MGT204 Logistics and Supply Chain Management
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Running head: LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES Logistics Management between Two Countries Name of the Student:Name of the University:Author Note:
1LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES Executive Summary:The overview of the report consists of two logistics issues international logistics companiesface while importing commodities especially bulky commodities from overseas suppliers.The background of the logistics issue lays in the coal port of Abbot in Australia, which isunder Adani Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Indian logistics and mining conglomerate,Adani Group based in Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India. The company is importing locomotivesand wagons from Germany. The paper recognises the key issues Adani would face whileimporting the commodities from Germany to Abbot namely, customs issues andoverwhelming impact bilateral trade agreements between countries have on logisticscompanies. The paper focuses on these issues and their impact on the importers like increasein import expenditures of these importing companies. The findings show that internationaltrade is ruled and dominated by the political agreements between countries and complexcustoms laws and procedures. The discussion ends with recommendations, which Adani canconsider to deal with these customs and political issues.
2LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES Table of ContentsExecutive Summary:..............................................................................................................11.0 Introduction:.....................................................................................................................31.1 Background:.....................................................................................................................31.2 Aim:..................................................................................................................................31.3. Scope:..............................................................................................................................32.0 Logistics issues or challenges:.............................................................................................42.1 Inland and freight details, port activities and AQIS:........................................................42.2 Bilateral relationships between India, Australia, Germany and the European Union:....53.0 Transport mode:...................................................................................................................74.0. Australian Custom Issues-AQIS:........................................................................................84.1 Complex EXIM laws:......................................................................................................84.2 Australian Quarantine Inspection Services (AQIS):........................................................84.3 Complex political relationship between countries and its impact on trade:.....................94.4 Complex and multiplicity of documents:.........................................................................94.5 Conflict between trade union and custom officials:.......................................................105.0. Warehouse management:..................................................................................................105.1 Warehouse management system:...................................................................................106.0 Risk management:..............................................................................................................11Conclusion:..............................................................................................................................12References:...............................................................................................................................13
3LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES Appendices:..............................................................................................................................161.0 Introduction:1.1 Background:The background of the paper is set in against the logistics issues and challenges thelogistics and mining companies face while importing goods from abroad. The entireassignment has been treated from the point of view of a supply chain specialist advising aninternational mining company who is importing wagons and locomotives into Australia fromGermany. Since, the case study states that the locomotives and wagons are to be imported tothe coal logistics port of Abbot Point, Australia, the owner of the port Adani Australia, theAustralian arm of Indian business conglomerate has been taken as the international miningcompany (Adani. 2017). 1.2 Aim:The aim of the paper is to recognise two key logistics challenges Adani has to facewhile importing the locomotives and wagons. They are freight and customs issues and thecrucial roles bilateral trade agreements between countries play in case international logistics. 1.3. Scope:The assignment as pointed out encompasses vast areas like customs issues andpolitical bilateral trade agreements between countries. The case presents a situation whereAdani Australia, the Australian arm of Indian business conglomerate Adani Group isimporting commodities from Germany, a member of the European Union. Hence, theinternational logistics company, Adani would be facing two issues covering vast scope ofdiscussions. The customs issue would include customs laws of the two countries namely,
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