Sample Manifest
Home port company: Acme Fertilizer (will differ for each port)
Shipments must be finished with in 70 days, if finished in 58 days a bonus will be added.
1) 1 ton of fertilizer goes to port A.
2) 415 ton goes to port B.
3) 1 1/3 tons go to port C.
4) 1/4 ton goes to port D.
5) 8/9 ton goes to port E.
* The number of shipments will depend on the number of groups, and therefore the number of ports in use.
* The shipments can be made in any order the teams decide. Which ever way they think will be the most efficient.
* The amounts of products shipped will be different for each product and port.
* Payment for separate shipments will be determined by the teacher on the basis of distance and tonnage. Bonus will be an extra 10-20% of total payment.
* Students will use this to determine which ship they will use, and therefore how large of a loan they will ask the bank.