Assignment: Master in Operations Management & Logistics
Case study: International Logistics
Test 1
You are a manufacturer of light bulbs and have a customer in Barcelona. You should try to sell their production presenting various offers:
1. INCOTERMS DDP
2. INCOTERMS CIF BARCELONA
3. INCOTERMS FOB (PORT OF YOUR CHOICE)
4. You will reference the costs of freight and shipping containers 20 "40" 40 "HQ, choose the most interesting means of transportation, either by cost or by transit time. Here are some references.
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"ALL IN" OCEAN FREIGHT
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POL
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POD
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TT
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20´
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40´
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40´ HC
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Bangkok
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Barcelona
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25
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$420
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$680
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$730
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Bangkok
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Barcelona
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19
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$500
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$800
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$850
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Bangkok
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Barcelona
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33
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$325
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$600
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$700
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Calcutta
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Barcelona
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35
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$850
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$1.800
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$1.800
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Chiwan
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Barcelona
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28
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Guangzhou
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Barcelona
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16
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$850
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$1.100
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$1.150
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Ho Chi Minh
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Barcelona
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30
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Hong Kong
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Barcelona
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33
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Hong Kong
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Barcelona
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25
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$450
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$700
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$750
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Hong Kong
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Barcelona
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35
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$225
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$400
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$450
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Kaohsiung
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Barcelona
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32
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Kaohsiung
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Barcelona
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31
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$450
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$700
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$750
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Kaohsiung
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Barcelona
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34
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$225
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$400
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$450
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Nantong
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Barcelona
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33
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$600
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$950
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$1.000
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Nantong
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Barcelona
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30
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$275
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$500
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$550
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Ningbo
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Barcelona
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31
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Ningbo
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Barcelona
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36
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$450
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$700
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$750
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Ningbo
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Barcelona
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34
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$225
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$400
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$450
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Shanghai
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Barcelona
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29
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$300
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$500
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$550
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Shanghai
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Barcelona
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39
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$450
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$700
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$750
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Shanghai
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Barcelona
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35
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$225
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$400
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$450
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Shantou
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Barcelona
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27
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$420
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$710
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$760
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Shantou
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Barcelona
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24
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$525
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$850
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$900
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Shenzhen
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Barcelona
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24
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$580
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$840
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$890
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Shunde
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Barcelona
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24
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$775
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$1.075
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$1.125
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5. You need to make the final invoice tacking into account the Incoterms.
6. The DDP shipment must meet the costs of arrival in the port of Barcelona. Attached cost:
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CONCEPTO/SERVICE
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FCL 20' Dry
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FCL 40' Dry
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FCL 40' HC Dry
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THC
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180,00 €
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180,00 €
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180,00 €
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ISPS
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10,00 €
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10,00 €
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10,00 €
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Transporte /Inland transport
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225,00 €
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225,00 €
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225,00 €
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DOCUMENTACION
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80,00 €
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Despacho Aduana/Custom Clearance
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150 €
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Tasa Portuaria T3 / Port Tax T3
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4 € POR TON (MIN 35€ x 20" y 55€ x 40"
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7. The tariff heading of the bulbs is: 8543.70.90.99 and duty 3.7%
8. The invoice must indicate all the elements necessary to perfectly identify conditions of sale, payment term, etc.
9. The invoice should have several product references and a different cost.
10. Once the three invoices are made, you need to send an "e-mail" to your customer in Barcelona, giving them the reasons why you have to use an incoterm or another.
Test 2
Respond to the questionnaire. Only YES or NO
1. If you shop FCA Madrid Airport, do you pay the air freight?
2. If you shop DDP Tarragona, do you pay the maritime freight?
3. What if you sell FOB Mexico D.F., do you pay the maritime freight?
4. What if you sell CFR San Francisco, do you pay the insurance premium of the primary transport?
5. What if you sell DDP Rio de Janeiro, do you pay the insurance premium of the primary transport?
6. If you shop CPT Barcelona, do you pay the main transport?
7. If you shop FCA Milan, do you pay the insurance premium of the primary transport?
8. What if you sell merchandise EXW Peace, do you pay the load On the truck?
9. If you shop FCA Houston airport, do you pay the air freight?
10. If you shop DEQ Bilbao, do you pay the customs duties on the import (tariffs)?
11. If you shop DDU La Coruña, do you pay the customs duties on the import (tariffs)?
12. What if you sell DDU Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), do you pay customs duties on the import (tariffs)?
13. What if you sell CPT Cologne, do you pay the insurance of international transport?
14. If you shop FAS in the containers park of Atlantic Container Line New York, do you pay the maritime freight?
15. If you sell CIP Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), do you pay the export customs formalities?
16. Is the sale FCA Madrid an international sale?
17. If you sell CIF New York and the merchandise is destroyed during the trip, have you broken the contract?
18. If you shop FOB Aqaba, do you pay the stowage in the port?
19. If you shop DDP Manresa, do you pay the costs of customs clearance of export?
20. What If You sell FCA Madrid, do you handle the recruitment of maritime assure?
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