物流英语 作者 刘晶璟 熊秀琼 unit two（Transportation）.pptVIP

Unit Two  Transportation 在线教务辅导网： 教材其余课件及动画素材请查阅在线教务辅导网 QQ:349134187 或者直接输入下面地址： Part I Five Modes of Transportation Lead In Supposing you must send 12000 tons goods in the next days, but the loading takes too much time and you need to save that. You have a transport chain over sea and over land. Which modes of transportation will you choose? What will be the advantage? Preview of the text Answer the following questions and discuss your answers in class. 1) What are the characteristics of road transportation? 2) What are the advantages of water transport? Text: Functions and Five Modes of Transportation Functions of Transportation Transportation is a critical part of any global logistics effort because of the long distances that can separate a firm from its customers. Transportation allows production and consumption to take place at locations that are several hundreds or thousands of kilometers away from each other. The five modes of transportation The five modes of transportation are rail, road, pipeline, water and air. Each has different economic and service characteristics. Rail Road Water Air Pipeline Price low High Very low Very high Very low Speed slow fast Very slow Very fast slow Door sometimes yes sometimes no sometimes Reliability Medium medium low Very high Very high Packaging Needs High medium high low nil Risk of loss and damage High medium medium low Very low Flexibility low high low Very low Very low Environmental impact low high low medium low Rail transport: the railroad is a slow mover of raw materials (coal, chemicals, etc.) and of low-value finished products (paper, tinned food, etc.). This is due mainly to three reasons: ? convoys transporting freight have low priority compared to trains transporting passengers; ? direct train connections are quite rare; ? a convoy must include tens of cars in order to be worth operating. Road transport: In most cases of road transport, Motor Carriers Transport