...increasing the number of customers. Each of these strengths makes them stand out from their competitors and allows them to satisfy their customer’s needs. UPS offers all kinds of services like air, ground, domestic, commercial, international, and residential. They are mainly known for ground shipping because that is their most used service. Ground shipping is used in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and is the most cost-effective service they have. International services allow you to choose from the best available flights (UPS Express Critical), 1-3 business days (UPS Worldwide Express/Plus, Saver), or 2-5 business days (UPS Worldwide Expedited). Air freight shipping allows you to meet your shipping deadlines with decent air rates. They also have a supply chain service (freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and returns management) which helps improve the efficiency of the supply chain management process. Their freight forwarding service is the largest U.S domestic air freight carrier. UPS is mainly a ground-shipping company and being the second largest air carrier is a bonus for them. They offer a guaranteed and a non-guaranteed global air freight service that allows you to choose shipping times ranging from next day delivery to five day delivery. Also, they provide you with an online service that helps figure out what your air freight rate might be and create your shipments. This service also allows you to track your freight movements as it is being shipped or access a full view...
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...International Business Management Presented by Taiyiba Mufti Maria Salman Ahsan Zaidi Ibrahim Tanveer Hina Amjad Sana Nadeem Ali Amer Mahira Anwar Abbasi INCO TERM ASSIGNMENT We selected Alibaba.com as the platform to approach the international supplier, and the product of choice was electrical scooter. We demanded that a quote for a quantity of hundred scooters be provided and freight terms be discussed as well. To demand this quote we did not specifically use any inco-terms, we simply asked them to apprise us of the terms of transaction and freight details (Appendix A). In turn the reply came to us in form of an email with the quote as an attachment. (Appendix B) The following inco-terms were used by the suppliers in the quote. FOB: Free ON Board The seller pays for the all costs of transportation of goods to the port of shipment and the transfer of goods on board the vessel designated by the buyer. FCL: Full Container Load It is a term of ocean freight; it suggests that the container used for transportation is exclusively utilized by one importer/ exporter. It can also imply that the supplier has packaged and loaded the goods into a container provided by a forwarder before delivering to the cargo terminal. It does not necessarily mean that the container will be utilized to its maximum capacity. HQ: High cube container With this type of container you gain the advantage of an added foot as compared to a standard container. EXW: Ex Works The seller only bears charges...
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...A great strategy used by Blue Nile is the offering of a wide array of products; a great strategy to take advantage of the e- market. Nevertheless, many customers will buy online because the products are less pricy, and often times the collection of goods is larger, and products can be shipped directly to their households. What its more, less expensive items tend have lower shipping and handling, which it’s always a great incentive for any online shopper. Conclusion Technological changes and increasingly aggressive use of information systems by businesses have several consequences. Technology affects individuals, their jobs, educational systems, governments, and society as a whole. Although computers and MIS contribute a lot to business and e-commerce, managers need to understand how businesses, technology, and society interact. Dealing with changes in privacy and security threats are increasingly important to managing a company. Evaluating changes in society also gives a manager an advantage in the marketplace. As citizens, managers should be aware of the negative and positive effects of technology. In particular, changes in technology can often lead to changes in political power and control. As a manager and a citizen, you are obligated to make ethical decisions and to understand the consequences of your actions. Increasing dependence on technology brings with it new threats to the security of the firm. Managers need to recognize and evaluate these threats and understand...
