SUMMARY ¨PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION: THE BASICS¨

Within the logistics management, transport is of utmost importance, since it

intervenes in different processes, such as production and sales. At present,there are
different ways and means of transport to which companies can turn to successfully
movetheir goods.

Themodes of transport can be of an air,sea, land, rail, among others. Themeans, on

the other hand, refer to the vehicles necessary far transport according to the chosen
mode (airplane, ship, truck and rail).Also, there is another transport alternative
known as 'Multimodal', which involves theuseof at least two different modes of
transport.

Befare choosing the most convenient means and mode of transport, a company, in
particular,needs to assess its needs based on thenature of thecargo it wants to
transport and the volumeof it. Far example, if you want to transport
perishablegoodsyou will need a fast medium.

Another factor to take into account is theeconomic resources that the company
possesses. Ingeneral, land transport is cheaper and moreflexible, however, it has
greater geographic restrictions and can be affected by the state of roadsand
traffic.Far its part, air transport is faster and allows greater coverage, but it is
considerably more expensive and subject to greater restrictions on cargo.
Meanwhile, maritime transport allows a greater variety of productsto transport and
has a lower cost than air.

Aswe see, there are many transportation optionsfar cornpanies.Itis only necessary
toconsider the needs, resources and objectives of the compa ny in arder to choose
themost convenient alternative.

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 GLOSSARY

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1 aerial aereo
2 packaging embalajes
3 limited limitada
4 luggage equipaje
5 wrapping envase
6 product producto
7 labels etiquetadas
8 transport transporte
9 merchandise mercancias
10 time tiempo
11 shipping envio
12 speedy rapido
13 supplier proveedor
14 railway ferrocarril
15 payloads cargas utiles
16 means recursos
17 maritime maritimo
18 insurance seguro
19 heavy pesado
20 hazardous peligrosos

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PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION: THE BASICS
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