...Singapore’s transport system is not effective. Do you agree? Traveling in Singapore is both easy and economical. There is an efficient public transportation network, which offers taxis, buses, and the modern MRT rail system. With its excellent public transport system, Singapore is, without a doubt, the easiest city in Asia to get around. Not only that, Singapore’s bus network is also extremely frequent and comprehensive. Visitors rarely have to wait more than a few minutes and a bus will get them anywhere. With this in mind, I personally feel that the public transport in Singapore is extremely efficient in service and convenient for the public. Have you ever thought what life would be like in Singapore without the MRT? Most Singaporeans can no longer remember a time without the MRT. It has become a very indispensable way to get from one end of Singapore to another, and it is particularly useful for getting to downtown areas such as Orchard Road or the Central Business District, where traffic can be heavy. Unquestionably, travelling from one part of Singapore to another is a breeze thanks to a highly penetrative public transport system, which consists of the MRT, buses and taxis. Therefore, the public transport in Singapore is definitely efficient and systematic in getting Singaporeans around the country. There are many reasons why Singapore’s public transport system is well known for the convenience it provides and ease of travel for the public. The MRT network has three...
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...An essay on IT platforms Issues surrounding IT platforms can never be over analysed. The constantly changing fashionable take on IT platforms demonstrates the depth of the subject. While much has been written on its influence on contemporary living, spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. Inevitably feelings run deep amongst socialists, trapped by their infamous history. Here begins my indepth analysis of the glourious subject of IT platforms. Social Factors There is cultural and institutional interdependence between members of any community. The immortal and indispensable phrase ‘honesty is the best policy’ [1] created a monster which society has been attempting to tame ever since. Both tyranny and democracy are tried and questioned. Yet IT platforms demonstrates a coherent approach, something so lacking in our culture, that it is not recognised by all. Our post-literate society, more than ever before, relies upon IT platforms. Clearly it promotes higher individualism and obeyence of instinct. As soon as a child meets IT platforms they are changed. Economic Factors The dictionary defines economics as 'the social science concerned with the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services'. Of course, IT platforms fits perfectly into the Watkis-Teeth-Pulling model. For those of you unfamiliar with this model it is derived from the Three-Amigos model but with greater emphasis on the outlying gross...
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...The Malaysian Army has served the country for over seventy years in defending and protecting the nation’s sovereignty from internal and external threats. The Malaysian Army also plays an important part in this process of nation building by job creation and knowledge development. This created great foundation to the nation’s peace and stability. The very existence of the MAF is an assurance that Malaysia will continue to remain free, progressive and dynamic in growth and development. The laying down of arms by the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in 1989 is a milestone in relation to the achievements of the Malaysian Army, but it is also a turning point in terms of the perception of its importance by the new generation. There is longer actively involve in communism fighting to maintain peace, the Malaysian Army after 1989 is a peacetime soldiering. During peace time soldiering, Army always need to measure the level of awareness of the Army roles amongst Army personnel and one of that is toward the ILS maintenance culture in Army units and relationship to Army performance today in peace time environment. It is therefore crucial that the Malaysian Army build an image of its viability, relevance and important especially to publics in the Army in order to ensure that it is not side-lined by publics and to elicit support for it’s continuation in defending and protecting the nation from all physical threats. This study is important to the Malaysian Army and also the Malaysian Armed...
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... System design for transport of limestone to feed a cement plant at the foot of the Himalayas | Assignment 3Parviz Raminzad | 49316 materials handling System design for transport of limestone to feed a cement plant at the foot of the Himalayas | Assignment 3Parviz Raminzad | Contents Q2) Relevance of System Engineering to bulk materials handling and this project 3 Q3) Alternative Systems 4 Rail and Road 4 Aerial Ropeway 4 Building the Cement Plant near the Mine Site 4 Pipeline 4 Q4) Discuss the purpose of the items in Figure1 5 Q5) Discuss the purpose of Rheological and Flow test 15 Purpose of Rheological and Flow Tests. 15 Importance of Pilot Plant Tests 16 Q6) Design Selection 17 a. Delivery Pipeline 17 Quantity to Be Pumped 18 Size of Pipeline 19 Friction Head Hf for the Pipeline 19 Loss in Discharge Pipe Enlargement 20 Loss at Pipe Discharge 20 Loss of Head at Entrance to Suction Pipe 20 Total Dynamic Head on the Pump [Hm] 21 Equivalent Water Total Dynamic Head [Hw] 21 b. Warman Pump Selection 21 Piston Pumps and Pipe Validation 22 a. Piston Pumps 22 b. Pipe Design Parameters 23 8) Design Parameters of the main pipeline 23 Q9) Alternative Systems 26 References: 27 Q2) Relevance of System Engineering...
