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(a) Elucidate on logistics management, its objectives, and functions. Uelaskan pengurusan logistic, objektif-objektif dan fungsi-fungsi ia.] The Malaysian timber industry continued to perform well despite the Covid-19 pandemic and its associated economic fallout. with exports recording a growth of 3.1 percent to RM22.7 billion in 2021 from RM22.02 billion in the previous year. There was a surge in demand for Malaysian plywood in Japan and the United States in 2021. Timber products are to be exported from Malaysia to Japan and United States in bulk. Propose an appropriate mode of transport. Specify the advantages and disadvantages of such a mode. Each product has unique physical properties that, along with the normally accepted volumes or quantities in which it is traded or moved, determine how and when the product is packaged. LSetiap produk mempunyai sifat fizikal yang unik dimana, dengan jumlah atau kuantiti yang biasanya diterima, ia diperdagangkan atau dipindahkan, ia menentukan bagaimana dan bila produk itu perlu dibungkuskan.] a) Using packaging fundamentals, determine how to package "Baju Melayu" products for logistical purposes. [Berdasarkan asas pembungkusan, tentukan cara pembungkusan produk "Baju Melayu" untuk tujuan logistik.] Transportation refers to the actual, physical movement of goods and people between two points, is pivotal to the successful operation of any logistics management because it carries the goods, literally, as they move along the supply chain. LPengangkutan merujuk pada pergerakan fizikal barangdan orang yang sebenarnya antara dua titik, sangat penting bagi keberhasilan operasi pengurusan logistic kerana ia membawa barang, secara harfiah, ketika mereka bergerak di sepanjang rantalan bekalan.] (a) Examine how transportation costs are directly affected by the location of the firm's plants, warehouses, vendors, retail locations, and customers. iKaji bagai mana kos pengangkutan dipengaruhi secara langsung oleh lokasi kilang, gudang, vendor, lokasi runcit dan pelanggan syarikat.] Table 1 shows the actual customer demand for hairdryers from Dyson company. The actual demand has been observed for the past 7 months and recorded. Uladual t menunjukkan permintaan sebenar pengering rambut dari syarikat Dyson. Permintaan sebenar diperhatikan selama 7 bulan terakhir dan direkodkan.] Table 1: Demand for Hairdryer from January to July [Jadual t: Permintaan Pengering Rambut dari Januari 2021 hingga julai 2021] (a) Calculate forecast future demand for May, June. July, and August by using 3 months simple moving average