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ELABORADO POR: YULMER ANTONIO VEGA RODRIGUEZ

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Product Distribution: The basic

Choosing the correct mode of transport means striking a balance between time
and budgetary constraints. Get the balance wrong, and you will be faced with a set
of deeply unimpressed customer
Choosing your mode of transport: what to consider
When you're choosing how best to transport your products, budget should be the
most important factor in your decision-making. The speed of the transport is also
important make sure the mode of transport you choose is reliable so your
customers are not disappointed. If you are transporting hazardous or dangerous
products and you think they may be classified as dangerous, contact the
Department for Transport's Dangerous Goods Branch.
Modes of transport
Choosing the correct mode of transport for your products depends on the size and
urgency of your shipment.
Road
Road transport is cheap, convenient and one of the most flexible modes of
transport, but it's not as eco-friendly as other methods and if you're unlucky, it can
be subject to heavy delays. At the moment, a lorry should be no more than 16.5m
(54ft) long, 2.55m (8'4") wide and 44 tons, including the fuel and truck.
Rail
Rail transport is speedy, environmentally friendly and not (always) subject
tocongestion or delays. However, it is inflexible and can be very expensive.
sending cargo by train really only becomes economically viable 'with payloads of
300 tons or more per train, over distances more than 150 miles between rail-linked
sites, Don't forget to factor in the cost of road haulage at either end of the journey.
Sea

 Compared to airfreight, shipping your products by sea is relatively cheap,


particularly if you are sending large volumes.
 Sea freight vessels are made up of the following:
o Container ships - carry 20' or 40' containers which you can hire out.
o Cargo ships - carry loose cargo
o Bulk carriers - carry unpackaged goods, generally grain, coal etc.
o Tankers - carry liquids
o Roll-on roll-off vessels(ro-ros) - carry haulage and passenger Vehicles.

Courier

 Couriers are fast, reliable and very secure, but can be costly.
 Because of the nature of couriers' vehicles, they generally only deliver
goods up to a certain weight.
 Couriers are usually only cost-effective over short distances.
GLOSARIO

1. Bulk: Abultar: Hacer que una cosa aumente su tamaño o volumen


2. Carrier: Portadora: Que lleva o trae una cosa de un lugar a otro.
3. Unpackage: desempacar: Sacar las mercaderías de las pacas o recipientes
en que están contenidas.
4. Compared: Comparada: examinar dos o más cosas para establecer sus
relaciones, diferencias o semejanzas
5. Airfreight: Flete aéreo: es el precio que paga el usuario por el transporte de
las mercancías por vía aérea y en aeronave desde un aeropuerto de origen
hasta otro distinto de destino, cubriendo sólo el vuelo de la aeronave.
6. Shipping: Envío: Acción de enviar.
7. Choosing: elegir: Seleccionar o preferir a una persona o una cosa para un
fin.
8. How: cómo: Introduce una pregunta sobre el modo de suceder o de ser de
algo.
9. Best: La mejor: Que tiene calidad superior a otra cosa de la misma especie
o que sobresale en una cualidad.
10. Transport: transporte: Vehículo o medio que se usa para trasladar personas
o cosas de un lugar a otro.
11. Products; productos: Cosa producida natural o artificialmente, o resultado
de un trabajo u operación.
12. Rail: Carril: Parte de una vía de circulación destinada al tránsito de una sola
fila de vehículos.
13. Speedy: Rápido: Que va a gran velocidad o que invierte poco tiempo, o
menos tiempo del que se considera normal, en moverse o desarrollarse.
14. environmentally: ambientalmente: El medio ambiente, medioambiente o entorno
natural abarca todos los seres vivos y no vivos que interaccionan naturalmente, lo que
significa que en este caso no es artificial.
15. environmentally Friendly: Respetuosa del medio ambiente
16. haulage: acarreo. Coste de esta acción.
17. Passenger: pasajera: Que dura relativamente poco tiempo.
18. Vehicles: Vehículos: Aparato con o sin motor que se mueve sobre el suelo,
en el agua o el aire y sirve para transportar cosas o personas,
especialmente el de motor que circula por tierra.
19. Deliver: entregar: Poner una cosa o a una persona en poder de alguien o
bajo su responsabilidad.
20. Forwarder: promotora: Que promueve algo.

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