Table of Contents 1. Introduction Supply chain or Logistics which are providing functional activities such as transportation‚ inventory control‚ and integrated information control. These also repeat again and again between the processes of converting raw materials to meet final customers’ need (Ballou‚ 2004‚ p.7). Business logistics are constructed by key and support activities and how these activities performance also depended on the structure of organisations. By looking at whole process
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INDEPENDENT RESEARCH STUDY REPORT A Study on “The efficiency in cargo handling in airports” Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (TRAVEL &TOURISM) BY ABDUL LATHEEF C.S Register No: 85612000 School of Management Studies‚ CUSAT Under the guidance of Dr. D.Mavoothu Associate Professor‚ School Of Management Studies‚ CUSAT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COCHIN-682022 TABLE
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understanding the technical‚ operational‚ and economic characteristics of the different freight and package transportation modes and their application in integrated physical distribution systems. The course addresses regional‚ national‚ and international passenger transportation and explores the impact of the different transportation modes‚ transportation intermediaries‚ and intermodality on small package‚ freight‚ and passenger systems. The course also addresses national and international regulatory
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Automotive Supply chains risks and mitigation strategies The auto industry has been a global business for a long time. This year has made it clear just how much a problem in just one of those regions‚ however‚ can affect everyone in the product chain (Miel‚ 2011)… Lall (2009) classified supply chains risk into different types depending on their origins. These include demand risk‚ internal risk‚ and external environment risk. External Environment These risk elements are external to and uncontrollable
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ng EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF INDIA OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 142 INDIAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY: A CATALYST FOR GROWTH Exim Bank’s Occasional Paper Series is an attempt to disseminate the findings of research studies carried out in the Bank. The results of research studies can interest exporters‚ policy makers‚ industrialists‚ export promotion agencies as well as researchers. However‚ views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank. While reasonable care has been taken to ensure authenticity
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United States: Burlington Northern acquired Santa Fe Pacific in 1995 and Union Pacific acquired Southern Pacific in 1996. CSX wants to buy Conrail in order to better position itself in the market as Conrail was well diversified and offered intermodal service which included truck trailer‚ rail cars‚ container shipping and barging as well as sea-land services. Conrail was also a viable acquisition target because it was undervalued in the market and had the potential to increase its net income
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Cassio Martingo Filho. November‚ 2013 Research Paper The impact of the expansion of Panama Canal In a competitive world‚ companies are always looking for new opportunities to reduce their operation costs‚ and transportation cost is responsible for a portion of the total costs it is one of fields that is most studied to get this reduction. Because of that‚ the expansion of Panama Canal will change world trade‚ and it will change many aspects of the transportation system. So the focus of
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www.hbr.org The Threat of Global Gridlock by George Stalk‚ Jr. Reprint R0907T This article is made available to you with compliments of BCG. Further posting‚ copying or distributing is copyright infringement. The Threat of Global Gridlock COPYRIGHT © 2009 HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL PUBLISHING CORPORATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. by George Stalk‚ Jr. As our worldwide transportation network becomes less and less able to support the demands of a global economy‚ we’re heading straight into a crisis
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Transportation Transport or transportation is the movement of people‚ animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air‚ rail‚ road‚ water‚ cable‚ pipeline‚ and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure‚ vehicles‚ and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between people‚ which in turn establishes civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport‚ including roads‚ railways‚ airways‚ waterways
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Air Transport: A stronger partner for the European Economy European Aviation Summit Salzburg‚ 4-5 May 2006 Mr. Wolfgang MAYRHUBER CEO of Lufthansa and President of AEA “Enhancing European Air Transport Competitiveness” High Level Conference‚ Salzburg‚ 4 May 2006 / Slide - 1 - AEA MEMBRES A TRAVERS Europe’s air transport 30 members’ contribution to L’EUROPE European airlines – a € 100 bn business 580 mio. passengers – 26% of scheduled passengers worldwide 9 mio. tons of cargo – 17%
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