Chapter 3 Transportation
Learning points
To know the five modes of transport & inter-modal transport To learn vocabulary about transportation To understand maritime shipping & the procedures
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2. Role of transportation in supply chain Movement of production from one location to another Involving movement from the beginning of supply chain to end
become more significance in retailing
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3. Functions of transportation Transportation of enterprises provides two major services: Product movement The primary transportation value proposition is product movement up
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1. Overview of transportation
The transportation system is the physical like connecting a company’s customers, raw material suppliers, plants, warehouses, and channel members. Transportation costs, which represent approximately 40 to 50 percent of total logistics costs and 4 to 10 percent of the productselling price for many companies, may represent logistics management’s major concept. Transportation decisions directly affect the total logistics costs. This chapter is concerned with the transportation system in the logistics system and the daily transportation management activities.
customer Play a key role in every supply chain because products are rarely
produced & consumed in the same location Growth in E-Commerce & home delivery, transportation costs have
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3. Functions of transportation Transportation of enterprises provides two major services: Product storage Transportation vehicles can also be used for product storage at
and down the supply chain. The performance of transportation is vital to procurement, manufacturing and market distribution. Transpance of reverse logistics. Without reliable transportation, most commercial activity could not function.
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Optional Terms 先修术语 Transportation modes 运输模式 Rode (truck) transportation 公路（卡车）运输 Air transportation 空运 Water transportation 水运 Rail \railway transportation 铁路运输 Pipelines transportation 管道运输 Maritime shipping 海运 Shipper 托运人、发货人 Carrier 承运人 Agent 代理人
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Optional Terms 先修术语 Consignee 收货人 Receiver 接收者 Origin 原产地，起始地 Destination 目的地 Intermodal transport 多式联运 Combined transport 联合运输 Through transport 直达运输 Transfer transport 中转运输 Drop and pull transport 甩挂运输 Container transport 集装箱运输