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l.Explain the various taskswhich wouldcome underyour remitasPhysical ResourceManager.As aphysical resourcemanager wehave varioustask such as planning,organising,coordinating,budgeting,controlling andmonitoring/evaluating.The firsttask isplanning,as aPhysical resourcemanager wemust needknow andunderstand the planand rolein theplanning.lt isconclude threelevel oflogisticsplanning:strategic planning,tactical planning,operational planning.The strategicplanningis mediumto longterm planning spanning oneto fiveyears.In thiscase,the Angus GlenWater cooperatewith EcosseHotels and offer thewater to all of the hotel.Due tothat thehoteloperate inmany differentcountries,AngusGlenWater willenter the internationalmarket andthis is an bigstrategy anddecision for the company,so theyneed makethestrategic planning.Therefor the manager alsoneed thetactical planning,from westudy wecan know thisplanningspanningsix monthstoayear.This planningwill dealwith annualbudgets,which providethe financialbasis.Finally weneed operationalplanningjt iscontrolledthe standardsand rulesand isday today planning.Manager needdetect theweeklyand monthlyreports tounderstand theoperation ofdepartment andtake somemeasuresto dealwith theproblem.The secondtask isorganization,the managerabsolutely need to ensure that theplansscheduled and the righttask arebeing doneat theright timeand bythe rightperson.Dividing upthe workis reallyimportance to the managerin organizationtoo.In thistaskthe manager have twosmall task,the firstis findmore moremanufacturer toproducethe glassbottle and find newhaulier totransport the product toother countries.The secondtaskis makedecision of the transportationmode,such as airline,ship ortrain,include theproductionenter into thenew market.After ensurethe transportationthe managerhave toconsiderthe exportdocument.In oneword the manager needconsider andmake sureeveryprocess isright andreally bedone in the wholeprocess from the oldmarket to the newmarket.Thirdly,coordinating in this taskmanagerhaveto keepingcontrol atall timeto ensure thatall plansare met.And thistask consistof somesmall tasksuch asdelegating,objectivesetting.Delegating isone ofthe most importance coordinatingtasks,inthistask managerabsolutelyneedtosurethatthe membersoftheteam understand what isexpected ofthem,just bythe waythe manager can croodinating.First ofall managermust ensurethat thepersonbeing giventhe taskhas theright levelof skillto carryout the taskllJ.Secondly,isthat themanager shouldtell themwhat staterequired results and theresources required.The staffshould understandwhat isthe requiredresults anddiscuss theresources.Themanager shouldset adeadlines andsupport to them,if thestaff meetany problem,themanager cancommunicate with them andsolve theproblem.Finally themanager needevaluatethe finalresultsandobtain thefeedback.If themanagercandelegate therightpeople,thetaskwill becoordinate.In thiscase themanager needto coordinate thedepartment andby coordinatingimprove theywork efficiency.Absolutely,setting atargetis importancefor coordinating,the workperson objective.The manageruse theobjectivesto measurethe performanceand offersome suggestionto others,it willcoordinatethetask.Fourth taskis budgeting,from studywe canknow thebudgeting arecost goalset bytopmanager,it meansthrough thebudgeting thedistribution managercanknowwhat theorganizationgoals andobjectives are,andwhatresources willbe neededto achievethosegoals andobjective.Then ensurethat distribution activities areprofitable andefficient.Fifth iscontrolling.This taskis toensurethatthe goalsis achievedand comparingtheactual resultsand originalobjectives,then,themanagercan evaluatethe detailthings andfindsome goodactivities andsome terriblethings.Finally ismonitoring andevaluation,asamanager monitoring121is essential,because bytheway can improve efficientof worksuch asindependent checkand doublecheck”.Inthe lasttask,themanagerneed makea evaluationabout thiswork.Such as the target,plan,the resultis goodor bad.
2.Explain howthe International Trade Department would bestructuredand howthis wouldbenefit AngusGlen overa structurethat didnotinclude this department.International trade department can help companiesto furtherexpand overseasmarkets.Including importand exportof international trade department,for example,overseasprocurement,marketing thethree points.Here aresome staffto dealwiththeexport orimportproblem,to theas theexport certificate,the documentof importand export.Thepurchasing overseais incharge ofthe purchasingintheworld,totheasthematerial,thebottle and others.The sales and marketingis responsiblefor thesalesand marketing inother countries,andfind new customerand sellthe product tothem.There aresome benefitwhen the company establishthe international trade department.Atfirst,thisdepartment can help the companyexpand inthe overseamarket moreconvenienceand quickly.The second,by establishthe departmentcanimprove the strengthofcorporation andimprovethepopularity ofbrand.The companyhas the internationaltrade departmentandthestaff willsell theirproducttoothercountriesand increasethesales.Finally the company candecrease the cost byinternational trade department overseapurchasing.
