Gigoflop Electronics has three shipments of class 100 product to be transported
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Gigoflop Electronics has three shipments of class 100 product to be transported from Atlanta, Georgia, to Lansing, Michigan. The shipments weigh 5,000 lb., 10,000 lb., and 7000 lb., respectively. Gigoflop can ship each quantity individually or consolidate them as a multiple-stop shipment. Each shipment is to be delivered to a different location in Lansing. The carrier, Eckgold Trucking, charges $50 for each stop-off (not including the final destination). Refer to Table 8-2 and evaluate the costs of shipping individually versus consolidation. Which option should be used by Gigoflop?
Table 8-2
Mode and Volume
Freight Volumes (Millions of Tons)
Mode Share %
Percent Change
2009
2015
2021
2009
2015
2021
2009-2015
Truck
8,849
10,515
11,498
68.0%
69.8%
70.7%
29.9%
Rail
1,773
1,957
2,033
13.6%
13.0%
12.5%
14.6%
Rail Intermodal
139
193
253
1.1%
1.3%
1.6%
82.6%
Air
12
15
18
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
57.3%
Water
829
929
964
6.4%
6.2%
5.9%
16.4%
Pipeline
1,417
1,453
1,502
10.9%
9.6%
9.2%
6.0%
Total
13,018
15,061
16,269
Mode and Volume
Freight Volumes (Millions of Tons)
Mode Share %
Percent Change
2009
2015
2021
2009
2015
2021
2009-2015
Truck
8,849
10,515
11,498
68.0%
69.8%
70.7%
29.9%
Rail
1,773
1,957
2,033
13.6%
13.0%
12.5%
14.6%
Rail Intermodal
139
193
253
1.1%
1.3%
1.6%
82.6%
Air
12
15
18
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
57.3%
Water
829
929
964
6.4%
6.2%
5.9%
16.4%
Pipeline
1,417
1,453
1,502
10.9%
9.6%
9.2%
6.0%
Total
13,018
15,061
16,269
Explanation / Answer
The weight of each ship ment is 5000lb, 10000lb and 7000lb respctively.
hence total ship ment is 22000lb which is equivalent to 11 tons.
From the given table it is evident that all mode of transport allows 11 tons from 2015 to 2021.
From the table it is evident that the truck mode is the mostly prefered transportation mode from 2015 to 2021.
Here the truck transportation charges $50 Extra for each stop offs
The organization can opt for airline service if the transportation is emergency or can go for trucking itself for consolidated transportation. Consolidated transportation can charge high in airline transportaion.
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