Hi,
As I mention in our class, every group need to identify specific topic of interest in transportation industry. To be honest, transportation industry is huge where it doesn't only cover the vehicles (cars, lorries, boats, airplane, etc), but also it includes all the services (public transportation, automotive design, logistics, delivery, etc).
I've come across several resources which is really interesting: books, magazines, newspaper to start with. There's a huge number of books in the library that covers topics such as logistics, supply chain management system, transportation for tourism, etc.
To start, I will share some journals information that discuss about transportation. Among them:
- International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
- International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications
- Journal of Business Logistics
That's it from me. I guess you guys better start work now :)
Guys, if you found any topics regarding this assignment, just post it here. I think we might decide which field of the transportation industry we will cover based on what we get since we don't have much knowledge about it. So work now! I'll post my soon too, cheers! ^^
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ReplyDeleteIntroduction to the Transportation & Logistics Industry
Transportation is one of the world's largest industries. Its sectors range from taxis to trucks to airplanes, trains, ships, barges, pipelines, warehouses and logistics services.
In total, during 2007, the U.S. transportation industry (in both for-hire and not for-hire sectors, including support and repair) was about $1.8 trillion. Transportation, in its many facets and sectors, directly employs about 4.5 million Americans. At a bit more than 10% of America's economic activity, transportation is remarkably efficient, considering the fact that it is a vital service to every other sector of the economy. In fact, thanks to increasing use of advanced information systems and such strategies as the intermodal use of containers (sending freight via containers that are easily transferred from ship to rail car to truck as needed, without repacking), the transportation industry's productivity is excellent.
In the U.S. alone, total freight shipment volumes are expected to increase by 70% between 1998 and 2020, according to a U.S. Department of Transportation estimate. The amount of freight moved through ports of entry (foreign goods into the U.S.) will more than double in the same period.
Globalization has had an extremely positive effect on the transportation and supply chain business. For example, United Parcel Service (UPS) delivered 3.97 billion packages during 2007, an average of 15.8 million per business day. While the firm's U.S. package volume increased only 1.4% during 2007, its international volume was up an impressive 12.2%. Meanwhile, its revenue from supply chain and freight operations grew about 8% to $2.2 billion and profits soared in this sector.
Transportation continues to evolve globally, no matter whether the type of transport involved is on the road, on the sea or in the air. For example, China had only about 200 kilometers of expressways in 1989. By the beginning of 2008, it had more than 50,000 kilometers of expressways, second in terms of length to America's famous Interstate Highway system (roughly 43,000 miles or 69,000 kilometers). China's investment in new infrastructure of all types, including highways and airports, equals 9% of annual GDP according to a study of 2005 budgets.
The information age, with its introduction of sophisticated databases that can track inventory levels and shipments on a global basis via the Internet, has created vast transport and logistics efficiencies. As a result, supply chain technology has been one of the fastest growing segments in the information field.
Next, the rapid adoption of outsourcing has led many companies, when shipping is vital to their businesses, to turn to logistics services providers for all manner of shipping support, including warehousing, scheduling and distribution services. The sectors of transport, supply chain management and logistics services are permanently intertwined; creating efficiencies once undreamed of in the transportation arena.
All nations worldwide face a daunting task in maintaining sufficient airports, seaports, highways and railroads to handle commerce and passenger traffic efficiently. The amount of government funds available for roadway development is never enough to keep up with demand. For example, "The 2005 Urban Mobility Report," a study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M University, analyzed traffic patterns and delays in 85 U.S. major metropolitan areas. The study found that the total annual cost of traffic congestion in these cities was $63 billion, based on 3.7 billion hours of traffic delay and 2.3 billion gallons of fuel consumed by delays.
Globally, big changes in transportation were in the works as 2008 began. Growth in the world's economy was clearly slowing down, and the formerly booming transportation industry will slow along with it. This may provide some much-needed relief to recent shortages and high costs in such areas as shipping and trucking. Airlines were generally starting to see drops in their passenger load factors. Major trucking firms reported shrinking business in late 2007.
