Q1. There is a list of goods to be transported (below). You are the logistics manager and required to make the appropriate selection of mode for each of these products. You are required to explain your choice of
transport mode for each of the goods and elaborate on their specifications.
a) Asparagus (vegetable)
b) Electronic goods (mobile phones)
c) Electronic goods (house appliances – stove, fridge, etc.)
d) Camels (for racing)
Q2. Air Cargo managements is a very special mode of transport for several reasons. By attending the
following tasks you will be exploring the reasons that make air cargo so special.
a) Compare and contrast between at least two other modes of transport.
b) Explain how the sea-air model of transportation is a good alternative for companies.
c) Explain how the sea-air model of transportation gives a new meaning to SCM.
d) Elaborate on the products and their specifications that benefit from the sea-air model.
Q3. Air cargo is a very complicated business to manage owing to its nature and the nature of the market it operates in.
a) Elaborate with examples how yield management shapes decision making in the Aviation industry.
b) Explain the reasons why airlines enter in networks with other airlines and elaborate on the optimum point of the theoretical network synergies with examples from industry itself.
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