Chapter 6, Problem 4SQ

As a consultant in logistics management, you are approached by Samsung to compile a report on applying of transport management principles in their logistics and supply chain environment. Given that they operate in an ever-changing environment, read the project statement provided and conduct additional research on Samsung before compiling your report. Before compiling your report conduct additional research on Samsung's investments as well as initiatives in South Africa and report their findings Provide an analysis on why Samsung needed a strong strategy implementation management system to deal with changing customer trends.

Why is transportation forecasting so important, and why is it so difficult?

The decline of rail travel started for two main reasons cars and airplanes. Explain this statement, and clarify why would a passenger prefers a certain transportation system over the other.

What is the impact of the Suez Canal incident on logistics management in Saudi Arabia?

As a supply chain and logistics management student, you have completed key aspects of the discipline throughout your qualification, namely, management, logistics, procurement, sustainability, warehouse and inventory management. This question requires you to reflect on your knowledge and understanding of transportation management as a component of supply chain management. You are required to write a one-page report where you reflect on: Your experience of learning the discipline of transportation management. Which areas of this module did you find most interesting to learn about? Have you learned anything interesting from a SADC perspective? Which areas of this module did you find most challenging to learn about? Why? What are some of the skills you have learned thus far (i.e., reflection, critical thinking, technology, artificial intelligence – or any other) that you believe will be able to assist you once you have graduated? In your opinion, based on what you have learned, do…

Are electric cars a more sustainable method of transport than diesel or petrol powered cars? In this Case Study, I explored whether electric cars are as eco-friendly as they claim to be, providing a sustainable method of transport that could significantly reduce our carbon footprints if we all ditched the convectional vehicles, and changed to electric cars. I found many arguments both for and against electric cars. Electric cars are powered by an electric motor which draws its power from an on-board battery pack which acts as an energy store for the car. Energy is measured in joules. A joule is a very small amount of energy so a domestic electricity metre measures the energy in kilowatt hours. Stoical Energy Transferred = Power x Time (Joules, J) (Watts, W) (Seconds, S) (Kilowatt hours kWh) (Kilowatts, kW) (Hours, H) Source; GCSE Core Science revision guide (Information collected from GCSE Science revision guide 13:26hours) Batteries are charged by simply connecting the vehicle to a…

Explain the effects of risk on logistics service providers.

What are the problems of reverse logistics asset management?

In the railroad sector, what is the difference between intramodal and intermodal competition? Which type of competition benefits shippers the most? What is the reason for this?