FINDING AND EVALUATING FREIGHT FORWARDERS This is a team assignment to be prepared in groups of 3-4 students. Some‚ probably not all but this depends on timing‚ may be asked to present your findings to the group. Presentations should be scheduled for roughly 5 (at most 10) minutes. Growth in international trade has increased the importance of logistics and international transportation as strategic tools for achieving competitive advantage. One solution is to take advantage of the services of a
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P2 Explain the process of distributing goods through different channels from the manufacturer to the customer In this task I am going to explain the process of distributing goods through different channels from the manufacturer to the customers. This report is based on the different distribution channels‚ which business use to distribute goods to the customer. Firstly‚ this report will explain the different channels that the manufacturers use for distribution and explaining the process that is used
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Sea Freight Freight forwarders; Advantages 1. regular service 2. consolidation 3. use a specialist who has experience and connections 4. provide warehouses 5. they sell space in their containers (depends on the route/itinerary) 6. they negotiate transportation prices with the ‘carriers’ (transportation companies; either shipping line or airline) 7. provide insurance 8. facilitate customs clearance 9. they help trace/track shipments 10. they do the administrative work‚ ‘documentation’
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Contents 1. 1.1 Delivery and Settlement Procedure Types of Delivery Logic 1.1.1 Both Option 1.1.2 Sellers Option 1.1.3 Compulsory delivery Submission of delivery intentions 2.1.1 Intention from Seller 2.1.2 Intention from Buyer Mode of giving intentions Dissemination of intention Delivery Marking/Matching Delivery Based Report to Members Delivery Based Margins 2.6.1 Tender Period Margin 2.6.2 Delivery Period Margin Page No. 4 4 2.1 6 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 6 7 7 7 7 2.7 Settlement
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The use of 3rd party logistics firms and outsourcing supply chain strategies Introduction For the last couple of decades the interest in logistics alliances and third party logistics (3PL) has been growing in academics and industries. The common viewpoint is to consider 3PL as outsourcing of logistics activities. The aim of this paper is to take a complementary perspective by looking at 3PL as an insourcing of resources. It means the shipper gets access to the providers’ resources. Matthias
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Report on STUDY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF SILVA PRODUCTS IN BANGLADESH (Conducted by Md. Zaber Al Mamun) Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree in – BACHALOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION To ASIAN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH By Md. Zaber Al Mamun ID No. 200110651 Under the guidance of – Md. Rezaul Karim (Distribution manager of Silva Pharmaceuticals Ltd.) ASIAN UNIVERSITY OF BANGLADESH TALAIMARI‚ RAJSHAHI
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3. What kind of information and services does the Web site provide for individuals‚ small businesses and large businesses? List these services and write several paragraphs describing one of them‚ such as UPS Trade Direct or Automated Shipment Processing. Explain how your business would benefit from the service. INTRODUCTION More and more people are looking to the web for the products and services they need. Consumers want to be able to access products and services online and businesses have to
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After the two companies merged in 1989‚ they continued selling major medications such as Taxol for cancer‚ Pravachol and Monopril for cardiovascular disorders‚ antibiotics such as Cefzil‚ antidiabetics such as Glucophage‚ and the anti-clotting medication‚ Plavix. To continue to focus on pharmaceuticals‚ in the early years of 2000-2002‚ the company divested many of their non-pharmaceutical divisions‚ such as Clairol and the Mead-Johnson Nutritional division‚ and purchased DuPont Pharmaceuticals as
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EXW „Ex Works“ means that the seller delivers when it places the goods at the disposal of the buyer at the seller‘s premises or at another named place (i.e.‚ works‚ factory‚ warehouse‚ etc.). The seller does not need to load the goods on any collecting vehicle‚ nor does it need to clear the goods for export‚ where such clearance is applicable. Basic overview of Incoterms® 2010 FCA „Free Carrier“ means that the seller delivers the goods to the carrier or another person nominated by the buyer at
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1) FIRST STEP – READ THE PO PURCHASE ORDER THOUROUGHLY. CHECK THE PAYMENT TERMS CHECK THE DELIVERY TERMS WHETHER CIF OR FOB CIF – COST‚ INSURANCE & FREIGHT – YOU HAVE TO CUSTOM CLEAR THE GOODS AND LOAD IT INTO THE CONTAINER AND MOVE THE GOODS TO THE DESTINATION PORT. FOB- FREE ON BOARD TO ANY PORT IN INDIA OR THE REQUESTED PORT – HERE YOU WILL CUSTOM CLEAR THE GOODS AND HANDOVER TO THE FREIGHT FORWARDER / AGENT NOMINATED BY THE IMPORTER. IN BOTH THE METHODS YOUR FREIGHT FORWARDER WILL DO THE WORK
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