BUSS – B - 3001 : Various  Concepts of Transport Management - FARAMIL S.A.O.G Case Study - Business Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Module Learning Outcomes 

The following LOs are achieved by the student by completing the assignment successfully

1. Suggest the right mode of transport in practical situations 

 

Assignment Objective 

After the completion of the assignment, the students would be able to understand and apply the various  concepts of Transport Management. 

 

Assignment Tasks 

Task 1 

Submit a work proposal for this assignment on or before 1/11/2020 (23:59) which must include:

  ? Understanding of deliverables – a detail description of deliverables.  

? General overview of proposed plan - initial understanding of solution to task 2. 

? Timeline for completion of the given tasks. 

The work proposal must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle.  

 

Task 2 

Case Study  

FARAMIL S.A.O.G. is a company based in Ubar (Oman) that makes mechanical components for  trucks. The production and storage are both based in Ubar. It has just received an order from a  multinational to start a mass-production of all the front brakes of a new model truck that is about  to be launched. According to the tender, FARAMIL S.A.O.G. must supply 1200 brake units a day  (600 correspond to part code PS3476FRT543789DR, for the right front wheels of the vehicle and  600 correspond to part code PS3476FRT543789IZ for the left front wheels). The weight of these  brake units is 14.5 kgs each (incl. box).  

The goods must be supplied each working day from Saturday to Thursday in the factory that the  multinational has in Ubar, Oman. The initial duration of the contract is set at one year (in other  words, 249 deliveries). Once the brakes have been manufactured, they are packed in reusable  parallelepiped plastic boxes adapted to the component, with a lid, and outside dimensions of 30  x 40 x 25 cm (the last measurement corresponds to the height). Each box can hold a complete  set of brake equipment.  

Independently of the labelling, the boxes are yellow or orange corresponding to the right or the  left wheel, to make it easy to work with in logistics and sales. The boxes will be stacked on wooden  pallets (europallets) measuring 120 x 80 x 15 cm. The weight of the pallets is 10 kgs per pallet.  The boxes are stacked in layers separated by a 6mm thick sheet of plywood 120 cm x 80 cm x  0.6 cm thick. The pallets may not be stacked on top of each other. Once the pallet is fully loaded,  it is wrapped. The weight of both foil and sheets is negligible.  

The maximum height of the pallets is limited to 150 cm since this is the size of the space for pallets  in their dynamic shelves in the FARAMIL S.A.O.G. warehouse. However, FARAMIL S.A.O.G. has  a problem in achieving this major contract: the production plant in Ubar is not equipped to perform  the hardening treatment required by all the brakes and has to subcontract this operation to another  company. 

There is a company in Saudi Arabia called MEDIBRAKE that can apply this treatment in Medina,  Saudi Arabia.  

FARAMIL and MEDIBRAKE have already reached a pre-agreement by which the amount of the  product required every day will be delivered to the factory designated for treatment and will then  be returned duly treated after two days to be repacked and palletised in the same conditions as  when it was delivered. The Logistics Manager of FARAMIL is prepared to organise the transport 

in light of the operating conditions. To do this, he has contacted different logistics service providers and has asked them to bid for the contract. 

The logistics operator must collect the product every day at FARAMIL and transport them to the  MEDIBRAKE plant in Medina (Saudi Arabia) and collect the treated product there to take it back  to Ubar (Oman).  

In addition, the logistic manager of FARAMIL S.A.O.G. will take along the winning logistics  operator to help him to convince the multinational of the logistical viability of the process. 

By FARAMIL accepted modes of transport 

 

The following modes of transport are available for this concept:  

? Airlines  

? Shortsea  

? Road transport  

Airlines:  

There is a daily flight from Salalah (Oman) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) v.v. what is also open for  transport of cargo.  

The service will be executed by a Boeing 787 what can carry ULD’s types LD4 and LD11. 

 

Shortsea:  

There is a daily ferry service between Salalah (Oman to Jeddah) Saudi Arabia  v.v. what is open for containers and Ro-Ro. (non-dangerous goods). Closing  time for acceptation the container before departure is 6h. 

The sailing distance is 1300Nm.  

Road:  

The current situation in Yemen is not stable. Waiting time at the borders is from 6-48 hours but  can change rapidly. During the nights it is unsafe to drive outside cities. 

 

Answer all the questions:  

Task 2 

1. Define Transport Management and identify two examples where transport management is  applied/used.  

2. Identify [with brief explanation] the roles and responsibilities of the logistic operations’  company that won the contract of transporting brakes from FRAMIL to MEDIBRAKE and  from MEDIBRAKE to FRAMIL.  

3. Create the SWOT analysis of all the modes of transport (Road transport, Short Sea and  Airlines) as mentioned in the case study. Based on the SWOT analysis:

  a. Decide which modes of Transport you will use for the Transportation of brakes from  FRAMIL to MEDIBRAKE and from MEDIBRAKE to FRAMIL.  

b. Justify your answer. 

4. With the help of drawing/ picture, show how you will organise the transport from FRAMIL  to MEDIBRAKE and from MEDIBRAKE to FRAMIL?  

5. Conduct Desk research (using secondary sources) on the relevant topics and answer on the  following: 

Critically evaluate the importance of Barcoding for shipped goods. Define what is  barcoding? Different types of barcoding and why it is important. 

References, at least six references in C.U. Harvard Referencing Style. [10 Marks] Report Structure and Format.  

 

Rules & Regulations: 

The assignment needs to be done bearing in mind the following 

1. For the assignment students are expected to refer to secondary data and literature sources as well  as primary data. All resources should be cited using CU Harvard style. 

2. The assignment should contain direct answers, diagrams and calculations if necessary. 

3. The final assignment must have a Title page, Table of Contents, References/ bibliography using  CU Harvard Style and page numbers. 

4. Title Page must have Assignment Name, Module name, Session, your name, ID, and the name  of the faculty. 

5. The assignment should be done in Word, font size 12, font style Times New Roman, text color  black, colors can be used ONLY in appendices; main body of the report should be black and white. 

6. Softcopy in word format is to be submitted through Turnitin link on Moodle. 

7. If found necessary, Viva may be conducted after the assignment submission as per the  dates informed earlier. 

 

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