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Chapter 28 - Delivery Systems Flashcards

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Why do manufacturers use transport?

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○Bring raw materials to factory
○Distribute goods to wholesalers, retailers and customers
○Visit clients to arrange new sales
○Enable employees to travel to work

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Why do wholesalers use transport?

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○Receive deliveries of good from manufacturers
○Deliver goods to retailers
○Enable cash and carry customers to visit their premises
○Enable employees to travel to work

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Why do retailers use transport?

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○Receive deliveries from wholesalers and retailers
○Enable customers to visit their shop
○Enable employees to travel to work

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Why do consumers use transport?

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○Travel to place of work
○Visit friends and relations
○Travel to shops and other retail outlets to purchase goods and services
○Go on holidays

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Why do firms offer a delivery system to customers?

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  • Some goods are too bulky for customers to transport themselves
  • Customers may not give the firm their business if they don’t offer a delivery system
  • Means of attracting new customers
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What is the importance of transport?

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○Firms can obtain raw materials they need
○Manufacturers and retailers can distribute goods
○Exports and Imports
○Foreign firms will locate their business in Ireland and provide employment
○Tourists can come to and travel around Ireland
○Irish people can visit foreign countries
○Public utilities can operate efficiently
○Members of public can move easily from one place to another

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What are the 5 types of transport?

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Road
Rail
Air
Sea
Pipeline
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What are the advantages of road transport?

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►Very little handling of goods
►Can get to your exact destination
►No charge
►Can be used 24 hours a day

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What are the disadvantages of road transport?

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►Cost of driver’s fuel, wages,insurance is high
►May be delays due to traffic or road repairs
►Slow compared to other forms oftransport

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What are the advantages of rail transport?

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►Faster than road
►Suitable for bulky goods
►Cheaper than other forms
►Carry containers and special deliveries
►Not affected by weather or heavy traffic
►Railways linked to main ports
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What are the disadvantages of rail transport?

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►Other methods of transport are needed to get the goods from the station to the final destination
►Operate on fixed timetable
►Goods are handled a lot which increases the risk of damage
►Not every town has a railway station

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What are the advantages of air transport?

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►Quickest
►Suitable for perishable and urgent goods
►Little chance of damage to goods

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What are the disadvantages of air transport?

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►Expensive
►Not suitable for large goods
►Bad weather can cause delays
►Fixed timetable
►Other methods of transport needed to get goods from airport to final destination
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What are the advantages of sea transport?

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►Suitable for bulky goods
►cheaper than air
►V. large cargos can be carried
►Loading and unloading are quick due to special facilities at the port

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What are the disadvantages of sea transport?

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►Slow
►Fixed timetable
►Can be delays due to bad weather
►Other methods of transport are needed to transport goods from port to final destination

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What are the 4 types of shipping?

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♦Cargo ships
♦Tramp ships
♦Ferries
♦Liners

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What are the advantages of pipelines?

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►Once built, there is little cost involved in maintaining and operating pipelines
►Not affected by weather or industrial relation problems
►Little pollution or risk of accident

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What are the disadvantages of pipelines?

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►Expensive to build

►Can usually only be used for one product

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What are the factors affecting choice of delivery system?

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♦Cost
♦Speed
♦Distance
♦Type of good
♦Convenience
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Explain how cost affects choice of delivery system

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  • different forms of transport cost different amounts of money, so the cost of each method as well as the amount of money available to the firm must be taken into account.
  • e.g. a farmer in Cork sending eggs to Dublin using road transport even though air is quicker. This is because the cost of air would make the eggs too expensive
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Explain how the speed affect choice of delivery system

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  • How quickly goods need to get to the destination is an important factor
  • e.g. vital human organs required for transplant operation would be transported by air, because speed is far more important factor than cost
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Explain how distance effects choice of delivery system

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The distance the good will have to travel is important factor, especially if going to different country
-For example the sender of a large consignment of goods to the US would have to use air or sea

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Explain how convenience affects choice of delivery system

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-Does the system run on fixed schedules? Or do we require a system that can operate at any time of day or night?

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Explain how the type of good affect the choice of delivery system

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-For Example heavy machinery can only be transported by road and sea due to its size and weight

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What are containers?

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Large metal boxes that can be transported by lorry, train or ship

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What are the advantages of containers?

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~Not handled much - little risk of damage
~Little chance goods will be stolen
~Large amounts of goods can be transported in one go - saves money and is more effecient

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What is RO-RO?

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A system of loading goods into containers and onto lorries at the premises and then driving onto a ship for transfer to another port. The lorry then drives off the ship at the final destination where the goods are unloaded

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What is LO-LO?

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Where a crane located at the port or on the ship lifts metal containers from the back of a lorry onto the ship. When the ship arrives at the port, the containers are lifted off again onto lorries, and brought to their final destination

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Common carrier

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A person or firm who transports goods for other firms in return for a fee e.g. Irish Rail

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Couriers

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Common carriers who specialise in delivering smaller items such as letters, packets and parcels e.g. FedEx and DHL International

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What are the advantages of hired transport?

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○Suitable for firms who don’t have a large quantity of goods to deliver
○Firm doesn’t have to pay for driver’s wages,motor tax or insurance
○Less admin work for firm
○Firm won’t have to worry about vehicle maintenance or servicing

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What are the disadvantages of hired transport?

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○Can be expensive
○Strikes by transport firm could damage your firms business
○Costs may increase without notice
○Transport companies might not be available

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What is cabbotage?

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When you deliver a product and pick up something while you’re there and bring it back

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What are the advantages of own transport?

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○Always available
○Firms products may be advertised on side of vehicle
○Firm not affected by strikes involving transport firms
○Cabbotage

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What are the disadvantages of own transport?

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○Firm responsible for paying wages, motor tax, insurance, repairs and fuel
○Cost of purchasing vehicles is high
○More admin work for firm

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What is the CIÉ responsible for?

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They are a state company that is responsible for operating public transport inIreland

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