IB0016 - International Logistics and Distribution management

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ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE WINTER	FALL  2015
PROGRAM	MBADS – (SEM 4/SEM 6) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 4) /  PGDIB – (SEM 2)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	IB0016 - International Logistics and Distribution management
SEMESTER	4
BK ID	B1661
CREDITS	4
MARKS	60

Note: Answer all questions. Kindly note that answers for 10 marks questions should be approximately of 400 words. Each question is followed by evaluation scheme.

1. Logistical development varies from country to country. Discuss the factors influencing logistics.

Answer:  Fierce competition in today’s market has forced business enterprises to invest in and focus on supply chains. The growth in telecommunication and transportation technologies has led to further growth of the supply chain. The supply chain, also known as the logistics network, consists of suppliers, manufacturing centers, warehouses, distribution centers and retail outlets, as well as raw materials, work-in-process inventory and finished products that flow between the facilities.

The logistics management takes into consideration every facility that has an impact on cost. It plays an important role in making the product conform to customer requirements. Also it involves efficient integration of suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses and stores and encompasses the firms’ activities at many levels, from the strategic level through the tactical to the operational level.

Logistics is a challenging and important activity because it serves as an integrating or boundary spanning function. It links suppliers with customers and it integrates

Q.2 Analyse and discuss market-accommodation flow with respect to operational, planning and control and behavioural context.

 

 Ans : Market accommodation flow, which reflects post-sales service administration and reverse logistics, including product recalls and recycling. Market accommodation also enables effective supply chain planning through exchanging information on sales and product use. Examples include product customization requirements, point-of-sale (POS) data, end-customer consumption, and warehouse releases. The market-focused flow provides supply chain participants with channel visibility regarding timing and location of product consumption. Improved overall planning and operations result when participants share a common understanding of demand and consumption patterns.

a. Operational context :

It includes traditional processes related to

Q.3 Write short notes on:

a) Bulk cargo

b) Container vessel

Ans : a) Bulk Cargo :

Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. It refers to material in either liquid or granular, particulate form, as a mass of relatively small solids, such as petroleum, grain, coal, or gravel. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body. Smaller quantities (still considered "bulk") can be boxed (or drummed) and palletised. Bulk cargo is classified as liquid or dry.

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Q. 4 How is ocean liner conferences formed? What are the types of liner associations?

Ans : Ocean Linear Conference:- 

A Liner Conference can be defined as "a group of two or more vessel operating carriers which provide international liner services for the carriage of cargo on a particular route or routes within specific geographical limits and which has an agreement or arrangement within the framework of which they operate under uniform or common freight rates and any other agreed conditions with respect to the provisions of the liner services". An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one seaport to another along regular long-distance maritime routes according to a schedule. Liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (e.g., for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships).Cargo vessels

Q.5 What are logistics intermediaries? Explain the different types of intermediaries and their strategic approaches.

Ans : logistics intermediaries :

A party who arranges shipping, warehousing, distribution and other goods movement on behalf of goods providers and shipping companies. The term third-party logistics, or 3PL, is widely used in logistics circles as also referred as a Logistics Intermediaries. They outsources the firm logistics activities to another firm that then manages the activities, without taking an ownership position in the inventories. Logistics intermediaries are typically facilitating the smooth operation of a channel for goods.  Facilitators such as freight forwarders are important, because although they do not buy, sell or own the goods moving through a channel, they assist in the efficient performance of the channel.

Q.6 Describe the various measures that must be taken while transporting the hazardous materials.

Ans : Safety measures for hazardous materials :

To ensure safe handling, everyone needs to be able to recognize hazardous material because spills happen, and people need to be prepared to respond to them properly and we all want hazardous material to be shipped safely and legally.

Training Requirements:

Each hazmat employee must be initially trained, and periodically retrained at least every three years in three areas:

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