WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION ?

ANY DEVICE USED TO MOVE AN ITEM

FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER IS
CALLED TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSPORTATION PLACES AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN

ECONOMIC SCALE OF BUSINESS.
IT LINK VARIOUS INTEGRATION OF LOGISTIC IN
BUSINESS.
IT PHYSICALLY MOVES THE PRODUCT FROM THE
PRODUCER TO THE LAST CONSUMER.
TRANSPORTATION IS ALSO A FACTOR IN TIME UTILITY.
IT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN NATIONAL
ECONOMY.
68% OF NATIONAL RESOURCES LIKE PETROL IS USED IN
TRANSPORTATION.

TRANSPORTATION
FUNCTIONABILITY

PRODUCT
MOVEMENT

PRODUCT
STORAGE

PRODUCT MOVEMENT
THE PRODUCT IS IN THE FORM OF
MATERIAL, COMPONENTS, WORK-INPROGRESS, ASSEMBLING OR FINISHED
GOODS.

PRODUCT MOVEMENT

TIME STRATERGY

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

ENVIRONMENT RESOURCES

PRODUCT STORAGE

HERE THE UNLOADING AND RELOADING OF

PRODUCTS IN WAREHOUSE ARE MORE
EXPENSIVE

PRINCIPLE OF
TRANSPORTATION

ECONOMY OF SCALE

ECONOMY OF
DISTANCE

PARTICIPANTS IN
TRANSPORTATION DECISION
SHIPPER
PUBLIC

CARIEER

MODES
OF
TRANSPORTATION

RAILWAYS
RAIL NETWORK OWNED AND OPERATED BY
GOVT OF INDIA.
MAXIMUM TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS
TAKES PLACE BY RAILWAY IN INDIA.
IT IS THE CHEAPEST FACTOR
IT IS ALSO SAFE AND ECONOMICAL MODE OF
TRANSPORT.

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

HIGH SPEED

UNSUITABLE FOR SHORT

DISTANCE & SMALLL
QUANTITY OF GOODS

USEFUL FOR HEAVY &

BULKY GOODS

DOES NOT PROVIDES DOOR

TO DOOR SERVICE

CHEAPEST MODES OF
TRANSPORT

INFLEXIBLE

ROADWAYS
GOODS CARRIED ON TO THE PLACE OF
DESTINATION BY ROADS IN TRUCKS etc ARE
CALLED ROADWAYS

FEATURES
HIGHER FLEXIBILITY

ULTIMATE MODE OF TRANSPORT

OCTROI

 OLD MOTOR VEHICLE ACT

BAD & UNSAFE ROAD CONDITIONS

ADVANTAGES
LESS CAPITAL.

DISADVANTAGES
BAD CLIMATICAL
CONDITION.

DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE.

BAD ROAD CONDITIONS.

GIVE SERVICE IN RURAL
AREAS ALSO.

OCTROI

FLEXIBILITY SERVICE.

HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION

PRIVATE OWNED
VEHICLES.

WATER TRANSPORTATION
THIS MODE IS THE LINK BETWEEN AREAS
SEPARATED BY WATER.
DIESEL DRIVEN SHIP CAME INTO EXISTENCE
MAIN ADVANTAGE OF WATER TRANSPORT IS
ITS CAPACITY TO MOVE EXTREMELY LARGE
SHIPMENT AT A VERY LOW COST.

FEATURES
LOW CAPITAL COST
LOW OPERATING COST
LOW SPEED
CAPACITY STORAGE

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

CAPACITY

LOW SPEED

LONG DISTANCE

ALLIANCES NEEDED

LOW COST
WAREHOUSES
FLEXIBILITY

HIGH RISK

INLAND WATER TRANSPORT

IT IS CONTROL BY THE STATE GOVT.
WE DONTHAVE A SEPARATE PORT FOR IT.
COST OF CAPITAL FOR THIS PORT IS VERY HIGH.
WE DONT HAVE PRIVATE PORT FOR INLAND
WATER TRANSPORT.

THERE IS AN ABSENCE OF CORDINATION WITH

GOVT.

PIPE LINE TRANSPORT

PIPELINES IS USED FOR LIKE PETROL,DIESEL,GAS,WATER
OILS,CRUDE OILS ETC..

THE FIRST PIPELINE IN INDIA STARTED FROM SHILONG IN

YEAR 1964.WHICH WAS ABOUT 11,163 KM PIPELINE
APPROXIMATELY.
IT WAS STARTED BY INDIAN OIL (GOVT OF INDIA)
27% PETROLUEM PRODUCTS ARE MOVED THROUGH
PIPELINE.
THIS MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IS ECO-FRIENDLY.

