1. What would an airfreight shipment of this size cost? (Basel to Lusaka)
2. How should the international shipment be routed?
3. What documents are used for an intermodal international shipment versus a domestic shipment? Also what are the additional documents required for food shipments and donated goods? Why do you think these additional documents are required?
4. What is the purpose of INCOTERMS? What are the specific points of the DDU Incoterm used in this case?
5. What are the consequences of wide fluctuations in exchange rates between currencies as in this case? How do these changes particularly impact a charitable organization?
6. What are the pros and cons of using your own vehicles? (As in the case of the HOM truck or the World Vision truck?)
7. What are the major lessons to be learned from this case in trying to successfully deliver humanitarian goods? Be sure to consider all the elements of a humanitarian logistics project.