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Hello Sir/Madam,

Thanks very much for giving your valuable time and effort.You are requested to participate in survey in context to "Assessment of Impact of issues and challenges of outbound logistics activities on Delivery Lead Time of Indian Apparel Exports."

In this survey, approximately 200 respondents experienced in freight forwarding of garment exports are requested to complete this survey that asks to rate issues and challenges involved in Outbound Logistics.

It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete the questionnaire.Your survey responses will be coded kept strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only as analysis as part of doctoral(PhD) research.

If you have questions at any time about this survey or the procedures, you may contact [Anupama Gupta,Associate Professor,NIFT,Bangalore] at [9008183300] or via email at [email protected]

It is very important to learn your opinions. Thank you very much for your time and support.
 
 
Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in EXPORT DOCUMENTATION PROCESS of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Number of documents required in existing process
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* Level of clarity in export sales contract/ international practices and guidelines
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* Level of complication involved in export documentation
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* Clerical errors in export related documents
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* Partial automation/integration of systems for export documentation at various export related agencies
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in PORT MATERIAL HANDLING AND WAREHOUSING of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Labor related issues at seaport
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* Space for seaport operations/storage/internal movement
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* Berthing space and quay infrastructure
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* Number of vehicle entry points at seaport
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* Number of cargo handling equipment at sea port
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* Coordination between various parties involved at seaport operations
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* Bureaucratic issues at seaport operations
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* Seaport information technology (IT) system
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* Level of maintenance practices at seaport
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* Increased security regulations at seaport
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* Unfavorable weather conditions / acts of God at port
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in RAIL TRANSPORTATION of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Number of dedicated tracks for container rail transportation
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* Frequency of container rail services due to evacuation constraints
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* Level of planning and coordination in cargo rail services
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* Availability of rakes/wagons for rail transportation
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* Level of priority to passenger trains over container trains
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* Unfavorable weather conditions / acts of God
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in ICD /CFS MATERIAL HANDLING AND WAREHOUSING of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Number of cargo handling equipment at ICD/CFS
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* Number of rail sidings at ICD/CFS
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* Level of training and experience of people at ICD/CFS
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* Number of vehicle entry points at ICD/CFS
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* Availability of storage space at ICD/CFS
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* Level of maintenance practices at ICD/CFS
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* Coordination between various intermodal players involved at ICD/CFS
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* Technology level of warehousing systems at ICD/CFS
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* Increased security regulations at ICD/CFS
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in ROAD TRANSPORTATION of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Quality /condition of roads
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* Level of efficiency /technology (GPS, etc.) inbuilt in trucks /trailers for road transit
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* Level of expansion of road network
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* Availability of trucks/trailers for road transit
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* Level of professionalism/skills of truck driver
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* Time involved in interstate regulatory check points
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* Waiting time due to vehicle entry restrictions in cities
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* Level of maintenance practices of trucks/trailers
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* Unfavorable weather conditions / acts of God during road transit
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in EXPORT PACKAGING of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Availability of containers for hanging garment stuffing
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* Time involved in LCL consolidation
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* Availability of containers for garment stuffing( flat packs in cartons)
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Pls RATE severirty of issues and challenges that cause delay in CUSTOMS CLEARANCE of Apparel Export Shipments
Least SevereMost Severe
* Corruption/ bureaucracy/non-cooperation of customs officers
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* Understanding of valuation and supporting procedures/policies of customs officials
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* Manual /physical inspection at customs
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* Limited working hours of customs officials
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* Number of staff/officers/resources at customs
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* Wrong declaration by shipper
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* Technical challenges in EDI systems
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* Appeal process against decisions at customs
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* Missing documents/error in documents or in registered data at customs
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* Product/tariff classification issues of apparel category at customs
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* Heightened security initiative like CSI, CTPAT at customs
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* Gateway Port you use for apparel shipments
 
Nhava Sheva
 
Chennai
 
Cochin
 
Mundra
 
Pipavav
 
Tuticorin
 
Vishkhapattanam
 
Other
 

 
 
 
* LAST QUESTION- RANK below macro level activities from RANK 1-8 in terms of their criticality in causing delays.

Pls RANK 1 to the most severe factor and so on
Delay due to export documentation processes
Delay due to container stuffing and consolidation
Delay due to road transportation
Delay due to activities related to material handling and warehousing in ICD
Delay due to customs clearance
Delay due to rail transportation
Delay due to activities related to gateway seaport
Delay due to other logistics related factors
 
 
 
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