In fact, the biggest changes in the works are in the airline sector, where large mergers and cross-border investments are already underway. In the U.S., airline giants Delta and Northwest were attempting to put together a merger as of February 2008. Continental and American were both considering their options and possible merger partners. U.K.-based Virgin had launched its Virgin America affiliate (with a sizeable investment stake in the U.S. operations held by Virgin), and Lufthansa had acquired a minority interest in JetBlue. Overall, U.S. airlines are scrambling to set a positive stage for the future, as they are now faced with growing competition on their prized overseas routes along with higher operating costs, particularly in terms of jet fuel.
Trend in the Airline Industry
ReplyDelete1. Discussing about the trend of airline business from beginning till now. Simple point form slide.
http://www.hannamibia.com/download/HN071105-HANcongress07-AirNamibia.pdf
2. More on data fact collection about airline industry.
http://www.sh-e.com/presentations/David%20Treitel%20-%20Airline%20Restructuring%20&%20Trends%20Speech%2030-Sep-04.pdf
3. This one i not sure because the size of file is too big and my internet connection from room is kind of limited. Will check it soon when i use the faculty lab. ^^
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http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/35726/Hansman-Airline.pdf?sequence=1
I already post about Airline Industry, there are a few more transportation industry to be search on. Post it quick before i posting the same thing you having right now! >.< For those articles in magazine, if you have time type it in, just kidding! XP I think just post the pages, article title and magazine name should be enough. Just bring it along when we meet. DO YOUR JOB ASAP!
ReplyDeleteSo far so good. Keep up the good work :)
ReplyDeleteThanks you sir for spending your time here!
ReplyDeleteTransportation is one of the world's largest industries. Its sectors range from taxis to trucks to airplanes, trains, ships, barges, pipelines, warehouses and logistics services.
Not sure what the bold word mean, so i google it and get something like below. It mean the waterway transportation, something like cargo shipping by sea.
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PS: There are more links about this industry from the web above.
"What is happening to this industry today?"
The one-page recession update discusses industry dynamics since the last update of the industry report and over the next few months. The purpose of this update is to provide additional information for the short term. This chapter includes quarterly forecasts to help identify key turning points.
Key Statistics
"How big is this industry?"
The heart of our industry profile, this chapter provides key market data on industry trends over the past five years, reflecting overall size and health.
The market statistics include industry revenue, industry gross product, industry employment, number of establishments, number of enterprises, export revenue, export share of total industry revenue, import share of domestic demand, total cost of industry wages, industry growth, and a growth trend or decline trend.
The uniform nature of the IBISWorld industry report collection allows for both a basic understanding of industry size, as well as in-depth market analysis of all industries within the US economy.
Segmentation
"What is this industry comprised of?"
The market segmentation chapter of the market report breaks down the makeup of this industry from different angles, including:
* The Products and Service Segmentation section highlights the top products and services by industry share, demonstrating their influence over total industry revenue, as well as providing market share on all the niche businesses that operate within this industry.
* The Major Market Segments section details the industry share of key customer (or downstream industries) and/or groups as well as giving an indication as to which of these are the most important to the industry.
* The Industry Concentration section provides an indicator of market power by showing the industry share of the top four companies. The degree of monopolization or fragmentation of an industry.
* Finally, The Geographic Concentration section is sorted by “region” (South East, Far West, South West, Great Lakes, Mid East, New England, Plains, and Rocky Mountains.), and illustrates where the majority of enterprises are located, while profiling major establishments and concentrations.
Market Characteristics
"What's the market like?"
This chapter of the report explains the behavior and attributes of “The Market”, or customer base for this industry. It provides data trends, market statistics, and industry analysis for:
* Market Size explains the size of the domestic market, as well as the size of the export market.
