物流英语unit_9_Transportation教材教学课件.ppt

Unit 9 Transportation Contents Importance of Transport Basic Means of Transportation Special Means of Transport Basic Transport Network Freight Transportation Decisions Importance of Transport Making goods available to customers Making raw materials available to manufacturers or producers Enhancing standard of living Helping during emergencies and natural calamities Helping in creation of employment Helping in labor mobility Helping in bringing nations together Basic Means of Transportation Air Transportation Advantages: High speed is the most conspicuous feature and advantage of air transport. Air transport is highly flexible It save expenses Limitation: Both cabin capacity and loading capacity are small, and the cost of cargo carrying and freight rates are higher than land transport. The normality and punctuality of the flights can be easily subject to the adverse weather conditions. Air transport cannot fully employ its advantage of high transport speed in short distance transportation. Basic Means of Transportation 2. Road Transport Advantages: It provides flexibility of time and space in the form of door-to-door service It is flexible in the transport conditions It also provides flexible services according to the specific requirements of users or passengers, and satisfies requirements of different types of goods Limitations: It mainly lies in fuel costs and investment of road construction Super highways are more costly and time-consuming Basic Means of Transportation 3. Railway Transport Advantages: Stability Large volume and low freight rates Energy saving and environmental protection Limitations: Short-distance freight is expensive Operations en route takes some time Expenses are inflexible “Door to door transport can not be achieved Station is fixed Long residence time of goods is not suitable for emergency transportation Basic Means of Transportation 4. Water Transport Advantages: Large loading capacity Low transport cost Wid