物流专业英语（第3版） 教学课件 作者 齐利梅 13《物流专业英语》pptunit13characteristicsoftransportsupply.pptVIP

Transport as a system 运输的系统性 A major feature of transport is that it is systematic, and that it is made up of a number of different components, all of which must work together to produce the necessary output. On the railway, for example, if the track fails because of a broken rail or stuck points the whole system is brought down, even though there may be nothing wrong with the trains themselves. 运输的主要特征是其系统性，并且它是由若干不同的部分所组成的，所有这些部分必须协同工作才能带来必要的产出。譬如说在铁道上，如果因为铁轨断裂或出现卡点而致使轨道失灵，整个系统就会瘫痪，即使火车本身没有出现任何故障。 The components of the transport system are as follows. The way or track, road The terminal or