(精选)物流英语unit 9 Transportation课件.pptVIP

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 4. Water Transport Advantages: Large loading capacity Low transport cost Wide coverage Potential military purpose Limitations: The speed of water transport is low The risk of water transport is huge Basic Means of Transportation 5. Pipe Transport Advantages: Zero packaging costs Relatively little damage or loss Low cost and high volume Limitations: Large initial investment The variety of goods is limited to liquids and gases and the flexibility is relatively lower Special Means of Transport Combined Transport -- Also called intermodal transport or multimodal transport, it involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (rail, ship, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. Special Means of Transport 2. Container Transportation Containers can be directly transferred from one conveyance to another without unloading