* Linkages lists the industry's major supplier and major customer industries.
* Demand Determinants are key factors which are likely to cause demand to rise or fall.
* Domestic and International Markets defines the market size for the products and services of the industry. This section provides industry information on the size of the domestic market and the proportion accounted for by imports and exports and trends in the levels of imports and exports.
* Basis of Competition outlines how competitors differentiate themselves within the industry as well as highlighting competition from external substitute products from alternative industries.
* Life Cycle is an analysis of which stage of development the industry is at derived by analyzing by growth trends, innovation, ownership characteristics and rate of change within the industry.
Industry Conditions
"What's happening in this Industry?"
This chapter of the report explains the general operating environment, and includes the following industry research:
* The Barriers to Entry section outlines factors that can prevent a start-up from entering the industry, and also gives an indication of the extent to which this occurs.
* The Taxation section details all kinds of taxation that are specific, or particularly important to this industry, including taxation concessions.
* The Industry Assistance section refers to any government or other measures designed to improve the performance of this industry. The indicator trends of this assistance are noted.
* The Regulation and Deregulation section has industry information regarding regulation and/or deregulation to this industry.
* The Cost Structure section details a table together with analysis of the average major costs for a company operating in this industry as a percentage of total revenue. (eg; rent, materials, depreciation, purchases, wages, utilities, advertising, interest). Industry profits for the average company in the industry are also shown.
* Capital and Labor Intensity section provides a guide to the amount of capital used in production/providing a service compared to the amount of labor in the total mix of inputs.
* The Technology and Systems section acknowledges the latest technology and/or systems available to this industry within the country. Technology refers to machinery and equipment and systems refers to methods of production that enable better and more efficient production.
* The Industry Volatility section refers to the frequency and magnitude of year on year fluctuations which occur in industry output or revenue.
* The Globalization section gives an indication to the extent to which the industry size is global based. Based on factors such as the level of foreign ownership, the proportion of demand accounted for by foreign operators and the volume of production conducted in other countries.
Key Factors
"What's most important?"
This chapter of the report identifies what drives change and ensures success for a business within a dynamic market.
* The Key Sensitivities section identifies the external drivers of change. These are the key factors that are outside the control of an operator in the industry, but are likely to have significant impact on a business.
* The Key Success Factors section details the factors within the control of an industry operator and which should be followed in order to be successful in the industry.
Key Competitors
"Who are the major players?"
This chapter of the report profiles the major players who operate within this industry. Generally the top 5 companies are profiled (including public and private businesses). Market share is included whenever possible, as well as financial data. Competitive analysis of each player provides a solid understanding of strategic position, and market share.
Industry Performance
"How has this industry been performing?"
This chapter of the report features up-to-date, high level industry analysis, based upon the statistics trends present in all previous chapters. It is divided into 2 parts; Historic Performance, and Current Performance.
* The Current Performance section provides research analysis on performance trends over the most recent five years, with key indicators discussed. For example, financial trends, product trends, production volume, external events and internal trends that cause change.
* The Historical Performance section of the market report details previously important events in the development of the industry.
This industry research provides the foundation upon which the forecast trend in the outlook chapter may be viewed, and better understood.
Outlook
"Where is this industry headed?"
Home of our 5 year industry forecast, the final chapter of our industry report contains industry analysis over the next five years. Drawing on supporting evidence introduced throughout the industry report, our industry forecast encompasses market trends for those factors internal and external to the industry, and may forecast trends for the following:
Industry trends, Market trends, Company trends, Product trends, Supply trends, Services trends, Statistics trends, Data trends, Performance trends, Growth trends, Size trends, Financial trends, Cost trends, and any other major industry indicators where appropriate.
