...develop a relationship with a freight forwarder, establish manufacturing facilities, create a design cycle, and maintain a level of customer service. It’s a very complicated process and the company is always forecasting what they want to be doing next year at this time. The first step in logistic planning is to develop a relationship with a freight forwarding company like Ceva, Expeditor’s, or UPS. It is a very important decision choosing which company one should partner with to move your freight. We’re talking international freight from the Eastern Hemisphere which is where most of the manufacturing is being done. An organization can set it up for any hemisphere, but that is where most goods are manufactured. This is the Asian block – China, India, Vietnam, Korea and Japan. Different freight forwarders will have shipping lanes they manage and where they’ve partnered with airlines, like Korean or British Airways, American Airlines rates are set based on the current cost of fuel surcharges, generally charged by weight and box size. Organizations have to determine an optimal box size to use when going to the air. Freight forwarders exist because they bring many customers together; shipping freight from the same location of departure to the same location of arrival. They split the freight out to the different customers once it arrives in the United States. Next, is to determine where manufacturing facilities are and how you want to move the freight to the port of departure...
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...Department of Maritime and Logistics Management National Centre for Ports and Shipping Semester 1, 2014 Distance Education/On-campus study (JNB 254) Principles of Freight Forwarding Undergraduate Studies Teaching Team: Lecturer and Unit Coordinator Lecturer (first point of contact) Livingstone Caesar Aust: 0469340820 Intl: (+61) 469340820 dlcaesar@amc.edu.au Consultations by appointment Unit Coordinator: Hilary Pateman Intl: Aust: (03) 6324 9800 (+613) 6324 9800 hilaryh@amc.edu.au Room F99 Unit Outline Contents WELCOME .................................................................................................................... 3 INFORMATION ABOUT THIS UNIT ................................................................................. 4 Unit description ................................................................................................................. 4 Linkage to other units ........................................................................................................ 4 Intended learning outcomes ............................................................................................. 4 Graduate attributes ........................................................................................................... 4 Alterations to the unit as a result of student feedback .................................................... 5 LEARNING RESOURCES .............................................................
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...Role of e-freight in Air Logistics Sean Apolinio Po Emirates Aviation College Aviation foundation programme Air Cargo Acknowledgements I would like to thank my mother, Maria, for her love, support, patience and encouragement to undertake and complete the Aviation Foundation Programme – Air Cargo. I would also like to thank Mr. Hemant, Mr. Baptist, Mr. Rajesh and Mr. John Antonio Miguel for their help and direction with this project. Last but not least, I would like to thank Emirates Aviation College and its group for providing the training to help develop my skill and knowledge. Also special thanks should be given to my student colleagues who helped me in many ways and for making the learning experience explicable. Table of Contents Title Page Page 1 Acknowledgements Page 2 Table of Contents Page 3 Introduction Page 4 Body of the Report Page 5 Conclusion Page 6 Summary Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction The boom of the 21st century has created many breakthroughs in the forms of technology, health, farming, entertainment, transportation, etc., which has made our daily lives a lot simpler, sustainable and efficient. This project reflects an aspect which correlates technology, transportation and environment, and connects them together to make our world better, effective and proficient. The freight and transportation sectors have longed evolved and have reached...
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...PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN INTEGRATED LOGISTICS & SHIPPING MANAGEMENT DECLARATION OF ORIGINAL WORK I, RAJU A/L NALLO (NRIC NO: 810523-10-6053), student Matrix No: PX110511TS619 declare that the project paper title is “A STUDY ON IMPROVING AND CONTROLLING THE RISK OF INJURY TOWARDS EMPLOYEES AND TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF MANUAL HANDLING WORKS IN IKEA HANDEL SDN. BHD.” is the result of my own research except as cited in the references. The project paper has fulfilled the requirements as needed by University Teknologi Malaysia – SPACE. Thank you. Yours sincerely, …………………………. Raju A/l Nallo (NRIC NO: 810523-10-6053) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Praise to mighty God. I have managed to complete this research successfully. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to all individuals who have supported me at every stage of my graduate schooling here at University Technology Malaysia-SPACE. Foremost, I am deeply indebted to my adviser Mr. Soomasundaram for the continuous support during my Diploma study and research, for his patience, motivation, enthusiasm and immense knowledge in the subject. His guidance helped me all the time during my research. I could not have imagined having a better mentor for my Diploma’s program. The stage I have grown today is fully attributed to my adviser without whom I might have encountered many troubles in pursuing my stay at UTMSpace and surely wouldn’t have done this fruitful research and practical experience. I have really enjoyed those long...
