BUS211: You are tasked with transporting a cargo of fresh Packham Pears (1,000kg) from Adelaide to the location where you are currently studying: International Logistics Report, MU, Singapore

Assignment 1: Anticipated Logistics Challenges

1. You are tasked with transporting a cargo of fresh Packham Pears (1,000kg) from Adelaide to the location where you are currently studying this unit How can this best be done? What challenges would you anticipate and how would you overcome these?

2. You are tasked with transporting a cargo of Blue Stilton cheese (1,000kg) from Cheltenham In the UK, to the location where you are currently studying this IS Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?

3. You are tasked with transporting a cargo of industrial work clothing (occupying a standard shipping container) from the location where you are currently studying this unit to Accra. Ghana. Describe the key challenges you would anticipate. How would you overcome these?

Assignment 2: Proposed Logistics Solutions

Task One

A commercial fisher has tasked you with transporting 907.185kg of fresh crayfish to a client at Billingsgate Market, London.

Your task here is to:

– Explain step-by-step how you intend to do this.
– Justify your decision to take each of the steps you propose.
– Outline the risks the exporter will be taking.
– Offer costings.
– Include relevant documents or explanations of these documents in an appendix.

Details

Item: Fresh Crayfish (Area 7)
Quantity: 907.185kg
From: Fremantle, WA.
To: Billingsgate Market, London.
Further info: Exporting to Fresh Fish Inc.
Trafalgar Way, London E14 5ST, UK
Terms of Trade: Delivered Duty Paid (DDP)
Payment: Letter of Credit

Task Two

You are a freight forwarder and have a client in Germany who wants to import five life-sized fiberglass cows (see links below) from the U.S.A. Your client expects the cargo to arrive as soon as possible. They expect the cargo to be completely undamaged and fully unloaded at its final destination.

Explain step-by-step how you intend to arrange this for your client.
Justify your decision to take each of the steps you propose.
Outline the risks your customer will be taking.
Offer costings.
Include relevant documents or explanations of these documents in an appendix.