Purpose of this paper is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and procedures involved in collection, assembly, packaging and dispatch of trade cargo.
Concept, Importance of Trade Logistics Services, India’s Logistical Challenges
Information & Order Processing: Logistics Information System, Logistics Operations Management, Acknowledgment, Scrutiny and Confirmation of Export Order
Concept, Need and Functions of Warehousing
Warehousing in India (in Brief)
Features and Benefits of Free Trade and Warehousing Zones 2005 Scheme under SEZ Rules 2006
Types of Inventory in International Logistics, Inventory Management Techniques
Packaging vs Packing of Goods, Need for Packaging, Objectives of Labelling and Marking, Commonly used Labels and Markings, Precautions in Packing, Labelling and Marking (Colour, Number and Shape)
Containerization: Concept, Advantages and Disadvantages
Air Transport:
Factors affecting choice of Airfreight Transport, Procedure Involved in Airfreighting Cargo, Challenges for Indian Air Cargo Sector
Ocean Transport:
Factors determining Ocean Routes, Types of Shipping Vessels
Concept, Causes and Impact of alliances in Liner Shipping
Liner Freighting Practices: Types of rates, Pricing Principles and Surcharges.
Tramp Shipping: Concept, Features, Types of Chartering- Voyage, Time, Bareboat Charter
Tramp Chartering Practices:
Charter party Agreements and their main clauses- Voyage and Time.
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• V.V.Sople, “Logistics Management”, Pearson
• IGNOU International Logistics Module.
• Francis Cherunilam: International Business.
• S K Nandi & S L Ganpathi, “Logistics Management”, Oxford University Press
• Y H V Lun, K H Lai & TCE Chang, “Shipping and Logistics Management”, Springer
• C Rama Gopal, “ Export Import Procedures – Documentation and Logistics”, New Age International Publishers
• P. Subba Rao : International Business.
• Thakur & Mishra : International Business.
• Varshney R.L. and Bhattacharya: International Marketing Management.
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• Parasram “Export-What,Where and How”, Anupam
Links:
[1] https://foreigntrade.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/international-logistics-management
[2] https://foreigntrade.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2019-2020