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...2014 Young Freight Forwarder of the Year Award Competition Multimodal Transport Operations in Practice: Radioactives and Abnormals From and to South Africa Submitted 29th April 2014 | Page | 1 TABLE OF CONTENT 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 4 2 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 3 INTERNATIONAL TRADE CYCLE – RADIOACTIVE EXPORTS TO NAMIBIA ........................................................................ 7 3.1 3.2 SELLER CONFIRMS ORDER.................................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 BUYER ARRANGES FINANCE ............................................................................................................................................... 7 3.4 BUYER INFORMS FORWARDER OF ORDER.............................................................................................................................. 7 3.5 FORWARDER LIAISES WITH SUPPLIER FOR SHIPMENT ARRANGEMENTS ........................................................................................ 8 3.6 ORIGIN INLAND....................................................................
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...INTRODUCTION Tuong An Co., want to expand its business into India; thus; we need a detail plan to make our penetration into India market. When we do analyze about the Indian cultural and analysis, we find the information that is general in nature, focusing on product categories. Therefore, we will perform the next to parts “Market Audit and Competitive market analysis” and “Preliminary marketing plan”. In part III, “Market Audit and Competitive market analysis”, the data generated in part III are used to determine the extent of adaptation of the company’s marketing mix necessary for successful market entry to the develop the final step, the action plan. This part concludes some evaluations of the products, the description of our market in India. Moreover, we also compare and contrast our “Van Tho” vegetable oil and the competition’s products. We also give some numerous data to easier forecast about this market. In part IV, “Preliminary marketing plan”, we will gather the information from Part I “Cultural analysis” to part III to develop a marketing plan for “Van Tho” vegetable oil in the our target market in India, Mumbai and New Delhi. We would point out the opportunities, threats, strengths, weaknesses to understand what we have and what we have to do next. We also provide the plan of promotion, distribution when we first introduce our “Van Tho” vegetable oil in our target market. Also provided in this paper is other information which is necessary for our plan. This...
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...Executive Summary Many companies are looking for third party logistics providers to help them so they can focus more on their business development. PKT is one of the Malaysia successful third party logistics company. PKT was established and founded by Dato’ Michael Tio’s father in 1974 and they provide freight forwarder services. The company has branches in Malaysia and other countries like Korea and Taiwan. PKT’s head office is located at Shah Alam and it is a large building called “One Logistics Hub”. The warehouse can be separated into The Ship, The Waves and The Lighthouse. Different warehouses have different functions. PKT use different transportation modes to deliver goods to specific destinations, including road, air and sea. Various communication technologies are used to manage and exchange information, such as computerized system, RFID, EDI system and satellite vehicle tracking system. I strongly believe that PKT will successfully achieve its target and expend its marketplace to provide more international trade services. Introduction Inbound logistics refers to the transport, storage and delivery of goods coming into a business. It is the primary process of logistics. The company concentrates, purchase and arranges the flow of raw materials or finished goods from suppliers to manufacturing plants, warehouses and retail shops. Outbound logistic refers to the same for goods going out of a business. It is a process that related to storage and movement of finished...
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...Midlothian, EH22 1FD C hi na Fi le The information in this publication may be reproduced to support SQA qualifications. This publication must not be reproduced for commercial or trade purposes. This material is for use by teaching staff only. do w nl oa de d Publication date: April 2013 Publication code: H2X3 35/ASP001 by ce nt re _3 00 54 m on 10 /1 0/ 20 14 08 :4 0 Introduction This Assessment Support Pack incorporates assessment templates for both Higher National and National Qualifications (other than CfE) and can be used in a variety of ways including, for example: to generate evidence which demonstrates that learners have achieved all Outcomes and Knowledge and/or Skills for the Unit as exemplification of the standard of performance expected of learners achieving the Unit, ie as a benchmark to help centres develop an appropriate assessment for the Unit to give teachers/lecturers/assessors new ideas as a staff development tool Security and confidentiality The information in this publication may be reproduced in support of SQA qualifications. Where the publication includes materials from sources other than SQA (secondary copyright), this material should only be reproduced for the purposes of examination or assessment. If it needs to be reproduced for any other purpose it is the centre’s responsibility to obtain the necessary copyright clearance. SQA’s Support Materials team may be able to direct...
