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Sources To Improve Efficiency Of Liquefied Gases Delivery By Rail

Table 3:

Objective situation /Current situation Strategic options / Prospects
Shipment market = Market of tanker controllers Delivery market = Market of cargo owners
Balance of convenience
Managed stock is less than 60% of the total involved in delivery. Third-party private controllers dictate their terms to a cargo owner. Managed stock is more than 60% of the total involved in delivery. Cargo owners run the production and financial situation, plan on expenses, and influence the pricing policy.
Consequence
Short-term prospects:The growth of cargo owner’s delivery costs and the final price of products. The lack of short-term and long-term planning of delivery costs. Short-term prospects:Traffic load reducing in the product cost. The possibility of short-term and long-term planning of delivery costs.
Long-term prospects:Decrease in demand for the company's products and weakening of the company's position in the sales market. Long-term prospects:Increasing demand for the company's products and strengthening the company's competitive advantages in the sales market.
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