Comparing Freight Rates & Classes 1. Motor carrier rate calculation Note: Carriers’ freight rate webpages may not be responsive from time to time. If you make several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve freight rates, you may consider trying again another time. Alternatively, you are encouraged to call the 1-800-#### numbers and contact the carriers’ sales representatives to request quotes for freight rates. · Comparison: Briefly compare the operational characteristics and rate differences between TL and LTL trucking services. · Lone Star Petrochem, Inc. (LSP) is shipping 1000 lbs., packaged chemical products prepaid from Houston, TX (77098), to Columbus, OH (43085). The products are packed into one single shipment. You are asked by the LSP’s VP of logistics to evaluate the freight rates of this Houston-Columbus transportation. You need to use FedEx and UPS internet freight services to estimate potential cost. FedEx LTL at: http://www.fedex.com/us/freight/main/ UPS LTL at: http://www.ltl.upsfreight.com/ A generic packaging for the LSP shipment will be classified as the 150 freight class. A better packaging can lead to the 92.5 class. The best packaging method can get the 70 class. Compare FedEX and UPS total charges at different freight classes. Which carrier will you choose? Provide sufficient explanations. Carrier UPS FedEX Remarks 70 Class 92.5 Class 150 Class · If additional service options are selected (e.g. hazmat, notification to consignees, etc.), how the options will impact the freight charges? 2. Assume that your company is shipping bulk cargo (e.g. petroleum and petrochemical products) nationwide to your customers. Develop a plan to obtain shipping rates for potential modes of transportation and how you intend to allocate the products into different modes. 3. Assume that your company is shipping general cargo (e.g. grocery, textile, furniture, appliance, etc.) nationwide to your customers. Develop a plan to obtain shipping rates for potential modes of transportation and how you intend to allocate the products into different modes. 1 Page 1 of 5 BUSM1100 ASSIGNMENT 1 GUIDE: Literature Review VALUE: 40% This guide answers frequently asked questions relating to: 1. GETTING ORGANISED A. Individual assignment B. Style of the assignment – literature review C. References 2. APPLYING THEORY 3. ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION - Electronic and hard copy Assignment Task: Review literature relevant to the case study: Genocide in Rwanda: Leadership, ethics and organisational ‘failure’ in a post-colonial context. The case focuses on the organizational factors that played a role in “failing” to prevent genocide in Rwanda. In particular, it focuses on the interplay between key leaders and geo- political relations. GETTING ORGANISED A. Individual assignment Although the assignment is to be completed individually there will be opportunities within small groups in the weekly class to prepar.