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ReplyDeleteRole and Position of ETT in the Future Comprehensive Transportation System
Construction of Evacuated Tube Transportation (ETT) line will be a sequent evangel for human beings after trains, automobiles, airplanes and information technologies. Especially, ETT will pull the transportation out from the present morass radically, bringing new changes to the global economic and life style. Thus, there are some issues to discuss right now. For example, what will be the role and position of ETT in the future comprehensive transportation? What will be the relationship between ETT and existing transportation styles such as the railway, the highway and the airplane, competition, substitute or mutual supplement? This paper respectively reviewed the situation of existing 5 transportation styles, analyzed and reasoned above issues. According to this paper, ETT will bring some competitive pressure on existing railway, highway and aviation industries, sharing market freight and passenger resource. However, ETT wouldn't replace existing transportation styles, only a makeup or replacing part functions of existing transportation styles, for example, replacing the international express mission of aviation, and some distance transfer function may turn to ETT from trains, cars and airplanes. In addition, the attribute of ETT will be a combination of the railway and the tube transportation.
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ReplyDeleteTransport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. Transport is performed by various modes, such as air, rail, road and water.
The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Infrastructure consists of the fixed installations necessary for transport, and may be roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines or terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations and seaports. Vehicles traveling on the network include automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, people and aircraft. Operations deal with the way the vehicles are operated, and the procedures set for this purpose including the financing, legalities and policies. In the transport industry, operations, and ownership of infrastructure, are both public and private, depending on the country and mode.
Passenger transport may be public or private. Freight transport has become focused on containerization, while bulk transport is used for large volumes or durable items. Transport plays an important part in economic growth and globalization, but has a deteriorizing impact on the environment. While it is heavily subsidized by governments, good planning of transport is essential to make traffic flow, and restrain urban sprawl.
I've found a pdf file that relates the transportation with the economy.
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"Transportation and the Economy"
One of the most important pillars of a modern economy is the ability to move goods and
people where they need or wish to go. However, all transportation is not the same. The
ability to move goods and people affects the economy differently depending upon
whether the movements are local or long-distance in nature, and the purpose of each trip.
In general, the purpose of and expectations for long-distance trips are very different than
those of local trips. Long-distance passenger trips are dominated by business and
vacation travel. Local passenger trips are dominated by commute trips, shopping trips,
and other personal business travel. Long-distance shipments of freight tend to be from
resource area to factory to warehouse, or factory to factory. Local shipments of freight
tend to be from warehouse to retail center, or warehouse to home.
While local and long-distance movements may utilize the same or similar equipment, the
way the equipment is used, and the range of acceptable performance (in terms of time of
departure, length of travel time, and consistency of travel time length), is very different.
In addition, each type of movement has very different impacts on the economy.
All modern economies are dependent upon transportation of some form to move people
and goods to and from other economies. Access to other economies enables trade and
facilitates the specialization of labor and capital, leading to greater productivity growth
and higher wages. Without such access, many productivity-improving developments
would not occur, resulting in lower average productivity and lower wages. This is
because isolated areas would be focused on local needs, production volumes would be
low (usually implying high costs), specialized goods and innovation from outside the area
would be unavailable, and there would be no or limited demand for goods (or services) in
which the isolated area could specialize.
Beyond the issue of transportation access is the issue of transportation cost in terms of
both time and money. Even where some basic level of transportation access exists, the
cost of that access may be prohibitive for some people and some industries. This may be
because of modal characteristics, lack of competition, lack of volume, etc. In such cases,
trade and productivity growth are still constrained. The result is that high transportation
costs prevent economies from developing at their potential rates. Therefore, a major
consideration in any economic development strategy is to ensure the minimization of
transportation costs to target industries. As transportation services are generally open to
all users willing to pay the appropriate fees, such efforts also lower transportation costs
for the rest of the economy. For example, a program designed to improve railroad
connections between grain growing regions and ports would also reduce the cost of other
commodity shipments that move on the improved rail lines.
"Transportation & Economic Development"
ReplyDeleteThere is universal agreement among interest groups that transportation facilities and services are necessary to enable economic development to occur. However, there is little
agreement among interest groups on a specific definition of “economic development.”
