Summary – “The Box”‚ by Marc Levinson. Princeton 2006 Marc Levinson brings together in his book “The Box”‚ How The Shipping Container Made The World Smaller And the World Economy Bigger‚ a history in unitised freight handling in its birthplace‚ and shares with us an education in obsession‚ innovation‚ and invention. He describes through his main character‚ Malcom McLean‚ how to do business by integrating shipper‚ transporter‚ and customer in controlled logistics/ in a smooth supply chain. Further
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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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- The face of shipment industry changed drastically with the proliferation of many services wherein companies offered next afternoon delivery‚ second day services‚ third day deliveries and pricing these options on the basis of delivery time. - Shipping volumes had increased by 15-20% over a decade - Companies tailored their activities for their business customers e.g. Airborne customizing those for Xerox - High discounts from list prices of 50% were common. These discounts were based on volume
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Introduction Most major companies are now operating in a global level and rely on an effective global supply chain management because their production is based on the smooth circulation of goods. Congested ports and inland transport congestion are becoming significant problems that can hinder the efficiency of global supply chains and can add additional costs to the production and delivery of commodities which will result in shortages of goods in the market and higher prices for the final product
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AN INTRODUCTION TO LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS NATURE AND SCOPE OF LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS: LINER SHIPPING BUSINESS A BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SHIPPING THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF LINER SERVICE THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TRAMP SERVICE TYPES OF LINER SERVICE OPERATORS THE IMPORTANCE & NEED FOR LINER SERVICE LINER TRADE ROUTES A BRIEF HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SHIPPING: The spirit of enquiry - looking beyond the forests‚ mountains‚ deserts & oceans. The era of explorations
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Stateline Shipping Stateline Shipping and Transport In the “Stateline Shipping and Transport Company” case there is the manager Rachel Sundusky of the South –Atlantic office of the Stateline Shipping and Transport Company. She is trying to negotiate a new shipping contract with Polychem where Stateline picks up and transport waste product form its six plants to three waste disposal sites. In this problem we are trying to determine the shipping routes the will minimize Stateline total cost. In
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intermediaries 5. Route planning 6. Inco terms considerations 7. Custom duties and Tax considerations Product form: It is very important for the logistics planner to decide on the form of the product in which the product is being shipped. Shipping the car in the completely knocked down (CKD) form would provide an advantage for the company in terms of reduced freight cost and reduced taxes. The freight cost will be reduced as the CKD form would occupy less volume when compared to that of fully
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Enter data into input screen P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-2 P-3: Compare input data with existing database P-3 P-3 P-4: Check customer credit P-4 P-4 P-4 P-5: enter shipment data P-5 P-5 P-5 P-5 P-5 P-6: Authorization of shipping P-6 P-6 P-7: Confirm input P-7 P-7 M-1: Record quantities picked M-1 M-1 M-1 M-2: One-for-one checking of goods‚ sales order and picking ticket M-2 M-2 M-2 M-3: One-for-one checking of goods and packing slip
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CERTIFICATE IN COMMERCIAL RISKS IN SHIPPING Masters Postgraduate Diploma Diploma Certificate A comprehensive analysis of the many risks threatening the profits of shipping companies Learn how to mitigate risks to protect your bottom line Apply by th 18 January 2013 to SAVE £100 Managing maritime risks and reducing their financial impact on shipping companies SAVE up to 40% and improve performance with cost-effective in-company courses call +44 (0)20 7017
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based upon the two possible FOB contract structures mentioned in the case? Why? If the shipping terms are FOB Shipping Point‚ the company recognizes revenue for the products shipped as soon as the products ship to the customer. This is because‚ per the contract‚ the title of the product shifts to the customer at shipping point‚ and the work necessary has been completed by the seller. If the shipping terms are FOB Destination‚ the company does not recognize revenue until the products shipped
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