You are a logistics manager of Medical Device Depot, Inc., located in Ellicott City, MD. Your job is to develop logistics solutions for your international customers. Now you receive an order about one unit of SR-130 Portable X-Ray System this equipment has the value of $16,000 and its storage dimension is 26"W x 53" Lx 28"H. This customer is located in Shanghai, China.

You need to propose two transportation options including transit time and total costs. The two options are:

1) Air shipping: from Ellicott City, MD (BWI airport) to Shanghai, China (SHA airport);

2) Ocean shipping: from Ellicott City, MD (Port of Baltimore) to Shanghai, China (Port of Shanghai).

You need to include the details of transit time and related costs as many as possible. The total costs may include freight charge, insurance, fees related to customs clearance and security, domestic trucking, tax and duties, etc. Report all information about the costs.

b.) You need to use public warehouse to store this item near Ellicott City, MD for one month. Please estimate the warehouse cost with all the details.

c.) As a logistics manager of Medical Device Depot, Inc., do you recommend to outsource the logistics service to third party logistics provider (3PL)? Why or why not?