LOGISTICS INDUSTRY Logistics is the process where the movement of goods from point of origin to point of consumption is planned, monitored, controlled and delivered in a proper condition. It is the process of ensuring the proper and safe delivery of quality goods at the right place, right time, right quantity and to the right person. Logistics is concerned with getting the products and services where they are needed and when they are desired. It is difficult to accomplish any marketing or manufacturing
Nuclear Power Station Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on Nuclear Power Station --A Case of Hinkley Point C (HPC)Nuclear Power Station Introduction In November 2008, the United Kingdom parliament adopted a new Climate Change Act, obligating the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by mid-century (Fankhauser, 2009). Among all sectors, the power sector account for nearly 25% of UK’s Greenhouse gas emissions (Committee on climate change
Introduction The issues concerning the safety of human and animal food during transportation to and within the United States are concerns, which are raising the attention of both the American public and the United States Food and Drug Administration. A few of the main worries include, the improper handling of food products, the lack of proper control of the temperature in which the foods are kept, the concerns of cross-contamination, the lack of proper equipment for the loading of food products
Climate Change Adaptation Assessment --Hinkley Point C (HPC)Nuclear Power Station 1. Introduction In November 2008, the United Kingdom parliament adopted a new Climate Change Act, obligating the UK to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by mid-century (Fankhauser, 2009). Among all sectors, the power sector accounts for nearly 25% of UK’s GHG emissions (Committee on Climate Change, 2016), which is a crucial decarburization area. Nuclear energy, believed
travel compared to going over land. Waterways are very important in the transportation of goods and people throughout the world with millions of people and cargo going in and out of ports around the world at any given time. With the complex network of different connections between coastal ports, rail, air, truck, and inland ports form the foundation of economic wealth worldwide. The historical development of water based transportation is also connected to how important domestic and international trade
September 11, 2001: The major security concern at the sea port environment is that terrorist may smuggle nuclear or radiological materials through the sea containers aboard vessels into the United States. These radio-active materials could be used by terrorist to make radiological dispersal device, which if denotes inside major city, will be catastrophic and create long time psychological effect. The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006, as amended, mandated that all containers entering
Some of those collaborating are Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Committee on the Marine Transportation System (CMTS), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The IMO is leading an initiative in collaboration with many United Nations (UN) organizations in an attempt to create
supply of natural resources which need to be exported around the globe by ship is a commitment given by the Government of Canada(GoC). Federal Government has taken concrete measures to convince Canadian public that the Canadian Waters are safe for maritime transportation. Following excerpts from various web sources explained government’s position on the issue. Canada’s oil sands are a major resource within Canada’s energy sector, accounting for 97 percent of Canada’s total oil reserves. Natural Resources
are why regulation is vital today. The accidents in the movie are the results for laws like the Occupational Safety and Health Act. This law ensures that all employees are subject to safe working conditions. The oil industry is not the only reasons for this law, it covers a lot of industries health and safety rules. Various administrations would make sure equipment is safe enough so we can avoid accidents like the ones that happened in the wells to the men. When Oil is burned so we can use it for
Global Warming Requires an Immediate Solution Did you know that global warming is real and extremely dangerous for our environment? Today, there are a variety of environmental problems that affect our entire world; some of them include rain forest destruction, air pollution, land pollution, acid rain, and over population. However, out of all these problems, Global warming is the major problem that exists in our environment. According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, global warming is an increase