Construct a time-cost-distance model to fit the assembly of Airbus aircraft.
Write a critique of the aircraft assembly process, making specific reference to
– traditional models concerning influences on modal choice (e.g. McKinnon,
1989)
– international freight transport models (e.g. Hayuth, 1987).
– The wider literature
Construct a time-cost-distance model to fit the assembly of Airbus aircraft.
– Your model should follow the methodology outlined by UNESCAP, and
originally designed and published by Beresford (1999).
– You should focus primarily on the movement of the main sub-assemblies (i.e.
wings, tail planes, fuselage, engines, airframe, other components) from their
respective construction locations to final assembly in Toulouse, France.
With reference to Far East – Europe trades, explain why a variety of routeing options
and modal combinations can operate successfully in parallel.
Map the main options in the form of an established time/cost – distance model (see,
for example, Beresford (1999); UNESCAP website).
How might the model referred to in Part 2 be embellished and improved in order to
take account of the prevailing Far-East – Europe trades and the ‘Belt and Road
Initiative’?
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