Freight

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    Incoterms

    (international commercial terms) - CFR – Cost and Freight - the exporter must deliver the goods at the port of destination selected by the importer. Transport expenses are thus the responsibility of the exporter. The importer bears the expenses of insurance and unloading of the goods. Utilization of this term obliges the exporter to offload the goods for export, and to use only sea and inland waterway transportation. - CIF – Cost, Insurance and Freight – modality equivalent to CFR, except that the insurance

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    Dakota Case Study

    percentage for the service with hopes of improving margins in its highly competitive business. Products are priced to its end-use customers by first marking up the purchased product cost by about 15% to cover the cost of warehousing, distribution, and freight. Then it adds another markup for general and selling expenses as well as for profit. Pricing is adjusted according to relationship and competitive situations. In the year 1999, Dakota has introduced electronic data interchange (EDI) and a new

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    Plan for International Trade

    aircraft and 2 ocean vessels that go to Japan. There are many types of aircraft which go to Japan from Australia, two of these are: * Airbus a330-300 Range: 11,750 km Overall length: 63.96 m Height: 16.83 m Max Payload: 45.9 tonnes Freight Capacity: LD3 capacity under floor: 32 Max pallet number under floor: 9+5 LD3 Bulk hold volume: 19.7 m3 Total volume (Bulk loading): 162.8 m3 * Boeing 777-300ER Range: 14,340 km Overall length: 73.9 m Height: 19.7 m Cargo door

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    Mis in Railways

    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

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    Fedex Case Study

    Three of the four smaller sections relate to air freight. Emergency – service with maximum speed and the highest priced. Rush – Generally next-day delivery and somewhat price sensitive Routine air – the largest airfreight category and very price conscientious Routine – the largest of the four freight categories and the most price sensitive. Of the four categories listed above the routine category is the only one that handled mostly surface freight transportation In exhibit 1 shown below the three

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    The Pros And Cons Of Railroads

    Johnny Hockett hopped his first freight train at seven years of age. He is currently thirty five and has lived on countless trains and hopped on many more than that. “When I was just a young boy,” Hockett recalls, “most cars contained agriculture related items.”” He used to stay in hostels but now said they are hard to find. He told me about the life of a freight train rider. The secret is the grain car. “There is a little room you can get into from the outside, it’s a great place to sleep.” Hockett

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    Acme Pump Case

    Scranton, Pennsylvania: * Negotiated Previously: One-way truckload rate of $4 per mile and a 45% discount off of class rates with a regional LTL carrier. A Fuel Surcharge of 20% was negotiated for both LTL and TL Shipments. Suppliers/Inbound Freight: Richmond, Virginia * Pumps consist of a casting and a few internal components and an electric motor * Raw pump castings that are purchased from suppliers are made of iron and shipped LTL class 60 * Many of the internal components are

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    What Are the Subject Matter of Marine Insurance?

    and arrest by foreign naval power. The insurance which protects the ship owner against the loss of ship is known as hull insurance. III. Freight Insurance: The ship owner losses the freight when cargo pays freight at the time of shipment of goods and goods do not reach the port of destination. The ship owner guards against possible loss of freight by freight insurance. IV. Liability Insurance: Liability Insurance is one in which the insurer undertakes to indemnify against the loss which the insured

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    Case Analysis of Exel Case

    MSAS and Exel Logistics. The merger also boosted Exel plc’s business in both freight management (FM) and contract logistics (CL). In 2003, Exel plc ranked the 1st in contract logistics area and the 5th in freight management area. At the same time, Exel plc was the largest provider of both freight management and contract logistics, which enables Exel plc to serve its customer from manufacture to store. Also in 2003, freight management industry and contract logistic industry totally worth 270 billion

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    Logistics-Ups

    2012 Denise M. Capalbo Logistics 6/23/2012 2012 Denise M. Capalbo Logistics 6/23/2012 The hearts demonstrate our passion for our work and our customers’ passion for their businesses The We ♥ Logistics communications platform features 11 hearts – one universal and 10 illustrative. Each heart helps us tell the story of how UPS is logistics. The universal heart represents everything we do, while the illustrative hearts further educate customers and potential customers on how

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