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...The Role of Transport Management Systems in Logistical Efficiency Name: William Date: 19/11/2013 The Role of Transport Management Systems in Logistical Efficiency Over the years the importance of logistical operations has grown to cover virtually all operations associated with supply chain management for any typical organization. In addition, the use of information and communication (ICT) systems is quickly gaining popularity with any organization which aims at improving its productivity and service delivery. Consequently, logistical functions and specifically transportation management systems (TMSs) are consistently under strain to demonstrate significant contribution towards accomplishment of organizational objectives (Vanselous, 2013). Furthermore, with the current digitization of organizational operations, TMSs as well as corresponding logistical systems are quickly becoming the norm for organizational logistical efficiency. In this regard, in order to thoroughly understand the role of TMSs it is imperative to conduct further investigations on their impact on overall logistical efficiency. In order to understand the role of transportation management systems, first, it is important to understand the difference between logistical efficiency and logistical effectiveness. According to Fugate, Mentzer and Stank (2010), logistical efficiency refers to organizational processes that involve the actual movement of products and services from one location to another within...
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...examined the traffic problem and relation of Road to Rail. Sea and Air Transport and Science of Traffic Control to reduce accidents and smooth running of the traffic. Research Methodology 2. Lowe has done a study on the development of transportation system in Japan. He has dealt with the transport and communication system during the Tokugawa Era (1600-1686) and has described the process of the development certain features which ultimately helped the establishment of modern transport in Japan. 3. A study made by the Ministry of Transport, Scottish Development Department highlighted that the free flow of traffic at reasonable speed requires planned improvement of urban road systems. The study also suggested constructing secondary means of access to enable goods and service vehicles to load and unload at the stops. 4. Locklin concentrated on the study of rail-road systems. He opined that the Government ownership of transport system facilitates the planning and execution of transport system very effectively and the Government, in one way or the other is capable of providing necessary capital. 5. Sharp C.N. in his work on Transport Economics, examined the studies undertaken in the field of transport system of U.K. and studied a number of basic problems like transport economics, transport investment, transport pricing and reduction in accident rate. 6. Payne, tracing the history of development of transport in Europe suggests that the transportation facilities are established...
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...Transport Means & Modes 1- Transport Means : These means of transport are : Cars (trucks) , Ships, Trains, Planes and Pipes. These are the means which are used either for carrying people or carrying the goods from one place to another. 2- Transport Mode : Is the mode or the environment in which the mean is running or moving. Thus, we could say that the land roads are the mode for cars, buses and trucks. Sea is the mode for ships and marine crafts. Railway is the mode for trains. Air is the mode for the planes. And finally the pipeline is mode for pipe transportation. First : The Land Roads When building the roads there are certain requirements which should be considered and require special engineers who are specialized in this aspect in order to meet the local and the international requirements and standards which include the speed limits for cars and trucks, number of lanes, width of each lane, the degree of the steeps and the radius of the curves and many other things. Factors to be considered when planning for building a road : The highway roads and those which are designed for heavy lift trucks should pass out towns and cities in order to minimize traffic, noise and pollution inside the towns. When planning for a road or roads network it should be done to be capable of serving the future traffic considering the possibilities of the increasing population, number of cars and trucks and the expected increment in moving goods. Roads should...
