Transportation Case Studies Samples For Students

The Panama Canal is a 77.1 kilometer international waterway constructed by United States of America which was one of the largest public investments of its time. France started the project of the canal in 1881, but had stopped due to engineering issues and high mortality due to diseases like malaria. Later on the US took over the project and started construction in 1904 and was completed in 1914. This waterway links the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. The objective behind this project was to reduce shipping distance. The average time taken to traverse the canal is between 20 ...

Introduction

Every department of an organization strives hard for the sharing of their contribution in the economic prosperity of the company and the presence of every department is essential for an entity. Among numerous departments, usually found in an organization, the name of Operational Department is one of them. Operational Department is one of the most important departments from the viewpoint of an organization and no organization could be in the sake of economic prosperity without having an effective Operational Department in particular .
Operational Department is a department which usually looks over the transparent move in the actions and behaviors ...

CSL: Supply Chain Case Study

Summary/ Abstract
CSL is doing very well in the POS equipment market. However, the main problem with CSL is that the POS equipments are changing fast. This is causing the demand to dry up in some of the areas. To battle with the reduction in demand and fresh investments, it is of utmost importance that CSL runs its supply chain efficiently so that the profitability of the company remains high. CSL currently has Asian and Local European suppliers. Asian suppliers send parts on a monthly or bi-weekly basis to the CSL subsidiaries in Europe. Most of the shipments are ...

Summary

Ground transport forms the central nervous system of any economy. It facilitates transport of goods that drives an economy, while also facilitating transport of people. The purpose of transport can be either commercial, business, or for pleasure.

Program

Development of ground transport infrastructure requires vast expanse of real estate as well as creation of temporary support infrastructure while building the ground transport systems. This also consumes enormous amount of raw materials like cement, coarse and fine aggregates, steel, while other inputs like diesel, heavy engineering equipment and extensive labour are the requirements. For the purpose of this paper ground transport ...

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Keystone Pipeline is a system of pipeline running from western Canadian Sedimentary basin to the various refineries in the United States. This pipeline conveys synthetic crude oil, diluted bitumen (from oil sands) and also light crude. This pipeline system is already operational with three phases of them working without a hitch and the fourth one on the design table.
The fourth phase of the pipeline is referred to as the Keystone XL (eXport Limited). This phase is awaiting clearance from the US government and ...

Abstract

Keystone XL Pipeline is a project proposed that is expected to offer energy security to the US and strengthen its economy. The crude oil pipeline is expected to cover 1,897 kilometers and estimated to be of 36 inches in diameter. The pipeline is expected to run from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele city in Nebraska. The pipeline is also expected to improve the American economy by opening up the American Midwest markets and the markets found along the Gulf Coast of the US. The Keystone system consists of different operational phases that include phase I, II and III, the ...

14- U5A1-Windshield Survey- 2/5

Introduction
A windshield survey, usually conducted from a car, gives a visual overview of the area, regarding development, and conditions that are prevalent in the community that may affect the health of the population. There is necessity to understand the community in community needs, housing, transportation, health related issues, services, geographic structure, habitat, economy, ethnicity, religion, community needs and strengths, the available resources and the gaps in the resources. This will help in proper planning in effective services within the community.

Sample questionnaire
Person identified was the health minister of the area and the Superintendent of local medical research ...

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Background of Trucking Deregulation in the US

Trucking was primarily a highly regulated industry in the United States (US), mainly because rail freight was initially preferred for transporting goods, particularly heavy materials. The Motor Carrier Act of 1935 imposed a restriction on the entry of new players in the trucking industry and the specification of certain truck routes under the administration of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC). Yet, the emergence of antitrust laws towards the 1950s and the growing financial stability of the trucking industry led to the passage of the Reed-Bullwinkle Act. The Reed-Bullwinkle Act further oversaw the growing ...

A Case Study Analysis

Step I: Understanding the Situation
Step I (A). List and number of relevant facts of the case
Step I (B). Facts in (A) that raises an ethical issue, reasons, and potential or resulting harms.
Step I (C). List and number of all stakeholders involved in the case.

List of principal stakeholders (here you should use a bulleted list).

- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Legislative branch of the government (e.g., solons, courts)
- Other state and federal government agencies
- Other concerned stakeholders (especially the public)
- Gigantic Motors Corporation (GMC)
- GMC’s Rugged Trucks Company (RTC)
- Dynamic Motors’ Fuel Development Division
- Jackson Roykirk, RT’s ...

At 95% probability, considering the rate of service is constant, then at the targeted rate of five trucks will mean that the arrival rate has to be 4.75. However, there are no 0.75 trucks. So, 4 trucks will be used as the arrival rate. Having obtained the arrival and the service rate, then it is possible to determine the frequency in which a given number of trucks are in the system. As such, the frequency is the power of probability of the system being in use where the power value is the number of trucks whose frequency is being ...

This article gives a detailed description of the role and duty of transportation in logistics presented on thirteenth December 2000.According to logistic management, logistics can be defined as the process of strategising, controlling and implementing effective flow together with storage of goods, information and services from their original point to that of consumption in order to conform to customers requirements. Any given business enterprise is involved in transportation due to movement of goods from one point to another. Transportation plays a significant role of linking the spatial dimension of business to their respective material sources and market. Spatial dimension ...

1.0 Project Description
1.1 Property
The Taylor Project lease owned by Fed Resources Pty Ltd is located approximately three hundred kilometers, by road, from a suitable port facility, Port Steve (see Figure 1). Fifteen kilometers to the west is a disused railway that connects the nearby pastoral village Glendale to Port Steven. Infrastructure in the area is minimal, although Glendale is connected to grid power by a small run-down substation. Local government has offered large subsidies for services to encourage development in the area and has indicated that refurbishing and upgrading the small power plant in Glendale would be ...

Blu, LNG, was established in the year 2012 as a joint business or venture between CH4 Energy Corp and ENN. The company has constructed approximately twenty-five permanent stations, in which trucks powered with LNG may refuel. Moreover, Blu, LNG is building the infrastructure for the natural gas trucks through developing as well as managing liquefied natural gas (LNG) stations. The company’s truck lease, as well as conversion kit programs, support corporations use the gains of liquefied natural gas. Blu, LNG, anticipates expanding its advantages of natural gas (LNG) to the U.S. The paper discusses and identifies the internal ...

- Provisions to put in place to protect the residents
The contract to privatize recycling needs to be managed by the city officials. The company should not charge the customers directly. In the contract, there should be provision of a fixed charge to the customers for a pick up for a specific period to avoid instances where the company contracted increases charges without any notice. Borough must track the business data and activities need to be to ensure that it complies with the provision of the contract. That is in efforts to ensure that it safeguards the residents.
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Description of the three alternatives considered.

Implement Load Inspections. This option involves the careful inspecting of each load before moving it onto the awaiting delivery truck (out bound). This will ensure the adherence of the best packing processes and being normally implemented.
Packaging Design-negotiating with vendors involves, talking to the vendors about the various options of preparing the freight. It is often the simplest guidelines that make the most difference. By consistently noting how well the vendors adhere to the right and proper procedures as far as packaging your shipments is concerned.
Another alternative is labeling the products Different freight comes in different size and ...

The bank: If interest rates increase naturally the EMI per month increases which for a short time

Increases its revenue but in the long run it finds difficult to generate new leads by acquiring new customer Base. On the other hand if interest rates decrease, it motivates the borrower and increases new base For the bank.The Investor: With interest rates increasing the Monthly Installments increases which becomes an Additional burden on the investors. On the other hand if it decreases it becomes a bit easier to repay Back the loan.Industrial Group: If interest rates decreases, businesses can expand and economy becomes much Agile and healthy. Decreased interest rates motivates the traders to acquire more business loans ...

Q.1. By looking at the company’s supply chain, it is apparent that a lot of time is wasted in between production and assembly. A total of seven days are used waiting and loading goods in the ship before transportation. After the arrival of goods in the United States, the company has to wait an extra five days as customs inspects the goods. This brings to total twelve days where the company goods sit at either the China port or the American ports doing nothing. While creating a value stream map, it is essential to look at this wastage ...

Bharat Petroleum and Corporation Limited, a fortune 500 Indian company, was primarily a refining and marketing company. On April 2010, the company’s chairman, Mr. Ashok Sinha, contemplated the company’s corporate strategy for the next five years. Its previous corporate strategy, which primarily consisted of diversifying into exploration and production (E&P), was a huge success. He had the following questions in mind for the proposed strategy: Let us look at those questions and analyse plus evaluate them with reference to the case and facts-figures.

