focus of this paper is primarily on Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways. India’s maritime EXIM trade has risen from 544 Mn T in FY 2006 to about 915 Mn T in FY 2011(E) @ CAGR of 11%. In comparison with the overall maritime trade growth‚ coastal cargo volumes are estimated to have risen by only 5% CAGR between FY06 and FY11E to touch about ~ 160 Mn T. In the past‚ the flow of bulk goods from west coast hinterlands to the east coast hinterlands always followed the coastal route. For instance‚ coal
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the basis of product or customer flow * Customer: Groups jobs by type of customer and needs Example of UPS Department * Business Technology Solutions – information technology * UPS Air Cargo Reserved – day-to-day freight needs * UPS Air Cargo Priority – priority boarding and handling * Interline Department – responsibility of representing our network to other carries around the world Management Structures of UPS * Consistency of Headquarters‚ Functional Staff‚ and Operations
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activities like warehousing‚ transportation‚ distribution and reverse logistics to 3PL companies having expertise in their areas. Information technology has changed the overall dimensions of logistics operations in terms of tracking and tracing of cargo in warehouses‚ stores and during inbound and outbound transit. In this report‚ I will appraise and compare the logistics operation activities of multinational retail chains‚ Mango stores and Zara. These two Spanish retail chains have shown tremendous
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with its author and that no part of it may be reproduced without the author’s prior written consent. DECISION MODELS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGER AND CARGO NETWORK ALLIANCES LANG CHUNMEI DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FEBRUARY 2006 CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG 香港城市大學 Decision Models for Airline Passenger and Cargo Network Alliances 航空客貨運網路聯盟的決策模型 Submitted to Department of Management Sciences 管理科學學系 in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
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The Lahore Journal of Economics 17 : SE (September 2012): pp. 103–134 Export Barriers in Pakistan: Results of a Firm-Level Survey Rashid Amjad*‚ Ejaz Ghani**‚ Musleh ud Din*** and Tariq Mahmood**** Abstract This study attempts to evaluate exporters’ perceptions of the problems they face in exploiting their full competitive potential in the international market. Using firm-level survey data‚ we find that a shortage of skilled labor‚ the energy crisis‚ institutional rigidities‚ market imperfections
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Improvements in Sri Lankan Logistics Industry in recent years and way forward Prasanna Liyanage BSc (Eng) ‚ MBCS 0|Page prasanna@telsara.com www.rfxworld.com INTRODUCTION : With a steadily growing economy‚ big port projects and other infrastructure planned‚ Sri Lanka is well placed to capitalise on its geographical location and take advantage of the fast growing Indian and Chinese economies. According to the government plan and the vision Sri Lanka to be south Asia’s emerging Maritime
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The aircraft also contains a completely integrated defensive system‚ low-power color radar‚ digital moving map display‚ and digital auto pilot. More upgrades include; improved fuel‚ environmental and ice-protection and an enhanced cargo-handling system. This cutting-edge technology helps to cut cost by reducing the manpower required and by lessening operating and support costs. This in-turn provides overall life-cycle cost savings over the previous C-130 models (C-130 Hercules‚
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British Airways‚ will also be made to address briefly the similarities and differences between these two companies. 1.0 Introduction Cathay Pacific is an international airline‚ and the flag carrier airline for Hong Kong. It offers passenger and cargo services as well as multiple other airline and transportation services. The airline strives to be innovative and provide an excellent standard of service leading it to win various awards and being named one of the world’s leading airlines. Cathay
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sidelines of the International Logistic Fair 2008 in Bangkok last month. How do you assess Viet Nam’s logistics system compared to regional countries? Inland transportation from Thailand through Laos to Viet Nam is still very expensive since double handling is concerned. Thai logistics cost 19 per cent of the GDP (gross domestic product)‚ which is quite high compared to developed countries. However‚ Thailand’s transportation infrastructure has improved over the last 10 years‚ since we have the Laemchabang
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airfreight services and Qantas provide an excellence service. Qantas freight is Australia’s largest independent airfreight services business employing over 1300 people in Australia and worldwide. Qantas freight operates a network of 21 specialist cargo handling terminals in 15 major gateway ports across Australia ant terminal in Los Angeles. Qantas Freight operates a fleet of 12 freighter aircraft to supplement capacity to key import and export destinations in Australia and around the world. The aircraft
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