物流管理 ch-06课件.pptVIP

TransportationInfrastructure;Overview of transportation infrastructure;Transportation infrastructure supports the flow of US national economy; Transport functionality primarily consists of product movement services;Transport also functions as storage services for products while in a vehicle;Two fundamental transport principles; Transport participants;Major relationships among transportation participants;Role and perspective of participants; Role of the Internet in transportation; Transportation regulation by the government focuses on;Transportation Regulation and Deregulation; Transportation regulation in the new millennium is stimulated by technology and global issues; Transportation structure;Truck share of domestic freight market exceeds all other modes combined; Rail mode has historically handled the largest number of ton-miles within continental US;Truck mode has expanded rapidly since the end of World War II;LTL Shippers;LTL Shippers;Truckload and Carload Shippers;Truckload and Carload Shippers;Truckload and Carload Shippers;Water mode is the oldest form of US transport;Pipeline mode accounts for about 68 percent of all crude and petroleum ton-mile movements in US;Air mode is the newest and least utilized transport mode for freight;LTL Shippers;Large Bulk Shippers;Large Bulk Shippers;Figure: Cross-Section of a Coal Car-Dumping Building in St. Louis, Missouri;Figure: Export Grain Elevator at the Port of Seattle;Unique Cargo;Comparison of fixed and variable cost structure of each transport mode;Operating characteristics used to classify transport modes;Highway transport is appealing partly due to its relative ranking across characteristics;Transportation service is achieved by combining modes;Package service provides both regular and premium service;Piggyback is an intermodal transport that integrates rail and motor service;Containerships are oldest form of intermodal transport;Coordinated air-truck is commonly used to provide premium package services