Despite the fundamental nature of ship operations management, no book has ever attempted to reconcile and compile a comprehensive body of knowledge, while pursuing a coherent, structured and systematic approach.
This edited volume addresses that fundamental gap in the extant literature, and brings together a wealth of knowledge from experts in their respective fields. Concretely, it explores issues of organization, technical management, crewing and behavioral issues, chartering and post fixture, risk management, finance, legal aspects of international conventions and regulations, attainment of safety, security and marine insurance, as well as ocean governance and sustainability. As such, the book offers a vital reference guide for maritime companies and organizations, while also serving as a teaching supplement in academic and professional maritime programmes.
This module is an intensive introduction to marine technology, machinery and related systems control and monitoring. The aim of this module is to provide future senior managers with working knowledge of principles, practice and management of present and future technologies for marine applications
This module focuses on the theory and practice of effective management of maritime operations. The aim of this module is to provide an overview of maritime operational procedures and practices within a senior management context.
This module is an intensive introduction to maritime, shipping and commercial law. You will gain a knowledge of principles, practices and case examples of the law as it relates to operations, technology, economics and management in the sector.
This module focuses on the economic and financial environment within which maritime industries operate, in particular organisations that own, operate or manage shipping. Senior managers need to understand the economic and financial framework that drives this competitive and volatile industry.
This module focuses on the theoretical and empirical evidence which informs modern management (innovation and research) in the maritime industries. You will explore the principles of management in the maritime industry and gain experience working in teams.
This module will enable you to explore the technical base and legislative framework for environmental issues as they relate to marine transport and operations. The focus will be on the principles of auditing of maritime projects against environmental data.
This module focuses on the theoretical and empirical evidence which informs modern management, innovation relating to Port Strategy and Development. The aim of this module is to provide an intensive introduction to the principles of management which inform Port and Terminal Management.
In this module you will examine the theory and practice of risk management in maritime environments. You will identify the elements of risk analysis, modes of potential failure through a range of investigative approaches, and connect relevant theory to risk management plans.
In this article, we will discuss what shipping operations are, how they work, their role in the ecommerce space, how ecommerce companies can optimize and improve their shipping operations, and how partnering up with ShipBob can help them scale and maximize their efforts.
Shipping operations refer to the processes involved in transporting merchandise from one place to another. Most shipping operations can be classified as one of two types: freight shipping, and small parcel shipping.
To procure inventory form foreign suppliers, many ecommerce businesses rely on freight shipping. Because air freight is typically quite expensive, maritime transport of freight is the fallback for many brands.
Though there are many types of shipping in the maritime industry (including dry bulk shipping, short sea shipping, and tramp shipping), ecommerce procurement generally relies on container shipping, where bulk carriers and freight shipping companies transport goods or supplies across large oceans to the merchants who ordered them.
Shipping actual ecommerce orders, on the other hand, is a form of small parcel shipping. These orders are almost always shipped from a warehouse, distribution center, or fulfillment center to the end customer using local shippers or carriers.
Although ecommerce shipping operations may seem straightforward at a glance, they go beyond getting products from one place to another. Complex fulfillment logistics, order management, and shipping processes are involved in getting orders to their final destination.
This stage of your shipping operations needs to be extremely efficient and accurate. Orders must be quickly received, and stock availability should be automatically verified before they can be processed.
This involves verifying order data such as delivery location and customer information to ensure accuracy. Depending on the scale of your operations, this stage may also involve determining the most strategic location in which to fulfill the order.
You can also automate your shipping to easily generate shipping labels and find the best shipping carriers for each order. This creates a more efficient fulfillment process that allows for faster deliveries.
Some carriers can even pick up orders from a distributed network of fulfillment centers, and have multiple shipping options, including overnight, same-day, or even guaranteed delivery. Determine which shipping options are most important for your business, and compare rates between carriers to secure the best deal.
Dispatching orders from a single location can be inefficient, as some orders will be forced to travel much longer distances than others. Distributing your inventory across multiple warehouses or fulfillment centers can help speed up your shipping operations, as well as reduce the cost.
Storing inventory close to where your customers are means that orders can be fulfilled and shipped closer to customers. This significantly reduces the distance that an order must travel, which in turn reduces shipping costs and improves delivery times.
ShipBob enables small to midsize ecommerce businesses to outsource all the warehousing and fulfillment aspects of their operations to help them save time, improve efficiency, and achieve faster, more affordable shipping.
ShipBob has also invested in automations to further streamline shipping operations for every one of our customers. Order confirmation and processing are automated, which reduces the need for manual entry, minimizing the risk of errors and increasing order accuracy.
ShipBob has a best-in-class warehouse management system (WMS) for brands that have their own warehouse and need help managing inventory in real time, reducing picking, packing, and shipping errors, and scaling with ease.
The shipping operator is the carrier or entity that is responsible for transporting a shipment. This entity is often distinct from the shipowner, as shipowners often charter their vessels out to third-party operators. Operator shipping, therefore, is any shipping activity that a shipping operator performs.
The shipping industry contains many types of shipping services, including ground shipping, rail shipping, and cargo shipping (by air and sea). Different types of shipping will use different ship types (such as container ships, tankers, or smaller vessels), and impose different tariffs depending on destination and product types.
Logistics operations is an essential part of the supply chain and refers to the process of moving finished goods, starting from the manufacturer and moving to the end user. The entire inbound and outbound logistics process consists of managing ecommerce inventory, and fulfilling and shipping orders. Inventory management, warehousing, and order fulfillment all play a key role in optimizing ecommerce logistics. While larger companies may have dedicated logistics directors to manage logistics operations, smaller business owners typically handle it themselves.
Depending on the systems and processes you have in place, your ecommerce supply chain can make or break your business. Since ecommerce logistics has many moving parts, inventory management becomes a challenge without proper ways to track ecommerce inventory throughout the process. You can end up with too much product, which can lead to deadstock and high carrying costs, or have too little, which can cause stockouts and shipping delays.
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