IB0019–GLOBAL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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ASSIGNMENT

DRIVE	SPRING 2015
PROGRAM	MBADS – (SEM 4/SEM 6) / MBAN2 / MBAFLEX – (SEM 4) /  PGDIB – (SEM 2)
SUBJECT CODE & NAME	IB0019–GLOBAL LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN 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.

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

Q.3 Write short notes on:

a) Seaports in transportation infrastructure

Answer:Efficient transportation depends on connections between the road, rail and water. In order to move waterborne cargo quickly to or from the hinterlands, trucks and railroads need to have clear access to ports. For some ports, the weakest link in their logistics chain is at their back doors, where congested roadways or inadequate rail connections to marine terminals cause delays and raise transportation costs.

At its 2015 Spring Conference event in Washington, D.C., on April 21, AAPA released its 2015 The State of Freight report, in which U.S. port

b) Airports in transportation infrastructure

Answer:The airport master plan ensures that all airside, landside and airport support facilities can improve and/or expand their operations in a coordinated manner that benefits all parties.

Master plans should be based on common airline and airport business development strategies. Once the master plan is determined, the facility development programs can be organized in phases, allowing modular,

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).

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

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

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