4. NATURE
27-Aug-2008 — Today's globalized
economy largely rests on nineteenth-
and twentieth-century revolutions in
transport: humankind's ability to move
goods and .
5. IMPORTANCE
Transport is important because it enables
communication,
trade and other forms of exchange between
people, that in turn establishes civilizations.
Transport plays an important part in economic
growth and globalization,
But most types cause air pollution and use
large amounts of land.20-Nov-2013
7. ECONOMISE OF SCALE
29-Dec-2020 Economics is a social
science concerned with the production,
distribution, and consumption of goods and
services.
It studies how individuals, businesses,
governments, and nations make choices
about how to allocate resources.
8.
9. A proportionate saving in costs gained
by an increased level of production.
"mergers may lead to economies of
scale"
10.
11. ECONOMIES OF DISTANCE
This refers to decreased transportation
cost per unit of weight as distance
increases.
For example, a shipment of 1000 km will
cost less to perform than two shipments of
the same weight each moving 500 km.
Transportation economy of distance is
often referred to as the tapering principle.
14. THE SHIPPER
The business directory defines shipper as
the party responsible for the shipment
He is shipper under “contract of carriage”
but he is buyer (or seller) under sale
contract.
Consignee is the person to whom the
carrier (Ship) is supposed to deliver the
goods.08-Jan-2015
15. THE CONSIGNEE
In a contract of carriage, the consignee
is the entity who is financially
responsible for the receipt of a
shipment.
Generally, but not always, the
consignee is the same as the receiver.
Wikipedia
16. THE CARRIER
An example of a carrier is a postal
worker who delivers mail. An example
of a carrier is a cat carrier that you
would use to take your cat to the vet.
An example of a carrier is the company
such as AT&T that provides your
telephone service.
17. THE GOVERNMENT
The role of government in
transportation is to ensure safe,
efficient and convenient transportation.
When it comes to road transport, the
government builds new roads or
running public transit systems.
The department of transport also funds
low level government in improving the
means of transport.
18.
19. THE PUBLIC
1 : A place accessible or visible to the public —
usually used in the phrase in public.
2 : The people as a whole populace.
3 : A group of people having common interests
or characteristics specifically : the group at
which a particular activity or enterprise aims.
3 days ago