物流专业英语第五章

1、Chapter 5,Transportation management,Review of Chapter 4,Terms Questions Page 103 /4(4),4(7),5.1 Introduction to Transportation,Whats the impact of transportation industry on economy? 1.The impact of transportation on Macro Industry. large scale production increased land value 2. The impact of transp

2、ortation on Micro firms. Reduced price greater competitive edge,5.2 modes of transport,1. Rail Transport 2. Road transport 3. Water Transport 4. Air Transport 5. Pipeline Transport,1. Rail Transport,1. Characteristics a. raw materials b. low-valued c. slow but all-year round d. large volume 2.Pros a

3、nd Cons Pros: large load, long distance Cons: regional, initial high cost, different rail gauge,rail gauge,中国的标准轨距：1435毫米 国际上的标准轨距是：1435毫米 （四英尺又八点五英寸）,Rail transport market,common carrier and private carrier ownership所有权 Franchise 特许经营 Leasing-租赁 MBO-Management Buyout管理层收购 Passenger rail 客运铁路, Freig

4、ht rail货运 CRH- 414.6公里/小时 RMB107/67,China Railway High-Speed,Price,Types of train cars,car,boxcars,hoppers,flatcar,tank,Gondola cars（无盖货车）,Gondola cars can haul almost any bulk commodity plus other items including structural steel(结构钢), lumber(废料), machinery(器械), railroad ties(铁轨枕木), scrap, pipe, ol

5、d tires, and virtually anything else.,2.Road Transport,1. characteristics a. semi-product or finished product b. smaller shipment size c. LTL-Less than Truckload 零担货运 Less-than-Truck-Load (LTL) shipping is the transportation of relatively small freight. The alternatives to LTL carriers are parcel ca

6、rriers or full truckload carriers. d. direct delivery door-to-door e. high transportation cost,truck terms,cab,chassis,Trailer,Road transport market,Low fixed cost a. trucks b. license fees c. insurance high variable cost a. drivers wage b. fuel c. tolls,5.3 Water Transport,Introduction (1)inland shipping rivers, lakes, canals (2)coastal shipping domestic ocean (3)maritime shipping open sea,great lakes,Barents sea 巴伦兹海 Baltic sea 波罗的海 Caspian Sea 里海 Mediterranean sea地中海 Celtic Sea 凯尔特海,ship ter