Strategic warehouse location

POM 675
Term Project Report
Strategic Warehouse Location
29 April 2013
Instructor: Prof. Soheil Sibdari
By
Daniel Liman
Nan Song

Strategic Warehouse location 2013
Table of content
I. ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................

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II. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 3
III. SEA FREIGHT ROUTE.................................................................................................. 4
III.1. Why sea freight route?........................................................................................... 5
III.2. Major routes in sea freight ....................................................................................

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III.3. Major ports along the routes.................................................................................

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IV. PROSPECTIVE COUNTRY FOR WAREHOUSE NETWORK.........................................................

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IV.1. China.....................................................................................................................

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IV.2. Japan.....................................................................................................................

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IV.3. India......................................................................................................................

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IV.4. USA........................................................................................................................ 17
IV.5. Singapore..............................................................................................................

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V. LITERATURE REVIEW SECTION...................................................................................

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V.1. Scientific approach in warehouse site selection decisions......................................

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V.2. Warehouse

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