...RFP for a Transportation Management System. Information on Vendor/Bidder Profile A brief history and core competence of bidding company. This section allows buyer to capture detailed information about the prospective vendor and the type of support it is capable of offering to meet buyer needs. This section will cover information like: • General Information: company name, corporate address, telephone number, fax, website, year founded, Company CEO and years with company, senior management team (names, titles, years with company), etc. • Contact Information: Proposal contact name, Title, Contact address, Contact telephone, Contact e-mail address, and Contact mobile phone. • Financial Standing: Private or Public, stock exchange and ticker symbol as applicable, Ownership Symbol, Month in which fiscal year starts and ends, YTD Results- consolidated revenue and profit, current balance sheet information, Litigation is applicable, etc. • Employee Information: Total number, number by function, G&A, other. • Support: Warranty, Maintenance, etc. • User Group Information. • Customer Base Information. • Training Program: virtual/online web training, on-site training, etc. Note: attach supporting documents for any of the above information for additional reference. Bidders to provide response on the below questions in their TMS offer as the following sectional questions comprise ‘Must Have’ features and priorities for shipper’s TMS implementation: Information on Functionality:...
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...electronic commerce for logistics and freight transport Markus Hesse * Department of Earth Sciences, Geographic Sciences and Urban Research, Free University of Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany Accepted 24 June 2002 Abstract The paper considers the significance of electronic commerce (e-commerce) for freight transport, logistics and physical distribution, regarding both business to business and business to consumer commerce. The possible implications of e-commerce are analysed in the broader context of structural change, going beyond narrow assessments that overstate the significance of e-commerce and its potential to make freight traffic more efficient. The main argument of the paper is threefold: first, most recent analyses of freight transport and logistics implications of e-commerce are overstating the current relevance of e-commerce applications on the one hand, and neglecting the influence of the underlying structural change in the entire logistics system on the other. Second, conventional analyses of certain efficiency benefits of ecommerce are probably too optimistic, whereas its negative effects are underestimated at the same time. E-commerce is likely to support longer transport distances and often higher delivery frequencies, increasing demand for land, due to the establishment of new transhipment points (distribution centres) and, to a certain extent, a shift towards truck and air freight transport modes. Third, e-commerce and IT are interrelated components...
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...Introduction to e-AWB April 2013 1. Understanding e-AWB IATA Cargo 2 © International Air Transport Association 2013 What is e-AWB? The Air Waybill (AWB) is a critical air cargo document that constitutes the contract of carriage between the “shipper” (forwarder) and the “carrier” (airline) e-AWB removes the requirement for a paper Air Waybill, significantly simplifying the air freight supply chain process With the e-AWB, there is no longer a need to print, handle or archive the paper AWB IATA Cargo 3 © International Air Transport Association 2013 e-AWB Benefits Improve productivity by eliminating manual tasks and streamlining processes Reduce processing costs due to the removal of paper AWB and the elimination of the requirements to file paper AWB Improve customer service by speeding up cargo processing Increase quality of information thanks to electronic data that are used from the very beginning to the very end of the air cargo supply chain IATA Cargo 4 © International Air Transport Association 2013 How does e-AWB work? Front Reverse Paper Air Waybill + Electronic messages 5 e-AWB IATA Cargo + Signed e-AWB agreement © International Air Transport Association 2013 2 kinds of e-AWB agreements & Bilateral agreements (Recommended Practice 1670) IATA Cargo 6 MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT Multilateral agreement (Resolution 672) © International Air Transport Association 2013 ...
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...2012 Karim Mqadmi IAE Montpellier DUGCI [UPS SUCCESS STORY UPS STORY] International trade & logistic report Contents: Introduction & UPS Fact sheet I. Company history a. How it all began b. Era of retail c. Era of growth d. Commercial freight and services e. The golden link f. Still growing? g. UPS in the air II. Corporate profile a. Competitive strengths b. Growth Strategy III. Competition Conclusion Sources International trade & logistic report Introduction: This report is about the world's largest package delivery company and one of the leading global providers of specialized transportation and logistics services. My aim here is to explain, thanks to its story and its strategies, how UPS managed to be on the top in the shipping market. We will first, go through its history, from its creation by talking about all the important steps the company experimented. Then the corporate profile of the company will be enlighten in order to, finally make a significant comparison to its main competitors. UPS Fact Sheet Founded in Seattle, Wash. Headquarters Worldwide web address Chairman and CEO 2011 revenue Employees Service area August 28, 1907 Atlanta, Ga. www.ups.com Scott Davis $53.1 billion 398,300 (324,000 U.S.; 74,300 International) More than 220 countries and territories; Every address in North America and Europe Customers 8.8 million daily (1.1 million pick-up, 7.7 million delivery) Online tracking Retail access Average 32.1 million daily tracking requests ...
