This document discusses different modes of transportation used in logistics management. It defines logistics management and describes the supply chain process. It then defines various transportation modes - road, rail, marine, air, and intermodal transportation. For each mode, it outlines their meaning, advantages, and disadvantages. Intermodal transportation involves using multiple modes of transportation without handling freight during transfer. Containerization uses standardized shipping containers to facilitate intermodal freight transport.

1. Name:N.Maheswaran
Class:III-BBA-C
No:18UD31
Subject: Logistics Management
Topic: Transportation

2. LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MEANING:
• Logistics management is the process of strategically managing the
procurement, movement and storage of materials, parts and finished
inventory (and the related information flows) through the organization and its
marketing channels in such as way that current and future profitability are
maximized through the cost-effective fulfillment of orders.
Raw Material Supply> Manufacturer >Distributors >Wholesalers >Ratailers >End User

3. TRANSPORTATION MEANING:
• An act, process, or instance of transporting or being transported.
• It means of conveyance or travel from one place to another.
• Public conveyance of passengers or goods especially as a commercial
enterprise.

4. TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION:
1. Road Transportation
2. Rail Transportation
3. Marine Transportation
4. Air Transportation
5. Intermodal transportation

5. ROAD TRANSPORTATION:
• It means transportation of goods and personnel from one place to the other on
roads.
• Road is a route between two destinations, which has been either paved or
worked on to enable transportation by way.
• it is motorised and non-motorised carriages.

6. ADVANTAGES:
• Less Capital Outlay
• Door to Door Service
• Service in Rural Areas
• Suitable for Short Distance
• Flexible Service
• Lesser risk of damage in transit
• Saving in packing cost

7. DISADVANTAGES:
• Vulnerable to Season and Weather Impact
• Accidents and breakdowns
• Lack of Organisation and Structure
• Slow speed
• Not the Best Option for Long Distance and Heavy Cargo

8. RAIL TRANSPORTATION:
• It Is also known as train transport.
• It is a means of transport, on vehicles which run on tracks (rails or railroads).
• It is one of the most important, commonly used and very cost effective modes
of commuting and goods carriage over long, as well as, short distances.

9. ADVANTAGES:
• Dependable
• High Speed over Long Distances
• Better organized
• Suitable for Bulky and Heavy Goods:
• Cheaper transport
• Safety
• Administrative Facilities of Government
• Public welfare

10. DISADVANTAGES:
• Lack of Door to Door Service
• Lack of Flexibility
• Huge capital outlay
• Unsuitable for Short Distance and Small Loads
• Monopoly
• No rural service
• Booking Formalities

11. MARINE TRANSPORTATION:
• Maritime transport refers to a means of transport where goods (or people) are
transported via sea routes.
• In some cases, maritime transport can encompass pre- and post-shipping
activities.

12. ADVANTAGES:
• Useful for Bulky Goods
• Less maintenance cost
• Cheap
• Useful During Natural Calamities
• Helpful in defence
• Important for foreign trade

13. DISADVANTAGES:
• Slow speed
• More risky
• Customs and Excise restrictions
• Could be costly
• Bad whether

14. AIR TRANSPORTATION:
• The movement of passengers and cargo by aircraft such as airplanes and
helicopters.
• Air transportation has become the primary means of common-carrier
traveling.
• Air transportation also provides a communication or medical link, which is
sometimes vital, between the different groups of people being served

15. ADVANTAGES:
• High speed
• Minimum cost
• Easy transport of costly and light goods
• Strategic importance
• Free from physical barriers
• Useful for agriculture
• Useful in natural calamities:

16. DISADVANTAGES:
• More risks
• Huge Investment
• Small carrying capacity
• Unreliable

17. INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION:
• Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an
intermodal.
• container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation, without any
handling of the freight itself when changing modes

18. ADVANTAGES:
• Fast transport
• Lower costs
• Consistent capacity
• Double-stacked railcars
• Quality and safe service
• Environmentally friendly

19. DISADVANTAGES:
• Lack of Reliability
• Speed
• Damage
• High Infrastructure Costs

20. CONTAINERIZATION:
• Containerization is a system of intermodal freight transport using intermodal
containers (also called shipping containers and ISO containers).
• The containers have standardized dimensions.
• Containers can be made of weathering steel to minimize maintenance needs.

21. ADVANTAGES:
• Standardization
• Flexibility
• Costs
• Velocity
• Warehousing
• Security AND SAFETY
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22. DISADVANTAGES:
• Site constraints
• Capital intensiveness
• Stacking
• Theft and losses
• Repositioning
• Illicit trade

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