Essay BUSS-B-3001: Transport Management – The Necessity of Changing Organization Structures – Economical Trade Off – Business Assignment Help

Assignment Task:

Module Learning Outcomes
The following LOs are achieved by the student by completing the assignment successfully
1. Recognize the necessity of changing organization structures in different concepts in a practical situation.
2. Calculate ETO’s (Economical Trade-Off) in various supply chain situations.

Assignment Objective
After the completion of the assignment, the students would be able to understand and apply the various concepts of Transport Management in practical situations.

Assignment Tasks
Q1. Solve the following: (Compulsory question)

b) The volume of a 45’ container is 86.65 m3. The internal measures are:
– Length: 44’5” ft
– Width: 8’5” ft
What is the height of the container?

c) You received 180*20ft containers and the standard ratio of 40ft containers. How much TEU did you receive?

d) How much we can load in a container, when the container has a content of 32 m 3(32000 litre) and the product sugar has a S.G of 1.2? 

Q2. In your lectures on introduction to transport management, you must have come across the three subsystems of distribution logistics. With the help of the figure, explain in brief about these three subsystem of distribution logistics? (5+5+5+5= 20 Marks)

Q3. In your lectures you have studied about the concept of standardization and normalization. In Oman the directorate-general for specifications and measurements (DGSM) is the national standards body. Mention the activities for which DGSM is responsible in Oman? (20 Marks)

Q4. What are loading units? Explain in brief about each type of loading units as discussed in the lectures (5+ 15 = 20 Marks)

Q5. In the lectures you have studied about the handling equipment’s. Explain in brief about each type of handling equipment’s? (20 Marks)

Q6. Locomotives can be equipped “Bo-Bo “or “Co- Co”. What does that mean? Mention the features of diesel and electrical locomotives? (5+ 15 = 20 Marks)

Q7. What do you understand by Deep sea shipping? Compare and contrast between Aframax ships and cape size ships? (5+ 15 = 20 Marks)

Q8. As discussed in the lectures, explain briefly the main features of the various types of Cruise liners? (20 Marks)

Q9. In your lectures, you have studied about airlines and air cargo. In that context highlight the main features/characteristics of the air cargo market in Oman? (20 Marks)

Q10. Differentiate between the followings? (2* 10 = 20 Marks)
a) Liberalization and Privatization
b) Modal Split and Modal Shift

Q11. What are dangerous goods? Explain briefly the various classifications of dangerous goods? (20 Marks)

Q12. By giving examples, explain what is meant by perishable transport? Also highlight the advantages and disadvantages of airfreight, road transport, rail transport and barges/shortsea for transporting perishable goods in the context of Oman? (20 Marks)

Assessment Evaluation Criteria