Bussines question... help needed

[corvette97]

Im making some investigations to start a new family bussines... heres a question, hope ya'll can help me!

its about shipping, you know many products are shipped by air or ships, so im investigating the shipping process and since the product that we will produce is very fragile we are interested in shipping trough refrigerated containers in wooden crates... after looking for prices of the crates i found many links of used crates? are those as in recyclable or a owner is selling them?

to send a 40' long container from guatemala to miami is around 4500usd$ so if i ship the crates the buyer keeps them? or i have to arrange the return of them, i rather like to buy new crates for each shippment, is that how is done?

[RC45]

Ship your drugs in bags of coffee dude..

[Evo]

Ship your drugs in bags of coffee dude..

Shhh.. RC.. Don't tell everybody about the way we ship our stuff.. :lol: :lol: ..

As far as I know the company that is resonsible for shipping is also responsible for not braking what ever is inside the box.. I don't think it's worth it unless the item cost is in the very high figures and your customers are the high payer type then buy a new container for each customer. I really don't think most costumers will sell it. Most of them just throughout the container out unless you make it look attractive.. by the way how come it cost $4,500 for the container only..What are the dimensions..

[ARMAN]

Dont really understand what crates you have in mind.. we, in our family company, was shipping tonns of spare parts in wooden crates and customer kept them ofcourse, mostly throw them away or used for some stuff. You can buy ofcourse used ones cause the customers who received them want to get rid of them :lol: or simply companys with used crates just collect them for pennys from those types of customers and then sell them for full price :wink:
Shipping them back will woth you a fortune - wasted money. Just put the shipping and packing costs into the invoice(bill).

Shipping and packing could be offered buy sellers as its for free but nothing is free, you pay it everytime :wink:

[antonioledesma]

you as a seller of course have in the final cost of your product the cost of the crate. unless you have a special crate (manufacturing process, material, etc) you can ask for a return, but isn't that good, it's too expensive.

if you're going to ship frozen samples of dope (:P), you must divide the total cost of shipping including the crate, and sum that quantity to each of your dope bags.
If you're more interested, find a book on costs (industrial engineering, BA, etc) and it will clear your mind

[TransAm]

It's sounds to me like you need the services of a Commercial Estimator in order to ensure you cover all the bases in respect of your product costing :wink:

$100/hr to you my friend :)

[antonioledesma]

$100/hr to you my friend :)

doity rat 8) you sure are expensive my friend. And knowing you, you'll take more than 10 hours for a simple study :P

[graywolf624]

Ouch...

If you need an inventory specialist I too am available at that rate.. lol

[antonioledesma]

abusive gringo and tea-drinker :P

and what more? an all-round first-class trip to Guatemala?? :mrgreen:

[TransAm]

^ Well that goes without saying, as it were :wink:

Ouch...

If you need an inventory specialist I too am available at that rate.. lol

You stack shelves? :D

[graywolf624]

^lol

I manage relationships with wholesalers/Vendors and assure adequate inventory/equipment at distribution centers.

[RC45]

I'll take over the whole gig for 20% commision - you will simply have to cash the cheques... I'll do all the leg work for you - even local shipping arrangements, collections and support... :P

[graywolf624]

*Are you sub contracting to the gm thugs for collections?

[RC45]

*Are you sub contracting to the gm thugs for collections?

Funny you should bring these guys up - I was on the way to Fry's this evening and see they have a big shiny new Houston office.. ;) -- will get pics next time I drive past. hehehe

[ZfrkS62]

*Are you sub contracting to the gm thugs for collections?

Funny you should bring these guys up - I was on the way to Fry's this evening and see they have a big shiny new Houston office.. ;) -- will get pics next time I drive past. hehehe

heh, you should go boil your name into their parking lot with your tires :lol:

[ae86_16v]

Oh, I don't know that much about crates, but in terms of wooden pallets, those things could get expensive when you are shipping a lot.

Most of the time, we do not get the pallets back, the customer usually junks them. We ask to get it back from the customer be usually that is to no prevail. In your case, I guess you could charge the customer a crating charge but that might hurt your bottom line.

[corvette97]

I'll take over the whole gig for 20% commision - you will simply have to cash the cheques... I'll do all the leg work for you - even local shipping arrangements, collections and support... :P

LOL :lol:

you guys are expesive 8)

ive been searching for pellet/wooden crates, but they are expesive... 40x40x25 are 95usd$ thats too much i need to send 15,000 items in each pellet i could put 16, i would need around 938 pellets in 8 containers 40' long

i would like to know where do you guys get them, and how about some companies with container shipping service!!

a friend of mine is charged 4500 from china to guatemala, thats more reasonable

[corvette97]

Plants :mrgreen:

ORNAMENTAL plants

[SFDMALEX]

Okay Ill charge you 150$ an hour for "Commercial Estimator" work, but I'll make sure it's done properly and I am asured that I will finish the work 30% faster then any leading competition.

[RC45]

$120/hr - 35% quicker.

[corvette97]

i need some references :roll: :lol:

anyways what exactly you guys would do as commercial estimators, i probably know but the words in english dont make sense right know :D