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...OUTLINE FOR AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLAN Please type your plan single-spaced. The first stage in developing an international business plan is to undertake a preliminary country analysis. Presented below are four separate sections to be completed for collection and analysis of market data and preparation of the plan: (1) Analysis: Cultural Environment; (2) Analysis: Economic; (3) Analysis: Market and Competitors; and (4) International Business Plan. The headings in each section are general and intended to provide direction to areas to explore for relevant data. Heading topic area may be emphasize or de-emphasized, depending on the nature of the firm’s product and the country being targeted. Some topic headings are unimportant for some countries and can be ignored. In the material that follows, “product” can refer to products or services. CULTURAL ANALYSIS The data obtained for this section provides vital information to guide development of the business plan and to support managers in understanding specific cultural dimensions of the country. Such information is useful to ensure the firm is effective in both developing the plan and interacting with the target market. Hence the information developed for this section serves a dual purpose both in the early stages of developing the plan and in executing the plan through interactions with country nationals. The information in this section constitute more than simple facts. Managers responsible for developing and executing the plan...
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...services like professional warehousing, distribution and 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) services throughout the Philippines. GAC Philippines Inc. is a newly industrialized country and is a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The company is part of the GAC group, a leading global provider of shipping, logistics, and marine services. These services are constantly being refined and integrated to service their customers' increasing need for competitive solutions: Emphasizing trust, reliability and a strong human touch. GAC Philippines Inc. serves a broad range of diverse services. It belongs to two major industries, namely: Air Delivery & Freight Services, and Shipping. Firstly, Air Delivery & Freight Services is subdivided into four, which are: Ocean Freight, Air Freight, Sea-Air Freight, and Clearing & Forwarding. For several years in the logistics industry, GAC Philippines, Inc. has established its own name as the country’s leading fully integrated transport service provider. GAC Philippines, Inc. is striving to be the premier shipping company in the Philippines. This is possible through creating long-term relationships towards customers and suppliers, and delivering integrated services with the highest levels of quality and service. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1 Company History and Background...............................................................................................1 Services of the Company Services....
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...countertrading C) exporting D) freight forwarding Answer: C Diff: 1 Skill: Concept Objective: 1 2) Small and medium-size enterprises, such as SpinCent as seen in the opening case for chapter 13, account for ________ of all U.S. exporters. A) 38% B) 54% C) 79% D) 97% Answer: D Diff: 1 Learning Outcome: Discuss the roles of exporting, importing, and countertrade in international business Skill: Concept Objective: 1 3) Which of the following best explains why SpinCent decided to export? A) growth opportunities in Asia B) labor demands in the U.S. C) declining tariffs in the EU D) promising market locations in South America Answer: A Diff: 2 Skill: Concept Objective: 1 4) Iverson Products is a U.S. firm that is considering expanding internationally by exporting. Which of the following is the LEAST likely benefit for Iverson? A) boosting marketplace flexibility B) improving economies of scale C) facing lower business risk compared to other foreign market entry options D) requiring fairly few resources Answer: B Diff: 2 Learning Outcome: Discuss the roles of exporting, importing, and countertrade in international business Skill: Application Objective: 1 5) Which of the following transactions refers to the purchase of goods or services produced by a company based in one country from sellers that reside in a different country? A) importing B) countertrading C) exporting D) freight forwarding Answer: A Diff: 1 Skill: Concept Objective:...
