Write an essay talking about the potentials and benefits of drones for the last mile delivery and logistics, focusing on the challenges the adoption of drones in the delivery may face, mainly three categories: regulation, privacy and safety, and economic issues.

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Opportunities and challenges of drone last mile delivery

Write an essay talking about the potentials and benefits of drones for the last mile delivery and logistics, focusing on the challenges the adoption of drones in the delivery may face, mainly three categories: regulation, privacy and safety, and economic issues.

Evaluate how the different stages of the procurement process can help the organisation to achieve competitive advantage. Analyse the key risks that the organisation faces at the different stages that you have identified in part (a)

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Procurement, Risk and Contract Management

Assessment task details and instructions

 Procurement involves the management of an organisation’s external resources to ensure that the goods, services, capabilities, and knowledge that are necessary for an organisation to achieve its aims and objectives are supplied in an effective and efficient manner. In moving from a tactical to strategic perspective, many organisations have adopted a process approach to procurement, in which a number of different stages can be followed to ensure that an organisation can meet its own customer requirements and generate competitive advantage. Despite the safety precautions utilised, organisations must remain on guard when engaging in procurement activities. There are several risks associated with procurement, such as the risk of not meeting deadlines or the risk of choosing the wrong supplier. These risks can be mitigated by careful planning and by using a rigorous procurement process.

For an organisation of your choice, you are asked to:

(a) Evaluate how the different stages of the procurement process can help the organisation to achieve competitive advantage (50%).

(b) Analyse the key risks that the organisation faces at the different stages that you have identified in part (a) (50%).

Choose an article (or video) on current trends in the air cargo industry. Link your video/article in your post with a summary and your analysis of how these trends can affect competition and profits for organizations. Do you think deregulation has attributed to these trends? Why or why not?

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Trends in Air Cargo

Air Operations
From the module resources and your research, you know the air cargo industry has had its challenges over the past few years. Several trends have contributed to the industry’s bankruptcies, mergers. and buyouts.

For this discussion, choose an article (or video) on current trends in the air cargo industry. Link your video/article in your post with a summary and your analysis of how these trends can affect competition and profits for organizations. Do you think deregulation has attributed to these trends? Why or why not?

Post & Respond
Post your initial response by the fourth day of the module week and return later in the module week to respond to your peers. Engage and express critical thinking through your responses to promote an interactive learning experience.
Review the Important Information about Discussions page as well as the Discussion Rubric for detailed grading instructions.

Choose a topic that requires academic research not business research and that you submit both your paper topic and a full paragraph statement, that statement must contain a research question to be answered or a hypothesis to be tested.

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Hazardous Materials Transport

The requirement is that you choose a topic that requires academic research not business research and that you submit both your paper topic (which should not contain a question) and a full paragraph statement, that statement must contain a research question to be answered or a hypothesis to be tested.

Identify new challenges within transportation and logistics management and develop viable solutions to these challenges. Identify an emerging concept such as reverse logistics, green logistics, etc. and analyze its impact on the future of transportation and logistics management.

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Reverse Logistics

The Final Research Project will be 20-25 pages and due in week 8. The project must include a title page, table of contents, abstract, and a reference page. The project will demonstrate the knowledge acquired through course work completed to date. The project is an application of this knowledge and requires the student to analyze and interpret the topic of interest. The use of graphics and charts is highly encouraged.

APA cover page

Abstract (1/2- 1 page)

2. Introduction to the topic, problem or thesis statement

3. Literature Review Background Research on the topic

4. Discussion of your ideas on the topic and problem

5. Discussion of new solution(s) to the problem

6. Conclusion

The final paper must have the following key sections, clearly identified, though they can be titled creatively to reflect your question and interests:

I. An introduction that states the problem and why your topic is important.

The research question, clearly and concisely stated as a question. What do you hope to answer with this research? This section should also include definition of terms.

II. Literature Review – background research on this topic

III. The results/ discussions, describes what you have learned that helps answer the research question. What are you ideas about this topic?

IV. The discussion of potential new solutions.

V. The conclusion, which summarizes the key points of the paper and suggests further research needed on this topic.

VI. A list of references in APA format.

Topics for the course project include but are not limited to:

1) The convergence of transportation congestion and transportation security at a U.S. seaport.

2) A review of past Transportation legislation while developing a new proposal to address past weaknesses and omissions.

3) The transitioning of the Defense Transportation System toward complementing best practices in supply chain management efficiently and securely.

4) A review of the U.S. economy and its impact on transportation and logistics management.

5) Identify new challenges within transportation and logistics management and develop viable solutions to these challenges.

6) Identify an emerging concept such as reverse logistics, green logistics, etc. and analyze its impact on the future of transportation and logistics management.

With the evolution of electric vehicles being able to continuously drive on cruise control, could this invention be the reason for decreasing the amount of road safety accidents on major roads, highways, and interstates? Or will this cause an increase in the number of accidents and fatalities?

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Transportation, The Implementation of Autonomous Vehicles

The research paper should be based on a topic discussed in the course. The requirements of this paper include a cover sheet (using the 6 line undergraduate entry), 3-5 numbered pages of text, and a reference page. The research paper requires at least five references. See Supporting Materials for the information literacy toolbox and student paper template for for this course.

NOTE: The topic chosen for this research paper should not be a topic discussed within the weekly assignments for this course.

As autonomous driving becomes a reality, manufacturers are shifting focus to connected vehicles and digital services. Autonomous or independent driving gives drivers the relief of driving long-distance journeys. There is no need to have any human intervention throughout the journey and are suitable for controlled roads with low-level speed. But with the evolution of electric vehicles being able to continuously drive on cruise control, could this invention be the reason for decreasing the amount of road safety accidents on major roads, highways, and interstates? Or will this cause an increase in the number of accidents and fatalities?

