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dc.contributor.authorGesme, Nathaniel
dc.description.abstractThis examines the logistic process of a grain trading company, and how logistics affect profits. Trip transit time is the amount of times a shuttle train moves back and forth from an elevator and a destination. In the years prior to the 2013/ 2014 crop year, shuttles moved between elevators and destination nearly 3 times in a given month. When transit time dropped in 2013, this created a unique situation to be examined. It changed how grain trading companies needed to alter strategy to maintain a profit. The decrease in trip transit time affected how rail cars moved, but also altered the price paid for freight. In conclusion, this thesis discovered that strategies on rail cars altered between the years. The strategies created opportunities for grain trading companies to change the structure of profits. This thesis also creates new opportunities for future research.en_US
dc.publisherNorth Dakota State Universityen_US
dc.rightsNDSU policy 190.6.2
dc.titleRail Car Trip Transit Time and the Effects on Grain Trading Company Profitsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-04T17:56:35Z
dc.date.available2018-06-04T17:56:35Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10365/28220
dc.rights.urihttps://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
ndsu.degreeMaster of Science (MS)en_US
ndsu.collegeAgriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resourcesen_US
ndsu.departmentAgribusiness and Applied Economicsen_US
ndsu.programAgribusiness and Applied Economicsen_US
ndsu.advisorWilson, William W.


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