Sustain the pace in E&P or wait for more results?

The success ratios in E&P were such that 100 contracts resulted in one producing ...

Fig 1: NDRC Techniques

Introduction

Non-Disruptive Road Crossings are manuals which outline unifying and standardizing measures of Road Engineering Practices. The significant objective of the project is to enhance the management, planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of all roads and related infrastructures to ensure a safe and uniform operational and structural capacity throughout the road network in Dubai. The complexity in road construction and to some point other engineering projects leaves very little to be argued about on their significance with respect to the influence they have on the environment. It is a fact that projects like roads, bridges, ...

Introduction

Logistic is the process of planning , organization, and the management and to get details the control and the execution of the transport operation. In The P& G company this Implies the transport of manufactured product to the market and the raw material to the industry. The logistic that is in P&G is to create an economical transport system that also reduces emissions of CO2 in the atmosphere.
This company has more than 140 plants for manufacturing all over the world. Transport continues to be a major challenge to this company. Transport entail a transport of raw material to the ...

The North West Corner Rule

The North West corner rule is a technique used to compute a basic and feasible solution for a transportation problem. In this technique, the basic variables are chosen from the North West corner, or as it would appear in a table, the top left corner.
The economic problem at this point is to distribute the available bushels of olives to the different retail outlet destinations in a manner that keeps the transportation cost at a minimum.
The number of retail outlets (n) = 7
The number of distribution centers (m) = 6
The number of basic variables = m + n – 1 = 6 + ...

VinLogic is a simulation dynamics for inventory which is tasked with offering transportation and delivery network for automobile sin the United States and also Mexico. The delivery network aids in the minimization of costs that are incurred in the delivery and transportation of automobiles. This is done through forecasting and predicting
Electronic data is used within a delivery network and tracking systems to predict when current shipments are expected to arrive at the dealers who ordered them. Simulations provided by the model depict all the variations in vehicle production from the factory. Holidays and Industry shutdowns are also put ...

Memo

Dear; Big Rigs Plazas team members.
Here at Big Rigs Plazas organization we are so happy an rather exited to definitely have you on board as we embark on this journey of ethically changing our blessed Big Rigs Plazas organization. The new adventure about changing the phase of our organization is definitely a hard task that we all in unison need to rise up to the tasks to ensure that our performance meet the state of art expectations required with regards to our performance charter.
Big Rigs Plazas has continuously witnessed some challenges that have seen it as a ...

Q1. Qualitative Analysis:

The quality of chemicals outsourced was in question hence the company had to do something about it. It could choose another company to outsource especially if in sourcing would be expensive.

This would reduce the expense of recruiting new employees, building a new facility and paying for all the permissions and certificates required. It would also save the company operational additional operational cost (Brown, and Wilson, 2005).

Demerits of Continued Outsourcing

The company would continue to experience quality problems and the high cost of transportation would persist.
Merits of In Sourcing
The company would be in control of production hence producing high quality ...

Question #1

How many truckloads of product are actually required to carry $10 Million of product? Show your calculations
In the research findings at Bank of America Securities, the case study indicates that if there had been $20 million worth of Wellbutrin® XL pills on the truck; it would have been full, or nearly full (Chapman, 2009). The research further indicates that the trooper estimated that the truck was about one-quarter full during the accident, which was equivalent to 8 pallets of the product. Therefore:
If the full truck = $20 million, and
8 pallets = one-quarter of the truck = 11,600 pounds, ...

Rapid Freight is experiencing major technological challenges following its successful expansion and rapid growth over the past few years. The company needs to rapidly incorporate networking solutions into their system. Some of the challenges ailing the company include keeping customers informed about on-time delivery; the demand on its wide area network (WAN) keeps on exceeding capacity; the company’s main data center keeps suffering network outages and spontaneous downtime; the ISDN telephone system in the company keeps on failing. Rapid Freight wants to have the ability to monitor, supervise and manage all the data and voice services. Rapid Freight ...

