CONVERSATION

Sara: Hi chicos

Alejandra: Hi Sara how are you

Sara: Fine thank you, Guys, do you think if we are going to have a coffee?

Alejandra: Sounds good to me but remember I don't have much time friends because right

now I have to go to a doctor's appointment.

Alex: ¡¡¡come on!! how was it in the SENA Sara?

Sara: Well Alex we learned about ground transportation

Alex: mmm and that is

Alejandra: Yes, Sara, ¿what is it?

Sara: Well, ground transportation is a mode of transportation to deliver goods from one

place to another by using roads.

Alex: I already understand that is to say that cars, buses, ¿trucks or even motorcycles are

part of land transport?

Sara: Yes alex those are good examples

Alejandra: ¿and the trains?

Sara: No, Alejandra, the train is not a means of land transport, it is a means of railway or

rail transport.

Alejandra: ¿And what else did you learn Sara?

Sara: Well I learned that this is a mode of transporting goods and one of the most used and

that to choose it as a mode of transport we must first take into account some aspects to

know if it is the that fits our needs.

Alex: Should Sara create something like a route plan?

Sara: Yes Alex exactly

Alejandra: and what is a route plan guys?

Alex: Alejandra, a route plan is the strategic process that indicates the route that we must

carry out to take the merchandise from its point of origin to its destination.

Sara: Exactly Alex forgot that you know about the subject because of your career in

logistics

Alejandra: And what are those aspects that you say must be taken into account to know if it

is the correct transportation?

Alex: Yes, Sara, ¿what are those aspects?

Sara: Good to know if land transport is indicated to transport the merchandise from its point

of origin to its final destination are the time in hours of travel, state of the roads, distance in

kilometers, estimated transportation costs and freight, this depends on whether we decide to

transport our merchandise by land.

Alex: I mean if the transportation costs, travel time, kilometers of distance and state of the

roads, etc,; Is it convenient for the company to choose land transport as the mode of

transport of the merchandise?

Sara: Exactly Alex.

Alejandra: Great, the topic reminds me of the route plan that we make every time we go to

work, we must think about which bus is going to the place we are going., which fits our

budget, which is faster and which is available.

Sara: That's right, Alejandra, that's a route plan.

Alejandra: I understand, the topic is interesting, and what else did you learn, Sara?

Sara: I also learned that we can obtain information on freight, transportation costs, road

conditions, travel time, etc.; through routers or routing software which we can download

through the web as well as pages that are also responsible for finding the best route to

transport the merchandise.

Alex: wow Sara you learned a lot about ground transportation

Alejandra: It's true, Sara, you learned a lot, your career in international business is good,

well, guys, I'm leaving.

Sara: Well, Alejandra, good luck to you. I feel like we only talked about what I learned in

class.

Alejandra: No, don't worry, Sara, the topic was very interesting, my friend, I'm leaving,

take care of yourselves guys, bye.

Alex: Goodbye Alejandra, don't forget to make a good route plan and choose the best

means of transportation to get to your appointment faster and reduce costs hahaha

Sara: If it's true Alejandra don't forget what you learned hahaha

Alex: bye girls

Sarah: bye alex