TRANSPORTATION & FREIGHT LOGISTICS

OMGT 1062

Tutorial Material of Week 5

Dr David
School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
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TUTORIAL ACTIVITY

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 Shipping Container Shortage
Read the article:
[Link]
shortage/

• What are the impacts of shipping container shortage?

• How to solve it out?

See more: [Link]

challenges/

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Shipping Container Shortage

[Link]

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ASSIGMENT 2 - DISCUSSIONS

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 Assessment 2 (30%) – Business Report

Port of Valencia,
Spain

Jawarharlal
Nehru Port, India
Port of Laem
Port of Piraeus, Greece Chabang, Thailand

Port of Colon, Panama Port of Salalah,

Oman

Port of Santos, Brazil

Port of Melbourne,
Australia

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 Assessment 2 (30%) – Business Report
Your group is to conduct a comparative analysis on the leading container port of Australia - Port of Melbourne versus
another assigned global leading international container port (Port of Colon, Panama; Jawarharlal Nehru Port, India; Port of
Piraeus, Greece; Port of Laem Chabang, Thailand; Port of Salalah, Oman; Port of Valencia, Spain; Port of Santos, Brazil).

Your groups’ business report should cover the following areas:

• Description of each Port;
• Comparative analysis for the container terminals of these Ports;
– Historical data of container throughput (or volume – in TEUs) of each Port (e.g. over the last 10 years);
– Container facilities of each Port;
– Container operations of each Port;
• One COMMON challenge faced by both container terminals with at least two (2) causes of the challenge identified (not
one) for each Port; and
• YOUR recommendation(s) to how each Port should react and/or be proactive towards the effects as mentioned above –
preferably at least two (2) recommendations to mitigate the challenge identified (not one) for each Port.

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 Assessment 2 – Submission Requirements
•Due date: by 15:00 Melbourne time, 27th September 2024 (Friday)

1) Business Report w Turnitin Report TEAM LEADER

2) Individual Contribution Assessment INDIVIDUAL

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 Business Report Format
1. RMIT Assignment Cover Sheet with signatures of all group members.
2. Executive Summary
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction – to explain the areas to be discussed in the report
5. Background – to provide background information about each port
6. Comparative analysis
7. One Common Challenge – to identify the challenge and determine the causes for the common challenge
encountered by each port
8. Recommendations - to overcome the challenge and its causes
9. Conclusion
10. Appendix
– Tables/Charts/Pictures/Graphs
11. References (Harvard style only)
• Individual Contribution Assessment

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Assessment 2 - Rubrics

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Assessment 2 - Rubrics

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Assessment 2 – Individual Contribution Assessment

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Assessment 2 – Individual Contribution Assessment
•If you are scored in average
– 0 – less than 1: you will not be awarded any mark for the Assessment Task 2.

– 1 – less than 2: you will lose 50% of the total mark your group earns for Assessment Task 2.

– 2 – less than 3: you will lose 10% of the total mark your group earns for Assessment Task 2.

– 3 - less than 4: you will lose 5% of the total mark your group earns for Assessment Task 2.

– 4 and above: you will get 100% of the total mark your group earns for Assessment Task 2.

•Mark penalty policy will be applied for any late submission of Individual Contribution
Assessment (ICA) without special consideration or extension.

• The ICA score of a group member will be reduced 50% if the member does not submit the
ICA file on the system.
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 Turnitin Check
Turnitin report with Similarity Index of 20% or lower

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 Business Report
What is the purpose of a business report?

• Reports are usually written for specific readers to communicate information which has been compiled as
a result of research and analysis of data.

Why are you required to write reports?

• To develop the ability to thoroughly research a problem or an issue

• To analyse the results

• To record and draw conclusion from the analysis

• To communicate that information clearly and concisely

Employers value people who have developed these skills in written communication.

In organisations and businesses, reports are often used as the basis on which major decisions are made.

The College of Business , “Guidelines for presentation in written reports and essays”, [Link]

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 Business Report
 A business report needs structure as they are documents that are submitted to Board of
Director/CEO/GMs and/or shareholders. These people are busy and have no time to read the entire
report to search for information. Hence, they will look at specific areas and therefore a structure
such as introduction, background, issues, recommendations, etc is critical. For that purpose, the
report MUST have a Table of Contents, indicating where (page) each of that section can be found.

 The other piece of importance is the Executive Summary (do NOT call it abstract). The executive
summary (ES) lists short information about the report, background of the issues and offers
recommendations and concludes by stating what could be the outcome if these recommendations
are implemented. In the real world, the ES will state the financial implications of such
recommendations and a payback period if investments are required/plougher in.

 The conclusion, ES and Table of Contents will be done after you complete the other sections of the
report.
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 Executive Summary
 An ES is usually required for Business, Engineering, and Science reports or proposal. It is a fully developed mini-
versions of the report, so it is not merely an introduction.
 It aims to
• provide a brief overview of the whole report.
• allow the reader to quickly understand the information contained in the report
• persuade the reader that the document is worthy of being read
• provide concise, complete, specific and self sufficient information in brief.
 How to write an ES
• Write the ES in your own words, using formal writing and avoid using jargons.
• State the purpose/aim of the report (e.g., the main purpose of this report is to …)
• Describe the procedure used (e.g., information gathered from books, journals, industry reports, …)
• Provide the results of the study
• Don’t forget the recommendations
• Edit the summary to remove minor points, make it concise
• Remove unnecessary words, check for grammar, spelling, sentence, and paragraph structures.

(Adapted from Griffith University, 2011)

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 Executive Summary (cont.)
 When writing an ES
• ES is normally not more than a page long and should provide an adequate representation of the entire
document
• The ES is provided on a separate sheet at the beginning of the report before the Table of Contents
• An impersonal style of writing is used to ensure it remains formal
• At least one sentence is provided to each main section of the report
• The key points of ES should be presented in an identical order as your report to ensure the logical flow
and cohesion
• Useful to write the ES after completing the whole report so that it accurately reflects the content of
report
• Avoid recycling sentences of paragraphs from the report’s body
• Generally the ES is about 10% of the total word count of the report

Adapted from Griffith University, 2011)

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Previous submission sample 1 – Executive Summary

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Previous submission sample 1 – Executive Summary (cont.)

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Previous submission sample 2 – Executive Summary

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Previous submission sample 3 – Executive Summary

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Previous submission sample 3 – Executive Summary (cont.)

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Business Report – Suggested Word Count
RMIT Assignment Cover Sheet
(Title/Names/Student #/Tutorial Time)
(Acknowledgement page)
Write down the word count declaration
Suggested WORD COUNT
1) Executive Summary  250 words - 10%
2) Table of Contents
3) Introduction  250 words - 10%
4) Background  375 words - 15%
5) Comparative Analysis
6) Common Challenge 1,375 words - 55%
7) Recommendations/Solutions
8) Conclusion  250 words - 10 %
9) Appendix
Tables/Charts/Pictures/Graphs
10) References (RMIT Harvard style only) 15 – 25 good articles
TOTAL 2,500 words +/- 5%
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 Seaports – Some Challenges
• Volume of cargo/# of vessels/congestion
• Port capacity
• Port infrastructure
• Investment
• Warehouse / Transport infrastructure
• Technology – for ships and clearance
• Personnel
• Draft
• Environment
• Competition
• Etc.
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Q&A

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