Transportation costs for various delivery concepts for a new product
Hurme, Tiina (2016)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016052710481
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016052710481
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The thesis and case study was addressed to Konecranes Finland Corporation, Port Cranes business unit. The company offers components, cranes and material handling solutions for
wide range of industries. These are process industries, the nuclear sector, and industries handling heavy loads, ports, intermodal terminals, shipyards, and bulk material terminals.
This study was done based on project logistics point of view, on how to deliver a new product to customer, safely and with the most economical costs. Three different delivery
methods; containers, break bulk shipment and charter vessel were chosen to have transit costs and transportation methods compared. The research questions that were set for this
study are:
1. What are the cost difference between transportation methods and which one is
most cost effective method?
2. Which one of the transportation methods would be safest for this product?
In this research, the primary approach was quantitative. All data was based on cost values for each transportation method. The solution to study the problem, was looked into by having transportation partners providing numerical data of each transportation method. To determine the safest transportation method, a SWOT analysis was done for each of these methods.
Outcome of this study can be used as guideline for future projects in Konecranes, to show how many aspects are involved with making a decision to choose a transportation method for this product, and what needs to be taken into account in making this choice.
wide range of industries. These are process industries, the nuclear sector, and industries handling heavy loads, ports, intermodal terminals, shipyards, and bulk material terminals.
This study was done based on project logistics point of view, on how to deliver a new product to customer, safely and with the most economical costs. Three different delivery
methods; containers, break bulk shipment and charter vessel were chosen to have transit costs and transportation methods compared. The research questions that were set for this
study are:
1. What are the cost difference between transportation methods and which one is
most cost effective method?
2. Which one of the transportation methods would be safest for this product?
In this research, the primary approach was quantitative. All data was based on cost values for each transportation method. The solution to study the problem, was looked into by having transportation partners providing numerical data of each transportation method. To determine the safest transportation method, a SWOT analysis was done for each of these methods.
Outcome of this study can be used as guideline for future projects in Konecranes, to show how many aspects are involved with making a decision to choose a transportation method for this product, and what needs to be taken into account in making this choice.