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...has more than forty shipping lines which make about 3100 ship calls every year. The port provides shipping services to major ports all over the world. The port is made up of 34 berths at five different docks, two major piers and river wharves. The ports purpose built international container terminals handle a variety of cargoes including motor vehicles, consumer goods, various materials and agricultural goods. The port on average handles over $1.8billion worth of cargo. The ports logistics network extends across south eastern Australia. The port offers access to the State’s major road and rail networks for further logistics requirements. The Dynon Port Rail Link provides 24 hour rail access for containers arriving or need to be transported to the port. The port provides access to South Australia, Western Australia, regional NSW and all across the east coast of mainland Australia. The port provides 24 hour commercial shipping control, quarantine and customs services, provision and maintenance of navigational aids for commercial shipping and strategic planning for the future of commercial shipping needs. The port also provides a crucial service for the transfer of containers between the sea and land. The Port of Melbourne manages port activities in order to facilitate the effective landside movement of cargo for owners and operators of Container Company’s. The Port of Melbourne provides a variety of container logistics services including: * Shipping * Pilotage *...
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...recognize its revenue using FOB shipping point or FOB destination. Suggested Solution 1) FOB Destination shipping term * The truck accident had no impact on company’s third quarter financial results. * The truck left Manitoba on Sep 30, which was too late to reach Distributor’s North Carolina facility prior the end of the quarter. * Biovail could not have recognized revenue resulting from the shipment regardless of the accident. 2) From David Maris view, Biovail should not be able to record revenue from the sale of drugs in the truck in the third quarter. 3) Refer to page 2 from the 4th and 5th paragraph, it has been mentioned there has been a disagreement on the FOB contract structure which could lead to a trace back to an attempt by personnel in Biovail to setup an accounting fraud scheme from the truck accident. From Biovail most recent filing with US SEC stated that they recognized product sales revenue when the product was shipped to the customer provided that the firm had not retained any significant risk of ownerships or future obligations with the respect to the product shipped. Recommendation * Biovail should have their own code of ethics that can be used as a guideline by their employees * To ensure their sustainability, Biovail should avoid overestimate of products and overstating revenue. * Their employees, especially who are related to financial department, should well-understood about the FOB shipping point and FOB destination to...
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...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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...REPORT ON HEURISTICS SOLUTION FOR COMPLEX CHEMICAL CARGOES Contents CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION 5 1.1 Background 5 CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.1 Classification Scheme 7 2.2 Modes of shipping 7 CHAPTER 3 - APPLICATION AND MODEL 9 3.1 Description of the project 9 3.2 Objective of this project 10 3.3 Model Formulation 11 3.4 Mixed-integer Linear Programming Formulation 14 CHAPTER 4 - SOLUTION ALGORITHM 15 4.1 Problem complexity 15 4.2 Heuristic Algorithm 15 4.3 Test case 18 CHAPTER 5 - COMPUTATIONAL RESULT 21 CHAPTER 6 - CONCLUSION 24 6.1 Conclusion and Recommendation 24 6.2 Future Research 24 REFERENCES 26 APPENDIX B – Various ship routing and scheduling problem 29 APPENDIX C – Basic notation for this project 33 CHAPTER 1- INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background Logistics plays an integral role in companies dealing with tangible goods, both finished and semi-finished products. This ranges from electronic products to computer software and even liquid chemicals. Companies need to ensure their products reach their customers in the right quantity, at the right time and the lowest cost to maximize their profits. Logistics component of a company’s operation can be kept in house, if it is considered a key function; otherwise can be out sourced to an established logistics company, such as Federal Express (FedEx). Goods can be delivered via air, sea or land freight. Long distance deliveries use mainly air or sea fright, with land fright...
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...were spending almost $17 billion to ship items. Shipment volumes had increased 15-20% every year over the last ten years too. The three main shipping companies at this time were Federal Express, UPS, and Airborne Express. Airborne Express was the third largest shipping company during this time. Compared to UPS and Federal Express, Airbone needed to focus on the importance of service and speedy delivery to grow. Because the express shipping industry began to attract more business, UPS and Federal Express began a pricing war, resulting in Airborne’s ability to gain margins. Airborne Express was able to produce profits during this time by using its own sources of competitive advantage: 1. Continue to service companies who needed to ship large volumes of urgent item materials. 2. Less automation and more employees for sorting, allowing the company to hire more part time employees instead of full time. 3. Shipping was mainly in metropolitan areas, which allowed them to concentrate on afternoon deliveries or second day deliveries. 4. Allowed other companies to release new technology for the field and then would order the devices for Airborne, rather than paying for R&D up front. 5. Reduced operating costs by: owning its own airport to ship the items for customers, as well as utilizing older aircraft for shipping, no retail centers to maintain, and had outsourced to private couriers to deliver packages. Because of their competitive advantage areas, Airborne...
