TRANSPORTATION

Economies of Scale:
Transportation cost per unit of weight decreases

when the size of the shipment increases. Economies of Distance: The cost decreases as the distance increases.

1. Shipper 2. Consignee

3. Carrier
4. Government

5. Public

1. Rail Network 2. Road Transport 3. Water Transport 4. Pipeline Transport 5. Air Transport 6. Rope Ways Transport

1. Common Carriers 2. Contract Carriers 3. Private Carriers 4. Exempt Carriers

Density

Stow ability

Handling & Liability

Packaging Inventory cost Movement costs Obsolescence Insurance

Theft

1. volume of business 2. Area of Operation 3. Branch Office 4. Strength of fleet 5. Ask for up to date client list 6. Type of business 7. Avg. transit time 8. Record of claims

1. Characteristic of Goods 2. Availability 3. Distance 4. Cost 5. Delivery time 6. Frequency

1. Vehicle Turnaround time

2. Trans shipment
Piggy Back

TOFC COFC
Fishy Back
Birdy Back

3. Inter-Modal Transportation a. Land Bridge Foreign Cargo crosses a country

enroute to another country

B. Mini-Land bridge Foreign cargo originates or terminates at a point. It is a port to port delivery. C. Micro bridge door to door delivery. Offers combined tariff. 4. Load Planning