COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS
SUBJECT: LOGISTICS AND
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TOPIC NAME: TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
SUBMITTED BY :NameRoll No.
112
113
114
115
116
117
Submitted to: Prof. Vijay Kumar
Signature:
Date: /07/2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We consider it a great privilege to get an opportunity to express my feelings towards all those who have helped us in completion of my project.
Hard work, devotion, gradual progress and an exciting year, that’s how we have reached this level and now as we stand at the threshold of the aside world, we take a look of the past years which we have spent in the College. Our performance with the devotion, have moulded us in to confident and aspiring students all through this year.
First of all we would like to thanks to the professor for giving us chance to work on the project.
Finally would like to thank to almighty god for sending us as human in this world to experience the glory. Never the less my class mates, younger mates for helping us the way or other in this project.
Index
Topic Name | Page no. | Teachers Signature | Transportation and Infrastructure Introduction | 4-5 | | Modes of Transport and its Advantages and Disadvantages | 6-14 | | Transport Infrastructure | 15-16 | | Environment | 17 | | Bibilography | 18 | | Conclusion | 19 | |
TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
-------------------------------------------------
Introduction
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations.
Transport is important since it enables trade between people, which in turn establishes civilizations.
Transport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, including roads,
Bibliography: Bardi, Edward; John Coyle and Robert Novack (2006).Management of Transportation.Thomson South-Western. Chopra, Sunil and Peter Meindl (2007). Supply Chain Management. Pearson. Christopher P Lay, Maxwell G (1992). Ways of the World: A History of the World 's Roads and of the Vehicles that Used Them. Stopford, Martin (1997). Maritime Economics. London: Routledge. Conclusion