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TRANSPORT
Modes of Transport
The modes of transport describes the way goods are
transported.
There are basically five different modes;
* Rail * Road * Air
* Water * Pipeline * Multimodal
Rail
For heavy and large loads over long land journeys
Advantages Disadvantages
Lowest overall cost per unit weight Routes between fixed terminals
Railway is the safest form of transport They cannot stop at intermediary
Can be most effective when linked points
into multimodal system Rail transport cannot provide door to
door service
Ineffective with small shipments
Its inflexibility
Trains can only travel along specified
Road
The most common mode of transport and it is used at least somewhere in
almost all supply chains.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Main benefit: flexibility
Travel speed For shorter distances
Use extensive road networks Vulnerable to congestion and
Large number of carriers traffic delays
working in the same areas Dependence on fuel price
Easy to monitor location of
goods
Advantages
For heavy and bulky goods Disadvantages
For products with long lead times Difficulty in monitoring
Cheaper traffic means exact location
Limited to appropriate
ports
Transfers to ships take
time
Advantages Disadvantages
Speed of delivery It is a costly transport
Weight limits
The main uses of pipelines are oil and gas together with the utilities of water
and sewage.
Advantages Disadvantages
Commonly for
RAIL Media High High Media heavy and large
loads
Commonly for
WATER Low Very High High Low heavy and large
loads
urgent,
Very High Very High perishable
AIR Low High
goods or of
high value
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