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...Executive Summary Union Pacific is the largest freight railroad in North America. In 2007 they transported over one trillion ton-miles of freight earning revenues of $16.28 billion. They operate on 32,000 miles of rail covering the United States west of the Mississippi. Union Pacific is a successful firm both externally and organizationally. The Class I Freight Railroad industry encompasses the seven largest railroads in North America. In the U.S., where Union Pacific operates, Class I Freight Railroads move more than 40% of the freight transported per year, measured in ton-miles. The industry is in the maturity stage, experiencing slow consistent growth. For companies in this industry, it implies tightened operations and good human resource management are essential for success. The industry incumbents benefit from high barriers to entry due to the amount of capital requirements. Substitutes play a moderate role in the industry, while buyers and suppliers are on neutral ground with the railroads. Lastly, rivalry varies from area to area, but is average as a whole. This is shown in the analysis of captive versus noncaptive customers. Union Pacific mainly transports commodities in five primary industries; agriculture, automotive, chemical, energy, and industrial. These customers look for competitive pricing, on time delivery, and good customer service. In order to be successful in this industry, a railroad must have the resources to serve all the needs of these customers. Since...
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...GAC012 Assessment 3: Project – Written Report The Skeleton of Buildings -- Deformed Steel Bar Student’s Name: Cherish Zhang Student ID #: WSH25059 Teacher: Joel Baker Due Date: 20 September 2013 Word Count: 1103 Table of Contents Executive summary1 1.0 Introduction2 1.1 Objectives of research2 1.2 Context2 1.3 Background2 1.4 Thesis a statement3 2.0 Methods3 2.1 Data collection methods3 2.2 Addressing the research objectives4 3.0 Findings4 3.1 Key competitor 4 3.2 SWTO analysis and marketing mixes 4 3.3 Summary of findings6 4.0 Discussion7 4.1 Findings interpretation7 4.2 Effectiveness of the research7 5.0 Conclusions and Recommendations8 5.1 Preferred marketing mix for the Rebar8 5.2 Competitive edge9 Reference 10 Appendices11 Executive summary Real estate becomes the hot business in China; also, it means the business market is very popular. However, thousands of building based on structures, the Deformed Steel Bar is regarded the most important part in steels, it becomes the objectives of this research. This report was to find out people prefer buy Rebar in Egang or Wugang and why. Field survey, interviewing and internet sites were adopted in this research. It is found that the service and the percent of pass are the vital factors determine the consumers’ choice. So two marketing mixes (MM1 and MM2) were made based on them. With the low price, promised the percent of pass and the good service...
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...2014 Cost Reduction in Logistics Operations Vijay Ramamoorthy Roll No: 173 PGDM, Batch 19 A Project Report on “COST REDUCTION IN LOGISTICS OPERATIONS” A Project Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT (PGDM) Submitted by: Vijay Ramamoorthy PGDM, Roll No. 173, 19th Batch (2013-2015) Submitted on 01st July, 2014 Under the guidance of Mr. P. Meenakshi Sundaram Project guide (Deputy Manager, Logistics, CavinKare) XIME Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship Electronics City-Phase II, Bangalore-560100 Summer Internship Report 1|Page ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The 8 weeks of internship at CavinKare has been an enriching experience in terms of learning and application of theory into practice. The real time experience that I have received is something which cannot be emulated in a class room scenario and will be highly helpful for my professional growth. It has been a fruitful, exciting and value-adding exercise for me. It bears the imprint of many people, and I wish to express my sincere gratitude towards all those who made it possible. First, I would like to express my earnest appreciation and gratitude towards our President, Professor J. Philip, President, XIME for conceptualizing the summer training program. I would like to thank our Senior Dean, Mr. S.D.Tyagaraj for implementing the concept of summer training program. I am grateful to Mr. John Ben, my project guide, for guiding...
