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International Logistics
The course attempts to equip the students with the knowledge of the various functional aspects involved in physical distribution of goods in international markets.
Introduction to Marketing Logistics system:
Concept, Objective, Importance, Logistic Tasks.
Strategic Logistics planning: important concepts-Cost trade off, Total cost concept, Total system concept.
Transport System:
Air transport-Air Authority of India, Air services in India, advantages and problems.
Ocean Transport: Significance, Types of ships, Liners, Tramps, advantages and problems.
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Warehousing: Concept, Functions, Warehousing in India, Warehousing Corporations. Multi modalisation: Concept, containerization- advantages, disadvantages, types of containers. Inter modalism and multi modalism. |
Liner Freighting Practices :
Types of rates, Pricing Principles and Surcharges.
Tramp Chartering Practices :
Tramp Trade, Types of Chartering - Voyage, Time, Bareboat Charter, Charter party and its main clauses- voyage and time.
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Marine Logistics: Charter party, bill of lading, Difference between Charter Party and Bill of lading, Liabilities of a carrier by sea. Marine Liabilities – Marine Insurance Policy (in Brief) |
1. IGNOU International Logistics Module.
2. Francis Cherunilam: International Business.
3. Parasram “Export-What,Where and How”, Anupam Publishers.
4. Chaudhary B K & Agarwal O P., “Foreign trade and Foreign exchange”,Himalaya Publishing House,New Delhi.
5. Mathur S K, “International Finance and Foreign Trade”. Shivam Publication, Jaipur.
1. P. Subba Rao : International Business.
2. Thakur & Mishra : International Business.
3. Varshney R.L. and Bhattacharya: International Marketing Management.
4. Douglas C. Long; International logistics: global supply chain management, Springer, 2003.
5. Donald F. Wood; International logistics, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, 2002.
6. Kent N. Gourdin, Global logistics management: a competitive advantage for the new millennium, Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.
