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Transportation Functions, Principles, Participants Transportation Regulation Transportation Industry Structure Transportation Services
Product Movement
Product Storage
Diversion
Los Angeles
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Economies of Scale
The more items (weight) is transported, the less the transportation costs per item (unit of weight)
$100/book
Transportatio n Cost per Book
$.10/book
1 Number of Books in Shipment Supply Chain Logistics Management
1000
Economies of Distance
Tapering Principle
The larger the distance, the less the transportation costs per unit of distance (e.g., per mile)
$.10/mile
Transportatio n Cost per Mile
$.05/mile
Tapering Principle
$50/mile
1 mile 500 miles Shipment Distance Supply Chain Logistics Management 1000 miles
Transportation Participants
I need something shipped at the lowest possible cost!
Transportation Participants
I need something shipped at the lowest possible cost! I need something delivered at the lowest possible cost!
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Carriers: We have the equipment!
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Carriers we can find a shipper! Shippers we can find a carrier!
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the transportation system is vital for the countrys economic health
Transportation Participants
Transportation Participants
track shipments
Transportation Participants
track shipments
Transportation Participants
Creates demand for transportation by purchasing products
Transportation Functions, Principles, Participants Transportation Regulation Transportation Industry Structure Transportation Services
Make sure equipment operates safely, cleanly Safe transportation of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) Regulating hours worked
History of Transportation Regulation 1920-1940 regulatory formalization, extension to other transportation modes
Motor Carrier Act (1935) Civil Aeronautics Act (1938) Civil Aeronautics Board (1940) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Aeronautics & Space Administration (1951)
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Transportation Functions, Principles, Participants Transportation Regulation Transportation Industry Structure Transportation Services
Air
Air
Rail
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Rail
Highway
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high fixed costs (land, tracks) low variable costs (operating costs, e.g., labor, fuel) slow, but inexpensive way to transport heavy freight that doesnt require special handling, long distances
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low fixed costs (government builds, maintains highways) medium-high variable costs (operating costs, e.g., labor, fuel) most accessible mode (more highways than railroads, waterways, pipelines); best for transporting medium to high value products Supply Chain Logistics Management
Highway
moderate fixed costs (ships and freight handling equipment) low variable costs (operating costs, e.g., labor, fuel) very slow, but inexpensive way to transport large, heavy freight over long distances (e.g., oceans, rivers, Chain Logistics Management Supply inland waterways, lakes)
Cost Structure For Each Transportation Cost Structure For Each Transportation Mode Mode
Air
low fixed costs (aircraft and freight handling equipment) highest variable costs (e.g., labor, fuel, maintenance) very fast; used for transporting high value and/or high perishability product over short to medium Supply Chain Logistics Management distances.
highest fixed costs (right of way & construction costs of equipment) lowest variable costs (no significant labor or fuel costs) slow, but dependable (e.g., no weather, traffic disruptions); no flexibility with regard to types of productsSupplycan be transported must be liquid that Chain Logistics Management
Transportation Functions, Principles, Participants Transportation Regulation Transportation Industry Structure Transportation Services
Transportation Functions, Principles, Participants Transportation Regulation Transportation Industry Structure Transportation Services
Non Operating Intermediaries Traditional Transportation Carriers Package Services Intermodal Transportation
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Non Operating Intermediaries Traditional Transportation Carriers Package Services Intermodal Transportation
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Non Operating Intermediaries Traditional Transportation Carriers Package Services Intermodal Transportation
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Non Operating Intermediaries Traditional Transportation Carriers Package Services Intermodal Transportation
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