CONTENTS 1. MEANING-PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION 2. A SYSTEM APPROACH (COMPONENTS) 3. COMPONENTS :- TRANSPORTATION i. MEANING ii. FUNCTIONS iii. MODES – MEANING,FEATURES,ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES * ROAD * RAIL * WATER * AIR PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION MEANING: Physical distribution is the set of activities concerned with efficient movement of finished goods from the end of the production operation to the consumer. Physical distribution
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Week #1 Assignment Meli Marine Case Study Jess F. The attractiveness of the container shipping industry is influenced by many factors and it’s important for carriers to have clear strategies and a distinct position in the market. Some of these factors are positive while others create hesitation for companies to enter or expand within this industry. A key feature which once added to the appeal of this industry was the demand for international shipping. Five years ago when most industries shrunk during
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Introduction Overview of Malaysian Airline System Berhad (MAS) Malaysia Airlines (MAS), the countries’ national carrier was incorporated on 12th October 1937. First known as Malayan Airways Limited (MAL), it was a joint initiative of Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways which proposed to Colonial Straits Settlement government to run an air service between Singapore and Penang. MAL’s first commercial flight was on 2nd April 1947. By the time
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Proceedings of the AABEA Biennial Convention, October 12th, 2002, Washington DC, USA Fiber-optic Telecommunications in the Context of Bangladesh Shabbir A. Bashar*, Member IEEE, Associate Member IEE E-mail: shabbir-bashar@betelco.com Abstract - This paper presents a technical overview of some of the underlying principles of the modern telecommunication technology and the evolution of microwave radio, satellite systems and various optical fiber based infrastructures. Based on the proven superiority
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SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. CASE STUDY 2013 1) Financial data from 2012-2008 | Revenues(b) | Net Income (b) | Load Factor | Trips flown | 2012 | $17.09 | $0.42 | 80.3% | 1,361,558 | 2011 | $15.66 | $0.18 | 80.9% | 1,317,977 | 2010 | $12.10 | $0.46 | 79.3% | 1,114,451 | 2009 | $10.35 | $ 0.099 | 76.0% | 1,125,111 | 2008 | $11.02 | $0.18 | 71.2% | 1,191,151 | 2) Blue Ocean Strategy Blue ocean strategy refers to the creation of a new, uncontested market space by
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An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore’s movie, An Inconvenient Truth, begins with a general description of the process of global warming. Essentially, sunlight enters the earth’s atmosphere (which comparatively is as thick a classroom globe layered with a coat of varnish). The majority of what entered is reflected off of the earth’s surface in the form of UV rays and is projected back into space. A small amount of sunlight is trapped inside of the earth’s atmosphere and helps to heat the earth and keep
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for transmitting data wirelessly – as such, regulators can shape the nature of competition. Competition for market share in the late 1990s was cut-throat in Japan. Deregulation continued apace in Japan and by 1998 a flood of large foreign carriers and equipment manufacturers had entered the fast-growing market as the government lifted the last remaining limitations on foreign investment . Thus the telecom industry was at its peak with a large pool of players wanting
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Solar power as away of providing heat and electrical energy from heat The Sun the heat of the sun is about equivalent to burning a billion trillion tons of coal an hour. Even though only a small fraction of that heat ever reaches the earth it is still more then enough to power the whole world. People seemed to realize the importance of the sun around 30,000 BC. This was when people first started planting crops of wheat. They realized
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treaty with Hitler, attacked Poland from the east. Within a month, Polish resistance collapsed, and Warsaw fell. World War II had begun. In general, the American people did not want to have any part in a European war. They felt protected by great oceans on both sides of the North American continent. And they felt that, in World War I, American boys had fought and bled in France mostly to make fortunes for munitions makers and arms merchants. Moreover, the United States had allowed its armed forces
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Case Study Related to Business Malaysia Airlines (MAS)Facing Challenges in the New Millennium M. Sadiq Sohail, Ph. D• King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals College of Industrial Management Department of Management & Marketing P.O. Box 210, Dhahran-31261 Saudi Arabia E- mail: ssohail@kfupm.edu.sa sadiqsohail@hotmail.com Tel: + 966 3 8601764 Fax: + 9663 8602544 • 1. Formerly at Monash University Malaysia. The author is thankful to Ms. Marianne Visvalingam and Ridhi Jain, both undergraduate
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