ASSIGNMENT ON TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT BY ADERIBIGBE OLUBISI GEORGE SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR PROFFESIONAL DIPLOMA IN LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TO NIIT‚ ZARIA OCTOBE‚ 2010 Contents Assignment number one • Different types of transport carriers with example of each and companies that engage the carrier. • Economic and service characteristics of different modes of transport. • Physical characteristics of different modes of transport. • What are transport
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Agreeing with the statement that public transport is less commonly used in the world than private transport due to some causes which prevent us from the use of public transport frequently.Total number of cars available in UK are increasing dramatically from 1888 and it is estimated that by by200 there will be 29 millions cars on the British road. This tremendous increase in car use causes the reduction in public transport which is now suggested as more efficient than cars because they don’t need
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2. The efficiency of multimodal transport Multimodal transport brings great efficacy for parties in international transportation (carriers‚ shippers‚ forwarders‚ and so on) and for the society. The efficacy of multimodal transport is the combination of advantages of the cargo container‚ the consolidation and the through transport. Through transport have advantages as folows: - Create a unique focal point for freight from door to door. The shipper only needs to contact a single person is MTO
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Public transport is the transport that is being used by the public such as bus‚ taxi‚ and train. In the city such as in Kuala Lumpur‚ public transport is normally used by community to avoid traffic jam. I absolutely agree with the statement that people entering the city should use public transport. It is because‚ public transport is more cheaper‚ can avoid traffic jam‚ and also can reduce pollution. For people that disagree with the statement‚ they normally will say that it is easy to use their
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others‚ and in this sense means of transport have played an important role. Nowadays‚ there is a great variety of means of transport and all of them have advantages and disadvantages. When we have to choose a mean of transport we usually take into account distance‚ speed‚ comfort and cost. But I would like to focus the discussion on transport in our cities and the question is: What do you think is better: to use public or private transport? Regarding private transport‚ I think that the car is the king
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successful under the current ownership structure. Corporations are missing an enormous untapped opportunity: A 2004 McKinsey survey of 30-plus companies reveals that more than 70% of them have major alliances that are underperforming and in need of restructuring. Likewise‚ our research indicates that JVs that broaden or otherwise adjust their scope have a 79% success rate‚ versus 33% for ventures that remain essentially unchanged. In China‚
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Transport in Indonesia All transport modes play a role in Indonesia’s transport system and are generally complementary rather than competitive. Road transport is the predominant mode‚ accounting for about 70 percent of freight ton-km and 82 percent of passenger km. There are four unconnected railway networks in Java and Sumatra dedicated primarily to transport bulk commodities and long-distance passenger traffic. Sea transport is extremely important for economic integration and for domestic and
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For centuries‚ transport become the necessity for human beings to commute from one place to another. As an example‚ from simply walking followed by using animals as their transportation to the moment when vehicles were created clearly shows that transportation has massively evolved. Although both Brunei and Singapore have the same medium of transportation‚ still a huge difference can be spotted between them both. According to The Brunei Times (2013) “Citing statistics‚ the Ministry of Communications
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Shale gas is natural gas formed from being trapped within shale formations. Shale gas has become an increasingly important source of natural gas in the United States over the past decade‚ and interest has spread to potential gas shale’s in the rest of the world. In 2000 shale gas provided only 1% of U.S. natural gas production; due to rising oil prices gas prices have also been affected by the rise therefore there was big demand for gas in the US which in 2010 it was over 20% and the U.S. government’s
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THE ROLES AND IMPACTS OF TRANSPORTATION IN NIGERIAN SOCIETY ABDULKAREEM Y. A. ABSTRACT. Transportation is the basis for economic‚ social and political development in most societies as it exhibits a close relationship to the style and quality of living of the society. Transportation plays an important role in the day-to -day activities of the society. Some of the roles it plays in our societies are the subject of this paper. This paper therefore attempts to illustrate the roles and impacts
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