TRANSPORTATION & FREIGHT LOGISTICS

OMGT 1062

Tutorial Material of Week 2

Dr David
School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
[Link]@[Link]

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TUTORIAL ACTIVITY

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 Fuel Price Increase

Read the article:

[Link]
prices/102852148

• Which freight transport mode has the highest impact of high fuel price?

• How can carrier deal with the fuel price increase?

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 Fuel Surcharge
• Which freight transport mode is fuel surcharge applied?

• Are fuel surcharges at different carriers/3PL companies the same rate?

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ASSIGMENT 1 - DISCUSSIONS

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 Assessment 1 (20%) – Research Essay
•Due date: by 15:00 Melbourne time, 23rd August 2024 (Friday)

Select only ONE (1) of the following current freight transportation challenges:

 Fuel price (i.e., what are the impacts of rising fuel price on the freight transportation
industry in Australia?).

 Freight transportation regulations (i.e., what are the impacts of government regulations
on the freight transportation industry in Australia?).

 Freight transportation safety and security (i.e., what are the impacts of increased security
measures in freight transportation in Australia?).

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Assignment 1 – Research Essay Format
RMIT assignment cover sheet with your signature
Write down the chosen topic + word count declaration
Suggested WORD COUNT
1) Abstract  150 words - 10%
2) Introduction  150 words - 10%
3) Background
4) Challenges  600 words - 40%
5) Recommendations/Solutions  450 words - 30%
6) Conclusion  150 words - 10 %
7) Appendix
Tables/Charts/Pictures/Graphs
8) References (RMIT Harvard Style only) 8-15 good articles
TOTAL 1,500 words ± 5%
Assessment 1 - Rubrics

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Assessment 1 - Rubrics

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 Turnitin Check

Turnitin report with Similarity Index of 20% or lower (excluding RMIT cover
sheet, reference list)
Turnitin Check & AI Tools (ChatGPT)
 Online Submission Issue
• Directly work with the Canvas Support Team (24/24)
• Send the screen capture to the course coordinator ([Link]@[Link])

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Essay Writing – Guidelines from the College of Business

Why are you required to write essays?

• to demonstrate knowledge and expertise in a subject area.

• to apply theories and models to given topics/ questions/ issues - to support the proposition you are
putting forward.

• to demonstrate your ability to synthesise various sources of information in a coherent and concise piece
of writing enabling the reader to easily follow the flow of ideas.

• to develop your ability to argue, persuade, explain, inform and/or discuss.

• to convince the reader by the logic of the argument presented.

The College of Business , “Guidelines for presentation in written reports and essays”, [Link]
Essay Writing – Guidelines from the College of Business
Step by Step Guide

Step 1 - Choose your topic

Step 2 - Read the instructions – Relating to your assessments as set down in your Course Guide

Step 3 - Analyse the topic

Step 4 - Brainstorm – what you know/found about the topic

Step 5 - Starting your research

Step 6 - Mind Mapping

Step 7 - Focus your research

– Revisit the question
 Essay Writing – Guidelines from the College of Business
Step by Step Guide (cont.)
Step 8 - Draw up a detailed plan
– Draft out framework and slot in information
Step 9 - Write it out!
Step 10 - Ensure adequate in-text citations
– RMIT’s Harvard Style of referencing only
Step 11 - Check for logical discussion
– Does it make sense?
– Do the focus of discussion per paragraph lead to one after another?
Step 12 - Word count within 5% -/+?
– Rephrase?
– Use pictures, diagrams, charts or tables for only supportive evidence
– Don’t forget to use the Spelling & Grammar tool for checking and making the necessary
changes
The College of Business , “Guidelines for presentation in written reports and essays”, [Link]
Essay Writing – Guidelines from the College of Business
Synopsis/Abstract

Introduction
Background

Use main
and sub-
headings in
your
discussions
and analysis
sections

References
The College of Business , “Guidelines for presentation in written reports and essays”, [Link]
Essay Writing – RMIT’s Harvard Style of Referencing

The reference list must be in an alphabetical order

[Link]
 Topic 1
• Content – Fuel price

• Instruction – What are the impacts of rising fuel price on the freight transportation
industry?

• Scope – Australia, current freight transportation challenges (2018 -2024)

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 Fuel price

• Has the freight transport industry in Australia faced an issue of fuel price?

• What are the impacts of rising fuel price on the freight transportation industry in
Australia?
 Freight transportation mode(s)

 Carriers (Logistics Service Providers) and users (consignors, and consignees)

 Direct vs indirect impacts

Australia context
 Topic 2
• Content – Freight transportation regulations

• Instruction – What are the impacts of government regulations on the freight

transportation?

• Scope – Australia, current freight transportation challenges (2018 -2024)

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 Freight transportation regulations
• What are the freight transportation regulation’s areas?

 Loads – on vehicles, personnel, infrastructure  Fleet – age of fleet

 Traffic management – on infrastructure, community  International and Globalisation

 Environment – road, air, water  Technology – especially ports

 Labour – underage, fatigue management, industrial  Infrastructure – roads, rail, (overhead) bridges,
relations limitations, weights

• What are the impacts of government regulations on the freight transportation in Australia?
 Freight transportation mode(s)

 Carriers (Logistics Service Providers), ports, and users (consignors, and consignees), etc.

 Transport cost, time, etc.

Australia context
 Topic 3
• Content – Freight transportation safety and security

• Instruction – What are the impacts of increased security measures on freight

transportation industry?

• Scope – Australia, current freight transportation challenges (2018 -2024)

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 Freight Transportation Safety & Security
• What is freight transportation safety and security?
 Worker safety, theft, cybersecurity, etc.

• What are security measures on freight transportation?

 Procedural

 Physical

 Employee

 Cybersecurity

• What are the impacts of increased security measures on the freight transportation industry in Australia?
 Freight transportation mode(s)

 Carriers (Logistics Service Providers), ports, and users (consignors, and consignees), etc.

 Transport cost, time, etc.

Australia context
Assessment 2 – Group forming
• A group of 4-6 members.

• Group leaders need to send the group list (student’s names and IDs) to the tutor
([Link]@[Link]/[Link]@[Link]) via email with the subject
“OMGT1062 – TUT01-0X – Group Information” by 4:00PM this Friday (2nd August
2024).

• Randomly assigned international container ports to the groups.

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Q&A

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