Individual Assignment Topic:
Using traffic data from the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE) analyse and discuss long term trends in the Australian airfreight market. Please be sure to explain the reasons why Australian outbound and inbound airfreight and mail volumes have performed differently, and be sure to spend time on regional trends (i.e. AUS‐China) and developments by airline. A basic dataset with carrier statistics showing inbound and outbound freight/mail tonnage and passenger statistics by month and airline (from Jan 1999 ‐ Dec 2017) will be provided. The data can also be downloaded and hence updated from the BITRE website (www.bitre.gov.au). For an overview of the commodities moving by air you may also find the Australian Airfreight Statistics site useful (www.airfreightstats.com). Students should also discuss future prospects for Australian import and export airfreight.
Please note that there is a limit of 2,500 words (10 pages max. in total) for this assignment so keep your text short, structured (intro, main text, conclusions) and precise. In addition to the trends you should also discuss the limitations of your analysis and the available data more generally.
Global Freight Logistics Management
Task Description
In the individual report, the student will be asked to prepare a report related to international trade, regulation of
the air cargo or shipping business, fleet planning, network management, revenue management, cost
management, or some other aspect of the air cargo or shipping business. Students can choose from two
possible topics to be provided by the lecturer (during the first class). The aim of this assessment is to analyse
a specific subject in more detail than was covered in the course. Although there is no specific requirement as
to the length of the assignment, the maximum is 2500 words (not including potential references, title page and
table of contents).
Assessment Criteria
- Conforming with instructions (e.g. word length, font, other instructions)
- Content and range
- Use of literature/ Knowledge of theory
- Subject’s limitations and boundaries/relation to other frameworks
- Methodology used is the most appropriate to the aims and objectives of the task
- Data/information gathering/processing
- Conclusions
- Analysis
- Problem solving
- Critical reasoning / critical thinkin
