Source of Export Assistance1.0 Brief introductionAngus Glen Water is a natural water bottling company based near Kirriemuir, Scotland. They are the sole suppliers of natural and aerated mineral waters to various high end hotel chains throughout the UK. One of their major customers, Ecosse Hotels, want to use Angus Glen Water exclusively in their hotel chains outside the UK. Ecosse Hotels operate in many other countries, however Angus Glen Water do not have the experiences of doing international business, so they have agreed to establish an International Trade Department and appoint a Physical Resource Manager to head this department and solve these problems.

2.0 Explain the tasks of a Physical Distribution ManagerAs a Physical Distribution Manager, the first task is solve the glass bottles problem, the signature glass bottle manufacture in Blackburn, Lancashire, England , is running at full capacity and is unable to increase production.So the Organization’s R&D department has identified a glass bottle manufacturer near Milan, Italy, who can supply exactly the same bottles in sufficient quantities and at an attractive cost. The local haulier indicates that they are able to supply transport to and from UK dispatch and collection points, but are not prepared to run their fleet outside the UK. So how to translate the glass bottles from Italy to UK and form UK to other countries and regions could be one task.

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