FEATURES &
ADVANTAGES
ALL WEATHER .
SPACE UTILITY
CHEAPER.

OPERATING COST.
ECO-FRIENDLY.

DISADVANTAGES
IT IS SUITABLE ONLY
FOR LIQUID.
VERY FEW ROUTES.
CHANCES OF
LEAKAGE.

COST OF PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION

HIGH COST OF
CAPITAL.

ITS OPERATING
COST IS LOW.

AIR TRANSPORTATION
GENERALLY THIS TRANSPORTATION IS
DONE FOR THE PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE
HIGH COST OR WHICH ARE HIGHLY
PERISHABLE IN NATURE.

FEATURES OF AIR TRANSPORTATION

EMERGENCY PURPOSE.
HIGH SPEED.

HIGH COST.
HIGH PERISHABLE GOODS.
OPERATING COST IS VERY HIGH.

ADVANTAGES
HIGH SPEED

QUICK SERVICE.

DISADVANTAGES
RESTRICTED PRODUCT
LIKE HAZARDOUS
GOODS.
NARROW COVERAGE.

EASY ACCESSABLE.
RISKY.

NO PHYSICAL
BARRIER.
SAFETY OF
GOODS.

VERY COSTLY AND

EXPENSIVE.
NOT SUITABLE FOR
SMALL QUANTITY.

ROPE TRANSPORTATION
IT IS USED FOR TRANSPORTING MATERIAL IN
HILLY REGIONS
IN INDIA,16% OF TOTAL AREAS IS HILLY
AREAS
& NEARLY ABOVE 200KM ROPE IS USED FOR
TRANSPORTATION

ADVANTAGES
BULK MATERIAL OVER
SHORT DISTANCE
LOW CAPITAL COST
PERFECT FOR HILLY
REGION.
NO DAMAGE TO
ENVIRONMEMENT.

DISADVANTAGES
ONLY FUNCTION IN
HILLY AREAS.
SLOW MODE OF
TRANSPORT
RISK IS HIGH.

TRANSPORT FORMATS
COMMON CARRIER

CONTRACT CARRIER

 PRIVATE CARRIER

EXEMPT CARRIER

SELECTION OF CARRIER
VOLUME BASE CARRIER..

AREAS OF OPERATION..
BRANCH OFFICE &ASSOCIATION..
AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME.
RECORD OF CLAIMING SETTLEMENT BY
CARRIER.

SELECTION OF MODES OF TRANSPORT

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOODS
AVAILABILTY

DISTANCE
COST
DELIVERY TIME
FREQUENCY

CONCEPTS OF TRANSPORTATION
VTT (VEHICLE TURN AROUND TIME)
TURNAROUND IS AN ACT OR PROCESS
OF LOADING AND UNLOADING THE
SERVICES FOR THE SECOND ROUND..
IT IS THE TIME NEED TO PREPARE A
VEHICLE FOR A RETURN TRIP..

TRANSHIPMENT
TRANSHIPMENT REFERS TO SHIPPING
PRODUCTS BETWEEN VARIOUS
DISTRIBUTIONS, LOCATIONS, TO AVOID
STOCK OUT..

INTER-MODAL TRANSPORTATION
TO MOVE ONE PRODUCT FROM
DIFFERENT MODE OF TRANSPORT.

LAND BRIDGE
BASICALLY HERE WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT TWO COUNTRY WHICH GET
LINK WITH EACHOTHER.
AIR AND WATER CONNECTS THE TWO
COUNTRY WHICH IS CALLED LAND
BRIDGE.

MINI LAND BRIDGE

HERE WE CONNECT WITH TWO
DIFFERENT STATES TO MOVE OUR
PRODUCT FROM ONE STATE TO
ANOTHER..
MLB IS A SPECIAL CASE OF LAND
BRIDGE WHERE FOREIGN CARGO
ORIGINATE OR TERMINATE AT A
POINT WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY.

MICRO BRIDGE
HERE WE TALK ABOUT DOOR-TO-DOOR
SERVICE.
HERE THEY TRANSPORT GOODS AT
YOUR PLACE .
RATHER THEN PORT-TO-PORT SERVICE
THIS PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR
SERVICE.

LOAD PLANNING
HERE WE PURELY TALK ABOUT THE
CUSTOMER NEEDS.

WE SHOULD DELIVER THE GOODS AS

PER THE CUSTOMER NEEDS,IF THEY
WANT IN EMERGENCY,OR THEY WANT
GOOD SERVICE ETC.