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...unlike the bar code technology, RFID removes the need to have straight line contact like the bar code requires. TH RFID can scan from distances as far as 100 feet. The hardware consists of an antenna and a transceiver. Both of these hardware’s read and delivers the information to a processing device. This streamlines the tracking process throughout the ordering and shipping process. Sales department fills the order and enters the data into the billing and shipping system. At this point the order goes on to the customer shipping department where it is processed for shipment and then loaded on to the delivery truck. All of the items shipped on a daily basis are updated by time and date, and truck number the order has been shipped on. Several benefits come from an RFID system. The enhancement of the supply chain visibility will deliver more efficiency, speed, and allows for tracking products throughout the shipment process. In addition, reducing costs due to efficient waste management. The RFID has many different uses for organizations such as pallet scanning or product shipment containers to speed the shipping process. http://www.exforsys.com/tutorials/supply-chain/can-rfid-help-your-supply-chain.html...
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...business. This is the beauty of shipbroking. Shipbroker don’t need any formal qualifications nor do they need industry accreditation. Also there are low barriers to entry. This is so important. Moreover shipbrokers usually earn 1.25 percent of the total freight bill. So if 50.000 mt of steels from the black sea to China gets fixed at usd 35 per tonne. The total freight bill is usd 1.75 million. 1.25 percent of 1.75 million is usd 21,875 dollars in comission to the broker. Economy in shipping industry Strong global economic growth and favorable geographical distribution have more than doubled the tonnage demand growthnrate from the 1990s to this decade: from 3 percent to 6.5 percent. Our estimate for 2007 is as high as 9 percent. The principal shipping and shipbroking centres are London, New York and Singapore. Tokyo has a longstanding tradition in shipping/shipbroking, which is now more focussed on Japanese domestic trade. Other places continue to develop in international shipping services, such as: Hong Kong, Shanghai, Delhi and Mumbai; Copenhagen, Geneva, Genoa, Hamburg, Oslo, Paris and Piraeus in Europe; and in North America, Connecticut, Houston and Montreal are important shipbroking centres Why...
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...Case Problem: Stateline Shipping and Transport Company Assignment #4 Case Problem: Stateline Shipping and Transport Company MAT540: Quantitative Methods Vargha Azad 09/08/13 In Excel, or other suitable program, develop a model for shipping the waste directly from the 6 plants to the 3 waste disposal sites. Solve the model you developed in #1 (above) and clearly describe the results. In Excel, or other suitable program. Develop a transshipment model in which each of the plants and disposal sites can be used as intermediate points. 6 Plants labeled 1 through 6, 3 waste facilities labeled A through C Objective function: Minimize Z = 1A(12) + 1B(15) + 1C(17) + 2A(14) + 2B(9) + 2C(10) + 3A(13) + 3B(20) + 3C(11) + 4A(17) + 4B(16) + 4C(19) + 5A(7) + 5B(14) + 5C(12) + 6A(22) + 6B(16) + 6C(18); Subject to: 1A + 1B + 1C = 35 2A + 2B + 2C = 26 3A + 3B + 3C = 42 4A + 4B + 4C = 53 5A + 5B + 5C = 29 6A + 6B + 6C = 38 1A + 2A + 3A + 4A + 5A + 6A ≤ 65 1B + 2B + 3B + 4B + 5B + 6B ≤ 80 1C + 2C + 3C + 4C + 5C + 6C ≤ 105 All Combinations ≥ 0 Solver add-on solution in MS Excel yielded the following results: 35 bbl of wastes shipped from Kingsport to Whitewater, 26 bbl of waste shipped from Danville to Duras, 42 bbl of wastes shipped from Macon to Duras, 1 bbl of wastes shipped from Selma to Whitewater, 52 bbl of wastes shipped from Selma to Los Canos, 29 bbl of wastes shipped from...
