by all delivery companies without exception to deliver important‚ urgent documents and correspondence to almost any place of the world. The choice of air transportations is dictated by reasons of urgency of cargo delivery‚ and it means its importance and cost. Cargo cost in general is a criterion a good logistician cannot neglect. Cheap goods are unprofitable for extremely expensive transportation at large distances. Such goods in a destination point will appear to be noncompetitive
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Globalization and the consequently expansion of the geographical firm’s borders led an increase of the international transport’s demand‚ promoting the develop of transport’s sector. In fact‚ the growth of the amount of freight being traded‚ as well as‚ a great variety of origins and destinations promotes the importance of international transportation as a fundamental element supporting the global economy. In particular‚ since the trading distances involved are often considerable‚ there has been
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Introduction The AASCB case talks about the small package express delivery industry and its evolution. This is a very interesting case to study because of the fact that more and more people are shipping small packages every day especially with the growth ecommerce. It is also interesting because of how this industry has allowed people to conduct business with other people around the world. Today consumers in the US can make purchases or send files directly to and from business in places like China
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PROFESSOR GERRIT WOLF MBA 511 TECH. INNOVATION 30 JAN 2012 FedEx Express W hen Fred Smith finished that valuable paper which finally got a “C” grade while he was studying at Yale University. An adventure of U.S. air cargo transportation– the story of FedEx Express was beginning. Since it was founding at 1971‚ FedEx Express choose a high-cost development way that was really uncommon at that time. After Smith established the “Super Hub” at Memphis International Airport
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multimodal transport Multimodal transport brings great efficacy for parties in international transportation (carriers‚ shippers‚ forwarders‚ and so on) and for the society. The efficacy of multimodal transport is the combination of advantages of the cargo container‚ the consolidation and the through transport. Through transport have advantages as folows: - Create a unique focal point for freight from door to door. The shipper only needs to contact a single person is MTO in everything related to
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In 1969‚ the three partners took a small step that would have a profound impact on the way the world does business. The founders began to personally ship papers by airplane from San Francisco to Honolulu‚ beginning customs clearance of the ship’s cargo before the actual arrival of the ship and dramatically reducing waiting time in the harbour. Customers stood to save a fortune. With this concept‚ a new industry was born: international air express‚ the rapid delivery of documents and shipments by
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plywood to Crown and Mitsubishi should import the wood from Taiwan and deliver it to Crown’s plant in Atlanta.Mitsubishi shipped the wood from Taiwan to Savannah.However‚ in Savannah‚as the railroad was negligent in loading the train which caused the cargo to shift during the trip‚finally the wood got damaged. Issue The issue of the case is that which party should bear the risk of loss given that the railroad’s negligence in loading the train during transport caused the damage to the goods and the
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In the poem “The Cargo Hulks” by Peter Trower and the selection from “Breaking ships” by Roland Buerk‚ both pieces show how the ships being used as tools to make money for men and end up being abandoned when they are no longer useful as the improvement of ship industry. However‚ the Asian Tiger in “Breaking ships” is not forgotten by people like the cargo hulk‚ which is only getting rusty on the coast. Both ships are only tools in men’s minds. People create the cargo hulk and the Asian Tiger
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Air Force Globe master lost‚ American freighter‚ SS Sandra (350 ft.)‚ sinks without a trace 1952: British York transport plane lost with 33 aboard 1954: US Navy Lockheed Constellation vanishes with 42 aboard 1967: Military YC-122‚ converted to cargo plane‚ lost 1970: French freighter Milton latrides disappears 1997: Passengers disappear from German yacht Perhaps the ocean is to remain a secret to man‚ a mystery‚ to keep us away from the power nature truly has over man. This mystery can
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C A S E 2 Asian Journal of Case Research 4(S): 15 – 25 (2011) Flat Cargo Berhad: An Auditor’s Conundrum ZAKIAH MUHAMMADDUN MOHAMEDa* AND TAKIAH MOHD ISKANDARb ABSTRACT Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) was one of the largest air freight companies in Malaysia‚ servicing several government linked companies including Freight Malaysia Berhad‚ and had Kencana & Associates served as its auditors. In 2006‚ during a routine financial audit‚ the auditors identified several suspicious findings that
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