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Chapter 5:

Modes of Transport
Learning Objectives

● Appreciate the importance of transport


● Compare different modes of transport
● Compare alternative forms of transport ownership
● Appreciate other operational problems, such as routing
of transport
01
General
Introduction

CHAPTER 1
Transportation

TRANSPORT is responsible for the physical movement of


materials between points in the supply chain.
Transportation

The mode of transport describes the type of transport used.


Modes of transportation
Branstorming

Share your perspective on the characteristics of above modes of


transportation, including their advantages and disadvantages.
Modes of transportation

Rail
• Most commonly used for heavy
and bulky loads over long land
journeys
• Very high capacity + low unit
transport cost
• Inflexibility.
Modes of transportation

Truck/ Road
• Is the most widely used mode of
transport and is used – at least
somewhere – in almost all supply
chains.
• Flexibility
• Be able to use extensive road
networks
Modes of transportation

Maritime/ Sea
• River & Canals (inland waterways)
• Coastal shipping
• Ocean transport
Modes of transportation

Maritime/ Sea:
• General cargo ships
• Bulk carriers
• Tankers
• Container ships
• Ferriers (RORO)
• Barges
• Combination ships
Modes of transportation

Air
• Speed of delivery is more
important than the cost
• 3 types:
✓Passengers
✓Passengers + cargos
✓Cargos
Modes of transportation

Pineline

• oil and gas


Advantages & Disadvantages
02
Choice of
Modes

CHAPTER 1
Main Characteristics of Transport
Modalities
Choice of mode

Ranking

*1 being the best performance and 5 being the worst


Choice of mode
Choice of mode and operators
Choice of transportation provider
Transportation costs
Cost structure
Cost structure
03
Intermodal
Transport

CHAPTER 1
Intermodal Transport
Intermodal Transport refers to journeys that involve two
or more different modes of transport.

Aim: combine the benefits of several separate modes, but


avoid the disadvantages of each;
04
Routing
Vehicles
Transportation Network and
Accessibility
• The term network refers to the framework of routes within a system of
locations, identifified as nodes.
• A route is a single link between two nodes that are part of a larger network
that can refer to tangible routes such as roads and rails, or less tangible routes
such as air and sea corridors.
• A transport network denotes either a permanent track (e.g. roads, rails and
canals) or a scheduled service (e.g. airline, transit, train). It can be extended to
cover various types of links between points along which movements can take
place

Rodrigue, J-P., Comitos, C., Slack, B. (2013) The Geography of Transport Systems, 3rd ed, Routledge: Albington
Routing vehicles

Two general approaches:


1. Use geographical arguments to look for the best routes,
regardless of the actual roads.
2. Look at the road network and finds shortest routes through
it.
Routing vehicles
Specific methods:
• Negotiations
• Adjust previous plans
• Other intuitive methods
• Maps
• Spreadsheet calculations
• Simulation
• Expert systems
• Mathematical models
Routing vehicles

Specific methods:
• Simulation
• Expert systems
• Mathematical models
05
Environment
Impacts
Environment impacts of Transport
• Air pollution
• Water pollution
• Land use for new infrastructure
• Habitat degradation
• Sediment disposition
• Invasive species (shipping)
• Noise pollution (aircraft cannot take off and land in
some airports at night)
• Oil exploration => production => delivery =>
consumption => exploration => etc

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