Text Box: Australia's export methods were the focus of Rod Christian's two-month journey to the land down-under.  Traveling by campervan from Mooloolah Valley to Tasmania, he observed export practices in a variety of business settings and experienced the engaging Australian culture. Australia

Text Box: I examined export activities that ranged from the pruning of apple trees (to meet specific consumer needs), to on-site materials management of newsprint and recycling operations, to packing for air transport, road-train transport or cargo-ship transport.

Text Box: The outback resembles much of the topography near Phoenix...with the exception of the threat of a kangaroo or an emu bounding in front of your vehicle as you drove on the left-side of the road at sundown.

Text Box: From man-made marvels like the world's largest radio telescope to the awesome sights at the Twelve Apostles, Australia captures the visitor's imagination with its wonders.

Text Box: Here are samples of the exporting companies that I examined during my two-month stay in Australia and New Zealand.  From their experiences, I learned both logic and logistics.

 

 

Text Box: Australia and New Zealand, because they have limited domestic consumption capacity, depend upon export trade to boost their economies.  Key to their exports are mining, agriculture, lumber, wool, and fruit. products.