SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IM 661 RESEARCH PROJECT # 1
Instructions.
1.Please read chapter 6 (textbook).
2.This assignment, which must be completed individually, is due on Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
3.Please visit and navigate the following website to learn about the Panama Canal:
Canal de Panama, Panama Canal Authority, retrieved April 30, 2017 at https://www.pancanal.com/eng/
4.Please watch the following videos:
A New Experience: Transits Through Expanded Panama Canal, Published March 9, 2016, The Panama Canal, retrieved May 16, 2019 at https://youtu.be/DrQrKAku3e0
Views from the Panama Canal Expansion Cocoli Locks, Published May 19, 2016, The Panama Canal, retrieved December 23, 2019 at https://youtu.be/sYSOvr81e8U
Panama Canal Welcomes Largest Containership To-Date Through Expanded Locks, Published May 15, 2019, The Panama Canal, retrieved December 5, 2019 at https://youtu.be/7BiUOB1lHCM
The Panama Canal, Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved July 14, 2019 at https://www.britannica.com/video/179497/Overview-Panama-Canal
5.Please watch the following videos; Focus on the impact resulting from the expansion of the Panama Canal:
Building a Better Future: Deepening the St. Johns River, Published January 29, 2015, Jacksonville, FL: Jacksonville Port Authority, retrieved April 30, 2017 at https://www.jaxport.com/corporate/major-growth-projects
Transportation by the Numbers: Two Ports Five Terminals, Published June 30, 2016, Savannah, GA: Georgia Ports Authority, retrieved April 30, 2017 at https://gaports.com/corporate-communications/video/
6.Please research about the impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal with focus on the following areas:
a.Economic impact in the US. Examples of topics to discuss: Deepening and widening of navigation channels of maritime ports on the US east coast, construction of Walmart distribution centers near maritime ports on the east coast of the US, barge transportation of steel and ISO containers on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, economic impact on the major maritime ports located on the west coast of the US, etc.
b.Economic impact in Panama, Central America, and the Caribbean. Examples of topics to discuss: Construction of container terminals in Panama, construction of container terminals in the Caribbean, etc.
c.Economic impact in global supply chains. Examples of topics to discuss: redesign of global logistics networks, redesign of maritime routes, etc.
7.Write a detailed report, which should include a summary of:
i.The construction of the Panama Canal.
ii.The Panama Canal expansion project.
iii.The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama in Panama.
iv.The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in the US.
v.The economic impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in Panama, Central America, and the Caribbean.
vi.The impact of the expansion of the Panama Canal in global supply chains.
