Freight Forwarders can act as either a Principal or Agent. Describe in your own words the differences between each. Under what circumstances might a Freight Forwarder want to act as either a Principal or Agent? When Freight Forwarders act as principal‚ they assume all responsibility and liability for the pick-up‚ handling‚ transporting and delivery of the shipment as a regular common carrier would. Their name is on the BOL. When a Freight Forwarder acts as an agent‚ their liability ends once
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472 Chapter 10 Case Problem 2 Distribution and Network Models Supply Chain Design The Darby Company manufactures and distributes meters used to measure electric power consumption. The company started with a small production plant in EI Paso and gradually built a customer base throughout Texas. A distribution center was established in Fort Worth‚ Texas‚ and later‚ as business expanded‚ a second distribution center was established in Santa Fe‚ New Mexico. The EI Paso plant was expanded
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Inventory Management Problems President Gish brings the meeting to order. “Look at these air freight bills! Here‟s one for R955—more than the damn part is worth! I know‚ I checked! These things are murdering us. You must realize that in our business today‚ transportation has great cost-cutting potential!” The Traffic manager‟s response: “I know that freight bills have risen 30 percent in the last six months‚ but what can I do? Miss Glass here is cutting inventories so hard that she never
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Background In every business have many competitors in the markets. Every organization would like to gain on a market share. For the strategic plan of my future career‚ I would like to operate my family business. Petlina & Korab explain that “Family business is a company owned and controlled by the family or selected members thereof on the assumption that the company will be handed over to the next generation in future” (2015‚ p.36). It was opened by my father and was opened for more than twenty
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Слайд 1 The Incoterms rules or International Commercial Terms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) that are widely used in International commercial transactions or procurement processes. A series of three-letter trade terms related to common contractual sales practices‚ the Incoterms rules are intended primarily to clearly communicate the tasks‚ costs‚ and risks associated with the transportation and delivery of goods. The Incoterms
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1.What factors help to explain why J&J historically had as many as 12 distribution centers in Europe? By placing so many centers in Europe‚ Johnson & Johnson were focused on meeting the specific needs and service expectations of their customers. By having multiple centers strategically located throughout the country‚ the transportation costs remained low and they could meet certain needs of customers‚ like one day shipping‚ 2 day shipping‚ etc. 2.What steps in the logistics/supply chain network
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Page1 Future Express‚ The Future Express‚ The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) 29 July 1993 Case Analysis Where Reported Case Digest [1993] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 542 Subject: Shipping Keywords: Bills of lading; Cargo; Delivery; Insolvency Summary: Bill of lading; c & f contract; bank named as consignee; property passing separately from bill; buyer insolvent; delivery of cargo without production of bill; whether bank becoming pledgee of goods; whether bank having title to sue; whether shipowner
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Cash and carry wholesale represents a type of operation within the wholesale sector. Its main features are summarized best by the following definitions: Cash and carry is a form of trade in which goods are sold from a wholesale warehouse operated either on a self-service basis‚ or on the basis of samples (with the customer selecting from specimen articles using a manual or computerized ordering system but not serving himself) or a combination of the two. Customers (retailers‚ professional users
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Assignment On Business logistics Course Code: MKT-406 Program: BBA Semester: FALL-10 Submitted To: Mr. Md. Ismail haider Lecturer of Marketing Department of Marketing BUBT Submitted By: Farhan Nowroze Noor ID: 01 Intake: 14th [pic] Bangladesh University of Business
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PLACE Ülker Kellogg Ulker who owns the most largest distribution network in Turkey‚ lays the foundations of this success in 1960’s. Ulker applies direct selling for her distribution (place) strategy.Ulker uses vertical marketing integraton. As another advantage of Ülker is she uses her own distribution fleet instead of forcing craft to go to the wholesalers and buy her products. By means of this‚ not also she helps the craft but also she makes sure that her products are reached to the consumers
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