IB0016–International Logistics & Distribution Management

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Spring 2013

Master of Business Administration- MBA Semester 4

IB0016–International Logistics & Distribution Management -4 Credits

 (Book ID: B1146)

Assignment Set - 1 (60 Marks)

Note: Assignment Set -1 must be written within 6-8 pages. Answer all questions.

Q1. What are the rights and liabilities of a multi-modal transport operator?

Answer. Multimodal transport (also known as combined transport) is the transportation of goods under a single contract, but performed with at least two different means of transport; the carrier is liable (in a legal sense) for the entire carriage, even though it is performed by several different modes of transport (by rail, sea and road, for example). The carrier does not have to possess all the means of transport and in practice usually does not; the carriage is often performed by sub-carriers (referred to in legal language as "actual carriers"). The carrier

Q2. Discuss the role of Bill of Lading. Describe various types of Bill of Lading.

Answer. A bill of lading is a contract that covers the specific terms agreed to by a shipper and transporter. Bill of lading is a type of document that is used to acknowledge the receipt of a shipment of goods. This document covers the domestic and international transportation of export merchandise. This usually arises when a ship owner, or other person authorized to act on his behalf employs his vessel as a general ship by advertising that he is willing to accept cargo from people for a particular voyage. The shipper, in the intervening time, gets

 Q3. Explain about any five types of containers.

Answer. Container units form the most integral part of the entire shipping industry, trade, and transport. These shipping containers are the structures that store various kinds of products that need to be shipped from one part of the world to another.

As such, depending on the type of products to be shipped or the special services needed from them, container units may vary in

Q4. What is the significance of logistics in international business?

Answer. Logistics management covers the physical movement of products as raw materials from their point of origin to receipt by end users as a finished product. Entrepreneurs need to understand international logistics because global production processes and delivery activities -- encompassing all transportation modes and storage and distribution systems -- are used more and more frequently to get a product to a customer.

Production Inputs

The globalization of production means a company can procure or process resources from just about anywhere on the planet. This may be

Q5. Explain the meaning of packaging. What are the different types of packaging boxes?

Answer. Packaging is the process of enclosing, or containing the product in bottles, plastic bags, wrappers, lubes, paper cartoons and boxes etc. For the purpose of displaying useful information regarding the product, its contents, weight, size, price, constituents, usage necessary instruction about the usage and storing the product must be recorded on the package. Package reduces the risk of wastage, spoilage, leakage, metage and evaporation etc. in the process of transportation and storage.

Function of Packaging

Q6.Write short notes on

(a)    FOB

(b)   CIF

Answer.

(a) FOB is a commercial term used in export-import of goods from one country to another. Full Form is "Free On Board". Invoice raised in export-import business use FOB term which means all cost involved for exports up to vessel or plane etc. except freight. The transfer of ownership passes from the seller to buyer once the goods have been loaded into ship, plane etc.

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