Chapter 11, Problem 11SQ

Why would companies use ocean transportation versus air freight service to move inter- national freight?

Planning international transportation is complex and requires careful planning. What do you think make this international transportation so complex.

DM Office Products (DMOP) Is a wholesale supplier of office products with one facility in Pennsylvania. It has decided to bulld a new distribution warehouse in the state of New York to help serve the growing demand In that market. It has four major customers located In Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, and New York City. Though New York City is the largest market, it also has the greatest competition, and DMOP Is not a major player there. When DMOP ships an order to a customer, It uses its own small fleet of two trucks to deliver, so the cost of delivery Is essentially the same for a full or partlally full truck. The expected number of annual shipments to each city and their coordinates on an x, y grid is shown in the following table. x-COORDINATES 340 y-COORDINATES 865 CITY NUMBER OF SHIPMENTS Buffalo 85 Syracuse Albany New York City 1,435 2,315 2,290 915 89 645 129 45 69 Use the centroid method to recommend a location for the new warehouse for DMC (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Cx…

Some producers of goods use transshipping as a way to     avoid import administration.     evade local manufacture requirements.     evade allocated quotas.     reduce shipping costs.

DM Office Products (DMOP) Is a wholesale supplier of office products with one facility in Pennsylvania. They have decided to build a new distribution warehouse in the state of New York to help serve the growing demand in that market. They have four major customers located in Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, and New York City. Though New York City is the largest market, It also has the greatest competition, and DMOP is not a major player there. When DMOP ships an order to a customer, they use their own small fleet of two trucks to dellver, so the cost of delivery is essentlally the same for a full or partially full truck. The expected number of annual shipments to each city and their coordinates on an x, y grid is shown in the following table. CITY x-COORDINATES y-COORDINATES NUMBER OF SHIPMENTS Buffalo 325 850 78 Syracuse Albany New York City 1,420 2,300 2,275 900 82 630 122 25 62 Use the centrold method to recommend a location for the new warehouse for DMOP. (Round your answers to 1 decimal…

Explain how when it comes to global sourcing , what type of transportation problems do companies consider ?

what we need for (export shipping Documents) ? For example from Oman to UAE

Locate an international logistics provider on the Internet;describe the services it provides and identify some of itscustomers

Scenario: You work for a Cranberry company/farm in Nova Scotia trying to enter the Cranberry market in Australia Discuss the following in regards to the entrty market (Australia). How are the products (Cranberries) distributed? Are there large size retailers? If so, what portion of the consumer market do they reach, i.e., are they mostly in major population centers or do they extend beyond the major cities? Are there wholesalers in the country? How well are rural markets serviced? Are traditional retailers used or are there different types of retailers servicing rural areas?