SUMMARY OF BASICS OF PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION

JUAN MAURICIO ADAME ALVAREZ

Instructor:
CARLOS EDUARDO ESCALANTE

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE SENA

CENTRO DE SERVICIOS FINANCIEROS – GESTIÓN LOGÍSTICA
DUITAMA
2021
 Summary of basics of product distribution

Transportation of goods is a necessary step for a business, which are delivering the
products in the best mode of transport to the customer. The balance between the cost of
transportation and the speed of the delivery is essential to get a happy customer.

What needs to consider an industry to choose the mode of transport?

You need to analyses the type of goods, distance and time, let’s see some examples for
the best decision-making:

 Speed of transportation: some goods must be transported as soon as possible due

that they are perishable, or be transported maintaining the cool chain in case of
some food like meet.
 Security rules of transportation: just in case that the items have special rules of
transportation such as hazardous products, they must to fulfill the security rules in
the places they move.
 Insurance for expensive products is a good idea, especially if they might be impacted
for some risk during the transportation, consider having a tracking device to see the
position.
 The protection through the adequate package and label for fragile goods, assurance
the adequate treatment and care during the transportation.
Modes of transportation

The urgency, size, weight, volume, and cost are important to choose an adequate mode
of transportation, see the following table with the advantages and disadvantages of each
one:

Transportation Price Advantages Disadvantages

Restriction of volume
of the goods, possible
Road Cheap Flexible and convenient
heavy delays, is not
eco-friendly

Cheap Inflexible in the route,

Speedy, is a good model for
over 300 must be supported by
Rail heavy goods in a defined
tons per trucks at the end of
destination.
rail the route.

Air Expensive The most faster mode of Is not eco-friendly,

transportation especially in long the cost is charged by
 distances. Airfreight is carried by
companies for passenger kilogram.
aircraft or only-cargo airlines.

Is the cheap way to send goods

in large distances, Sea freight
vessels are made for special It´s slow and
Sea Cheap
purposes (Container ships, inflexible,
Cargo ships, Bulk carriers,
Tankers, Roll-on roll-off vessels)

Are fast, reliable and very

Kind of Only deliver goods up
Courier secure, ideal for the end of
Expensive to a certain weight.
delivery and are flexible.

VOCABULARY:
         AIRFREIGHT: Carga aérea
         ASSURANCE: Garantía
         BETWEEN: Entre
         CHEAP: Barato
         CHOOSE: Escoger, elegir
         COOL CHAIN: Cadena de Frio
         COURIER: Mensajería
         CUSTOMER: Cliente, consumidor
         FULFILL: Cumplir
         HAZARDOUS: Peligroso
         INSURANCE: Seguro
         PERISHABLE: Perecedero
         RISK: Riesgo
         SEA: Mar
         SUCH AS: Tales como
         THROUGH: A través de
         TONS: Toneladas
         TRACKING: Rastreando
         VESSELS: Buques
         WHICH: Pronombre Que

Sentences:
1. Cali is between Pasto and Medellin
2. I want to go to the sea in December
3. The customer pays for the products
4. Maria chooses between potatoes and rice
5. The coat was cheap