ATCO Ltd. is a Canadian success story. It is part of a family of companies that operate utility, energy storage and distribution businesses as well modular structures for industries operating domestically and internationally. A full outline of the scope of Atco's enterprise can be found at https://www.atco.com.

One of its divisions, Atco Structures & Logistics, "is a pioneer in the modular construction industry, with projects on five continents and manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States and Australia. A part of the ATCO Group of Companies, (it) provides award-winning, turnkey bundled solutions with a suite of products and services. ....Atco Structuresdivision specializes inworkforce housing, temporary relocatable structures, permanent offsite construction and innovative modular facilities" (Atco Structures, 2018).

Atco Structures has just been awarded a contract to build several structures for a small mining camp in Peru. The structure package includes one modular site office (12'X 60'), two washroom buildings (12'X 30') and a five unit "drill camp" with each unit being 12'X 60' (total area X 5). Details regarding these units can be obtained from the Atco Structures website (http://www.atcosl.com/en-ca)

The Assignment:

Your team of transportation specialists has been hired by Atco Structures (Calgary) to determine the most efficient, least cost transportation options to move these structures from their construction site in Calgary, Alberta to a port in Lima, Peru.The shipment of the entire order will leave the Calgary facility on March 1, 2019. The Peruvian customer will make its own arrangements to move the structures from the ship to the mining site and will take care of all the customs and duty charges to permit entry of the product into the country. Therefore, you are only concerned with the modes of transport and costs associated with moving these structures through Canada to a point from which they will be loaded and shipped to the port in Peru.

Your team must undertake the following tasks and produce a report for the management of Atco Structures that provides the following details:

1. Identification of the preferred mode or modes of transportation that will be required to deliver the structures from Calgary to Peru with an explanation of why these modes are preferred. The type of carriers, number of carriers equipment, vehicles and or vessels to be used with each mode must be explained as well.
2. Explanation of the route that will be taken from point of departure to point of arrival with reference to specific ports or terminals where applicable.The time taken from point of departure to point of delivery should also be outlined so as to provide the customer with an expected date and time of delivery.
3. Identification and elaboration of all costs associated with each mode of transportation from point of departure to point of arrival at the port in Peru.