to understand more, but it is very interesting because there are a lot of history, numerous photos and all explanatory signaling is used.

http://www.gettingaroundgermany.info/autobahn.shtml

federal highway network

The map of Argentina's economic folly

A bill in 10 years to build 13,500 kilometers of highways and freeways smart "and without the State put a dime" sleeps for 12 years in Congress and never saw the campus. How is the savings plan that would allow freight, transit times and avoid accidents.

In 1998, first presented to the Executive. He turned to Congress. There were eight initiatives. Of radical Peronist socialist provincial parties ...

But the idea of \u200b\u200bconnecting the whole country with intelligent highways, freeways and built without a single dollar of the most revolutionary state of infrastructure perhaps from the former railway lines, never came to a debate on campus. Three bureaucratic committees, Transportation, Budget and Finance and Public Works-what has drawers.

the end of 2011 lost parliamentary status of the draft Law No. 5815/08 Establishing the construction of a Federal Highway Network in Argentina. Again, no public funds.

"If I ever debated in Congress, was adopted unanimously," he says, convinced the author of the idea, the economist William Laura.
Who could object to unite all the capitals of the country but necessary pharaonic building a network of 13,500 kilometers of highways in 10 years at a rate of 1300 miles per year?
Who happens to eclipse the development works that would generate U.S. $ 27,000 million, which employ 100,000 people for 10 years, to connect 1150 Argentine cities (82% of the population)?
Who would hesitate a second to take a plan that is equivalent to the laying of the U.S. interstate highway or the German motorway network, the most modern in the world, financed by ridiculously three cents (yes, $ 0.03) per liter Fuel payable only actually built in 1000 miles, and would allow a saving of 30% of transit time?
Who are opposed to a savings of 20% of freight (in agriculture would be only $ 500 million per year), the induced economic externalities generated by highways, on the movement tourism and the establishment of industries?
Who in their right mind would do anything to lower the accident and prevent 7 out of 8 killed in head-on collisions on the roads in Argentina? What
saver hesitate to invest in an alternative that a 6% real interest rate, adjusted for inflation, with guarantees from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)? What non-tendered construction company for a concession of 30 years almost automatically guarantees that ensure short-term bridge loans?
progressive Would not it also generate a financial instrument to channel Argentina savings capacity, which in the past three years, fled the country at a rate of $ 52,000 million (almost two motorway networks paid in cash)?
a scam Not to know that only built 26 miles average per year in recent times, when every driver pays two dollars ($ 2) per liter of gasoline and a twenty ($ 1.20) in diesel oil to generate funds for building infrastructure?
Is not it foolish and unsustainable who has not played even once the floor of Congress in 12 years, a project that also suggests that the user pays, but only three cents per liter once they are built at least 1000 miles?
Nobody can object to a logical argument.
The only explanation "cajoneo" legislative and "misunderstanding" executive is no "political case" in the structuring of the civil and financial engineering. There is no place for the mediation of officials. Guillermo
Laura is responsible for the Project for Modernization of Land Transport Infrastructure (Promitt), as president of the Foundation Goals Century, which inspired the bill and the eight parliamentary initiatives.

Laura Plan christened with his name, for over 10 years. Participated as a member-dealer or as an officer-in structuring five expressways planned and completed in time: May 25, the Perito Moreno, July 9 South, the del Buen Ayre, and American.

Laura continues, for more than 12 years, promoting the idea that Eisenhower developed more than 50 in United States, with the interstate.

12 years ago sums up the social cost of the RFA, to the user (use less fuel, safer travel and constant speed), for savers (to buy infrastructure bonds have an income of 6% indexed and allowances, guaranteed by the IDB), for companies (which could be used as bitrenes super trucks, 150 tons capacity, are built in the country and are exported because they are forbidden), for the State (which does not affect games budget for the project) to the provincial integration, the competitiveness of the country, now in the position 72 of the world in terms of transport infrastructure.

"Our serious flaw," says Laura, is that this bill has no housing policy. The current system relies on the use tax that comes from the fuel, about $ 4000 million per year, which goes to the the state. " And the state (Officials) may be tempted. And the corruption of the "returns" on payment of certified contractors can be endemic.

"This management model is based on" continued private investment and that the state does not intervene in the recovery. We are paying the motorway network: five highways with proceeds from the gasoline, diesel and three . And all for travel on routes where the death toll is paid to cut the grass and clogging some bumps. We are victims of a massive fraud. "

- How much tax is levied on today?

