Case 1 - Optimal voyage

You are proposed 3 options to travel between Frankfurt (Airport) and Le Havre (Central Station).
Analyse advantage/disadvantage of each option

Option 1 – by bus
05:50 - 13:10 Frankfurt (Airport) - Paris (Berci) by Flixbus
17:00 - 20:10 Paris (Berci) – Le Havre (Central station) by Flixbus
Total price: 30 euros
Option 2 – by train
06:53 - 07:23 Frankfurt (Airport) - Mannheim (Central station) by Train ICE 511
07:39 - 10:38 Mannheim (Central station) – Paris East (Station) by Train ICE 9568
Transferring from Paris East (Station) to Paris Saint Lazare (Station) (by metro around 18
minutes)
12:40 - 14:54 Paris Saint Lazare (Station) – Le Havre (Central station) by train NOMAD
3113
Total price : 95 euros
Option 3 – by air and bus
12:00 - 13:30 Frankfurt (Airport) - Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport) by flight AF1619 (You
must be available at the airport at least one hour before the departure time and it takes 1
hour to check out and transfer to the bus station)
15:50 - 19:00 Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport) – Le Havre (Central Station)
Total price : 183 euros

Case 2 - Economies of scale

Increasing the box length by 50%, 75%, 100%, 150% and 200%, roughly estimate
the increase of material to produce the new box as well as the increase of box
capacity (volume)
Case 3 – Economies of ship size

Ship size (TEU) 2,500 3,500 6,500 8,000 10,000 12,000

Capital cost ($) 5,384 6,370 10,110 12,192 13,793 15,233
Unit cost ($)

Ship size (TEUs) 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000

Daily fuel consumption (tonne) 78.3 117.4 124.5 128.0 148.5 158.7
Cost ($) 54,810 82,180 87,150 89,600 103,950 111,090
Unit cost ($)

Ship size (TEUs)

Cost item ($) 2,468 3,752 5,364 8,200 10,000
Daily operating cost 5,507 7,474 8,219 8,615 10,476
Unit operating cost

TEU - twenty-equivalent unit, a figure to measure the number of standard boxes that
a vessel can carry.

Calculate unit costs (per TEU) as ship size increases. What are the advantage and
disadvantage of big vehicles?