MBA – LSM

2017-19 Batch
 COURSE OBJECTIVE:
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“To understand introduction to Multimodal
Transportation management and its various
distribution models to be discussed in detail through
understanding of various tariffs applicable in sea / air /
rail / road / pipeline transportation”
 UNIT I:
MULTI MODAL TRANSPORTATION
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 Multi modal transportation - Introduction, growth
and its components
 Physical multi modal operations – Inter relationship
of transport mode
 Specialized container equipments – FCL, LCL and
Customs facilitation.
 UNIT II:
MULTIMODAL TRADE ROUTES
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 Multimodal trade routes – factors affecting Mode
and Route choices, Multimodal transport operators –
Types of Vessel Operators –Other provisions
through Transport services.
 UNIT III:
CORPORATE STRUCTURES IN
MULTIMODAL
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 Corporate structures in Multimodal Transport,
System required by the Transport Operator,
Transport Pricing-Modern Freight Tariffs, Meeting
the Demand-Tracking the Container Fleet.
 UNIT IV:
RAIL & AIR TRANSPORT
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 Rail Transport- Role of Rail transport-Significance of
Rail Transport, Railway networks, Air Transport-
Role of Air Transport, Significance of Air Transport,
Airline Scheduler-Air Line Schedule Planning, IATA,
Maritime industries.
 UNIT V:
BILL OF LADING
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 International contract of sale-Bill of Lading-Clauses-
Way bills-Identity of Carrier-Liability and Insurance-
Paperless Trading, Indian Multimodal Act-
1993,Conventions related to Multi modal transport-
Cargo liability conventions, Conventions relating to
Dangerous Goods-Customs conventions-Statutory
Regulations and Restrictions-National and
International restrictions on the movement of goods-
WTO.
 UNIT I:
MULTI MODAL TRANSPORTATION
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 Multi modal transportation - Introduction, growth
and its components
 Physical multi modal operations – Inter relationship
of transport mode
 Specialized container equipments – FCL, LCL and
Customs facilitation.
 Logistics
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 As per Philip Kotler, LOGISTICS is the - ‘planning, implementing, and
controlling the physical flows of materials and finished goods from point
of origin to point of use to meet the customer’s need at a profit’.
 Logistics involves the integration of
Information
Material handling
Transportation
Inventory
Warehousing
Packaging
Business Logistics in a Firm

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 Evolution of SCM
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Physical
Supply

Physical
Distribution

Additional
functions
 IMPORTANCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

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 Transportation, inventory and warehousing are the three
main critical elements of logistics.
 The activity constitutes movement of goods from a source
to destination.
 The significant cost implications are in terms of mode
employed, weight/volume of goods and the distance
covered.
 It is considered to be a major economic activity that is
capable of providing millions of direct and indirect
employment to people. Transportation accounts for
around 6.4% of the total GDP in the country.
 IMPORTANCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

 Greater competition 
In a poorly developed transportation system, the market coverage is limited only to the
nearby areas of production. The level of competition will also not be very stiff if the
production costs are not kept very low. However, if the transportation system is
improved, the landed costs for products in distant markets can be competitive with other
products selling in the same market.

 Economies of scale
Lower production costs are the outcome of wider markets. More intense utilization can
be made of production facilities followed by specialization of labor is possible with the
greater volume provided in these markets. In addition, affordable and inexpensive
transportation permits pooling of markets and production sites.

 Optimized prices
Affordable and inexpensive transportation contributes to reduced product prices also.
This happens mainly not only due to increased competition but also because it is a
component cost along with production, selling and other distribution costs that make up
the aggregate product cost. When transportation becomes more and more efficient
through improved performance, society enjoys the outcome through improved standard
of living.
 Multi modal transportation - Introduction,
growth and its components

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“Multimodal transport is the transportation of goods under a
single contract, but performed with at least two different
means of transport; the carrier is liable (in a legal sense) for
the entire carriage, even though it is performed by several
different modes of transport (by rail, sea and road, for
example)”
MODES OF TRANSPORT
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 Types Of Ships
Cargo Ships
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 Cargo ships are generally used
to transport cargo safely from
one place to another.
 They will have a ship with
multi-deck or single-deck.
 They are crucial to international
trade.
 Cargo ships can transport
things such as food, petroleum,
furniture, metals, clothes and
machinery.
 PASSENGER SHIP
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 A passenger ship is a merchant
ship whose primary function
is to carry passengers.
 The category does not include
cargo vessels which have
accommodations for limited
numbers of passengers, in
which the transport of
passengers is secondary to the
carriage of freight.
 CHEMICAL TANKER
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 A chemical tanker is a type
of tanker ship designed to
transport chemicals in bulk.
 A chemical tanker means a
ship constructed or adapted
for carrying in bulk any
liquid product listed in
chapter 17 of the
International Bulk Chemical
Code.
 GAS TANKER/CARRIER
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 A gas carrier (or gas tanker) is a ship designed to transport
LPG, LNG or liquefied chemical gases in bulk.
 OIL TANKER
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 An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a

merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil.
There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker
and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large
quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of
extraction to refineries.
 FISHING SHIP
 A fishing vessel is a
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boat or ship use to
catch fish in the sea, or
on a lake or river.
Many different kinds of
vessels are used in
commercial, artisanal
and recreational
fishing.
 Reefer Ship
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 A reefer ship is a refrigerated cargo ship; a type of ship

typically used to transport perishable commodities which
require temperature-controlled transportation, such as fruit,
meat, fish, vegetables, dairy products and other foods.
LIVESTOCK CARRIER
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 International Air
Transportation
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 Passenger planes- belly cargo
 Combis- passenger deck + belly
 Air freighters- roller deck
 Charters
Combis
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Air freighters
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Helicraft- Air charters
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 Rail transportation
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 Carrying bulk freight- coal, ore iron etc
 Break bulk freight- palletized boxes
 Automobiles
 Containerized cargo
 Passengers
 Liquid Railcar
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 Alternative means of
transportation world wide
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1. Pipe lines
2. Barges
3. Hovercrafts
Pipelines
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Barges
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Hovercrafts
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 BENEFITS OF MULTIMODAL
TRANSPORTATION

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Easy documentation as confined to one
document.
Carriage cost is reduced
Cost of product is reduced
Quick delivery
Easy for handling
No need of physical clearance at each point.