3 Shipping Market Cycles The four most expensive words in the English language are‚ ‘This time it’s different’. (Sir John Templeton‚ quoted in Devil Take the Hindmost‚ Chancellor 1999‚ p. 191) 3.1 INTRODUCING THE SHIPPING CYCLE Market cycles pervade the shipping industry. As one shipowner put it: ‘When I wake up in the morning and freight rates are high I feel good. When they are low I feel bad’.1 Just as the weather dominates the lives of seafarers‚ so the waves of shipping cycles
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Cases Study Strategy in the digital Economy Case study Digital Economy Buying travel on-line: choosing a strategy for the internet age Internet technology is revolutionising the $100 billion global market for travel booking. This case explores the changes and the uncertainty. It raises the question of which strategic route to choose when developing a strategy‚ especially for smaller travel companies. Travel agencies and package tours For much of the past 50 years‚ many travellers have used independent
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Introduction Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford and eleven business associates. The company was responsible for the innovation of the moving assembly line where employees would remain in the same place while performing the same task on each automobile that move along the assembly line. Ford Motor Company has been a prominent car producer for over 100-years – an icon of U.S. manufacturing. However‚ the company has reached a pivotal impasse where timely planning has become crucial
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Ballast - (a) the material (usually water in ballast tanks) used to stabilise a vessel when partially loaded or empty‚ (b) In Ballast - term to describe vessel sailing empty to next loading port. BENDS - Abbreviation for ’both ends’. Used when any loading and discharging term for a vessel is the same for both loading and discharging operations. BFI - Baltic Freight Index - an index reflecting a composite number of routes‚ issued on a daily basis. BIFFEX - Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange
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Motor Company Ford Motor Company is one of the first American automotive companies that even today successfully manufactures and sells automobiles‚ trucks‚ buses and automotive parts. Ford is the second largest US automaker and the fifth largest vehicle seller in Europe and the world. Their headquarters are based in Dearborn Michigan. The company was founded in 1903 by Henry Ford. Ford owns a series of motor vehicle brands which includes Ford‚ Lincoln‚ Volvo and Mazda. Ford motor company has subsidiary
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1.2. Statement of the Problem The Victorias Milling Company is not just the asia’s biggest sugar milling but also one of the top tourist attraction of Negros Occidental. The development of new facilities is a challenge for the VMC to survive economic threats both locally and globally. By adding an educational and tourism complex‚ it may support the growing demands of sugar and tourism industry in the country. The proposed development will not only sustain the sugar milling industry but will also
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USA Sea Freight Cost - $1‚800 per container van (1‚000 bags @ 25kg. per bag) Fixed Ordering Cost – Php 3‚000 per shipment Custom Duty – 10% based on C&F cost Land transport cost from port to company – Php 5‚000 per container van Exchange rate – Php 26/ 1$ Order Size : 3‚000 bags Ave. Shipping time: 30 days Release from Customs: 30 days Substitute: Hydrogenated Castor Wax 15% by weight required to produce the same quantity of grease Hydrogenated Castor Wax Cost: Price – Php 40‚000
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Smurfit Paper Company case study Every business owner in the actual economy knows that cost management is a key factor in determining the successful continuation of the business‚ or its inevitable extinction. The paper industry is struggling to say the least according to an article in The Economist‚ with no new clients firms have adopted a strategy of merging with one another to attain a larger market share. With growing pressures from shareholders unsatisfied with low returns‚ it’s clear something
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Finance Case Study BY: STAPLE CENTRE Case: GLIC
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to settlers. The Connecticut Land Company wanted potential settlers to view a map and feel the areas they want to buy was a suitable place surrounded by an efficient system of roads and agricultural lands. Therefore‚ they used surveys and maps of Cleveland as a marketing tool to attract buyers. The Connecticut Land Co. also had to guarantee that the settlers’ investments would be protected if problems arise. The reason that prompted the Connecticut Land Company trustees to postpone their initial
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