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...signaling system MIS and LRDSS(Long Range Decision Support System) for investment optimization FOIS - Freight Operations Information System Comprehensive Payroll Processing System Vigilance software system Material Management Information System for P-way Comprehensive Accounting & Transaction System 2. CRM/PRS Online Ticket Booking Online Train Status Cell/Landline Rail Reservation Unreserved Ticketing System E-Payment of Freight 3. CONCERT Country Wide Network of Computerized Enhanced Reservation and Ticketing Integrates five Regional Reservation Centers into National PRS Grid Performs reservations for over 8.82 Lakh seats &Berths daily ( Peak rush -10.16 lakh) More than 4250 reservation terminals at more than 1200 locations Judicious mix local autonomy with uniformity of business rules. Very complex Business transactions - Handles Reservations, Modifications, Cancellations/ Refunds Comprehensive functionality 4. FOIS Freight Operations Information System An on line real time system for management and control of freight traffic Instant access to information regarding status of consignments in transit, for just in time inventory Assists in Asset Tracking, Asset Planning Performance Monitoring , to optimize Asset utilization Functions Using HR – Payroll GRP/Security – Vigilance Freight Dept – FOIS Accounting - Comprehensive Accounting & Transaction System Signaling – Control System...
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...1. INTRODUCTION Railways were first introduced to India in 1853. By 1947, the year of India's independence, there were forty-two rail systems. In 1951 the systems were nationalized as one unit, becoming one of the largest networks in the world. Indian Railways operates both long distance and suburban rail systems. [pic][pic] Fig: Shows the top railways network in world Indian railway is one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting 17 million passengers and more than 2 million tons of goods daily. IR is the world's largest commercial, with more than 1.6 million employees. The railways traverse the length and breadth of the country; the routes cover a total length of more than 63,327 km (39,500 miles). As of 2008, IR owned about 225,000 wagons, 45,000 coaches and 8,300 engines and ran more than 18,000 trains daily, including about 8,984 passenger trains and 9,387 goods trains. Annually it carries some 4.83 billion passengers and 492 million tons of goods. Of the 11 million passengers who climb aboard one of 8,984 trains each day, about 550,000 have reserved accommodations. Their journeys can start in any part of India and end in any other part, with travel times as long as 48 hours and distances up to several thousand kilometers. The challenge is to provide a reservation system that can support such a huge scale of operations — regardless of whether it's measured by kilometers, passenger numbers, routing complexity...
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...Logistics Sector Present situation and way forward January 2012 www.deloitte.com/in 2 Contents About Deloitte About ICC Overview I. Challenges faced by the Logistics industry in India II. Impact of challenges faced III. The way forward Bibliography Websites Contacts 4 5 6 8 13 14 16 18 19 Logistics Sector Present situation and way forward 3 About Deloitte Deloitte is one of the largest professional services organizations in the world with a worldwide presence of over 182,000 professionals in over 150 countries, with $28.8 billion in annual revenue (FY11). Deloitte’s global presence is highlighted below. the right combination of local insight and international expertise. Deloitte in India provides a full range of management consulting, financial advisory services, Accounting, Tax and IT solutions delivery to clients, tailored to Deloitte: Global network - 150 countries : 182,000 people Europe 297 offices in 47 countries Key Offices: London, Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Dusseldorf, Madrid, Moscow, Prague Asia Pacific 113 offices in 26 countries Key Offices: Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia North America 131 offices 2 countries Key Offices: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Toronto, Montreal South America 69 offices in 28 countries Key Offices: Sao Paulo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas Africa & Middle East 46 offices in 35 countries Key Offices: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kenya, Tel Aviv India 15000 Professionals...
