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Tecnología en Gestión logística

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Evidencia 4: Resumen product distribution: the basics

Presentado por
Carlos Andrés Pastrana Alvis

Colombia octubre 2020

Product distribution
This report relates the importance of choosing the correct mode of transport for the
distribution of products, highlighting that this means finding a balance between time
and budget constraints; no matter how big the business is.

When choosing the mode of transport, the following should be considered:

1. The budget should be the most important factor

2. The speed of transportation and reliability

3. If the transported product is dangerous, contact the British International Freight

Association (BIFA)

4. If expensive products are transported or by sea, you should consider insuring

them and agreeing the terms with your supplier or client to avoid confusion.

5. Consider a vehicle tracking system if cargo is valuable

6. Making sure loads are properly packaged and labeled thereby reducing the risk
of damage during transportation

Modes of transport

The author refers that this depends on the size and urgency of the shipment.

Road: Transportation is cheap, flexible; however, it is not eco-friendly, is subject to

delays, and has height, weight and length restrictions.

Rail: Transportation is fast, eco-friendly, but inflexible and can be expensive.

Air: It is the fastest to transport long distances, however, it is expensive and not
very eco-friendly.

Sea: Transportation is slow and quite inflexible, two types of shipping stand out,
such as liner vessels and tramp vessels.

Courier: They are fast, reliable and safe; however, they can be expensive and have
weight restriction.

Terminology
  modo de transporte(Modos de transporte): are the means that allow the
mobility of goods and are divided into three types: Air, Land and Sea.
 Budget (Presupuesto): It is the amount of money that is needed to cover a
certain number of expenses to carry out a project.
 Expensive (Costoso): Refers to something that costs a lot of money
 Liner vessels (Buque de línea): It allows us to transport general and
containerized cargo, general consumer products, industrial products and
machinery.
 Tramp vessels (Buque Tramp): This modality is mainly responsible for the
transport of large volumes of bulk goods, whether liquid (oil tankers) or solid,
as well as a large number of units
 Shipping (Envío): action of sending or delivering a merchandise or thing to
any destination
 Courier( Mensajero): They are companies specialized in logistics
 Eco-friendly (Ecológico): refers to being friendly to the environment

Tomado de Smarta Startuploans. (s.f.) Product Distribution: The basics.

Consultado el 15 de octubre de 2020 en: http://www.smarta.com/advice/suppliers-
and-trade/logisticsmanagement/product-distribution-the-basics/