Course: International Logistics & Supply Chain Management
December 2021 Examination
1. An Indian company manufacturing men’s & women’s footwear for the mass market is
planning to venture into a new segment of niche premium leather footwear
manufacturing for which leather would be imported into India from Italy. It has an
established network of retailers throughout India through which it sells its current mass
market product line. What factors should the company consider while formulating its
supply chain strategy for the new segment it is planning to venture into? Would the
supply chain for the new segment be any different from its existing supply chain?
(10 Marks)
2. A pharmaceutical company manufacturing & marketing medical syrups, ointments,
tablets & capsules has recently obtained the license to manufacture special vaccines that
need storage in temperature-controlled environments. The company has contracted with
a 3PL company to manage its logistics for syrups, ointments, tablets & capsules. But
since the 3PL company lacks the logistics infrastructure required for the special
vaccines, the pharmaceutical company is contemplating other logistics options. Identify
the possible logistics alternatives the pharmaceutical company can choose from, and
suggest, with reasons, an appropriate alternative for the company. (10 Marks)
3. A pre-harvest contractor of Indian mangoes contracts with several individual farmers to
source high quality mangoes for the domestic & exporting market. Pre-sorted mangoes
procured from farmers located in an area (in close vicinity of each other) are
consolidated before being transported together to the exporter’s central packaging
facility where mangoes sourced from different areas are consolidated, graded, sorted
and packaged either in ventilated wooden boxes or ventilated corrugated fiberboard
boxes for further transportation to the domestic or export market.
a. What are the different types of warehouses? Explain the type of warehouse the
contractor would use to consolidate the mangoes procured from an area before
transporting them to the central packaging facility. (5 Marks)
b. Would the packaging & mode of further transportation from the central warehousing
facility be the same or different for the domestic & export markets? If they would be
different, which packaging option & mode of transportation would be suitable for each
of these markets? What would be the advantages & disadvantages of the ventilated
wooden boxes as compared to the ventilated corrugated fiberboard boxes? (5 Marks)
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