1. Transportation Planning
CHAPTER 5
Transportation
Planning

2. Transportation is
The Primary
The most Important
Part of logistics

3. Traffic Management
Transportation Provides
Physical Movement
Storage

4. Principles of Transportation
Control
Speed
Consistency

5. 2 Key Transportation Principles
Economics of Scale
Economics of Distance

6. Lardner’s Law Law of Squares in Transportation and Trade
2Kilometer, $10
1Kilometer, $10

7. Trade and Equipment Balance
Equipment Imbalance
Empty Reposition
Using Price to resolve Imbalance

8. Mode Selection and Carrier Management
Four Factors in Transportation Decisions
Shipper
Cargo
Carrier
Consignee

9. Cargo Characteristics
Size
Weight
Density
Stowability
Handling
Liability
Dangerous Goods
Special Service Requirements

10. Choice of Transport Mode
Air
Ocean
Rail
Intermodal

11. Transportation regulation
Competition regulation
Cargo Preference
Non-discrimination
Common Carriage
Cabotage
Deregulation

12. Transportation Economics
Pricing
class rates
commodity rates
special charges
在途服務(transit services)
改變既定航程(diversion)
改變受貨人(reconsignment)
分散運送(split delivery)
貨櫃延遲／貨櫃延滯(demurrage／detention)
附加費用(accessorial charges)

13. Packaging Three Levels of packaging 棧板(pallets)：
零售包裝(retail packaging)
集體包裝(group packaging)
運輸包裝(transport packaging)
棧板(pallets)：
Forbidden Pallets