CASE STUDY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1.What are the inuts‚processing‚ and outputs of UPS’s package tracking system? Ans. Using a handheld computer (DIAD )‚ UPS drivers automatically capture customers’ signatures along with pickup‚ delivery‚ and time-card information. The drivers then place the DIAD into their truck’s vehicle adapter‚ an information-transmitting device that is connected to the cellular telephone network. Package tracking information is then transmitted to UPS’s computer network for storage
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The article “No.3 midsize company: The container store” is taken from Chron.com Business website. This article talks about the advantages of working for “The Container Store” and how store’s managers take care of their employees by providing them with benefits‚ bonuses and wages fifty percent above the industry average. The Container Store is very successful and its practices and business philosophies are featured in national marketing textbooks. (Rutledge‚ 2012) The Container Store was first opened
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Recommendations for Silver Ships to gain a competitive advantage in the Military and Workboat Industry 1. Focus on the Gulf of Mexico a. As stated in Exhibit 4‚ Silver Ships has had quite a few buyers focused around the Gulf of Mexico. b. Alabama is in the middle of the US shoreline for the Gulf of Mexico. c. Silver Ships can use the International Workboat Show stated in Exhibit 3 to draw more customers from all around the Gulf. i. They have already have had previous
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Week 5 Homework Chapter 10 Question 7: A. A postal scale for products weighing up to 2 pounds. Because of the specific words used that sentence they would have to use a direct distribution method. B. Children’s toys: (1) radio controlled model airplanes costing $80 or more‚ (2) small rubber balls. Usually with children toys you are able to use an indirect distribute channel‚ because you can house all of the supplies for the distribution of those toys. The small rubber balls would be a prime example
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES Chapter One: INTRODUCTION OF VOLTRANS LOGISTICS COMPANY LIMITED 1.1. Brief history of Voltrans Logistics Company Limited 1.2. General information 1.3. Organizational structure 1.3.1. Organizational Hierarchy chart 1.3.2. Functions of main departments 1.4. Business outcomes in the period 2010-2012 1.5. Roles of the operation of importing full container load by sea at Voltrans Logistics Company Limited Chapter Two:
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DB SCHENKER 1. HISTORY & EVOLUTION DB SCHENKER is a German company originally founded on 1872 in Vienna‚ Austria‚ by Gottfried Schenker with the name of Schenker & Company. It is classified as a forwarding company. Its first operations were undertaken to link Paris with Vienna aimed to fulfil make possible the luxury desires of the high Vienna’s society; a year later this route grew to become an excellent way to transport all kind of items between both cities [Martin Murray‚ 2014]. In
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Flat Cargo Berhad (FCB) Introduction FCB obtained listing in Bursa Malaysia on the 15 September 2001. The main core business was to provide air freight transportation within the Asian region. As a fast growing company‚ FCB secured agreements from well-establish company within the transportation industry such as Worldwide Express‚ United Parcel Services (UPS)‚ Nationwide Express‚ City link and others. Issue on FCB 1) The auditors were unable to verify the aircrafts claimed have been purchased
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INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION: “GO CLEAN – GO GREEN” The supply chain process at Kuehne and Nagel has adopted the "Go Clean - Go Green" initiative which includes joining 14 ocean carriers and 12 shippers as member of the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG). The carrier members measure the actual consumption of bunker fuel and subsequently apply a common methodology for calculating and providing their individual trade-lane based carbon dioxide emissions per gram/TEU/km. The process
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am INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY 1. INTRODUCTION Now-a-days to transport a finished goods or product via ship is very cheaper & convenient. As a result recently the industry of shipbuilding is flourished. So we want to make our FDI into a shipbuilding industry. To make a FDI we select Vietnam as our host country. Vietnam is rapidly emerging as a new center of economic growth in South-east Asia. Foreign investors seek business opportunities in both the domestic
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Questions for Gitomer Container Leasing Company 1.List and discuss the advantages and disadvantages to the Gitomer firm of the first alternative on Mark’s list. Advantage: The empty container can be turn or move to the location that is needed. May increase the number of people using container to ship from those location‚ since the transportation fee is cover or lower than the market price. Disadvantage: They need to cover the cost for shipping the empty container. 2.List and discuss the
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