Services Physical Distribution • Section 22.1 Transportation Systems and Services • Section 22.2 Inventory Storage Key Terms physical distribution transportation common carriers contract carriers private carriers exempt carriers ton-mile carload freight forwarders Transportation Systems and Services Objectives Describe the nature and scope of physical distribution Identify transportation systems and services that move products from manufacturers to consumers Name the different kinds of transportation
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needs. I. HISTORY OF THE COMPANY INTRODUCTION: DHL is the world ’s leading express and logistics company offering customers innovative and customised solutions from a single source. With global proficiency in solutions‚ express‚ air and ocean freight and overland transport DHL unites worldwide coverage with a profound understanding of local markets. DHL ’s synchronized international network links more than 220 countries and territories worldwide. DHL: THE BEGINNING: In 1969‚ Adrian Dalsey‚ Larry
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all shipping segments has put pressure on freight rates‚ with this being further compounded by the relentless rise in bunker prices since the beginning of 2011. The Economist Rubin & Benjamin‚ argued that “the cost of moving goods‚ not the cost of tariffs‚ is the largest barrier to global trade today” Shipping companies are facing volatile situation with regards to the high bunker fuel costs‚ lower demand for shipping services‚ depressed freight rates as well as more seriously‚ declining
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supplies in their inventory which leads into missing of containers‚ containers’ caps‚ and stickers. Whit these continuous missing supplies and insufficient stocks‚ the process of production may cause the breakdown of their sales. Thus‚ their product becomes unreliable to the customers. To prevent this to happen‚ how will they monitor their inventory process accurately? (Refer to Figure 2). With the troubles in inventories and sales of the station‚ thus causes the delay of deliveries that leads to
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Globalization and Adapting to Markets According to Anastasia and Corina (2013)‚ globalization is one of the redefining factors of the port and maritime industry (p.35). These industries are under constant pressure to adapt and and renew their functional role in the chain of values in order to survive within the business environment (Anastasia & Corina‚ 2013‚ p.35). Due to this constant demand for adaptation and change‚ ports and transport companies
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handle everything from liquid cargo‚ food‚ and break bulk‚ to automobiles and ISO containers. The next three pages offer a breakdown by region of the facilities available in the Houston ship channel. The Port of Houston Authority owns and operates the public facilities located on the Houston Ship Channel and is the ship channel’s official sponsor. These facilities were designed for handling general cargo‚ containers‚ grain and other dry bulk materials‚ project and heavy-lift cargo and virtually
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of the year before. This is the heavy impact of IT.” The benefits of IT stemmed primarily from COSCO’s recent implementation of SAP’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for financial functions and IRIS-2‚ a back office system that managed container ship bookings and cargo. With this foundation laid‚ COSCO was now building new capabilities. Several initiatives were under way in early 2005; the consolidation of IT functions from across the
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Pakistan. As of 2005‚ IR owned a total of 222‚379 wagons‚ 42‚125 coaches and 7910 locomotives and ran a total of 14‚444 trains daily‚ including about 8‚702 passenger trains. Each year‚ the IR transports 7 billion passengers and 350 million tons of freight. These statistics clearly indicate the enormity‚ expansiveness and extensiveness of railway system in India. The development of IR had its roots in the 1800s‚ when India was a British colony. The British East India Company and later‚ the British
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PT. SEA LOG South East Asia Logistics Head Office: WTC Mangga Dua Lt. UG Blok. D No. 99 - 100 Jakarta Utara Telephone: +62 21 - 91943864 Fax: +62 21 - 30017831 Email: marketing@sea-log.com& cs_jkt@sea-log.com Website: www.sea-log.com ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ _ PT.SEALOG -“Connecting Islands‚ Connecting desires” The term “logistics” originates from the ancient Greek “λόγος” (“logos”—“ratio‚ word‚calculation‚ reason‚ speech
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Chapter 1 Information Technology helps LCBO Transform itself Information technology and systems have become an integral part of the business with such things as LCBO.com and Vintages.com‚ a warehouse system‚ forecast and replenishment systems‚ and an intranet. Vintages Is a premium wine and spirits bilingual retailer that has introduced 5‚000 new and unique products to the buying public in Ontario. Using the 600-plus LCBO store network and its Web site‚ Vintages introduced 125 new products on a bi-weekly
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