Question

MORE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ASSIGNMENT 1. Name and describe the five transportation modes described and discussed in our course textbook. Also, after the description of each transportation mode, answer the following: (b) State all its operating and service characteristics. Your answer must be typed using font 12. Each of the margins shall be one inch. Retain the number and order of the questions. Type the question in bold type and leave a space of one line before typing the answer in non-bold letters. (Itemize your answers for (b) to (e) using bullets or Roman numerals). Your work must be saved as a Word document and uploaded to Blackboard as instructed. State all its cost structure characteristics. (d) State its advantages/strengths. (e) State its disadvantages/constraints/limitations. Example of Answer Format 1. Name and describe the five transportation modes described and discussed in our course textbook. Also, after the description of each transportation mode, answer the following: Transportation Mode: Motor Carriers (a) Description: - Operating and service characteristics (Itemize your answers using bullets or Roman numerals) Cost structure characteristics (Itemize your answers using bullets or Roman numerals) Advantages/strengths (Itemize your answers using bullets or Roman numerals) (e) Disadvantages/constraints/limitations D (Itemize your answers using bullets or Roman numerals) Repeat for other transportation modes as shown above.

Answer 1

5 transportation mode

PIPELINE MODE-

description:

• move a large quantity of large quantity especially fluid over long-distance relatively low cost.

operating service characteristics:

• continuous, dependable, environmentally friendly.
• can be laid on a variety of terrain without much difficulty.
• they are insensitive to surface conditions like a storm, inclement weather, etc.

cost structure characteristics:

• operating cost is low

advantage /strength:

• not easily susceptible to damage from Monson driven water.
• products move through high volume.

disadvantage/ limitations:

• design for liquid products. and gas
• if leakage happens at the path it becomes risky.
• proper monitor needed via pipeline mode of transportation on the junction channel.

MULTIMODAL

description:

• carriage of goods by two or more of transport under one contract.
• one document and one transport

operating service characteristics:

• operating service is quite complex as two or mode included.

cost structure characteristics:

• operating and carrying cost is high.

advantage /strength:

• in case of damage, each company carries its own damage so cost divided.
• the fastest transit of goods.
• reduce the cost of export and improve competitive position in the international market.
• minimize time loss at trans shipment points.

disadvantage/ limitations:

• additional handling processors cost and time-consuming.
• different means of transport overweigh or exceed expenses

CARRIER(AIR)

description:

• which carry goods from one place to another through air land and water as a carrier.

operating service characteristics:

• use for high-value characteristics.

cost structure characteristics:

• expensive

advantage /strength:

• fast( shipment may be done in hour)

disadvantage/ limitations:

• need support from other transportation.
• cant load much of goods

CABLE

description:

• used cable as a carrier to carry from one place to another.

operating service characteristics:

• Can operated every time.

cost structure characteristics:

• low fixed cost

advantage /strength:

• comfortable and enjoyable
• less time taken than via road.
• less expensive than air

disadvantage/ limitations:

• limited number of quantity that can be loaded.
• limited mostly used to carry people, or use in tourism activities.

CONVEYER BELT

description:

• two or more pulley with the continuous mode of material that rotates about them.
• moving sidewalk for transporting along with inclined place.

operating service characteristics:

• operating cost is high as the maintenance cost is needed.

cost structure characteristics:

• cost is not much high.

advantage /strength:

• heavy weighted product or even man can be carried easily.

disadvantage/ limitations:

• carry fewer numbers at a time.
• take time if the inclined path is more.

NOTE- If any other mode mention in your book do comment I will explain that too as I mention 5 general modes of transport