Evaluation on Transport Operations

Summary

In the realistic nature of work, the transport operations theory on the logistics activities of the organization is important. The use of the truck-transport model in the organization is identified to be viable in the terrain properties, against the action of the bandits, personal behavior, and limited command decisions. With the use of the truck-transport as the very means of transportation, the loads of the trucks can be determined according to the specific place of delivery and if the consequences occurred, there is an easy access to continue the operation coming from the other truck-transport stations.

Introduction

Each organization has their unique way of delivering the products to their customers in a most desirable action and in a convenient time. Transportations may differ depending on the situations. There are transport operations that use automobiles, trains, pipelines, ships, airplanes, and others. The infrastructures like ports, road, networks, airports, rail lines and stations, and other line for the transportation passage. In the development of the logistics system that involves the activities of processing the documents, schedules, information systems, and others, the transport operations and industrial practices became more important to specifically satisfy the objectives. Aside from the basic role of logistics in the organization, the logistics is also applied in the transportation process of the organization to have a control and monitor the investments on the operations.

Transportation Operations and Logistics

Within the organization, the innovativeness of the technologies is used to deliver the products in a more efficient way. The use of the truck-transport method in the operation signifies the mathematical importance in the practices and time. This means that the truck-transport model satisfies the three dimensions of load, actual operation, and the time and speed. In the influence of logistics, technologies might be the only medium to appropriate manages the transportation. The development of the software to estimate the characteristics of the truck in terms of the gross vehicle weight, costs of inputs, configurations and trip characteristics are important to manage wisely the expenses on the costs and equipment use, waiting time and trip distance, and even the fuel price (Berwick & Farooq, 2003).

The decision in utilizing the land as a way for transportation is the representation of the simplified transfer theory. The use of the truck-transport is not mechanistic processes but ongoing events that are affected by the past occurrences (Hertz, 1996). Because the transportation is the simple means of movement, the experience gained by the truck-transport groups on the various terrains is a good source of information in the logistics.

Recommendations for Improvement

Since the logistics focuses on the process of planning, implementing, and controlling takes place, the transportation can meet the requirements in the most possible and efficient way (Abba, 2003). In the combination of the logistics with the technologies, there is an identified process that involves the cost-effective advantages for the organization (Lewis and Talalayevsky, 1997). The transportation needs a great speed and security and as a recommendation, the organization can adopt the usage of Global Positioning System (GPS). The use of the information technology in the logistics and GPS in the truck is important to monitor the shipment. Clearly, IT has fueled the revolution of the logistics and transportation as far as linking the shipper and customer through the flows of information. With the aid of IT, there will be assurance in the transportation and there is a significant reduction on the postponed schedules, delayed schedules and elimination of unnecessary expenses and in return can promote the additional savings (Chatterjee and Tsai, 2002; Esper and Williams, 2003).

The truck-transport model used by the organizations should evolve according to the needs of the organization. Therefore, the designs of the trucks and their functions should be appropriate on the kind of inputs they were going to take and the type of terrain they’re going to use.

Conclusion

Because of the influence of the timely information, the transportation as part of the logistics is emphasized. The priority of the organizations is to deliver the products in the agreeable time, numbers, and place in order to promote the strong organization and customer relationship. By satisfying the customers, the logistics approach can be satisfied as well as the investment on the transportation. However, there are many challenges that the organization needs to surpass, for such, most of the leaders intentionally address the logistics to have a cost-effective and efficient process. With this start, the organization can duly develop according to the movement of technologies and on logistical approaches.

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