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Homework 1: 1 page with 2 references
Using this link
for the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
https://unctadstat.unctad.org/insights, discuss what you see concerning changes in international trade and why this may be happening. Look around the UNCTAD site and discuss changes and interesting facts concerning transportation and individual country data that are interesting. If you have trouble with the link, cut and paste it into a browser or if the error message comes up click on Data Insights and International Trade.
Homework 2: 4 pages with at least 2 references
Answer the following questions:
1. Describe volumetric charging
2. Describe the fixed costs, variable costs, and main advantage of the five modes of transportation (road, rail, air, water, pipeline).
3. Research UNTCTAD’s Annual Review of Maritime Transport and determine amount of world maritime trade by mode.
4. Describe factory gate pricing
5. The map at the start of the book illustrates the world’s international shipping routes. How might the progression of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) alter those routes.
6. Due to the standardization of shipping containers, some companies such as Cosco and Maersk operate port strings. Please describe the advantage provided in these strings.
7. Read the article titled
Intermodal Transport Security: Need for an Integrated Approach
and identify the specific security gaps in each transportation mode.
Provide complete answers to each question in a Word document using APA style and references.
Homework 3: 3 pages with at least 2 references
Read “Jaguar Land Rover’s Global Supply Chain: From Design to Execution” on pages 77-87, then answer questions 1-5 on page 87.
Reference:
Mangan, J. J., & Lalwani, C. C. (2020). Global logistics and supply chain management (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN-13: 978-1-119-70299-3
