HUI TENG PROFESSOR GERRIT WOLF MBA 511 TECH. INNOVATION 30 JAN 2012 FedEx Express W hen Fred Smith finished that valuable paper which finally got a “C” grade while he was studying at Yale University. An adventure of U.S. air cargo transportation– the story of FedEx Express was beginning. Since it was founding at 1971‚ FedEx Express choose a high-cost development way that was really uncommon at that time. After Smith established the “Super Hub” at Memphis International
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rapidly‚ it changed the global transportation system. Containerisation can be defined as a system of intermodal freight and cargo transport using standard ISO ( International Standardization Organization ) containers ( known as Shipping Containers or Isotainers) that can be loaded and sealed intact onto container ships‚ railroad cars‚ planes and trucks. It is just one of the system of intermodal. Container integrated supply‚ transportation‚ packing‚ storage and safety‚ together visibility of the
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In order to determine the best possible bid‚ the company will determine how many lamp shades can fit in the intermodal container and the total cost of delivering for style A‚ B‚ and C lamp shades. The interior dimensions of the intermodal container are 8 feet wide by 8.5 feet high by 40 feet long and can hold up to 44‚000 pounds per loaded container (Murphy & Wood‚ 2011). The intermodal container could hold 2‚560 style A lamp shades because it holds 2‚720 cubic feet‚ however‚ the top six inches
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Union Pacific: A Case Study for Strategic Alternatives PART 1: INTRODUCTION Union Pacific Railroad Company (UNP) is one of the four major railroad companies that transports a variety of goods across North America and is an American staple of industriousness and endurance. Union Pacific with its workforce of 43‚000 highly trained people has been in operation since 1862‚ and its span of operation stretches from Western to Southern United States and internationally into Western
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Road freight – advantages and disadvantages | Chicsha www.chicsha.com/road-freight-advantages-and-disadvantages/ 13 Sep 2012 - Undoubtedly‚ road freight is the most widespread mode of goods transportation these days. Advantages and Disadvantages Modes of Transport - StudyMode.com www.studymode.com › Home › Statistics Advantages/Disadvantages‚ Modes of Transport Air Freight Air freighting is commonly used by companies who work with short lead times‚ or advanced service ... Disadvantages Of
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send the cargos from Dubai to Houston Port via Antwerp. From Houston port is sent by rail to Chicago. 3. Do the scenario analysis by listing down the challenges in view of the impending strike of the longshoremen. 1. The sea freight may get rerouted through Houston and Louisiana and Chicago can then be connected by Rail/Road. This rerouting has several challenges on the port capacities at the gulf ports as their capacities will be strained. 2. The existing cargo which has already
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transfer of cargo and passenger to and from waterways and shores occurs." As the developing of globalization and world economy‚ the importance of ports in logistics chain gradually increased. Because of its principles‚ ports connect sea and inland transport. Therefore‚ how to improving efficiency at the shore interface has inevitably emerged in the port area (Wanke et al.‚ 2011). However‚ the efficiency issues of shore interface really depend on the conditions of the port. In this paper‚ the author
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battle. Presented at the 6th Conference of the National Freight Committee Association of Nigeria‚ Airport Hotel‚ Lagos. Ahmed‚ Wali (1996). Port reforms: On safe anchor for the ports. Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the National Freight Committee Association of Nigeria‚ Airport Hotel‚ Lagos. Akanni‚ A. (1996). The era of inflation and our recent port reforms. Paper presented at the 6th Annual delegate conference of the Nigerian Freight Committee Association (November 21‚ 1996)‚ Lagos. Amiwero
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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‚ the reader is given a lesson in investor relations whether they be public or private sector. Despite regulated land transport‚ and unregulated freight handling on the docks‚ the result
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SECTION B - 11) i- pg 19 Intermodal transportation is a combination of one or more of road‚ rail‚ air and sea movement of cargo over long distances. [It is a use of two or more transport systems to deliver goods] An example for intermodal transportation would be the transport by ship to a port‚ from which the containers are loaded and transported by truck to the rail terminal. ii- pg 19 Advantages of intermodal transportation are: a) Enhanced service to customers b) Fast‚ secure
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