Tutorial Exercise

• In groups, exam examine a road vehicle and itemise its

principle components:
• Engine, gearbox, wheels, etc
• Vehicle body
• Seats
• Tyres
• For each component identify what transport will have
been required in order to bring the completed vehicle
to the point of sale.
Activity 2
• In groups, exam examine a hand bag and itemise its
principle components:
• Bag outside materials
• Bag lining material
• Clasps/ zip
• For each component identify what transport will have
been required in order to bring the completed bag to
the point of sale.
Activity answers
• Engine, gearbox and wheels, etc / clasps, zips. - Transport requirements:
• ore to smelt
• steel to foundry and component manufacturers
• components to engine / zips production plant
• Engine / zips etc. to vehicle / bag manufacturer
• finished vehicle/ bag to vehicle dealership/ bag store
• Vehicle / bag to customer.
Activity answers
• Body transport requirements
• iron ore to smelt
• steel to body builders and component manufacturers
• components to body builders
• finished body to vehicle manufacturers
• vehicle and body to dealership
• vehicle and body to customer.
Activity answers
• Seat transport requirements
• steel components from iron ore to frame, and on to seat manufacturer
• plastics from chemical plant to plastic moulding plant and on to seat
manufacturer, cloth from raw cotton, flax, etc. to cloth manufacturer to
tailoring facility and on to seat manufacturer
• finished seats to vehicle manufacturer
• vehicle and seats to dealership
• vehicle and seats to customer.
Activity answers
• Tyre transport requirements
• rubber latex from plantation to rubber production plant
• rubber to tyre manufacturer
• tyre to wheel manufacturer
• then on as part of the wheel
• Wheel to vehicle manufacturer
• finished vehicle to vehicle dealership
• vehicle to customer.