Fly: A violent blow to the economy
The volcano Eyjafjallajökull has significantly harmed the economy with its ash-Spuckerei. Compared to other transport options, although only a few people and goods are transported by air, but many industries are dependent on air travel.
According to Dr. Jens Wollenweber by the Fraunhofer-Center for Supply Chain pavilion dv7 battery Services in Nuremberg SCS Europe more than five percent of goods transport for the economy to be transported by air. 80 percent of freight transport went across the street, ten to twelve percent over the rail and the remainder was split on flights and waterways. For passenger transport are similar numbers, Wollenweber said. Also because of road and rail against the air traffic was clearly dominant.
International air traffic is compared to rail and water transport also represented relatively weak. Worldwide freight transport by air may have a larger share than in Europe, but even then he still remained relatively small, so the logistics expert.
The aircraft will primarily transported or perishable goods which lose value quickly says, Wollenweber. Some high-quality electronic products with limited mass such as chips, which are brought from East Asia to Europe or North America. "If they were transported by ship, it would take too long and reduce its value."
The revenue losses are enormous
The problem in terms of flight ban was that goods and passengers would have to resort to other means of transport, but which are already busy all right - for example on the web. "The small percentage that come from the air to make some out there already," knows the logistics expert thinkpad r50 battery.
The economy is the fly after the volcanic eruption a violent blow. For if interrupted in the globalized economy value chains over a longer period, there are many industries that depend on the transportation by aircraft, in a serious situation. Most affected, of course, the airlines themselves
According Wollenweber they have already reported huge losses in sales. Finally, they have to pay demurrage for the aircraft and as the ship’s crew. The operations in the airports themselves registered substantial losses sony vgp-bps9 b battery. In addition, all who, like long-distance travelers were dependent on the aircraft. "In short, intra-European connections you can still resort to other means of transport, but in the long-distance travel is difficult." Even logistics companies, the tourism industry and the postal service were affected.
Supply problems with Apple and Co.
As a striking example Wollenweber called Apple. "The company currently has supply problems anyway." It could have been a few days to deliver any new product. First of all the stocks would be reduced, but then it would be critical.
A little yes, Apple has even had luck, that the Icelandic volcano has broken out right now and not later. Finally there is the highly anticipated iPad not in Europe. "But it would be a shortage of supply, if it would find itself in the delivery." Revenue losses could make the company because of the flight ban, however the sale of its new notebooks. "Customers sony vgp-bps9 battery can not buy first time. And then it is questionable whether they wait to purchase or try to substitute. "Even other high-tech companies were to offer the products for which there were any replacement options would suffer.
The annual sales of Apple in Europe are moving according Wollenweber billions of euros. The value of the goods, the company can not sell because of the flight ban, the logistics expert estimates on a three-digit million amount.
Until the economy going again some have caught it in the cargo area after the lifting of the ban on flights probably take another two or three weeks, suspected Wollenweber. Finally, we have just a little evasive air capacity, because you can not set up additional flights easily.
The German Chamber of Commerce estimates, according to the Associated Press that the ban will cost the local economy every day, one billion euros. can Wollenweber is not sure whether to apply. "One can certainly expect to find a way to do so. But the question is what happens to the revenues that are not currently generated. If they are generated later, because it is sold as ordered goods only or not at all the revenue generated. "It could be that the German economy in the short term one billion euros on the day of escape canon lp-e6 battery, but much of it going through later reintroduce reingeholt , believes the logistics expert.
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