-Son U.S. $ 4000 million per year. At an average cost of two million per km of motorway, we are paying 2000 miles a year, but in 10 years could not be completed Rosario-Córdoba Highway, of 404 kilometers. It was less than 2% of what could have been.

- How to reach 6% rate offered to savers to buy infrastructure bonds would fund this work?

"It's a real concern because it is 6% plus inflation. It is an excellent rate at international level, Brazil has stipulated that at least for pension funds. This project was very well tolerated: in three centavos per liter for every 1000 kilometers included the financial cost maintenance, the recovery of the capital, the operating cost. No additional pay. They are also tax-free earnings and can be downloaded.

- How do you share that $ 0.03 per liter?

-After building the 1000 km (is so in the bill), 85% goes to the bondholders, and 15% is earmarked for the concessionaire to maintain their award, which is 30. La Caja de Valores is the trustee to administer, brokers and investment banks put a "luxury" indexed, tax-exempt IDB with a guarantee, and with the proceeds of the fuel rate divided among the bondholders and the account of the dealers.

- What about political risk and speculation?

"It's a very safe bond, guaranteed triple A BID. A sovereign bond is exempt from tax but pays 2% and is not an endorsement of the BID. In this case, the "debtors" are 9 million motorists that when completed the network will be 18 million. And there are five "collectors" (the oil), working for free because they charge and deposited into the account of the AFIP, every five days, the rate on fuel.

- Is there enough savings to tackle this project?

There's a lot

-saving capacity in Argentina that has no good alternatives which channeled. It invests in low-yielding things social, seeking only to preserve the value.

- How does the guarantee of the IDB?

-The Bank gives a guarantee to anyone who asks. The recovery is quite sure that is what the Bank looks to put the guarantee: there are 9 million borrowers to pay only pennies silver goes straight to the dealers. It is a safer investment than the traditional toll, if there is no flow, no charge. Here the flow of funds generated from the national fuel consumption, which is around the 21,000 million liters.

- Is that what you eat all transportation?

"No, just cars and motorcycles. We do not transport oil it consumes, it will not pay the fee because it will offset what you pay today. And this is very important for agriculture, trucks and buses.

Laura looks up for a second look, again, the map of Argentina crossed up and down smart highways, and says: "If I hear a valid argument to conclude that we should not do it, I I give up. This is a big project that requires conviction. "

And while delivering papers this reporter (the draft law, an executive summary, another abstract in question and answer format, a 74-page magazine that accompanied the free edition of The Nation of 19 October 2007, capturing all the benefits of the project), smile to see a copy: a decision of the Interprovincial Council of Ministers of Public Works, which supports the project and directs a "firm deadline" steps to achieve a federal settlement.

is dated in Puerto Deseado, on April 3, 1998. And is signed by the Chairman of the Board, the then Minister of Economy, Public Works and Services of Santa Cruz, the architect Julio Miguel De Vido.

Emiliano Galli

THE NATION

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1302003

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Flexitime - A new trend in the labor market

Every day we hear more often the term "flexible", also known as "Flexitime," which refers to the possibility, just, flexible working. This relaxation may take different forms, in fact researching for this post I found several variants, each pointing always flexible as an engine to increase employee productivity.

Following a little line from the theme "generational change, Generation Y, and all changes related to the advancement of technology and its impact on most areas of everyday life, then I explain my personal experience, to added an article which discusses the issue of flexible working. Additionally, a video I found interesting, not only because it explains the rationale behind this form of work, but also because it is just a software company that provides management human resources, designed to implement flexitime particularly, is a program for ERM (Employee Resource Management) or Employee Resource Management, a subject treated during the last meeting of the New Technologies area, and it seemed appropriate to bring to this space. Unfortunately the video is in English, for those who may not understand I apologize.

My experience

recently joined more than two months in an American-owned company to develop a task related to languages \u200b\u200band translation. This company offers employees the opportunity to work Flexitime under a scheme, ie an employee as I can make your entry in the range from 07.00 hours until 11.00 hours, and consequently out nine hours later, ie between 16.00 and 20.00 pm. Particularly in my case this was an excessively interesting, in fact, almost one of the factors that weighed when making the decision to change jobs. And is that for the average inhabitant of southern region, has to deal with the tedious daily grind of traveling to Buenos Aires to work (something that had to avoid for years, since I started trabajr), the possibility of doing non-peak hours is wonderful. And income is currently at 07.30 and go at 16.30, which implies that out 6.30 in my home to be Microcentro sufficient time to make the journey from the Obelisk to the workplace walking, about 8 or 9 blocks for me translates into being because no single path but also clearing my mind before 9 am that I have in front of an office. Enjoy much around the same time, an hour, which gives me enough room to do anything you need before going to college, or just ... relax!

