Arrange transport (shipping)

Case Study

Title: Exports of Tyres to India from Sri lanka, 2011

Corridors and Routes: Colombo (outskirt) - India

Trade Product: Rubber tyres

Trade Type: Export

Process Analysis: Export from Sri Lanka

Exporting Country: Sri Lanka

Importing Country: India

Category: Logistics and transport arrangement

Country and Procedure Description: Arrange transport (shipping) (Export from LKA to IND/Rubber tyres)

Related Rules, Laws and Regulations:

Actors and Participants: - Carrier (Shipping line)
- Inland haulage
- Exporter or representative

Input Criteria to Enter or Begin the Business Process:

Activities and Associated Documentary Requirements: 1. The exporter makes the initial reservation verbally over the telephone, which is followed by a formal booking request. The Shipping Note and a Release Order (RO) are issued by the shipping line. 2. The exporter sends the Shipping Note and the RO to the inland transport agent to collect the container from the yard. Then the agent collects the container from the yard and brings it to the warehouse after which loading is carried out.

Output Criteria to Exit the Business Process:

Activity Diagrams:

Number of Required Documents: 2

Minimum Required Time:

Maximum Required Time:

Average Required Time: 1.2

Minimum Cost:

Maximum Cost:

Average Cost: