NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
Context : Assume that you are appointed as a Logistics
& Supply Chain Head of a firm “ ABC
International” based out of Delhi. This firm is in Import
-Export with its clients spread across
Mumbai, Delhi and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia This firm is
required to do the following activities:
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
1) For its client based in Delhi, “Corn fresh Ltd” it is
required to import consignment of 22
tons of packed Sweet Corn, which has a requirement of being
stored in (-) 4 degree,
supplied in 50 kg export worthy double layer polybags, on
pallets of 20 bags each,
imported from USA, with a lead time of 35 days by sea at
Nhava Sheva for a full
container load @ USD 1300/container, 38 days at Chennai
port @ USD 1100/container,
Cost ICD Delhi being 1500 USD/Container with a lead time of
42 days. 3 days by air at
Delhi @ USD 5/k. Local transit time being 7 days Mumbai-
Delhi, 9 days being ChennaiDelhi.
2) As a Commission agent, Import and supply Provide 1000
Lenovo Laptops to “India
Infotech” a company based in Kolkatta from Ingram,
Hongkong; with a 5% commission.
Quote of Dell being as follows: For an FCL with a loading
capacity of 1100 pcs, price on
FOB Hongkong sea port is: USD 1000/number for 500 number,
USD 800 upto 800
Numbers, USD 700 if order is between 801-1000 numbers,
Manufacturing Base :
Hongkong,, Port of Loading: Hongkong. Lead time 60 days
from the date of receipt of
Original Letter of credit, Payment terms LC at Sight.
Warranty : Repair – 3 years from
the date of manufacturing, Service SLA for response: 48
Business hours, Serivce SLA for
resolution : 7 days from the date of inspection.
Freight/container Hongkong to Nhava
Sheva = 500 USD.. Insurance cost : 1% of consignment FOB
cost. USD = 65 Rs,
.Customs duty = 10% of Assessable value. Assessable Value =
101% of CIF cost. Local
Transport from Nhava – Sheva to Jaipur = Rs 20000/truck.
Each truck carries upto 300
laptops.
3) ABC International also has an E-Commerce site on
internet. ABC offers Sale of Fresh
Exotic flowers, which it imports from Italy and supplies in
the Indian market to its online
direct consumers.
Question
1. Defining Different types of Transportation Modes and types
that can be availed by
NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
an Logistics and Supply Chain person and then suggest the
most appropriate Transportation
mode comparing with available options for each of the above
3 scenarios, i.e import in Delhi for
Corn fresh, Import of Laptops for Raj Infotech and Import
of fresh flowers for E commerce
business and also delivering to online customers, and
justify the reason/benefits of your choice
versus other modes of transportation available. (10 Marks)
Question
2. Define various Commercial & Import Documents that are
required for Imports.
Using the information available on Lenovo Laptops for India
Infotech from Ingram Hongkong,
elaborate your understanding on the following terms used in
this case. Finally derive the Total
Landed cost to India Infotech at site in Indian Rupees :
1. Commision agent:
2. Import:
3. FCL
4. FOB
5. Port of Loading:
6. Lead time
7. Letter of credit,
8. Customs duty
9. Assessable value.
10. CIF (10 marks)
Question
3a. Referring Scenario 3 of an Online Shopping Site of ABC,
detail out the importance
of E Commerce in Supply Chain in today’s scenario and its
advantages over the Traditional trade
as well as Modern Trade (Hyper markets). (5 marks)
NMIMS
Global Access
School
for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain
Management
Internal
Assignment Applicable for April 2019 Examination
Question
3b . Cornfresh consignment came in normal container and when
landed in Delhi was
found to have developed odour, damaged and non-usable.
Further, ABC did not even get
insurance claim despite taking Transit Insurance. What
could have be the possible reasons that
the odour and damages to bag would have happened and in
what conditions the Insurance
company would not honour the claim. (5 Marks)
