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Logistics and Transportation | Logistics Management Assignment

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Logistics and Transportation | Logistics Management Assignment

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1ContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................2Company Overview.....................................................................................................................................2Reasons for success in comparison to other company................................................................................3Warehouse..................................................................................................................................................3Transportation.............................................................................................................................................4Air cargo journey of Adidas in the UK..........................................................................................................5Getting to and from the airport............................................................................................................5Collection of goods.....................................................................................................................5Access to surface........................................................................................................................6Clearance of goods.................................................................................................................................6Security clearance......................................................................................................................6Custom clearance.......................................................................................................................7Getting through the airport..................................................................................................................8Ground handling........................................................................................................................8Taking off and landing......................................................................................................................9Getting to the destination......................................................................................................................9How company can maintain its competitive advantage..............................................................................9Suitability for other companies.................................................................................................................10Concept of Sustainability...........................................................................................................................10Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................11REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................12
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2Introduction It is being stated that the air cargo plays the crucial role in the process of the supply chain. Further, the majority of the cargo is being carried underneath the cabin of the passengers. Various airlines like the Alaska operates an aircraft that is known as Combi where the cargo is shared at the deck along with the passengers. Some of the airlines such as DHL offers door to door services, and some of the airlines include the cargos which are over-sized. The aircraft which are being used to carry such over-sized cargos are like giant Antonov. Furthermore, the airports offer a critical connection among the surface and the air modes. Further, the company Adidas is being chosen in order to understand the process of air cargo in the UK. In the report, the background of the company will be discussed along with its logistics and the transportation. Then, the air cargo journey of the Adidas in the UK will be discussed, and the issue will be identified accordingly. Moreover, it is being stated that the company uses the airport of East Midlands as it is one of the top ten airports of air cargo in the UK. Company Overview Adidas is being stated as one of the greatest or the biggest manufacturer of sports across the globe. Further, the company designs and produces the accessories and the apparels of sports. Thecompany has employees even more than 53,000 in more than 158 countries and generates approximately 650 million products annually, and the sales are generated to £ 14 billion. Furthermore, the aim of the Adidas is to offer various distinct products for the fashionistas or the athletes and to achieve their aim the company uses the strategy of multi-branding. The Adidas is multinational and a large company, so it has various multinational operations and the activities (Adidas, 2017). The company believes that in order to succeed being global and international are
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3the key factors which are to be considered. The Adidas is a strong competitor to Nike so, it mainly focuses on the process of manufacturing, design, marketing and branding and the process of transportation in order expand the operations of the company to a great extent to further attain the sustainability along with the competitive edge and also attracting and retaining customers to generate more sales. Further, the logistics and the transportation mainly air cargo of the Adidas will be discussed.Reasons for success in comparison to other company It has been observed that the company Adidas succeeded more in comparison to another successful company i.e. Nike because Adidas produce products according to the interests of the customers and the sales revenue of the company are more as compared to the sales revenue of Nike. Moreover, Adidas uses the transportation mode according to the expected time for the delivery of products and also have the great strategies for marketing. Whereas, Nike produces products in order to maximize the profitability and is not using the transportation mode according to the credibility of the products and its demand.Warehouse It is being stated that the warehouse is the connection among the customers and the producers. It is treated as the part of the Adidas system of logistics which further stores the products among the point of the origin and consumption. Apart from this, the warehouse offers information to themanagement on the current status. Furthermore, the Adidas utilized the leased type of warehouseand is the further having an advantage of the rental for the space on short term basis while utilizing it as the warehouse which is private in nature (Roscoe, S. and Baker, P., 2014). Moreover, when the company took over the Rockport and the Reebok, the Adidas wanted to
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