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Overseas Shipments
The problem that most logistics and transport departments have is determining the
most cost effective way to transport goods overseas. There are really two options, by
air or by sea. Air travel is obviously faster but sea can handle far larger cargo.
Therefore the solution to the conundrum is not as straightforward as it seems. For
instance sending small consignments of goods with a high profit margin and high
priority may be best sent by air but what if you are sending a hundred thousand items
that are not particularly urgent and have low profit margin? In the latter case sea
shipping becomes highly attractive. It could also be argued that if the planning,
logistics and supply chain functions are doing their job efficiently then the express
delivery by air shouldn’t be critical criteria. But is slow sea transportation always the
better option to fast airlines?