Economists define economic development as activities that result in increased average
per capita incomes. However, most common viewpoints of economic development can be
generalized as follows:
1. Capital investment in high wage industries resulting from investment (e.g.,
transportation improvements) that improves the competitiveness of a region;
2. Development of new territory that is separate from similar, existing developed areas;
3. Development/investment in specific built-up areas (e.g., central business districts,
along light rail corridors); or
4. Specific developments (e.g., a new paper mill, a new microchip plant) at specific
sites.
Factors limiting private-sector capital investment in a region can often be identified.
These factors may be a limited water supply, an inadequate land supply, limited sewerage
and wastewater treatment capacity, an insufficiently skilled workforce, congested
highway segments, or difficult and time consuming access to distant markets. When these
factors are constraining and the limits are removed, private-sector investment will create
jobs. For instance, the recently improved aviation connection between Portland and Frankfurt, Germany is expected to generate significantly increased trade and tourism
between these parts of the world. Highway improvements in the right places will have the same effect. The key element is identification of those factors that constrain private sector
capital investment.
Some areas are characterized by large amounts of vacant land, constrained access to that
land, and local citizens’ desire to see it developed. Development of such land may be
“economic development” if it attracts new high wage industries along with supporting
commercial and housing development that would not otherwise locate in the region, or if
it provides housing for population growth that cannot be accommodated in more
developed areas of the region. However, land development that merely diverts capital
investment or housing from other nearby areas provides little, if any, actual economic
development to a region. In any case, areas having roads designed for low-volumes and
low-speeds will require new high-speed, high-volume roads to accommodate large-scale
urban or suburban development.
In built-up areas, transportation facilities are sometimes used to focus capital investment
in the vicinity of certain places. For example, light rail lines in Portland appear to have
influenced the location of many kinds of development (e.g., retail, industrial, and
housing). However, such investment is generally diverted from other areas within the
region. This may improve urban form and slightly reduce passenger miles traveled, but
diversion provides little actual economic development to the region as a whole.
The use of public funds to support the location of industrial plants at specific sites is
common practice. Often the public funds are used to improve roadway facilities (e.g.,
with signal improvements, turn lanes, access roads, etc.) in the area of the plant. Absent
public funds, some improvements would be financed by the developer while others
would not be made. Expenditure of public funds to ensure investment at specific sites
needs to be carefully balanced with the use of funds to improve the overall business
climate of a region (e.g., better highway access to distant markets).
With exceptions, retail development is not usually a creator of economic development.
Retail development is usually the result of economic development. One way or another,
households will purchase the goods and services they need. As household demand for
these goods and services increases (either through increased population or increased per
capita income), retail capacity follows. Absent an increase in household demand, an
increase in retail development would merely divert retail sales from an existing location
to a new location. No new jobs would be created. Exceptions include 1) development that
increases competition, lowers prices and thus increases economic activity; 2)
development that diverts sales from out-of-state locations, and 3) development that
results in sales to out-of-state residents. The effects of these exceptions are quite modest
on a statewide level but may be important to specific locations.
The implication of all of this is that transportation access and funds used to encourage or
subsidize retail development for the purposes of economic development usually will not
be effective for the economy as a whole. The use of transportation funds to subsidize
retail development may be an effective way to address other issues (e.g., urban form,
community development, livability) however. Similar conclusions also should be applied
to transportation expenditures designed to shift the development of other industries from
one Oregon locality to another.
Finally, there is one universally agreed upon principle concerning transportation and
economic development. Modern transportation facilities are necessary, but not sufficient,
to ensuring an area’s development. Other necessary factors include available and
competitively priced land, labor, capital, and natural resources, as well as reasonable tax
rates, an acceptable quality of life, and the presence of other types of infrastructure.
