LOGISTIC AND TRANSPORT

MAURICIO GILBERTO ZAPATA BORDA

MANUELA BELTRAN UNIVERSITY

It is called a transport system consisting of multiple elements,

being three fundamentals, infrastructure, and vehicle

service company that comes to constitute the activity that

previously

The transport system is the most important component of organizations, because the success of a supply chain is closely related to its design and use appropriate

Freight transport is a fundamental activity in the Colombian productive since it is the sector that allows a product reaches the final consumer, generate the movement of goods and invigorate the economy

TYPES OF TRANSPORT

Air transport (airplanes)Air transport (helicopter)Road transport (roads and highways)Rail transport Water transportRiver transport

Air transport (airplanes)

Usually used when supplies are needed most urgently or when access to the affected areas does not allow the use of other means of transport

It is much more versatile than airplanes because they can reach difficult areas but usually have little capacity

Air transport (helicopter)

Road transport (roads and highways)

Their use depends primarily on traffic conditions (physical and security) of the paths to the delivery points.

Rail transport

Your use obviously depends on the existence of railway and the status of women, possesses great burden and operating costs are generally quite low

Water transport

Mostly used for imports and obviously access to a port or dock is required to receive the load has high load capacity and is quite economical

River transport

Useful to supply coastal communities in moderate quantities of supplies, or for mobilization in the event of floods, is low cost of operation and allow access to difficult areas to other transport