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Research Report on Logistics Challenges in Transporting the Locomotives and Wagons

   

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Research Report on logistics challenges intransporting the locomotives and wagons
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Running Head: ReportExecutive SummaryThis report includes the details regarding the logistic challenges faced by the mining company while transporting the locomotives and wagon from the point-of-origin to the final-destination.The report includes the analysis of the inland and sea freight details, port activities and the requirements of the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services (AQIS). This assessment is tounderstand all the risks involved in the transportation of locomotives and the wagons from one place to another and the ways to mitigate those risks. This assessment also defines the role of warehouse in the mining company and how it manages all the operations of the company. In the end, there is a conclusion which describes all the elements studied to analyse the logistics challenges. 1
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Running Head: ReportContentsIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................3Logistics Issues:..........................................................................................................................................3Transport Mode-Sea and Inland..................................................................................................................5Inland Transport mode.............................................................................................................................6Ship Transport mode...............................................................................................................................7Australian Customs Issues- AQIS...............................................................................................................8Warehouse Management.............................................................................................................................9Risk Management......................................................................................................................................10Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................11References.................................................................................................................................................132
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Running Head: ReportIntroductionThis report is written to analyse the logistics challenges in transporting the locomotives and wagons from townships of Alpha in Central Western Queensland to Abbot Point port in Northeast Queensland. This report comprises of analysis of an inland and sea wagon and locomotives details, port activities and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services (AQIS) requirements. This report includes the understanding regarding the factors which are responsible for bringing the challenges in logistics and supply chain management. In this competitive miningdomain, the external shifts are driving globalization and economic challenges. As per the study, it has been observed that approximately 80 percent of supply chain is hostile by global competition in the metal and mining companies. In the past few years, it has been observed that the mining companies put an emphasis on reducing the costs as well as utilization of the capacities at every phase of the supply chain management. The management to all the risks and warehouse are also addressed in the report. Logistics Issues:Logistics plays a crucial importance in relation to the development and success of mining industry. Mostly, mining companies are in the remote locations where the mining of the mineralstakes place. To bring the raw minerals which are mined in the process to the business is difficult to carry, until or unless a carrier which serves the mining company is there [ CITATION Rus12 \l 1033 ]. Thus, it is necessary to address all the logistic issues while moving the volumes of product from the companies to the delivery. Few are the logistic issues which are faced by the mining companies are: 3
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