Assignment 3

Based on the readings within Chapter 11 of the Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective textbook, respond to the following questions:

Using company websites, compare four service offerings for the following transportation companies:
1. J.B. Hunt (https://www.jbhunt.com/) and Old Dominion Freight Line (https://www.odfl.com/Home/)
2. FedEx (https://www.fedex.com/en-us/shipping.html) and DHL Aviation (https://aviationcargo.dhl.com/aviationcargo/)
3. Maersk Line (https://www.maersk.com/) and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (http://www.walleniuswilhelmsen.com/)
4. Canadian National Railway Company (https://www.cn.ca/en/) and Florida East Coast Railway (https://fecrwy.com/)
Identify and discuss appropriate modes of transportation for the following items:
1. Apple iPhones
2. Under Armour running shoes
3. Organic fruits and vegetables
4. Pressure treated lumber

Your checklist before you submit

Criteria	Marks
Cover-page includes assignment title, instructor’s name, course & assignment name, student’s first and last name, student number, date, and word count.	2
Response to Q1	26
Response to Q2	10
Extensive, valid, library research from reliable sources in addition to the textbook (‘Google search’ is not a source, no Wikipedia articles)	4
APA style in-text citations, APA style reference list or bibliography, correct format/structure followed	4
Correct spelling / proper grammar	4
TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS	50
ANY form of plagiarism (e.g. any text from a not-credited source, any uncited block-quote, any uncited paraphrase, any text borrowed from your classmate’s paper, etc. Maximum amount of quotes in your paper must not exceed 75%. Violations will be reported to the campus director immediately.	-50
Late submission (penalty; mark deduction per day)	-20%

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