INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS ALEXANDRIA‚ EGYPT Optimizing Export Yards Using an automated system in Alexandria container and cargo handling company A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Master in International Transport and Logistics By Eng. Baher M. Mansour Supervised by Prof. Dr. Mohamed ElFayumy January 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract3 1.Introduction3 2.Literature review5 3.Research methodology5
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REVERSE LOGISTICS Logistics is defined by The Council of Logistics Management as: The process of planning‚ implementing‚ and controlling the efficient‚ cost effective flow of raw materials‚ in-process inventory‚ finished goods and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements. Reverse logistics includes all of the activities that are mentioned in the definition above. The difference is that reverse logistics encompasses
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Objective The purpose of this report is to analyze the price and revenue management in containerized ocean freight industry. First of all‚ we will introduce the background and development of ocean freight industry; explore the characteristics of ocean freight price and demand. Then we will analyze relationship between demand and price. Two famous shipping companies‚ COSCO and MSC will be introduced as examples to implement price optimization with price differentiation and competition considered in ocean shipping industry
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Case 1: IT at COSCO (#9-305-080) 1. What do you think of COSCO’s past IT/ERP strategy and IT (and/or SC) capabilities? Until the 1990s COSCO did not establish any global IT / ERP strategy. With the investment in an IBM AS/400 mainframe computer in 1988 COSCO made the attempt to form a common and user-friendly IT platform. Nevertheless until 1993 every company of the COSCO group operated their own software in the following four business fields (1) scheduling‚ (2) finance‚ (3) container management
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Sky Rocketing Oil Prices - a ‘Stealth Threat’ to Shipping Industry The extraordinary rise in oil prices has an indelible impact on many industries. Being an activity that depends greatly on oil‚ shipping has not escaped this development. Shipping is a crucial facilitator of much of the world’s trade; hence‚ the rising cost of shipping as a result of the rise in oil prices is naturally a matter of great concern to the industry and beyond. Shipping companies are decidedly edgy to market trends
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Jesse Rosenfeld 159 462 Environmental Systems Assignment 2 Ideas Competition “Submit a proposal of you ideas that explore innovation‚ sustainability and pragmatics” The Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning is being uprooted and relocated to allow the demolition of the current building. In this assignment I am not going to discuss the potential green‚ eco friendly‚ sustainability aspects that could be incorporated into the new building‚ rather focus
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Imbalance is a concept that suggests a lack of stability‚ and in relation to supply chain it is one type of instability that if occurs would have substantial costs on organizations. It is a mismatch that happens along the same corridor causing large numbers of empty containers to be shipped back to the source. That means “large surplus of containers at one side and a deficit of containers on another.”1 Studies show that “the situation is the worst in the corridor between Asia and USA‚ there is almost
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By: Johnny Walker May 2012 Term July 2012 The terrorist attacks in the United States of America on September 11‚ 2001‚ have catapult national security as the top priority issue for the United States government at all levels. Since then‚ numerous legislatives and government regulations have been developed to ensure security is implemented to protect the American public and businesses. Amongst the newly introduced legislatives‚ several regulations have been introduced with a special
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Meli Marine Case Study Strategy Analysis Significant Factors For Attractiveness of The Industry • Global commerce trade is primarly dependent on trans-ocean shipping; roughly 90% of general cargo is shipped via container Based on the container shipping value chain‚ there are several segments to expand and integrate the business and enter the market. This would provide benefit of business diversification hence decreasing risks According to the volume of growth of shipping lanes (Exhibit 6)‚ every
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CONTENTS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION OF CHUA VE TERMINAL.....................Page 04 1. PORT PROFILE………………………………………………………Page 04 a. LOCATION…………………………………………………..…..Page 04 b. HISTORY OF FOUNDATION …………………...……………..Page 04 c. HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT...................................................Page 04 2. PORT PERSONNEL.............................................................................Page 05 CHAPTER II: BUSINESS MODEL..............................................................Page 08 1
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