Geographic Specialization Cameroon Highland is the one of the geographic specialization and strategic in Malaysia. It has been named from William Cameron, a British surveyor at 1885. Forty years later, at 1925, the British naturalist administrator wanted to do the Cameroon Highland become a hill station and the development was been formed. The first road has been constructing from Tapah to the Cameroon highland and finish on 1931. After the road has been finished, more settler and investor come
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icenses for joint venture with foreign companies is easily obtained. - Rapidly growing number of institutional investors in 1989 Market for LCV in India - 1951 : 11% transported by road (others is either by rail or water) - 1986 : transport by road had grown to 50% - 2001 projection: 62% transported by road - Since rail roads were slower and air freight is limited due to terrorrism bombing, demand on CV rise. - 2 tonnes and 3.5 tonnes LCV were produced Five Forces
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An Abandoned House It was a hot, summer's day as I walked on the dirt road with only silence along my side. As I continued on the road I discovered it led to an old abandoned house. I couldn't help but stop for a few minutes and look at the details of the huge, strange shaped house. I noticed that it had been a long time since anybody even took a look at the house. The old house was left to die, alone, with no one to care. The paint was peeling, the windows were broken and the shingles had been
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Shipping news: the implications of 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
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MERCHANT MARINE ACT OF 1920 (THE JONES ACT) Source: Cornell University Law School, Legal Information Institute, United States Code: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46a/usc_sec_46a_00000883----000-.html OVERVIEW: U.S. CODE 46 TITLE 46, APPENDIX App. > CHAPTER 24 CHAPTER 24—MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920 * § 861. Purpose and policy of United States * § 864a. Purchase allowance in sale of vessels for cost of putting vessels in class * § 864b. Elements considered in sale
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The macro approach that locates a warehouse or distribution center at a point that minimizes transportation costs for products moving between a manufacturing plant and the markets, and is relatively simplistic: | 1. | Hoover's model | | 2. | center of gravity approach* | | 3. | none of these are macro location approaches | | 4. | Weber's model | | 5. | Von Thunen's model | Which is true regarding the facility/supply chain network design decision? | a. | generally, qualitative
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implemented in order to reduce the amount of free space in its transportation and storage. Transporting their goods in flat packs allowed IKEA use their space more efficiently and therefore cut down on their costs in contrast to their competitors who transport assembled furniture. Although the company focuses on producing affordable furniture they do not compromise the quality of the goods when designing them. In order to manage their supply chain, IKEA divided their corporate structure into different
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Background: Traffic congestion is not a new problem. The number of automobiles and trucks have been increased during the last few decades after the car boom period. So there was an urgent need for constructing more highways and bridges , improving traffic-signal controllers, making changeable highway signs, rerouting rush hour traffic, creating traffic-control centers that monitor and display the overall traffic conditions, using preplanned alternative traffic solutions based on repeated daily
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goods is obviously by cargo transport, causing heavy traffic, accidents on the road and polluting the environment. This scaring facts made the producers to invest the new more efficient and safe way of delivery, including trains, boats and pipelines. Smart move here is to be closer to the spenders, so maybe the allocation of their factories will do the trick. The producers will be closer to the consumers, using the near motorways for more faster and efficient transport. With
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(Incoterm) INternational COmmercial Term By Prasad Shetty WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY INCOTERMS? The INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms) is a universally recognized set of definitions. international trade terms, developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Paris, It defines the trade contract responsibilities and liabilities between buyer and seller. Why are they Important? • The most complex & important tool of international trade is language. Small changes in wording can have
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