This system of working hours are spent in the company since last year, and was applied when the flu He initially was booming, to offer employees the possibility that travel in off-peak times to avoid large gatherings of people on public transport. However, they found that productivity increased during this period, significant enough reason to decide to leave permanently.

A good combination of cost savings for the company, employee benefit, which can have more time as it sees fit.

worth noting that this is possible because the work does not imply or demand any fixed hours, something like a shop or a customer service position. The implications of this type may have on the logistics are not, in my opinion, many by now, considering that usually lives logistics "attached" to their obligations, constant communication, provided "there ".... maybe subject for another entry.

then extracts published an interesting article about the subject, based on a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), and I also leave to the applicant, a link to a file I found called "Flexible Work, Flexible Employment "Faust Miguelez and I was of interest.

Flexible working is the priority for 47% of employees

A new survey PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) revealed that 47% of workers choose to work flexibly as their priority in a list of benefits that includes economic rewards such as bonuses for good performance. The bonds are in second place (19%) and a good pension plan in the third (15% in the UK and 9% overall). The authors say that the economic crisis changed the priorities of workers.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) released its recent study "Managing Tomorrow's People: Where will you be in 2020?" (Managing tomorrow's people: Where will you in 2020?) where 5746 interviews were conducted with professionals from around the world (including 1167 of the United Kingdom) to find out their current priorities and what they expect of the future in regards to work.
The investigation revealed that the economic crisis has changed the priorities and objectives of employees and, at present, the most important for 47% (41% of men and 54% of women) of them is the work flexible remuneration above economic cut, for example, performance bonuses, which ranked second on the list (19%). Looking
quality of life
The reality is that the quality of life, flexibility and freedom seem to have come to occupy a central place for providing services to other people, well above other aspects that have traditionally occupied the top places in this list. Following
flexible working and the bond is, thirdly, that the company has a good pension plan (15% in the UK and 9% overall), fourth is the paid time off for social or humanitarian work (7%) and fifth place are the exposure to social activities and relationships with key contacts (6%) as well as training and development payments (6%).

Future
The trend of telecommuting and flexible schedules and workplaces was also reflected in the research, most UK practitioners envision a future in which work in virtual spaces from that can be connected regardless of their location, leaving the prevailing today offices in city centers.

This vision of the future is a kind of hope expressed by the workers and now is not so far due to technological advances and economic and environmental costs that this may represent the companies. Employees are beginning to go public their priorities and desires for them to be taken into consideration by employers, beyond just the economic view that can influence them.

http://www.tendencias21.net/El-trabajo-flexible-es-la-prioridad-del-47-de-los-empleados_a4642.html

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Open Source - Is the debate not too distant future?

Following a bit the subject treated in the last meeting of the New Technologies area, where they discussed the topic of open source and caused debates about it, was published in Day
today a notice in the newspaper Infobae about a new network, created in open source.
below the note, your link that you want to follow from the power source. Perhaps, as was discussed, this issue starts to become more relevant as time passes and the technology continues to advance by leaps and bounds. Quote


is a social network is anti facebook
Following the poblem of the popular social network, four university created an open source platform based on principles opposed to those of Mark Zuckerberg . Even got 20 times funds than they expected



The new network will be called Diaspora. The project is led by four students at the University of New York, which after the flood of criticism of Facebook during the last May, when promoters changed the privacy policy of users, decided to develop their social platform, code open, decentralized and based on principles substantially opposed to the network of Zuckerberg.


aroused sympathy from this alternative project was announced for the first time he has served for twenty times more funding than originally requested, brought together over two hundred thousand dollars through 1500 about six donors.
Not only that, as dozens of organizations and individuals offered their services free to collaborate on the development of Diaspora.
That's why experts do not hesitate to qualify the project with a potential "killer facebook." Also known its final release date.
fortnight published in the open source platform for developers around the world early October will be open to the public.
The challenge of this unique anti-facebook will earn the trust and respect of users who are tired of feeling insecure in social networks, which talks to a convincing offering maximum privacy and complete control of their own data.
unquote

Link: http://www.infobae.com/tecnologia/534360-101096-0-Se-viene-una-red-social-anti-facebook

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