Essays on Croucher

In each of the following situations, please select which mode of transportation studied this week would be the most advantageous. Explain your answer. [8A, 8B, 8C]

Sending 350 40-foot containers from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California.

Maritime transport is the best for these kinds of shipments because ships can fill a given container or what is known as full container load (FCL) (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 391). Additionally, container ships can accommodate stackable cargo, which will be prepared using a stowage plan (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 393). There is also the possibility of reduced damage in products, which may be caused when using other types of cargoes. ...

What are the problems facing SG in 2010?

Scientific Glass is a provider of specialized glass equipment to a variety of organizations which include research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and testing facilities. The company faced inventory management problems in 2010 and it is these problems that are the focus of this write-up. As of January 2010, SG noted a substantial increase in the level of inventories (Wheelwright & Schmidt, 2011). The implications were that the company noted increased levels of tied-up capital. The debt to capital ratio rose beyond the target level of 40% meaning that the organization could not use the capital in other areas. Further, the company’ ...

The German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, coaches, trucks and buses, Mercedes-Benz is a multinational corporation with several locations worldwide. The Corporation has spread across different nations worldwide, and this paper gives an insight of the Pestle analysis of the corporation in the UK. Mercedes-Benz is a global corporation with a strategic geocentric orientation and perceives the potential market across the globe while striving to formulate a system of integrated global strategies.

Political

The United Kingdom enjoys stable political environment thereby offering a conducive setting for undertaking business development. The country paper on House of Commons (2010, p.26) states that UK ...