Biggs, Oregon is an example. It is located along two east-west Class I railroads, a northsouth railroad, an east-west interstate highway, a major north-south highway, and one of
the country’s busiest barge routes. Yet it remains a very small town in a very rural area.
Transportation has a major role, but transportation improvements alone cannot cause
economic development to occur.
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ReplyDeleteThis is the transportation project and planning in Portland.
4 Types of Transportation Cyclists
Despite all the considerable advances Portland and the region have made in facilitating bicycling, concerns about the safety of bicycling still loom large. Riding a bicycle should not require bravery. Yet, all too often, that is the perception among cyclists and non-cyclists alike. No person should have to be "brave" to ride a bicycle; unfortunately, this is a sentiment commonly expressed to those who regularly ride bicycles by those who do not. There are many cities in modern, industrialized nations around the world with high bicycle mode split. They have achieved these high levels of bicycle use through adherence to various cycling-promoting policies and practices. But, one thing they share in common is they have substantially removed the element of fear associated with bicycling in an urban environment. They have created transportation systems in which bicycling is often the most logical, enjoyable, and attainable choice for trips of a certain length for a wide swath—if not the majority—of their populace. For residents of these cities, concern about personal safety associated with bicycling is rarely a consideration, and certainly not to the levels we experience here. In these "fearless" cities, septuagenarians are able to ride alongside seven-year-olds safely, comfortably, and with confidence throughout the breadth of the city. Making bicycling more widespread and mainstream means of transportation in Portland will require substantially addressing concerns about personal safety.
The "Enthused and Confident" are those who have been attracted to cycling in Portland by the significant advances the city has made developing its bikeway network and supporting infrastructure over the past 16 years. They are comfortable sharing the roadway with automotive traffic, but they prefer to do so operating on their own facilities. They are attracted to riding in Portland because there are streets that have been redesigned to make them work well for bicycling. They appreciate bicycle lanes and bicycle boulevards.
Perhaps one-third of the city’s population falls into the last category of ‘cyclist.’ This is the "no way, no how" group that is currently not interested in bicycling at all, for reasons of topography, inability, or simply a complete and utter lack of interest.
The separation between these four broad groups is not generally as clear-cut as described here. There is likely quite a bit of blurring between the "enthused," the "interested," and those not at all interested, but this has proven to be a reasonable way to understand the city’s existing and potential cyclists.
I have found a pdf file of article transportation and economi.
ReplyDeletecause the file is large so i cannot paste in here.
For further information, u all can go 2 this website
http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_and_the_economy/pdf/entire.pdf
Here is a summary of "Relationship Between Transportation and Economic Impacts".
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*Decreased travel time
*Decreased congestion
*Increased safety
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*Decreased transportation costs
*Decreased business costs
*Decreased cost of living
*Increased business productivity
*Lower prices and costs
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*Economic Stimulation
*Business expansion and attraction
The economic stimulation brought about by increased personal and business income
resulting from transit investment and use increases government revenues from increased
sales taxes, income taxes and property taxes.
Guys... post all the resources in the content section, not on your comment section. If you didn't put it in your content, I cannot follow your progress.
ReplyDeleteBTW excellent progress!
MASkargo participates in Asia's largest Air Cargo Event to-date, the Air Cargo China 2008, at the Shanghai New Internal Expo Centre from 16-19th June 2008.
ReplyDeleteThe event was held alongside other conferences and exhibitions involving all modes of transport - air, sea, rail and road under the Transport Logistics umbrella, organised by Messe Munchen GMBH of Germany. More than 10,000 participants attended the exhibition and conference during the 3 day event.
The Malaysian media was also on hand to provide coverage of the Event and promote TIACA's ACF08 in Kuala Lumpur.
This is the final promotion tour for MASkargo to promote its forthcoming and what will be touted as the biggest air cargo event ever - The 24th TIACA World Air Cargo Forum and Exhibition, to be held at Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) from Nov 4-6th 2008.
More info : www.aircargochina.com/