Product distribution (or place) is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations (go-betweens) involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user. The other three parts of the marketing mix are product‚ pricing‚ and promotion. The distribution channel Distribution is also a very important component of Logistics & Supply chain management. Distribution in supply chain management refers to
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Reducing Costs through Production and Supply Chain Management by Vinod Lall Executive Summary • There are numerous drivers of production and the supply chain‚ and there are several processes under each driver. These processes are associated with high overheads and offer opportunities for cost reduction. Cost reduction requires a complete knowledge and mapping of all costs‚ cycle times‚ purchases‚ inventories‚ suppliers‚ customers‚ logistics‚ and other service providers throughout the supply chain
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The intermodal shipping container is a large steel box that is built in a small number of standard sizes to allow transportation of goods by ship‚ truck‚ train‚ and even airplane. The container as simple of an object that it is has had a profound social and economic impact. The impact was first initially felt by actors in the shipping industry‚ particularly port workers and shipping companies. With any type of effective new technology the containers impact became much wider affecting not only the
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Background information 2.1 History of Centrum Transport Romania 2.1.1 Some milestones 2.2 The company now 2.2.1 Organizational structure 3. Current train-terminal 3.1 General information 3.1.1 Location 3.1.2 Organizational structure 3.1.3 (Un)loading trains 3.2 SWOT-analysis 4. Competition 4.1 Do the competitors (have plans for) transport by train? 4.2 Competitive advantage 4.2.1 Costs road transport from Genk to Oradea 4.2.2 Costs train transport from Genk to Oradea 4.2.3 Other (dis)advantages
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COMMUNICATION COMPARISON FedEx vs. UPS Background: The basis of the analytical report will be comparing Fed Ex and the United Postal Service (UPS). These two companies are the top in their industry. Each company trying to achieve the role of the industry leader they constantly battle head to head combining strategy and brute force. Fed Ex was incorporated in 1971‚ but did not officially begin operations until April of 1973. Fed Ex started out delivering to only 25 cities and did not
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the most extensive interstate highway and rail networks in the region. The Port of Virginia’s Hampton Roads is the only port on the east coast with the ability to improve in the four major areas that will allow continuous expansion‚ deep channels‚ intermodal infrastructure‚ terminal expansion‚ and cargo base. JAXPORT is a major economic engine in Northeast Florida and the premier diversified port in the Southeastern United States‚ with connections to major trade lanes throughout the world. JAXPORT owns
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Report on Case Study “Empty Container Logistics: Hamburg–Baltic Sea Region” Hamburg University of Technology Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics This report is part of Work Package 5.2 of the TransBaltic Project funded as part of the Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013. Authors: Jutta Wolff‚ Nico Herz‚ Heike Flämig‚ Institute for Transport Planning and Logistics‚ Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) Contact: jutta.wolff@tuhh.de Version: Final Date: August 2012 Empty
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this service directly is cheaper‚ but the municipalisation of the service has to suppose a added value‚ like the bonus for the one who pays here the taxes of the vehicle and a better legislation of the zones of parking by neighbourhoods The intermodal station has been mentioned in newspapers during years. Will be a reality its first phase in this term of office? What will represent for
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be quoted for 40 tractors? Note that 24 tractors can be carried inside a 20-foot container. Here are the costs of shipping 40 tractors: Type of cost | Cost ($) | Tractors (40 x $700) | 28‚000 | Rail to Halifax (2 containers) | 800 | Ocean freight | 4‚400 | Insurance on land (1% of $28‚000) | 280 | Insurance on sea (2% of $28‚800) | 576 | Documentation | 250 | Subtotal | 34‚306 | | | Interest (.12 x [25/365] x 34‚306) | 282 | Subtotal | 34‚588 | | | 10% markup | 3‚459
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paper for my Internship. While preparing this report‚ I have to study my organization as well as transportation sector of Bangladesh thoroughly and thus received practical knowledge about the present situation of Bangladesh Railway and country’s transport sector. The specific objective of this study is to identify & analyze various problems & prospects and marketing issues of Bangladesh Railway and to provide a set of recommendations to make railway as a profitable market-led commercial organization
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