Name the 5 operating characteristics used to classify transport modes.
Speed: movement time from origin to customer
Availability: ability of a mode to service any given pair of locations
Dependability: potential variance from expected delivery schedule
Capability: ability to handle any load size or configuration
Frequency: quality of scheduled movements a mode can handle
Name the 5 main transport modes.
Rail
Truck
Water
Pipeline
Air
Why is a container sometimes considered as a “Mini-Warehouse”?
some customers use containers as storage for moving inventory (14 days from Singapore to LA = 14 day less usage of warehouse space)
Proposed by Daily Maersk & The Great 6 (Hapag-Lloyd, APL etc.)
-> companies build unions to compete against big players (frenemies)
Name different types of containers.
Twenty-Footer: length 20 feet
Fourty-Footer: length 40 feet
Flatracks: container with open sides and open top
Open Tops: container with open top
Iso Tanks: specialised equipments for chemicals, bulk liquids
Reefers: specialised equipment for perishable, temperature control cargos
Garment Hangers: saving time -> unload directly in store
What is the difference between liner and conventional shipping?
Category
Liner Shipping
Conventional Shipping
Schedule
regular
irregular
Port of Call
fixed
Types of Cargos
variety
USP
speed
flexibility/slack
liner: similar to BUS/MRT
conventional: similar to Taxi
What things need to be done when planning a liner schedule?
understand the various constraints/hub/transhipment ports
understand how to bring empty containers to ports that requires them to be stuffed
understand the various berthing windows at terminals and transit times agreed in customer contracts
understand what competitors are practicing -> understand your enemy
MRP
ERP
CRM
WMS
TMS
FCL
LCL
FTL
LTL
Material Resource Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning
Customer Relationship Management
Warehouse Management System
Transportation Management System
Full Container Load
Less Container Load
Full Truck Load
Less Truck Load
Famous Chinese Phrase
house have house rules, countries have countries laws
jia you jia kway, guo you guo far
What is a freight forwarder doing?
Buys a lot of containers and consolidates LCL shipments in them
Consolidation of different consignments in one container
freight forwarder sets price: x € / m^3
freight forwarder gets money for every bill of lading (multiple per container)
What does impact the freight rates?
current supply market: entrance of new ships
current freight market: how much are people paying right now
current second market: abundance of second hand ships
current demoliton market: demolishment rate of older ships
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