CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION In today’s business world, most organisations are striving for success and try to overcome those in the same field they are. In order to do so, organisations have to obtain and use its human resources effectively. Since employees are major assets of an organisation, the active role they play towards a company’s success cannot be underestimated. As a result, equipping its human resources through effective training becomes essential as it may help in maximising employee performance and work proficiency in the organisation. It also positions the employees to take on the challenges of today’s competitive business world. So, it is of management concern to ensure that its employees meet the standard requirements of its competitors in order to be competitive and excel in increasing its business profitability. 1.2 BACKGROUND STATEMENT 1.2.1 Company Profile The Cargo Handling Corporation Limited (CHCL) is a government owned private Company incorporated in October 1983.The CHCL was set up to take over activities of the four private operators providing stevedoring and shore handling services at Port Louis Harbour. …show more content…
However, with the promulgation of the Ports Act 1998, the role of the CHCL was changed to that of a full-fledged operator, operating under a Concession Contract with the MPA, the landlord Port Authority. Since assuming full responsibility for the handling and storage of cargo at Port Louis, the CHCL has invested heavily in the procurement of sophisticated equipment as well as in I.T facilities. An amount of over Rs 1 billion has already been invested in cargo handling equipment viz RTG’s (Rubber Tyred Gantries), Reach stackers, Ship-to-Shore Cranes and Tractors and
One of the main ‘flows’ on transport, are goods (food, objects) that will be traded with other countries. The main improvement that has taken place in recent times is the creation of the freight transport, containerization. These containers can be loaded and unloaded, stacked, transported efficiently over long distances, and transferred from one mode of transport to another—container
In today’s competitive and ever changing economy, the challenges of Human Resource Management (HRM) is becoming more demanding of strategic responses to its functions as the new era unfolds. The primary function of human resources is to use strategic goals and objectives in order to improve performance outcomes and develop organisational culture that foster innovation and flexibility. Staffing, training and performance management are important functions of human resources, if carried out effectively the success of a setting becomes imminent.
Training is an important facet of developing and managing human resources at any organization. Training should improve not only organizational efficiency and employee productivity but it must also improve employee skills and make employees feel valued. At Clapton Commercial Construction (“CCC”) Company’s Arizona location, it is important for the company to hire and retain good employees. To that end training and development should be essential and consistently provided to employees at all levels of the organization. Training program should be designed so that it is tailored to the particular function the employees perform in the company, and also so that the company as a whole works as a
Import Cargo Containers shows how containers are unloaded from ships and moved by truck and train to various consumer and business destinations.
Maritime industry it plays a very important role in international freight. It provides a cheap and high carrying capacity conveyance for consumers. Maritime is clearly concerned with the transportation of goods and/or passengers between two or more seaports by sea; , Its disadvantage is that it needs longer transport time and its schedule is affected by the weather factors. To save costs and enhance competitiveness, current maritime logistics firms tend to use large scaled ships and cooperative operation techniques. And also that the current maritime customers care about service quality more than the delivery price. so, it is important
Human resources are the most valuable assets of any organization, with the machines, materials and even the money; nothing gets done without man-power. In today’s business climate, businesses are faced with stiff internal and external competition. There are various human resource functions that give an organization a competitive edge, but most scholars argue that human resource functions becomes only operational when training has run through them all. This places training and development as an essential function in the survival of any organization. Increasingly, high performance organizations today are recognizing the need to use best training and development practices to enhance their competitive advantage.
It is necessary for human resource management to have a proper human resource planning. “Human resource planning involves planning that assure a firm’s needs for employees”, says Madura. She also includes that human resource planning consists of three tasks which are forecasting staffing needs, job analysis (Madura, 2007). Recruiting and selecting the right employee is not enough. There is a necessity to provide continuous training and development to the employees to be more productive and efficient. With great training, it enables the employees to be more innovative, creative, motivated and thus increase their working performance. Training can be through various types such as on the job training, off the job training, job rotation and scholarships.
The effects of containerization are arguably as far reaching as they are underappreciated. When considering technologies that changed the world, it is easy to quickly think of the internet and computers easing the speed of communication across the world. Although not as glamorous, the advent of the steel container is at the core of today’s global economy, responsible for accelerating the transfer of goods from place to place cheaply, efficiently and effectively. Containers are the physical means of exploiting cheap labor around the world and the cornerstone invention of the modern worldwide supply chain. The extent to which the “container matters to the
The advancement in technology and imaginative techniques, the procedures and systems of how cargo is moved and handled is streamlined. Prior to containerization, moving freight from one location to another across the globe was a tedious practice and often took an extended amount of time. Manufacturers would use various configurations with dissimilar sizes and weights which led to additional time at each location being required to handle the different sized cargo. The use of intermodal containers has changed the shipping industry allowing for multiple modes of transportation to rapidly cross load the containers and mover the containers to the next destination. Implementing the use intermodal
Once the good are ready for distribution, then the transportation company (Gerimis Baiduri) which is the 3rd party organisation, pick up the goods and ensure they are transported to the APGL warehouse in Singapore in the right temperature and time
Other companies make use of terminals owned by the Shell to load and unload their cargo
Other section of buyers which may affect container line business are freight forwarders or clearing agents, with rapid expansion of shipping industry and import/
Stevedores is a port terminal operator that expanded into new markets to replicate their expertise in terminal operations and to diversify their revenue geographically (Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2010). The Hong Kong based Hutchison Port Holdings is the worlds largest container operator, handling in 2014 more than 82 million TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent Units), a 6% growth rate in volume in comparison with 2013 (Linton Nightingale, 2015).
All Cargo Logistics International (ACLI) is in business of providing of international air freight and ocean freight with a worldwide network of partners and a team of top transport logistics operators. Comapny is experienced in all aspects of worldwide freight shipping and logistics, ACLI offers a wide range of services for the secure and efficient transport of any parcels entrusted to them. Company had experience and dedication to detail that ensures that every project is successfully managed from start to end. Company deals on offering customers a different range of services that are self-made to suit their unique and specific needs on all fields pertaining to global freight shipping. http://www.acli.com.au/
MISC Integrated Logistics Sdn Bhd (MILS) integrates logistics services, which include Freight Management, Transportation, Warehousing, Project Logistics, Supply Chain Management and other value-added activities to meet the local, regional and global customers’ demand. They have invested in a 39-acre world-class logistics facility in Pulau Indah, Selangor that delivers a comprehensive range of logistics solutions outside the port boundary for Free Commercial Zone, equipped with a state-of-the-art dry and cold storage facility. The hub aims to facilitate the global supply chain through regional consolidation and distribution concept. MILS Logistics Hub (MLH) was awarded the first Halal Logistics Facility in Malaysia in March 2009 by the Halal Development Corporation (HDC).