1. What factors influence the decision rearding the opening and closing of stores ? Why does 7- Eleven choose to have a preponderance of its stores in a particular location ? Factors which influence the decisions regarding the opening and closing of stores includes the dominant location strategy which 7-Eleven is following to maintain its positions as the market leader‚ 7-Eleven aims to provide customers with what they want‚ when they want it. From a strategic perspective‚ one of the company’s
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INTRODUCTION For centuries‚ shipping is the backbone of trade and transport‚ be it cargo trading or in older times long distance human transport. Lately‚ it can be rightly said‚ shipping industry has become the most important factor attributing to globalization. Following topics have been covered in this paper: Identification of the part of shipping industry I am working in Identification of key drivers of change for maritime industry using PESTLE analysis method. Key uncertainties identified
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Department of Management‚ School of Business DEREE-The American College of Greece Semester/Session and Year: Fall Semester2013 MG4226A1: Shipping Management and Operations First summative assessment: Major Written Project Level 6 Student ID: 10/30/2013 Examine the current trends in Shipbuilding and S&P activity. Explain the rationale behind these trends; evaluate them in the light of current conditions in the freight market and assess their impact. Table of Contents 2|Page
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2. What technologies are used in UPS? Technology has played a large role in UPS’s ability to expand and grow to serve globally in more than 200 countries and territories. UPS relies on several technologies to gain a competitive advantage against rival companies. The company streamlines processes by utilization of bar- code scanning systems‚ wireless networks‚ a mainframe computer‚ a portable computing device‚ software products and the internets. The technologies uses in UPS are: 1. UPSnet
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the country with the coastal line of 3‚260 km in length‚ close to internationally important marine routes. Its weather and natural condition are profitable for the development of marine shipping and commerce. Among which‚ the marine system with the “key’ position plays important role in the developing of the shipping and marine services. Nowadays‚ Vietnam has 266 great and small quays in 24 provinces‚ in coastal regions‚ among which they are mainly small ports (picking up ships below 10.000 DWT) and
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define the main function of the business‚ which is express delivery and shipping that includes a wide range of services for both businesses and consumers. FedEx offers express delivery‚ ground‚ and freight shipping‚ in domestic and international markets. The most important dominant economic traits of the express delivery and shipping industry are: -Market Size and Growth * The express delivery and shipping industry is $189B with a growth rate of 0.1% globally. Although there has
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increasing efficiency and improving service delivery. Nigerias International Trade Nigeria as a nation is endowed with a vast coastline as well as navigable inland waterways and is strategically placed on the Atlantic Coast of West Africa. However‚ 76 of shipping business that
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environmental factors specific to maritime transportation. This investigation includes a comparative analysis between maritime‚ land and air transport. Lastly‚ the growing demand in marine transportation and the multitude reasons that make shipping one of the most globalized industries in terms of freight transportation is examined. After careful weighing of all the diverse factors‚ one can conclude that maritime transportation still retains its competitive edge over other modes of
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forwarders are responsible for communicating with transportation companies to monitor the status of shipments so they can update their clients on a daily basis. A non-vessel operating common carrier and a freight forwarder offer similar international shipping services‚ but play different roles during the movement of the cargo. As instructed by the shipper/customer‚ NVOCCs and freight forwarders may be responsible for booking space on the carrier‚ documenting exports‚ establishing cargo insurance‚ advising
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invoice blanks restricted? | Yes | Is locked up in a closet | 4. Are pre-numbered bills of lading or other shipping documents prepared or completed in the shipping department? | Yes | Completed in the shipping department | Completeness assertion: | 5. Are sales invoice blanks pre-numbered? | Yes | | 6. Is the sequence checked for missing invoices? | N/A | | 7. Is the shipping document numerical sequence checked for missing bills of lading numbers? | N/A | | Accuracy assertion: |
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