Mode of Transportation

Definition

Transport is an activity to move peoples,

goods or animals from one place/point of

origin, to another place/point of destination.

Origin

Definition

Transportation is an interconnection complex system

that accomodate peoples or goods movement, to

move from origin place to the destination, using some

types of track, combining with infrastructure,

regulations, methods, procedure and etc

Elements of Transportation

1. Hardware

- Port/Station (Intermoda Transfer Point)

- Way/track (technology of motion, control)

- Infrastructure/vehicle ( technology of power)

Elements of Transportation

2. Brainware

- Operator

- Driver, Pilot

Elements of Transportation

3. Software

- Regulation

- Institution

Mode of transport

Modes of transport is a term used to distinguish

substantially different ways to perform transport

The most dominant modes of transport are aviation,

land transport, which includes rail, road and off-road

transport, and ship transport.

Types of modes transportation

• Air Transportation • Land transportation

Types of modes transportation

• Water Transportation • Pipeline Transportation

Types of modes transportation

• Conveyor Belt Transportation

• Rail transportation

• Cable Transportation

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

Air transportation, Air shipment can be done in hours

while the other modes of transportation may take days.

•Fast

•Can’t load much of goods

•Expensive

•Using for the high value commodities

•Need support from the other transportation

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

Water Transportation, Water is the oldest mode of transportation.

•Cheaper than air transportation

•Can load much of commodities/goods

•The main advantage of water transport is the capacity to transport extremely large shipments.

•Need support from the other transportation

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

Land transportation Highway transportation has grown fast since the end of World War II

•Flexible

•Cheap

•ability to operate door to door

•have a small fixed investment in terminal facilities and operate on publicly financed and maintained roads.

•very flexible because of the ability to operate on many different roadways.

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

Rail transportation

•Fast

•Train specification can load commodities or goods in

a big tonnage

•Need support from the other transportation

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

Pipeline

•Limited commodities or goods that can be load

(types of commodities)

•can be operated in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

•Limited number of commodities carried on the pipe

diameter

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

conveyor belt

•can operated everytime

•low fixed cost

•Limited number of commodities that can be

transporting, depending on the width and power of

the engine

Characteristic of each modes of transportation

cable

•limited, mostly this modes of transportation is

carried for people or something like that, for using in

tourism activities

Transport Infrastructure

Roads

Railways

Airways

Waterways

Canals

• Terminals may be used both for interchange

of passengers and cargo and for

maintenance.

Terminal

1. Airport

2. Railway station

3. Bus station

4. Warehouses

5. Trucking terminals

6. Refueling depots

7. seaport

Transport Infrastructure

• Roads

• Airways

• Railways

Transport Infrastructure

• Waterways • Canals

Transport Infrastructure

Terminal

Transport Funcionality

Product Movement, whether in the form of

materials, component, work in process, or finished

goods, the basic value provided by transportation

is to move inventory to next stage of the business

process.

Transport Funcionality

Product Storage, a less visible aspect of transportation

is a product storage, while product is in transportation

vehicle it is being stored. Transport vehicle can be

also used for product storage or shipment origin or

destination. But they are comparatively expensive

storage facilities.

The Vehicle

• Automobiles

• Bicycles

• Buses

• Trains

• Trucks

• Peoples

• Helicopters

• Aircraft

Operations deal with the way the vehicles are

operated, and the procedures set for this purpose

including financing, legalities and policies.

In the transport industry, operations and ownership of

infrastructure can be either public or private,

depending on the country and mode.

Multimodal

Transportation of goods by using multiple modes of

transport, where’s one carrier organizing the entire

process of transport from the place of origin by one or

more interfaces or transfer point to the destination

Unimoda

Transportation of goods by using one modes

transportation, by one carrier or more than one

carriers.

The five pillars of SCM efficiency

1. Optimise resources

Efficiency encompasses within its gamut, operational

and resource optimisation, wherein the investment is

easily recovered in terms of profit and sales.

The five pillars of SCM efficiency

2. Managing fulfilling costs

Making a promise of a delivery of goods and keeping

your word is at the base of supply chain

management

The five pillars of SCM efficiency

3. Managing finances

Finances should be taken care in terms of labour

management, hiring of transport, storage of

inventory, secure warehousing and delivery on

time.

The five pillars of SCM efficiency

4. Adoption of technology

some of the technologies a retailer can adopt to

ensure inventory delivery on time and with the

required amount of security.

The five pillars of SCM efficiency

5. Improving environment variables

To keep in account the weather changes, truckers

strikes, riots and natural climates is crucial while

managing a supply chain.

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