FedEx Corporation was instituted in 1971 By Fredrick W. Smith. It extended its operations in China in 1995 where it invested in aircrafts, express logistics and ground transportation. FedEx has been providing class leading services to its customers in China. Unfortunately, their endeavors were cut short by severe competition from their competitors. FedEx got access to a popular air route between China and Japan which improved its markets both in Japan and China. This made FedEx become the first international express logistics company which offered direct flight services from China to Japan. However, the high cost of transport around ...

- What micro environmental factors affected the introduction and re-launch of the Toyota Prius? How well has Toyota dealt with these factors?
America has been a country, which has over a period being dominated by large sports utility vehicles (SUVs). A shift of customers view and change of preference from SUVs to hybrid was made possible because of a number of factors. In some states, owners of hybrids were allowed to park freely, secondly tax benefits were also available to customer, thirdly petrol prices were increased, and Toyota introduced Prius, which made customers buy it since it was cost ...

Training and Simulation for the Colgan Air Flight 3407, Buffalo, NY

Pilot Training
There were two pilots who facilitated Colgan Air Flight 3407, first was the captain, Marvin Renslow, was 47-years-old at the time of his death, lived in Lutz, Florida that had  been with Colgan in September 9, 2005 and Rebecca Lynne Shaw, 24-years-old at the time of death, from Maple Valley, Washington that joined Colgan on January 16, 2008   Investigators'  results on February's airplane incident in Buffalo, N.Y., increased issues about whether the pilot's proficiency and training may have been an aspect in the incident.
            The National Transportation Safety Board began a three-day hearing to learn more about ...

Questions

- What is the economic order quantity for BBE in units? In Pounds?
- What is the total cost ( not considering transportation related costs) of the EOQ?
- What is the total cost for using motor carrier transportation?
- What is the total cost for using motor carrier transportation?
- Which alternative should BBE use?

Answer 1:

Annual Demand/Order Quantity (Q) = 5000 cases

Cost per Unit (CU) -- $200

Cost per Order (CO) ---$100
Carrying Cost (CC) % (as % of CU)—0.28
So EOQ = SQRT((2Q* CO)/(CU*CC%))= SQRT((2*5000*100)/(.28*200))=SQRT(10000000/56)
= 133.6 or approximately 134

So the EOQ is 134 units or 6700 lbs.

Answer 2:
Total Cost ...

Logistics Planning and System Design

Is Subway's effort aimed at "greening" the supply chain compatible with "bottom line" objectives? (Explain)
First, greening is defined as the path that companies take in order to arrive at a certain level of benefits. Subway took the same path to green in its supply chain strategies. Their scope of green strategy includes an idea that going green encompasses going beyond reducing carbon footprints in order to contribute to zero environmental degradation. In order achieve that goal. Subway has to rethink their purchasing and logistical strategies since the company delivers and outsource all the components for the products they ...

For the supply strategy to be effective it should be cheap and client conscious. Once the potatoes are in the distribution centers, the different retail stores should first be determined. The recommended strategy works on proximity of the retail centers to the nearest distribution channel. In California there are widespread retail stores for the potatoes. However, the stores can be arrangement in term of distance from a distribution center. Retail stores in one particular area should be supplied from the same distribution channel. This joint distribution strategy will also provide accuracy on the quantity of potatoes to be supplied ...

1. For style A Shades;
1 shade is packed in a box of 12 by 12 by 12 inches
Converting the inches into feet (12 in = 1 ft)
After package, 1 Style A shade occupies a volume of 1ft by 1ft by 1 ft (=1ft3)

When loaded into the intermodal container;

The container accommodates a maximum of 8 Style A boxes (width) by 8 boxes (height) by 40 boxes (length). Total number of boxes = 8 × 8 × 40 = 2560.
Therefore, 2560 style A shades can be loaded into an intermodal container.
2. For style B Shades;
1 package of 6 shades measures 12 by 12 by ...

Logistics Provider: Traditional and Virtual

Logistics Providers: Traditional and Virtual

The functions of 3PL’s and 4PL’s are different in many ways. 3PL are companies that are being contracted to provide various logistics services. The types of service they provide are typically are logistical in nature, but often includes value added services such as e-commerce, packing, managing inventory and transportation. Some 3PL’s also offers managing the entire channels including billing and online sales. However, the type of service they deliver depends on their abilities, client budget and needs. 4PL’s on the other hand offers a more diversified choice of service that ...

