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Unitassessment:candidate’sassessmentrecordH31635InternationalPhysicalDistributionClassGroupCandidateNameCandidateIDOutcome1EvidenceRequirementsRecordofPerformanceSatisfactory/UnsatisfactoryCommentsAssessmenttaskExplainthevarioustaskswhichwouldcomeunderyourremitasPhysicalResourceManager.ExplainhowtheInternationalTradeDepartmentwouldbestructuredandhowthiswouldbenefitAngusGlenoverastructurethatdidnotincludethisdepartment.DescribethelinksthatwouldoperatebetweentheInternationalTradeDepartmentandotherdepartmentswithintheorganisation.DescribethelinkstheInternationalTradeDepartmentwouldhavewithexternalintegratingbodiesandwhythesewouldexist.CONTENTS1.Thevarioustasks.....................................................................................12.ThestructureandbenefitofInternationalTradeDepartment..............13.ThelinksbetweentheInternationalTradeDepartmentandotherdepartments.................................................................................................24.ThelinkstheInternationalTradeDepartmentwouldhavewithexternalintegratingbodiesandwhythesewouldexist............................................3Reference....................................................................................................611.ThevarioustasksAsPhysicalResourceManager,therearevarioustaskssuchascustomerservices,demandforecasting,transportation,warehousing,inventorymanagement,packaging,procurement,materialhanding,informationmanagement,andotherlogisticsactivities.Demandforecastingispredictingfuturedemandfortheproduct.Inotherwordsitreferstothepredictionofprobabledemandforaproductoraserviceonthebasisofthepasteventsandprevailingtrendsinthepresent.Inthiscase,EcosseHotelshaveacceptedthatintroducingtheproducttotheirhotelswillneedtobephasedinandarehappytoplacethemineralwaterintheirCanadianhotelsforaperiodofayearinitially,andwantalltheirhotelchainstobeusingAngusGlenMineralWaterswithinthreeyears.Therefore,AngusGlenWaterneedstoincreaseproductionaccordingtocustomerdemand.Transportortransportationisthemovementofgoodsfromonelocationtoanother.Modesoftransportincludeair,rail,road,water,cable,pipelineandspace.Inthiscase,AngusGlendoesnothaveitsowndeliveryfleet,butcontractsthisfunctiontoalocalhaulier.ThelocalhaulierindicatesthattheyareabletosupplytransporttoandfromUKdispatchandcollectionpoints,butarenotpreparedtoruntheirfleetoutsidetheUK.Managersneedtoconsiderexportrelatedissues,aswellastothepossibletransportproblemsinthenewmarket.Procurementistheactofacquiring,buyinggoods,servicesorworksfromanexternalsource,oftenviaatenderingorbidprocess.Inthiscase,theOrganisation’sR&DdepartmenthasidentifiedaglassbottlemanufacturernearMilan,Italy,whocansupplyexactlythesamebottlesinsufficientquantitiesandatanattractivecost.Managersneedtoanalyzethequalityandcostofthenewmaterials.2.ThestructureandbenefitofInternationalTradeDepartment2Internationaltradeistheexchangeofcapital,goods,andservicesacrossinternationalbordersorterritories,whichcouldinvolvetheactivitiesofthegovernmentandindividual.TheInternationalTradeDepartmentcanhelpthecompanytoexpandoverseasmarkets.TheInternationalTradeDepartmentwouldbeconsistofImportandExportDepartment,PurchasingDepartment,Marketingdepartment.ImportandExportDepartmentcouldprocessingthedocumentsrequiredforimportandexport;PurchasingDepartmentcouldpurchasinginglobalsuppliersnetworkandtoachievesthelowestcostwithglobalcompetitiontosupportglobalsales;Marketingdepartmentcouldhelpingthecompanytoadapttooverseasmarkets,tomeettheneedsofoverseasmarkets.ThroughtheInternationalTradeDepartment,thecompanycanreduceproductioncoststhroughglobalprocurement,optimizetheproductionofmaterials.Moreover,itprovidesAngusGlenagreatopportunitytoleverupbrandrecognitionandenteroverseasmarket.3.ThelinksbetweentheInternationalTradeDepartmentandotherGeneralManagementSeniorManagementAccountsandGeneralAdministrationResearchandDevelopment(R&D)SalesandMarketingTransportandWarehousingProductionDepartmentInternationalTradeDepartmentMarketingdepartmentPurchasingDepartmentImportandExportDepartment3departmentsProductiondepartmentwouldensureproductioninformationaccuratedeliveryandfeedback,arrangeandfinishtaskintime.Itcouldprovidegoodproductsupportforinternationaltradedepartment.TransportandWarehousingwouldmeetthedemandsofcompany,whichrequirearationaltransportroutes,professionaltechnicalpersonnelandspecializedequipmentforwarehousing,shippingandhandlingandotheractivities.Itcouldreasonablyplantheproducttransportation,avoidthelosswhichmaycausetheproducttothetransportation,guaranteedtheproductquality.SalesandMarketingcouldhelptheinternationaltradedepartmenttoadapttothenewmarket.ResearchandDevelopment(R&D)couldprovidetechnicalsupport,technicaltraininganddesignofnewproducts.AccountsandGeneralAdministrationwouldassurestimely,accurateadministrationofgeneralaccounts,accountspayableandreceivable,projectcostaccountingandverification,fixedassetaccounting,bankingrelationshipsandthelikeinaccordancewithcompanypolicies.Communicateeffectivelywithotherdepartmentscouldhelpthecompany