in form of ideas‚ instructions and images. 1.1.1 Transportation • Improvements in transportation reduce time taken to get from place to place‚ thus “shrinking” the world. • Commercial jet aircraft‚ large ocean-going vessels and containerization (used in 20th Century) greatly increased movement of goods and people. • Containerisation is a system of cargo transport in which standard-sized containers can be loaded on container ships‚ rail cars and trucks. • Containerisation reduced
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Geo HL Extension Compilation Measuring Global Interactions Define Globalisation The growing interdependence of countries worldwide through the increasing volume and variety of cross-border transactions in goods and services and of international capital flows‚ and through the more rapid and widespread diffusion of technology Global participation Describe and evaluate globalization indices: KOF index‚ as a measure of global interaction. Describe how the globalization index may be represented
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Matriculation No: A0073277Y No. of Words: 2915 words Question: The Liner Conference Block Exemption and the Section 34 Prohibition Evaluate the reasons for and against maintaining this block exemption for the benefit of this segment of the shipping industry - is the position taken by Singapore justifiable in light of the experiences of other more mature competition law jurisdictions? I. Introduction The Minister of Trade and Industry‚ upon the recommendation of the Competition Commission
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1.0 Introduction Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Throughout history‚ the economic wealth and military power of a people or a nation have been closely tied to efficient methods of transportation. Transportation provides access to natural resources and promotes trade‚ allowing a nation to accumulate wealth and power. Transportation also allows the movement of equipment and food supplies so that a nation can have access to food all year round. Transportation
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UNIT I 1.1 PORTS OVERVIEW Ports are points of convergence between two domains of freight circulation‚ land and maritime domains. The term port came from the Latin word “portus”‚ which means gate or gateway. Ports are bound by the need to serve ships‚ and so access to navigable water has been historically the most important site consideration. Ports can be classified in two categories; Mono-functional port and Polyfunctional port. Monofunctional ports transit a limited array of commodities
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Physical Distribution Management Part of logistics management‚ physical distribution is concerned with the transporting of merchandise‚ raw materials‚ or by-products‚ such as hazardous waste‚ from the source to the customer. A manager of physical distribution must also assess and control the cost of transporting these goods and materials‚ as well as to determine the most efficient way to store them‚ which usually involves some form of warehousing. Hence‚ physical distribution (PD) is concerned with inventory
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IVIANAGING SUPPLY CHAINS A LOGISTICS APPROACH WITH Sf UDENT 6 b C. John Langley‚ Jr. Georgia Institute of Technology John J. Coyle The Pennsylvania State University Brian J. Gibson Auburn University Robert A. Novack The Pennsylvania State University Edward J. Bardi The University of Toledo SOUTH-WESTERN fe CENGAGE LearningAustralia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States Contents Preface xxi About the Authors xxv Parti
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What is logistics? "Logistics means having the right thing‚ at the right place‚ at the right time." [pic] Logistics - (business definition) Logistics is defined as a business planning framework for the management of material‚ service‚ information and capital flows. It includes the increasingly complex information‚ communication and control systems required in today ’s business environment. -- (Logistix Partners Oy‚ Helsinki‚ FI‚ 1996) Logistics - (military definition) The science of planning
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CHAPTER I The Problem Introduction Text messaging also called texting is an act of sending short message with cell phone using Short Message Services (SMS).1 According to Steve Vosloo in his study about the effects of texting literacy: Modern Scourge or Opportunity? It is stated that texting refers to the use of abbreviations and other techniques to craft SMS and instant message.2 Today‚ this is a common scene anywhere and everywhere that most of the youth today especially students‚ while talking
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MALINI KISHOR SANGHVI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS SUBJECT: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TOPIC NAME: TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUBMITTED BY :NameRoll No. 112 113 114 115 116 117 Submitted to: Prof. Vijay Kumar Signature: Date: /07/2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We consider it a great privilege to get an opportunity to express my feelings towards all those who have helped us in completion of my project. Hard work‚ devotion
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