TRABAJO ESCRITO

EVIDENCIA 4: “Resumen Product Distribution The Basics”

2330185 – GESTIÓN LOGÍSTICA

APRENDIZ; JHONATTAN QUINTERO CAICEDO
CC. 1117511826

JUNIO-2021
 SOLUTION
Commodity distribution

The author wants to express the importance of the means and modes of
transport according to the characteristics of the product in order to take the
customer in optimal conditions taking into account the time factor and that the
product arrives in optimal conditions.

Another aspect that must be taken into account are the characteristics of the
product as perishable, if they are dangerous substances, if the merchandise is
valuable, the amount of product that is required to be shipped, what will be the
means of transport to use according to the product.

This will also depend on the conditions that have been agreed with the client, it
is also important to take into account to ensure the merchandise and be clear
when negotiating what responsibility the supplier and the client will assume. The
modes of transport are:

• The Highway: characterized by its flexibility, however. It is not friendly to

the environment, since today companies that require hiring a company
interested in aspects such as the environment. since its policies are
oriented to the preservation of the environment in many cases it is a
promise of sale that differentiates it from the competition.

• The Railroad: compared to the highway, it is usually inflexible and

expensive. It is recommended when it is used for long trips in which what
is transported goes from the point of origin to the destination or in which
it is not necessary to use Other mode Of transport. This is the transport of
coal or also for dangerous products. However, there are countries in
which this modality shows relevance and great importance in the transport
of goods due to low costs. Air is one of the fastest to travel long distances.
but more expensive because it involves the payment of tariffs, and in
general you have to pay taxes, in addition to the merchandise being
measured per kg.

• Maritime or River: compared to air transport, it is usually much cheaper,

although it has its limitations such as the availability of ports, but it is very
convenient for the transport of grain, solid merchandise and containers,
machinery, vehicles.
 LOGISTICS GLOSSARY

1. Air: Air transport or transport by plane is the service of moving from one
place to another. passengers or cargo, through the use of aircraft.

2. Maritime: Maritime transport can move people or things by sea from one
geographic point to another on board a ship.

3. Land:Land transport is the transport that is carried out on the land

surface. The vast majority of land transportation is carried out on wheels
that could usually be cars, buses, motorcycles, trucks.

4. Deliveries: It is a product distribution strategy that consists of sending

the merchandise or products of a company directly, from the point of
production to the points of sale and / or customer warehouses without
there being an intermediate collection point .

5. Product: It is the result obtained from the production process within a

company. There are consumer and investment products.

6. Taxes: amount of money that must be paid to the administration to

contribute to public science.

7. Merchandise: A commodity is all "that which is sold or bought"

8. Company: It is an organization or institution dedicated to activities or

pursuit of economic or commercial purposes to satisfy the needs of
goods or the community.

9. Provider. It is a staff or company that supplies other companies with

stock items, which will be sold directly or transformed for later sale.

10. Tariffs: it is a tax or levy that applies only to goods that are imported or
exported.

11. Quantities: the quantity of materials and 10 products in inventory should

be the ideal one so as not to incur in inventory maintenance costs or in
any case of obsolescence of the products.

12. Clients: Person who uses the services of a professional or a company,

especially one that does so regularly.
13. Distribution: Distribution is that set of activities, which are carried out
from when the product has been produced by the manufacturer until it
has been purchased.

14. Docks: A loading dock is a space in a building or facility where trucks or

railways are loaded and unloaded. They are commonly found in
commercial and industrial buildings, and warehouses.

15. Environment: set of natural, social and cultural values existing in a

place and at a given time. that influence the life of the human being.

16. Commercial competition: refers to when several private companies go

to a market to offer their products or services to a group of consumers
who act independently and who make up the demand.

17. Port: they are points of convergence between the interior and the coastal
transportation systems, which is defined as the interior area of influence
of the port. Seaports carry out different types of operations: Boarding,
disembarking and transfer of passengers and crew.

18. Times: It refers to the time that elapses from when an order order is
generated to the supplier until the product is delivered.

19. Fluvial: it is a mode of transport, that is, the transfer of products or

passengers from one place to another, which is carried out through rivers
and fluvial channels with adequate depth.

20. Collection: generally money, in order to satisfy the needs of third parties
or solve an obligation- In general, collection is the active or passive
action of hoarding resources for the same organization or for third parties
through intermediation.

1 AEREO AIR
2 MARITIMO MARITIME
3 TERRESTRE LAND
4 ENTREGAS DELIVERIES
5 PRODUCTOS
PRODUCTS
6 IMPUESTOS
TAXES
7 MERCANCÍA
COMMODITY
8 EMPRESA
BUSINESS
9 PROVEEDOR
SUPPLIER
10 ARANCELES
DUTY
11 CANTIDADES
QUANTITIES
12 CLIENTES CUSTOMERS
13 DISTRIBUCIÓN DISTRIBUTION
14 MUELLES
SPRINGS
15 AMBIENTE
ATMOSPHERE
16 COMPETENCIA
COMPETENCE
17 PUERTO
PORT
18 TIEMPOS
TIME
19 FLUVIAL
RIVER
20 RECAUDO
COLLECTION