INTL-233 Fundamental of Freight Forward

You are a graduate from Centennial College. Your Graduation from Global and International Business Management is a proof that you worked hard, and you are confident that a great future is waiting for you. You received an e-mail from an old Professor who is consulting for an important company which is looking to export the following product:

4 Skids of Pfizer Vaccine for Hospitals Treating COVID-19 weighing 3.3 tonnes and having dimensions of 40” x 48” x 56” high

Your Customer is located in the country of:

…………………………………… (choose a developing country (i.e. not the USA!))  

Your Professor was recently promoted, and now (s)he is Director of Global Exporting for Apotex Pharmaceuticals (Toronto) and his/her potential customer is Doctors Without Borders in the country you have chosen. They need a freight forwarder and they are thinking of working with you to manage managing the exporting of this product(s) from Canada.

In order to convince him and his managers that you are a suitable business partner and that you have a team that is capable of handling the job, he asks you for a Sales Presentation and Team Report to be Submitted to his Management Team. You have a short period to get everything done so you need to get started now.

With the knowledge acquired at Centennial, your understanding of Canadian and International Logistics, the desire to succeed in the business field, and a network of Centennial colleagues (team size fixed maximum 6 students! (don’t ask).  You must finalize your teams by the end of week 2 (or you will be automatically enrolled in a team).

You accept the challenge. Success here holds the key your career and you are in control. To get you started, your former Freight Forwarding Professor offered to help you and prepared the following spreadsheet