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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2016/2017

FOURTH YEAR FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

HSM 2419: ADVANCED TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

DATE: JUNE, 2017 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) AND ANY OTHER

TWO QUESTIONS

QUESTION ONE: 30 MARKS

Izzy Transporters Ltd is a local enterprise that has specialized in long haul
transport business over a considerable length of time. They have diversified also
into refrigerated and explosive products.

The underlying principle of their operations is based on economic and safety

aspects which have adequately been under the watch of respective authorities.
During the current period of economic hardships, issues have emerged with regard
to inadequate economic loads and as a result, there has been a tendency to
combine products which may bring about cross contamination.

The road network is not fully developed which results to delays and breakdown
during the wet weather periods. There has been a host of challenges that the fleet
manager seeks to address inorder to sustain efficiency.

Required:-

a. Explain the following:-

i. Movement (2 marks)

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 ii. Traffic (2 marks)
iii. Transport (2 marks)
iv. Deregulation (2 marks)
v. Privatization (2 marks)

b. Describe the criteria that can be used to measure spatial separation between
two points. (6 marks)

c. Discuss the role of transport management that the fleet manager of lzzy
transporters ltd will play. (8 marks)

d. Explain the fundamental principles that impact transport efficiency.

(6 marks)

QUESTION TWO: 20 MARKS

a. Discuss the transport system and its operation with the aid of a schematic
representation. (10 marks)

b. Explain intermodal transportation and use piggy back to express the

inherent characteristics. (10 marks)

QUESTION THREE: 20 MARKS

a. Discuss the types of pricing that can be followed by a transport enterprise.

(15 marks)

b. Identify aspects which play a role in the choice of a pricing strategy.

(5 marks)

QUESTION FOUR: 20 MARKS

a. From an operation perspective, there are key elements of transportation

management. Discuss (12 marks)

b. Using examples, explain logistical integration. (8 marks)

QUESTION FIVE: 20 MARKS

Discuss transportation analysis techniques and give examples.