Introduction

Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) is the price invoiced by a seller including the insurance of cargo, and all other charges incurred up to the destination port. During shipping of goods, there are challenges incurred when preparing the CIF quote. The main challenge is to ensure that all the necessary costs are included. Many of the cost items are readily available to the seller while the transporter prepares the others. Therefore, a description of the goods and their specifications must be accurate during the preparation of the CIF (Billings, 2003). All measures taken must be in standard form.

Jim ...

What Conditions Supply Chain Strategies of Ports?

Concept
Jacobs and Hall (2007) argue that the strategic supply chain preferences of a port authority become accustomed to the territorial, institutional structure wherein the main actors in a port operate. According to Jacobs & Hall (2007), port actors endeavor to insert themselves into supply chains because they get a chance to attain several resources including technology, knowledge and skills. The two authors, also, argue that such actors can incorporate activities in the supply chains, so as to, lessen general transaction costs and offer more competent services. In addition, Jacobs & Hall (2007) explain that these actors obtain dominance, which is ...

TCP/IP Framework

TCP/IP stack is a set of hierarchically ordered network protocols. The name of the stack represents a combination of two major protocols – TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) and IP (Internet Protocol). Apart from them, there are dozens of different protocols in the stack. Currently, TCP/IP protocols are the main ones allowing the Internet existence, as well as functioning of the majority of corporate and local area networks.
The history of TCP/IP started in 1967, when the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) initiated development of computer network, which was to link a number of universities and research centers, performing orders ...

Introduction

Midwest Office Products (MOP) is a regional distributor of office supplies and to institutions and commercial business organizations. MOP is known for its excellent customer service and responsiveness. MOP Management is concerned because the company just experienced its first loss in history, despite increased sales from the prior year. The company looked at its costs and the activities relevant to its business. The task is to develop a cost accounting system that will accurately reflect the relevant costs of MOP per order with respect to the number and types of activities, processes or transactions that transpire.

Answers to Questions

The first table shows an Activity-based Cost structure while the second table shows the current cost calculation of MOP. According to Investopedia, Activity-based Costing or ABC is a method wherein firms identify the activities or processes involved and assign indirect cost to products. The first table segregates costs appropriately per activity or transaction. This calculation shows us the true cost per order. The current method of calculation of MOPs distorts the cost structure in that it easily divides each cost component based on the number of cartons processed within the year. ...

According to the ARC Advisory Group, Transportation Management Systems (TMS) can be defined as software solutions that assist in acquisition of transportation services and in implementation of transportation related plans, enhance short-term planning of transportation activities, optimize the use of company’s resources and assets. These systems do not only manage the physical flow of goods, but also assist in measuring performance, enhancing collaboration and managing information and money flows that relate to transportation activities across all transportation modes.

Q1. Why are organizations showing more interest in TMS (Transportation Management Systems) today compared to the past?

The increasing interest in the TMS solutions has been driven by a number of factors. Firstly, the transportation costs are ...

Transportation Economics is a special branch of economics that deals with the allocation of resources from one point to another. It particularly assists in allocating resources with consideration to time and money factors. Transportation of people and goods from one destination to another in consideration to time, money and other related cost is all the transportation serves to solve. Westminster is a company that deals with distribution of products from one point to another. It operates on the principles of supply and demand wherein its demand can be measured in terms of distanced travelled or the frequency made by ...

Question 1: Why does L5 incur higher manufacturing and logistics costs than L6? Identify costs incurred by L5 and not by L6. Identify any costs incurred to only L6 and not L5.

For better understanding of the question, I will describe both levels of supply. On level L5 motherboards and chassis are manufactured in China in two different factories. Then motherboards are brought to supplier logistics center by air freight and chassis are shipped by sea. Then third party integrator is assembling these parts and further they are sent to Dell manufacturing. On level L6, motherboards and chassis are ...

This paper aims to establish the importance of intermodal transportation with respect to global logistics. Essentially, it investigates the roles played by intermodal transportation in global logistics. For ease of understanding of its effects, the presentation begins by highlighting the meaning of intermodal transportation and global logistics. A discussion on how important it is in global logistics then follows. Besides, an illustration is presented that shows how supply chains get more complicated when firms are doing business presentation ends with a conclusion where a summary of the presentation is made.
An intermodal logistics is perceived in relation to its ...