3.Describe thelinks thatwould operatebetween theInternationalTrade Departmentand other departments withinthe organization.Transport andwarehouse department is responsiblefor transportand preservationstores.Transport departmentmajor taskis distributionthe goodsbetween differentcity andensurethe goodsquality andquantity.Warehouse departmenthave twomajor task,the firstone ispreservationthe goodsthis isalso themostimportancetask forwarehouse departmentsuchas unifiedthevariousbusiness processes,periodic inventorysystem andmake suretheconsistent ofwarehouse131account,content andcard..The secondone ismake suretheproduction issatisfaction.Production department is really important fora company,because thisdepartmentislink tocustomers,if the production cantget satisfactionof customersthecompanymay cannotget profit.This departmentmajor taskis ensurethe productionactivity willfinish intime.And thisdepartment needhave degood corporationwith developmentdepartment andmarketingdepartment,because thisdepartment needaccuracy datato makegoods
141.The international trade departmentis importantforthecompany andit willconnect withotherdepartment,meanwhile,otherdepartmentalso willget informationfrom thedepartment.Such as,the productiondepartment,theinternational trade departmentobtain acustomerfrom Canada,so theinternationaltrade department willtell theproductiondepartment toproduce thegoods andtell themthe entailof customer.And thetheinternational tradedepartmentisreallyimportantto decreasethe costthrough overseapurchasing.The transportand warehousingdepartment willoffer theinformation ofwarehousingto internationaltradedepartment,then theinternationaltradedepartment willhelp the department to managethe inventory.For theDR department,the internationalandtradedepartmentcan bringsome newtechnology toDR departmentfrom othercountry.The RDdepartment willhelp theinternationaltradedepartment tointroduce thegoodsandoffer the technicaltraining.The salesandmarketingdepartment willoffer thesituationof domesticmarket and helpthedepartmenttofindnewcustomer.Meanwhile,theinternational tradedepartmentcanoffertheinternational situationandhelpthe departmenttoadjust theirstrategy.
4.Describe thelinks theInternationalTradeDepartmentwouldhavewith externalintegrating bodiesand whythese wouldexist.There areseveral externalintegrating bodies,such asthe freightforwarder,import agent,import dealersand others.A freightforwarder,forwarder,or forwardingagent,isa person or company thatorganizesshipments forindividuals orcorporations toget goodsfromthemanufacturer orproducerto amarket,customer orfinal pointof distribution.Freight canbe bookedonavariety ofshippingproviders,including ships,airplanes,trucks,and railroads.It isnot unusualfor asingleshipment tomove onmultiple carriertypes.International freightforwarderstypically handleinternational shipments.International freightforwarders haveadditionalexpertise inpreparing andprocessing customsand otherdocumentation andperformingactivities pertainingto internationalshipments.First,it canhelp companieschoose thebest transportationandthebest transportroutes.International trade sector chooseto acceptorders,,freight forwardingdepartment willcontacttheproductionsector.Second,it canhelp companiesto handledifferent documents,⑹such ascustoms proceduresandotherdocuments,then givetheproducttothehaulier.Italso helpsthecompanyto paythe freightand customsduties.From freightforwarding task,it canhelp reducethecostof internationaltradesectorand risk.At thesame time,it canensuretransportation safetyproducts andproducts.The importagent isapersonorcompanythat byaccepting thedelegation ofexporter andhelpthe exporterto handlethe importbusiness,It receivesome commissions.In general,the importagents donot assumethe creditrisk,exchange andmarket,it hasno theownership.of products,there arefour typesof importagents,suchasbrokers,factors,manufacturer;,s representativesand managingagents thatcanhelpinternational tradesectorto purchasesome materialsfrom othercountries inorder toreduce costs.Becauseimport agencyis specializedin importingstuff,so it can ensurethe qualityand cost.At thesametime,itcanhelptheinternationaltradesector inputand analysisofthe local market,itcan helptheinternationaltradedepartmentto enterand analyzethelocalmarket.In thiscase,if thecompany needsome material,they canuse thisagent tosolve theproblem.
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