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Introduction to transport

This document provides a comprehensive overview of the various mechanisms utilized to ensure adequate goods flow in operations. The primary goal is to deliver the right good to the right place at the right time, focusing on essential freight characteristics like condition, sealing, identification, and insurance. It discusses criteria for selecting vehicles, managing a lorry fleet, and ground transport operations, including vehicle maintenance and documentation. Additionally, it highlights considerations for transport costs and the use of helicopters for rapid evacuations in challenging access areas.

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Introduction to transport

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  1. Introduction to transport

  2. Transport: All the different mechanisms used to guaranty an adequate flow of goods in an operation. GOAL Right good Right place Right time

  3. Freight characteristics: • Good condition of boxes or packages. • Adequately sealed and marked. • Clear identification. • Numbered by quantities: 1/50, 2/50... • Rate volume/weight for each of the units. • Insured according to the real value.

  4. Criteria to select vehicles: • Working range • Loading capacity • Availability of space • Fuel consumption • Parts availability and easy maintenance • Easy driving • Route limitations

  5. Lorry fleet: • Depends on the quantity of goods • Time needed for travelling including on and off loading • Freighting capacity of the lorries • Number of trips = Time available / trip duration • Number of freights = Total freight / Capacity per lorry • Number of lorries = Number of freights / Number of trips

  6. Ground transport (Useful capacity/load):

  7. Lorry fleet management: • One person responsible per vehicle (Driving license) • Maintenance log book per vehicle: Daily and periodic inspection • Movement log book: Origin, destination, kilometres and refuelling • Vehicle insurance • Each vehicle: Cleaning set, spare parts, tools, safety triangles, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, communication device, map, torch, cloths, food and water • Fleet manager: Documentation control

  8. Factors to take into account for transport: • Freight dimensions and weight • Distance • Time available • Freight capacity of available means • Transport costs

  9. Transport by helicopter: • Rapid or complex evacuations • Very limited priority loading • Access to difficult areas

  10. Thank you……….

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