Essays on Rushton

In each of the following situations, please select which mode of transportation studied this week would be the most advantageous. Explain your answer. [8A, 8B, 8C]

Sending 350 40-foot containers from Shanghai, China to Los Angeles, California.

Maritime transport is the best for these kinds of shipments because ships can fill a given container or what is known as full container load (FCL) (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 391). Additionally, container ships can accommodate stackable cargo, which will be prepared using a stowage plan (Rushton, Croucher, & Baker, 2014, p. 393). There is also the possibility of reduced damage in products, which may be caused when using other types of cargoes. ...

Introduction

The organization is looking at establishing the new reception and distribution operation for the finished goods, produced outside the domestic market. The market complexity, costs and operational efficiency in downstream logistics are critical to the success of the new venture. Importantly, the recommended warehousing operation should take into account the geographical spread of the customer base to the West Coast and Northeast of the United States as well as Canada. The purpose of this document is to present a preliminary analysis of the market trends, associated with the warehousing activities for similar operations and provides the recommendation, which would ...

What are the problems facing SG in 2010?

Scientific Glass is a provider of specialized glass equipment to a variety of organizations which include research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and testing facilities. The company faced inventory management problems in 2010 and it is these problems that are the focus of this write-up. As of January 2010, SG noted a substantial increase in the level of inventories (Wheelwright & Schmidt, 2011). The implications were that the company noted increased levels of tied-up capital. The debt to capital ratio rose beyond the target level of 40% meaning that the organization could not use the capital in other areas. Further, the company’ ...

Company Background

Founded in Delaware in 1919 Ford Motors Company was born as a producer of automobile designs, today, Ford is one of the largest car manufacturers globally with diversified and multifaceted business model. The core businesses of the organization include design, manufacturing, marketing, financing and servicing all products. The variety of the product line is significant, including passenger vehicles, trucks, SUVs and electrified vehicles. Moreover, most recently the organization entered a luxury car segment through an acquisition of Lincoln Luxury car production (Ford, 2015). While the core industry for the organization is the passenger car segment, the focus of the ...

The use of grammar offers a better understanding of the language to the small learners. The use of pictures to aid in the learning process for small children also offers a better understanding because it draws the attention of the students towards the learning materials. Grammar helps people, and especially the learners to interpret the various meanings presented by any material in a given cultural setting (Rushton, 2011). The level of the teachers’ level of knowledge of any language is of very great importance to his or her small learners. In most cases, the grammar representation needs a higher ...

Reflective Journal Template – Topic Reflection

Health is one of the most central parts of our lives, and it is for this reason that healthcare facilities developments have been put at the forefront worldwide to ensure that individuals get the best medical attention at an affordable fee. Additionally, how powerful a country is depends on the health status of its residents, that is, more sickness and increased deaths is equivalent to a weak country (Pugh, 2015). Provision of health services in the United States began early in the late 1920s where the state offered funds to provide medical facilities for the sick even though there ...

The German manufacturer of luxury automobiles, coaches, trucks and buses, Mercedes-Benz is a multinational corporation with several locations worldwide. The Corporation has spread across different nations worldwide, and this paper gives an insight of the Pestle analysis of the corporation in the UK. Mercedes-Benz is a global corporation with a strategic geocentric orientation and perceives the potential market across the globe while striving to formulate a system of integrated global strategies.

Political

The United Kingdom enjoys stable political environment thereby offering a conducive setting for undertaking business development. The country paper on House of Commons (2010, p.26) states that UK ...

Lack of fresh water for agricultural, domestic, and industrial use is a great hindrance to development in many parts of the world. According to Mwakikagile, water shortages are more prominent in the arid and semi-arid areas. Groundwater is very sensitive to climatic changes and agricultural exploitation. Over the past few years, groundwater extraction for purposes of irrigation has resulted in disruption of natural balance and aquifer overdraft in these regions. According to Rushton, groundwater reproduction is imperative to establish apposite management policies since the hydrology of arid and semi-arid regions is quite different from that of more humid regions. This ...