Question 1

A cherry grower in the Huon Valley in Tasmania plans to export cherries to Hanoi, Vietnam in the 2022/2023 season. The cherry grower has three different varieties that ripen at different times between mid-December and mid-February. The total expected amount of cherries for export is about 300 tons. Make any reasonable assumptions if needed and complete the following two tasks:

a) Propose the most suitable transport process to move the 300 tons of cherries from the cherry orchard in the Huon Velley in Tasmania to supermarkets in Hanoi.

b) Discuss, from a transport and logistics perspective, the key factors affecting the quality of Tasmanian cherries on the shelves of supermarkets in Hanoi.