L_SMS L-Supply systems management

Transport in the supply chain.

Testing-chapt.7-12

Key words:

Transport, transport, handling unit, means of transport

Chapter objectives:

  • To define elementary concepts of transport systems,
  • To model transport problems,
  • To select the transportation system.

 Time required to study the chapter: 8 hours

Interpretation:

Elementary elements of transport systems
"Transport" is referred to as the intentional movement (ride, voyage, flight) of means of transport in transport systems and their infrastructure. Transport is carried out by the carrier which thus becomes the transport operator for foreign or own need. Transport results in consignment (shipment, handling unit, logistics object) transportation (carriage). Transportation is therefore the process by which the shipment is transported (displaced, relocated, moved) among the shippers, i.e. from the sender (consignor) to the recipient (consignee).

Elementary transport elements are:
  • handling unit or logistics object,
  • means of transport,
  • transportation process.
Handling units consist of transported consignments, i.e. containers, pallets, crates, other auxiliary secondary logistics tools and goods carried therein, i.e. general cargo, bulk material, liquid, gas, even biological objects, referred to as the primary logistics objects.

Means of transport are rail vehicles, road, off-road and special vehicles, vessels, airplanes, helicopters, airships and balloons, or special means of transport.
The transportation process is ensured by an efficient organization, efficient management and modern means of communication.

Transportation system choice
Transport is the intentional movement of means of transport by which the carrier performs consignments transportation between shippers. Means of transport are part of the transportation system and are therefore predetermined to fulfil certain functions, e.g. goods carriage in the commercial network, soil relocation from the construction site to the storage site, construction material delivery from the warehouse to the construction site, excessive load transportation from the producer to the construction site, etc. When selecting or purposeful choice of means of transport, the purpose, for which the mean of transport (or transportation system) is acquired, is the primary point of view. If it is to become part of an already existing transportation system, it must of course be compatible with this system, i.e. to fit into the structure of the existing system taking into account any upcoming innovations.
In addition to already mentioned criteria, there are others yet. These include in particular transport costs (investment, operational), transport performance and distances, required transport speed and carriers availability.

Special transport mode
More often, apart from traditional transport modes, we encounter non-standard modes of transport and handling. It is relatively common to use helicopters to transport various construction and other structures. Synergic effect can occur in the form of connection of transport and assembly of transported object, e.g. end-of-line transmitter antenna, power distribution masts, bells and crosses of churches, etc. Helicopters allow transporting loads up to 20 tons.

Study materials:

Basic literature:
JEŘÁBEK, Karel. Logistika: study support for combined study. 1. ed. České Budějovice: Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, 2012. 96p. ISBN 978-80-7468-016-8.
TOUŠEK, R. Management dopravy. České Budějovice: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7394-172-7.
FIALA, P. Dynamické dodavatelské sítě. Prague: Professional Publishing, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7431-023-2.

Recommended study materials:
BAZALA, J. et al. Logistika v praxi. Prague: Verlag Dashöfer, 2004. ISBN 80-86229-71-8.
 

Questions and tasks

  1. Transport is referred to as:
    1. a special mode of transport
    2. the intentional movement (ride, voyage, flight) of means of transport in transport systems and their infrastructure
    3. the transported shipment, i.e. containers, pallets, crates and other auxiliary secondary logistics
  2. Elementary transport elements are:
    1. handling unit or logistics object, means of transport, transportation process
    2. JIT, EDI and mean of transport
    3. transport costs, transport performance and distance and means of transport
  3. Handling units consist of:
    1. JIT, EDI and means of transport
    2. transported consignments, i.e. containers, pallets, crates, other auxiliary secondary logistics tools and goods carried therein, i.e. general cargo, bulk material, liquid, gas, even biological objects, referred to as the primary logistics objects
    3. handling unit or logistics object, means of transport, transportation process
  4. The means of transport are:
    1. transport costs, transport performance and distance and means of transport
    2. WAN devices, LAN devices and handling units
    3. rail vehicles, road, off-road and special vehicles, vessels, airplanes, helicopters, airships and balloons, or special means of transport

Key to solve the questions:

  1. b
  2. a
  3. b
  4. c
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