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Mind Map by Elisabetta Marigo, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Elisabetta Marigo
over 10 years ago
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Transport
- the choice of the appropriate means of transport is the key element of distribution of goods
- there is a number of considerable factors, they include:
- the cost involved
- how urgently the
goods are needed
- the speed and security of
transport
- the type of product to
be transported
- transport by road
- by rail
- sea transport
- by air
- pipelines
- Advantages
- cheaper
- effective
- effective
- cheaper
- Disadvantages
- expensive to build
- routes are fixed
- only for certain types of
goods
- only for certain types of
goods
- routes are fixed
- expensive to build
- Advantages
- airplanes
- Advantages
- very fast over long
distances
- suitable for
urgently-required, perishable
goods
- suitable for
urgently-required, perishable
goods
- very fast over long
distances
- Disadvantages
- very expensive
- only for limited weights
- subject to delays
- need of other means of
transport
- need of other means of
transport
- subject to delays
- only for limited weights
- very expensive
- Advantages
- pipelines
- cargo ships
- Advantages
- can transport
unlimited
weights and
sizes
- cheaper
- suitable for long distances
- suitable for long distances
- cheaper
- can transport
unlimited
weights and
sizes
- Disadvantages
- slow
- need of additional means
of transport
- subject to timetable and
weather conditions
- any accident can cause serious
effects on the environment
- any accident can cause serious
effects on the environment
- subject to timetable and
weather conditions
- need of additional means
of transport
- slow
- Advantages
- by air
- the railway
- Advantages
- faster than road
transport for long journey
- suitable for bulk
goods
- causes less
pollution
- not subject to delays due to
bad weather or traffic
conditions
- not subject to delays due to
bad weather or traffic
conditions
- faster than road
transport for long journey
- Disadvantages
- slower and more expensive over
short distances
- lack of flexibility as routes are
fixed
- subject to timetable and
delays due to strikes and
manpower problems
- need of additional mode of
transport
- slower and more expensive over
short distances
- Advantages
- sea transport
- couriers, road haulage
firms, carriers TIR
lorries
- Advantages
- relatively
cheap and fast
over long
distances
- maximum flexibility with
door-to- door service
- not subject to
fixed timetable
- routes can be changed at
short notice
- relatively
cheap and fast
over long
distances
- Disadvantages
- slower over
long distances
- the weight of
each load is
limited
- subject to delay
due to road traffic
- causes air
pollution and
other forms of
environmental
damage
- causes air
pollution and
other forms of
environmental
damage
- subject to delay
due to road traffic
- slower over
long distances
- Advantages
- by rail
- the cost involved
- there is a number of considerable factors, they include:
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