Contactless payments such as the use of near field communication (NFL) have been developing over the last few years and have evolved into reliable and secure methods of payment which are gaining acceptance from both buyers and vendors. The contactless mode of payment uses a short range frequency identification chip (RFID) to transfer data embedded electronically in microchips attached to a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant or a credit or a debit card. The major difference with the contact based mode of ...

Transportation is a crucial factor of production that impacts and determines considerably the final prices of commodities. Therefore, choosing an efficient and effective mode of transportation for given commodities is very vital. Considering that the final price of commodities should be fair and customer friendly, the need to adopt the cheapest yet effective mode of transportation arises. For Caster Guitars Company, the transportation of guitars from Mexico could be efficiently done using road transportation. The fact that there exists good and established infrastructure in Mexico makes this process better. Further, the general mode of road transportation is cheaper. Considering ...

Logistics Planning Paper for Olive Oil 2

Abstract
This work consists of: 15 sheets, 7 parts, a list of references, 6 figures. In my work I suggest a company which deals with the ocean freight activity. My company will transfer olive oil from Spain to the USA. I will explain why I have chosen Spain as a country of olive oil origin. Moreover, I will pay detailed attention not only on the selected counties but also on the ports involved in the work. The activity and the strategy of the company were discussed in details. Also the appeal of the company to clients was touched upon.
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Business

VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (VCTC) FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016
VENTURA COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (VCTC) FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016

The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) or generally the commission was developed by the Senate Bill in 1880 under Chapter 1136 of the well known Public Utilities Code. It was developed in order to counter the defects of the previous body and for this case was identified as the major successor agency to the previous that existed Ventura County Association of Governments (VCAG). The body was succeeded under the conditions of assuming all the overlying assets and liabilities that were overlying. The organization ...

Introduction

Executive Summary
Southwest Airlines is an airline company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The company has been in operation since 1971. It is the leading local airline in the US. Analysed as per the porter’s five forces model, Southwest Airlines has a good chance of weathering competition from market entrants due to its unique approach to business as Simple, Fun and Profitable. The general external environment presents increased population and therefore higher market, better and supportive technologies, non-bureaucratic political and legal environment among other aspects advantageous to the growth of the company. The main weaknesses for the company are ...

RE: EXPRESS OF NO MERIT ON THE CASE FILED BY SOFIA LUI’S FAMILY

Question Presented
The question I raise is that, was Uber system responsible for the death of Sofia Lui, and was the case filed by Sofia’s family has any merit?

Short answer

According to the arguments raised by the plaintiffs, Sofia Lui family represented by Attorney Christopher Dolan; there is no evidence linking Uber System to the death of Sofia Lui. The driver in contention was a contractor who had been given a job by Uber System but at the moment of the accident, the driver in mention did not have any account with the company. Mr. Muzaffar, the driver, was ...

Ipv6 Deployment Case Studies

Figure 1: Graphical internet usage trend 9
Figure 2: IPv6 tunneling 11
Figure 3: Data routing 13
Figure 4: Internet protocol suite 15

Introduction

In the midst of the number of IPv4 addresses almost entirely depleted, the realization of IPv6 has become a prime concern for many organizations. However, it is not possible to, immediately, change the whole thing over to IPv6 without a few transitions. This Paper takes a look at the ways that can be used to successfully transit to IPv6 from IPv4 among other deployment issues.

Section 1: IPv6 deployment strategy

The global IPv6 deployment recently made a significant milestone on the ...

When the economic recession of 2009 hit global consumer markets, FMCG companies were forced to relook their supply chain management strategies in order keep their prices below those of competitors. With prices of raw material and power soaring, the company had to review its supply chain management and make several adjustments to remain competitive. Kraft Foods, the second largest food company in the world, has kept a keen eye on future growth requirements, even before the economic recession had set in.

As far back as 2007, the company earmarked an increase of cash flow by $1 billion. Philippe Lambotte, ...