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...Turn Around of Indian Railways Micro Economics Assignment Contents Railways 3 Indian Railways 3 Causes for decline in performance 3 Diagnostics, Recommendations and Initiatives taken by Indian Railways 4 Outcome 5 Domain Analysis 7 Passengers Domain 7 Freight Domain 7 Other Domains 10 Parcel and Catering Services 10 Monopoly of Indian Railways – A welfare maximization firm 13 Revenue Maximization 14 Freight 14 Passenger 14 Others 14 Price Discrimination 15 First Level Price Discrimination 15 Second Level Price Discrimination 15 Third Level Price Discrimination 15 Auctions Applied in IR 16 Sealed first-price auction in Parcel Service: 16 Reverse Auction in Catering Service: 16 Railways Railways is a rising industry not just in India but in many parts of the world. Railways went out of business in the West from the 1960s to 1990s due to its inability to respond to competition from road and air traffic systems. Since railways are large entities serving vast and expansive areas it is often believed that they are unable to adapt to changes in the environment. For decades the only news about rail systems was about their decline. This decline has been halted and reversed in many parts of the world. Railways are resurging based on new ideas (e.g. high speed trains), environmental friendliness, new customer oriented services and new attitudes all over the world. Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is the largest railway network in...
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...Introduction Expo Freight LTD (EFL) was founded in 1982 and has emerged as Sri Lanka's leading provider of freight forwarding solutions and supply chain management solutions. Their outstanding success and wide customer acceptance as a reliable provider of world class logistics support has enabled the EXPO GROUP to venture into overseas markets with a strong focus on the Indian Sub-Continent and the Sub Saharan regions where its expertise and experience are widely recognized. Expo Group is already strongly positioned in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritius and Madagascar, whilst it's more recent ventures in the U.A.E, South Africa, Kenya, Nepal, Vietnam and Tanzania are well on their way to become part of its success story. Expo Group has ventured into diverse fields of export and import operations, freight forwarding & logistics, airlines GSAs, flight Operations, travelling and etc. The Group draws its strength from a remarkable combination of factors consisting of high customer service standards, business ethics and a committed workforce - all of which contribute to the continued development and growth of the business. As the first overseas office of Expo Group, Expo Group Bangladesh Ltd started its operations in 1992 and has been providing logistics and freight management solutions for importers and exporters worldwide since then. Expo Group belongs to an active group of companies, involved in a wide range of business which includes exports, imports, travel agency,...
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...available 14 Conclusion 15 Reference; 16 Declaration Of Originality: 17 Marking Scheme 18 INTRODUCTION www.ups.com United Parcel Service, or typically known as UPS, is an American package delivery company which was formed in 1907 by Jim Casey. The main company is located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States. Overtime the company’s service has expanded so much that it has become the leading global supply chain management with the capability of delivering 15 million packages per day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries around the world. Purchasing UPS' own airline in 1981 was a big milestone for the company which enabled them to reach more destinations and expand their services globally. Including air freight, UPS use different modes of transportation like sea, road, rail transport. And UPS has taken information technology to their advantage by introducing their own website (www.ups.com) and also giving the opportunity for customers to track the destination of their parcels online and various other services which are offered online and also in the UPS stores. It had been recorded that UPS online tracking requests had reached 6.5 million in a single day. Tracking a parcel has also become much more convenient...
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...exercises Exercise 8-1 Perpetual and periodic inventory systems compared ( LO8-1 Text: E 8-4 The following information is available for the Kleinschmidt Corporation for 2013: Beginning inventory $112,000 Merchandise purchases (on account) 265,000 Freight charges on purchases (on account) 16,000 Merchandise returned to supplier (for credit) 6,000 Ending inventory 123,000 Sales (on account) 350,000 Cost of merchandise sold 264,000 Required: Applying both a perpetual and a periodic inventory system, prepare the journal entries that summarize the transactions that created these balances. Include all end-of-period adjusting entries indicated. [pic] [pic] Exercise 8-2 Goods in transit; consignment ( LO8-2 Text: E 8-7 The December 31, 2013, year-end inventory balance of the Delphi Printing Company is $317,000. You have been asked to review the following transactions to determine if they have been correctly recorded. 1. Materials purchased from a supplier and shipped to Delphi f.o.b. destination on December 28, 2013, were received on January 2, 2014. The invoice cost of $50,000 is not included in the preliminary inventory balance. 2. At year-end, Delphi had $12,000 of merchandise on consignment from the Harvey Company. This merchandise is included in the preliminary inventory balance. 3. On December 29, merchandise costing $17,000 was shipped to a customer f.o.b. shipping point and arrived at the customer’s...
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