Choose a manufacturing company such as toyota or samsung or others and show the supply chain of that company showing the manufacturers suppliers factories etc. Identify a problem within that supply chain such as transportation cost or other then you are required to research data an use linear programming in excel to solve that problem.

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Problem within that supply chain

You are required to choose a manufacturing company such as toyota or samsung or others and show the supply chain of that company showing the manufacturers suppliers factories etc. Identify a problem within that supply chain such as transportation cost or other then you are required to research data an use linear programming in excel to solve that problem.

Also use the arena simulation program and be able to gather data and implement it into the simulation. Show screenshots of the linear programming and arena simulation with explanations and analysis. a detailed brief of the assignment will also be attached below.

Explain what expenses and costs facing today’s air industry. Evaluate what the current fuel costs do to the industry and how they affect the ticket prices and the patrons’ flying occurrences.

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Air industry

Instructions:

In 2-3 pages (not counting cover and references), explain what expenses and costs facing today’s air industry. In addition, evaluate what the current fuel costs do to the industry and how they affect the ticket prices and the patrons’ flying occurrences.

Briefly explain the purpose and value of the partnership/project, outlining the company’s current nature of business relationship management practices.

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Business Relationship Management and Strategic Procurement

Assignment Task and word count:

Research and write a case study article (3,500 words) on an effective relationship management strategy that incorporates a critical appraisal of current practice.

Unit Learning Outcomes Assessed.
1. Appraise business relationship management concepts to successfully manage a relationship in a project, operations, and/or supply chain.
2. Examine the nature of business relationship management practices.
3. Assess strategic relationships to negotiate internally between business functions, including procurement, and externally with business partners.

Assignment Details and Instructions.
You are required to research and critically investigate a business relationship strategy for a multi-stakeholder partnership. This should be based on a real-world partnership/project from your chosen company. The case study you select can be commercial or non-commercial organisation, but it must include the following features:
• Engaged in a multi-stakeholder partnership or project (refer LO1)
• Allows for comparative analysis of 2 types of business relationships (e.g., supplier, customer, internal and stakeholder).
• Examines the dynamic between internal and external business relationship management practice (refer LO3)

You need to briefly explain the purpose and value of the partnership/project, outlining the company’s current nature of business relationship management practices.

Select 2 or more strategic partners, each representing different types of relationship.

Appraise each relationship and their value to your chosen company, providing rationales as to why it is strategically important to manage each of these relationships both effectively and efficiently.

Careful consideration must be given to the presentation of case data using devices such as tables and quotes to substantiate your findings.

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences in the types of relationships you are analysing.

Evaluate how effective the organisation is at managing each type of relationship.

What do your results say about the original questions? How confident are you in your findings? What are some possible explanations for results that didn’t come out as expected? Were there any surprises? What implications do these findings have for your objectives? What new questions do they raise? What could be tried next?

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Pollinator Gardens – ArcGIS Map in Pittsburgh PA

An individual project uses geospatial tools (ArcGIS) to create an original map that proposes a solution for real-world environmental issues. Not just plotting information on a map but also running statistical analysis where you can supply the results on a map either in spatial form or by a table. Two-page summary outline, a color pdf map, and an MXD packaged in a map package. MUST use ArcMap as the primary medium, do NOT use PDF map for the majority of the project, can use PowerPoint, google earth, or other programs to supplement. Can use ppt to explain everything before methods and switch to ArcMap or use half and half. Work Needed:

1. Title (In Map and Outline): eye-catching and informative title that is specific and characterizes the central theme of creating pollinator gardens in the city park of Pittsburgh.

2. Introduction & Motivation: set the stage for the questions you are asking and give an overview of why you are doing this research. Describe the context of your project ( observations that led you to the project or other information) and present a general descriiption of your project location.

3. Problem Statement (geographic questions & goals): state the specific geographic and spatial questions you answer for the project.

4. Methods: Describe specifically what you did to accomplish the goals of the project. List software (used ArcGIS- ArcCatalog/ArcMap), the projection you placed your project in, steps in your analysis describing GIS tools (ex: clip, dissolve, geocode, union, model builder), and describe inputs and outputs of the tools that you used, and other relevant information. You should have a geodatabase dedicated to your project. DO not list data sources or download efforts.

5. Results: show what your results are by using your map and summarize with text, charts, and graphs. Do NOT explain or interpret anything here. Show what happened in a way that can be read easily. Be sure to refer your reader to your map, for example, “Figure 1 shows…” If needed, place in table.

6. MAP ELEMENTS: – title – give your figure a number to reference in your report. Ex: Figure 1- runoff volume in Pine Creek – Cartographer Name & date of publication – Data source, EX: United States Geological Survey – North Arrow – Scale Bar – Legend – Coordinate System – Use of reference (EX: transportation, insert of location map, boundaries, and cities) – Colors are chosen appropriate to communicate the problem depicted by the map – Font and text contributed to the dissemination of information and were easily readable – Layout of essential map elements utilized white space well – Map represents data to reflect the topic and problem statement accurately – Map is professional in appearance

7.  Discussion: What do your results say about the original questions? How confident are you in your findings? What are some possible explanations for results that didn’t come out as expected? Were there any surprises?

8. Implications, conclusions, and possible future work: what implications do these findings have for your objectives? What new questions do they raise? What could be tried next?

9. References sheet: List of data sources used for the project.