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INTRODUCTION OF TRANSPORT
1.1 – DEFINITION OF TRANSPORT
➢ Is a movement of either goods or passenger (public and
private transport) from the point of origin to the point of
consumption.

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Definition of Transport
Private Transport- Public Transport -
Transport owned and Transport used by the
operated by an individual public for commuting
or single unit. purposes.

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Transport is Movement
Movement of people (MOP)
➢ To move people from a
place where they are, to a
place where they would
rather be in the future
Movement of Goods (MOG)
➢ To move goods from a place
where they are, to a place
where they will be of
greater value to both the
producer and the consumer
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 Transport is Movement (continue)
• To move persons/ goods from their present
location to the place at which they would
prefer to be or would be more useful or to
where their relative value is greater.
• Transport is NOT demanded for itself.
• It is not a direct demand but needed or
demanded for other purposes →Derived
demand
• Demand is desire supported by purchasing
power
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Transportation System
❑ A system- The structure of ways where a particular transport can
be operated safely regardless of its mode.
❑ Even though public transport comes in many forms, sizes and
shapes but the one thing they all have in common is a system.
❑ A system might consist of the vehicle, way, terminal and its
infrastructure accordingly to the nature of transport.

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Example of Railway System

Way Coach

Terminal Signal
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Transportation System around the world

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 Tutorial 1 (Grouping – 15Minute)

a) Discuss the role of transportation

in logistics
b) What are the difference between
public and private transport
c) What are the advantages and
disadvantages of public transport
d) How transportation increase the
customer satisfaction

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1.2 TOWARD TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS

Generate
Economic
Activities

Accessibility Employment

Role of
Transport
in Society
Generate Reduce
Income travelling
Time

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1. Generate Economic Activities
❑Economic activities: The business activities that can be
generated through the role of transportation by supplying
items or movement of goods and passengers from one place
to another.
❑This involves local people and goods as well as people and
goods from outside of the country.
❑WTO removed barriers and created free trade among
member countries. From there, the term ‘trade liberalization’
evolved. There are 153 members worldwide.

2. Employment
❑Transport civilized humans, in the way humans work and
travel to their workplace.
❑Travelling distances are made shorter now for employment
opportunities.

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3. Reduce Travelling Time
❑ Travelling time refers to the total journey time taken to travel from one point to
another.
❑ It would have been near to impossible to achieve the same travelling time for
journeys made on foot or animals as it was in the old days.

4. Generate Income
❑According to the 9th Malaysian Plan, the commuter, LRT and monorail
systems have proven to be effective investments for the Malaysian
government and its population.
❑Transportation planning must also take into account the growth of new
residential areas; new commercial centers and complexes; new public
infrastructure; and population growth and density.

5. Accessibility
❑Here is where transport acts as the bridge to consumer gaps.
❑With the existence of transport, people from all over Malaysia can enjoy
eating rice where ever they are, as transport will transport it from the state of
origin to different states of destination as demanded.

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 Through globalization and
open markets, customers
can be easily connected
and products can be
introduced to them via
transport.

Increase in the demand

of goods will increase Transport as Definition: The demand
of transport that exists
the demand for
transport. a derived due to the demand of a
particular product.
demand

These can include wanting

to get education outside
state; working in another
state; doing business;
buying materials; or for
health reasons.

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 Utility Concept in Transport
Definition: The process of increasing or improving value worth,
functionality or usefulness

Time utility: The condition where the product of goods is

demanded for a certain period of time.

Place utility : The added value that transport brings to a

product, such as geographical specialization, a large scale
production, increased competition and increase in the value of
the land in certain areas.

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