1. Introduction
The Enron collapse, occurred in October 2001, consequently caused the bankruptcy of the whole Enron Corporation, the world’s leading energy, commodities and services company, as well as the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the top five largest audit and accountancy firms in the world. Noteworthy it was not only the largest bankruptcy proceeding in American history at that time, but also the most serious audit failure, so that one says, “Enron is fraud and fraud is Enron”. The rise of Enron was almost as fast as its failure. Actually, it was an unbelievable ...

Herb Kelleher, the former CEO of Southwest Airlines, provided growth of the company using his flamboyant leadership style and extraordinary approach to team making. Southwest Airlines pioneered in the low-cost segment of the market. From 1996 to 2012 the company almost doubled the number of cities served. The operating income of the company had grown by 1.55 times in 2012 if compared to 2008 while its net income made up 2.37 times greater in 2012 in comparison to 2008. Thus, the company had grown significantly, but the growth outstripped to the maturity stage. The previous growth resources were exhausted ...

When the economic recession of 2009 hit global consumer markets, FMCG companies were forced to relook their supply chain management strategies in order keep their prices below those of competitors. With prices of raw material and power soaring, the company had to review its supply chain management and make several adjustments to remain competitive. Kraft Foods, the second largest food company in the world, has kept a keen eye on future growth requirements, even before the economic recession had set in.
As far back as 2007, the company earmarked an increase of cash flow by $1 billion. Philippe Lambotte, ...

Writer’s intent

Seven years when the very fact, the story of the meteoric rise and future fall of the Enron Corporation continues to capture the imagination of the final public. What very happened with Enron? Outside of these related to the company world, either through business or education, comparatively few folks appear to possess an entire sense of the myriad folks, places, Associate in nursing events creating up the sixteen years of Enron’s existence as a yank energy company.
Some argue Enron’s best bankruptcy and ultimate death was the results of an absence of moral company behavior attributed, additional ...

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QUESTION 1
Throughout its history Chinese Airlines Limited (CAL) has been beset with a number of problems that have negatively impacted both its profitability and reputation. The sources of these woes have been diverse in nature ranging from human resource management issues to various political considerations. The airline continues to face a number of threats as well as harboring internal weaknesses that may threaten to derail the company’s future prospects, however the company also possesses significant internal strengths and possible opportunities to avail. These will be described below using various analytical methods.

PEST

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Introduction

This is a case study of the Waterway Industries and its CEO, Cyrus Maher – the problem of increasing the benefits and salary of Lee Carter, the person in charge of the marketing department and is also the star player. This is focused on the decision he needs to make to either move his company forward or not make to keep his company how it used to be for over twenty seven years. This case study gives a typical scenario experienced by most CEOs when their companies expand and they have to either go along with the expansion or risk ...

Introduction

This case study paper explores the shipping and transportation management of potatoes from distribution center to the retail center in a cost effective manner.

Statement Of Study

The purpose of this study is to look into the features, elements, problems, and challenges of transportation from production center to distribution center, and then from distribution center to retail center. Keeping this fact and challenges into account, it also needs to issue advices and instructions to the management professionals for effective and efficient management of raw materials. ...

The situation at Zyedego illustrates how difficult ethical leadership and decision making can be for many HR managers. The situation also symbolizes the increased importance for addressing matters that touch on ethical and legal considerations for many an organization (Linda, Ferell, and Fraedrich, 147). Many managers often encounter situations where determining what is right or wrong is a challenge. For this reason, ethics always becomes an issue of concern for many managers. Despite the importance of ethics in decision making, widespread moral lapses in the corporate world has contributed to the collapse of respected organizations. Adopting appropriate code of ...

Abstract
Shelter is one of the basic human necessities. Provision of decent-quality and affordable housing is one challenge that various authorities have been faced with, and Sheffield is not left behind. Though she has surpassed her average annual housing needs, Sheffield is still struggling to mitigate housing problems. This research project reviews the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Sheffield’s housing and how education level affects the ...

Introduction

An estimated 100,000 people reside in Deesville City with a mayor-council government. Providing assistance to the City Manager is the main highlight for this case study, as an intern to the local government office. This internship is part of the requirements for completing the Public Administration Program at Gill University. In this scenario, Deesville’s local administration faces an assortment of issues, majority of which relate to human resources and its administration and includes problems on budget management. In detail, the human resources and its administration concerns are currently taking place in three agencies or offices—the Police ...