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...Midlothian, EH22 1FD C hi na Fi le The information in this publication may be reproduced to support SQA qualifications. This publication must not be reproduced for commercial or trade purposes. This material is for use by teaching staff only. do w nl oa de d Publication date: April 2013 Publication code: H2X3 35/ASP001 by ce nt re _3 00 54 m on 10 /1 0/ 20 14 08 :4 0 Introduction This Assessment Support Pack incorporates assessment templates for both Higher National and National Qualifications (other than CfE) and can be used in a variety of ways including, for example: to generate evidence which demonstrates that learners have achieved all Outcomes and Knowledge and/or Skills for the Unit as exemplification of the standard of performance expected of learners achieving the Unit, ie as a benchmark to help centres develop an appropriate assessment for the Unit to give teachers/lecturers/assessors new ideas as a staff development tool Security and confidentiality The information in this publication may be reproduced in support of SQA qualifications. Where the publication includes materials from sources other than SQA (secondary copyright), this material should only be reproduced for the purposes of examination or assessment. If it needs to be reproduced for any other purpose it is the centre’s responsibility to obtain the necessary copyright clearance. SQA’s Support Materials team may be able to direct...
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...Road, Anytown AN1 1CV Telephone: 01632 960 941; Mobile: 07700 900 935; Fax: 01632 960 316 Email: natalieshah@example.com PROFESSIONAL PROFILE ➢ A versatile and results-oriented professional who specialises in sourcing and buying products from UK and overseas markets requiring strong supplier relationships ➢ Familiar with all aspects of the consumer electronics market with particular emphasis on buying, marketing and e-commerce ➢ Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and negotiate concisely and articulately at all levels ➢ Attentive to detail with a practical approach to problem solving and the organisation required to ensure that deadlines, budgets and objectives are achieved ➢ Enjoys being part of a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurised and challenging working environments OBJECTIVE Currently looking for a new and challenging position within the corporate sector, one which will make best use of existing skills and experience acquired in privately owned companies while enabling further personal and professional development. CAREER SUMMARY 2005–date FAR EAST MANAGER, ABC Group LTD • Headhunted by the Chairman of the small family company specialising in the wholesale of consumer electronics products in the UK • Tasked with the sole running and development of the company’s interest in the China market, importing health food supplements, with full P&L and stockholding...
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...1.0 INTRODUCTION Corporate governance generally refers to the set of mechanisms that influence the decisions made by managers when there is a separation of ownership and control.[1] It therefore refers to the manner in which the power of a corporation is exercised in the stewardship of the corporation’s total portfolio of assets and resources with the objective of maintaining and increasing shareholders value and satisfaction of other stakeholders in the context of its corporate mission.[2] It involves a set of relationships between a company’s management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders. Corporate Governance mainly deals with prevention and mitigation of the conflict of interest of stakeholders[3] through processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions which have an impact on the way a company is controlled.[4] The 1992 Report of the Committee on the Financial Aspects of Corporate Governance (section 2.5), known as the Cadbury Report, describes corporate governance as the system by which companies are directed and controlled. Corporate governance is the direction and control of an organization for the benefit of its stakeholders. While ‘corporate governance’ primarily refers to organizations with commercial and business operations, in particular limited companies, we use the term in its widest sense and apply it to all types of organization in the private and public sectors. The underlying principle for corporate governance is preclusion or palliation...
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...A Resources-Based View of Competitive Advantage at The Port of Singapore Singapore has important natural resources include its large protected harbor, its location in major trade routes (Singapore is located where the ship traffic between Europe and South East Asia and the US West Coast and South East Asia must pass) , and the skills of its well-educated workforce. As shipping became containerized, a port required massive infrastucture development like berths, cranes, trucks, storage, and so on. In 1972 Singapore open its first container berth and in 1997 the Port of Singapore Authority was privatized and its name was changed to PSA Corpration eventhough the Singapore government still own 100% of the shares in this company. Moreover, Singapore was named as the best container port in Asia for the 14th time and thebest seaport for the 15th time in 2004 by the Asian freight industry. Performance Data Singapore is the busiest port in the world in terms of shipping tonnage and compares quite favorably on metrics of port operation. At any one time, there were more than 800 ships in port. In 2001 port recieved 146.265 vessels with a shipping tonnage of 960 million gross tons. Singapore is handling a throughput of 18,1 million TEUs in its four container terminals in 2003. PSA facilities can provide on average 100 container moves per hour. Recorded 280,4 container moves per hour with the ship AOL Sardonix in 2001. PSA Marine, a wholly-owned subsidiary, performed 108...
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