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... Poison Gas 2.3, Dangerous when wet 4.3,explosives1.3, explosives1.2, explosives1.1. Where must you keep shipping papers describing hazardous materials? In a pouch on the drivers door, or in clear view with in immediate reach while the seat belt is fastened while driving, On the drivers seat when out of the vehicle Drivers placard their vehicle to Blank the risk. communicate Your load includes 20 pounds of Division 2.3 gas and 1,001 pounds of flammable gas. What placards do you need, if any? None, you cannot load these materials together Should the floor liner required for Division 1.1 or 1.2 Explosives A be stainless steel? NO Name a hazard class that uses transport indexes to determine the amount that can be loaded in a single vehicle? Class 7 Radioactive materials What is the Emergency Response Guide, ERG? A guidebook for firefighters, police, and industry workers on how to protect themselves and the public from hazardous materials. A guidebook for truck drivers, dock workers, and shippers on how to protect themselves and the public from hazardous materials. Shippers package in order to Blank the material contain Around which hazard classes must you never smoke? EXPLOSIVES,FLAMMABLE GAS,OXIDIZERS,FLAMMABLE SOLIDS,FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS A hazardous materials identification number must appear on the Blank and on the Blank. shipping papers and package When may non-hazardous materials be described by hazard class words or identification numbers...
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...A PROJECT REPORT ON Export-Import Process & Documentation towards B2B FOR Hindustan Cargo Ltd. MASTER OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (MMS) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI SUBMITTED TO MAHATMA EDUCATION SOCIETY’S PILLAIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND RESEARCH NEW PANVEL UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Chndrakumar P. Mutha SUBMITTED BY Aditya Ajit Jadhav (2012-2014) Roll No. 139 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Life of human beings is full of interactions. No one is self-sufficient by himself whenever anyone is doing some serious and important work a lot of help from the people concerned is needed 84 one less specially obliged towards them. I cannot forget acknowledging them in few words as without the guidance & co-ordination of them in my project report would not have been possible. A large number of individual contributed to this project. I am thankful to all of them for their help and encouragement. My writing in this project report has also been influenced by a number of website and standard textbooks. As far as possible, they have been fully acknowledged at the appropriate place .1 express my gratitude to all of them. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Chandrakumar Mutha, Accounts Head of Hindustan Cargo Ltd. Navi Mumbai Branch for giving me an opportunity to work on this project. I must also thank the management of Hindustan Cargo Ltd. to provide excellent opportunity and environment to be able to pull my project through. Cooperation of the staff is also...
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...and know how to build good trust, confidence, and relationship with her customer. They must maintain communication, control and manage through all the stages of the shipping in negotiating handling cost, transportation as well as contract. For example a customer that is relocating and want to ship all his property, I must be able to negotiate with the customer professionally with handling cost and other charged fee. During the shipping I must establish communication and every phase of the shipping. Regulation: there are different rules that govern movement of goods from one point to another depending on the type and class of goods being ship and the mode of transporting the goods. So a freight forwarder must know all this regulations like custom regulation, terms of trade, political situation, transportation law and legal liability. For example shipping dangerous equipment to another country, you must know if your company is licensed to carry such and also know the regulation of bringing such equipment to the orignor. Information Technology: In today’s world, freight forwarders cannot do without computer system. They need this for making quotation, electronic data exchange (EDI), also make use of e-commerce and satellite system to track real timing goods at each stage of shipping. For example if am shipping I can track the movement of my goods should in case it was diverted and they pass another route from the expected...
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