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...warehousing inventory, transport and delivery. The range of activities involved are: 1) Freight forwarding 2) Customs brokerage 3) Freight auditing and payment 4) Vehicle control and communication 5) Product identification and tracking 6) Information system (optimization in management) 7) Transportation services / brokerage 8) Transportation equipment / leasing 9) Private fleet assets / management 10) Warehousing 11) Order management and fulfillment 12) Cross docking 13) Value added, assembly and configuration 14) Site location Transport principles in logistic The larger the capacity transportation vehicles are less costly per unit of freight than smaller capacity vehicle in economy of scale. In the economy of distance the decrease of transportations coast per unit of weight as distance increase. However, to maximize the size of load and the distance being shipped while still meeting the customer expectation. Land logistic Land logistics is a very important link in logistics activities. It extends the delivery services for air and maritime transport from airports and seaports. The most positive characteristic of land logistics is the high accessibility level in land areas. The main transport modes of land logistics are railway transport, road freight transport and pipeline transport. However there are same advantages and disadvantages of these transports mode. For example: Railway transport has advantages...
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...` Measuring Road Transport Performance 1. Aspects of Performance To a large extent the bottom line indicator of performance of freight and passenger road transport is the operating cost per tonne or tonne-km (or per passenger or passenger-km). Level of service aspects such as travel time, reliability, safety, comfort and security are also important, as well as environmental impacts. Trucks: In countries where large-scale intercity trucking operates efficiently in medium-income countries with predominantly flat terrain, recent experience is that the transport cost per km for a truck-trailer is between US$0.75 and US$ 1.25. For a typical load of 20 tonnes, this works out at US cents 4-6 per tonne km. By contrast efficient small-scale transport in rural areas using small trucks may have a cost of US$ 0.20-0.30 per tonne-km, although it is common for the rates to be expressed on an hourly rather than km basis. Inefficient operations may push these costs much higher. Main factors that affect trucking costs are • economies of scale in truck size, which favor the use of larger trucks, • back-haul possibilities, which depend strongly on the demand pattern, • empty running and idle time due to seasonal variations in demand, • restrictions on working hours, for example due to regulations or safety reasons, • road conditions such as mountainous terrain, deteriorated pavement and traffic congestion, • enforcement procedures along the road and at border posts, which can...
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...As a brief description of the subject in the study, the life cycle of logistics can also be maximized through establishing effective management organizing efforts to maintain a certain company’s operational structure that will avoid or prevent errors and mismanagement that can take place within the corporation. In this case, the 360 degree logistics can be found when there will be a capital expenditure that will be carried out to fund materials and human resources that will be helping to manufacture product. As soon as the product will be made and distributed to the market, there will be an exchange of commodity as well as financial trade value. This process will undergo the procedural profit taking to collect the monetary amount of profits that has been sold to the market. The monetary value will be distributed to the accounting department of a certain organization to fund services, raw materials, and salaries to employees that completes the life cycle of the business operating organization. Image is one of the most sensitive factors that should be taken cared in long-term basis for the reason that it can be used for the marketing plan that will promote the company’s products to boost sales to the public as mentioned by Ponstern (2008). Location is one of the most important considerations that will be considered for companies such as Panasonic because it is an electrical distributing company that aims to identify potential target market to maintain their production capacity and...
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...well as the level of technology, which improved the network. With the commodity economy becoming increasingly active, inter-regional economic interaction and exchange of goods has become more frequent, and the average transportation distance also increased. The reform changed the planned economy and the dominance of state-owned transport enterprises in the transportation market situation. Market diversification has become more plentiful, in order to meet the new demands of the national economy in the trucking industry (Cheng, 94). Transportation market diversification and rapid development both contributed to providing goods vehicle loading, freight forwarders and shipping information emerged freight services. These services include traditional truckload, LTL and container, large bulky cargo, dangerous goods transport, and express transportation, social storage transportation services are also occasional established. The rapid development of the transport market diversification and capacity make it possible to services like providing goods vehicles, freight forwarders, and freight shipping information to emerge (Suo, 13). In addition, as the economy system has changed since 1978, the market of the trucking industry is no longer controlled by Chinese government. There are two main types of companies in this industry: the large logistics...
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...MSIS 602 – Information Systems Analysis and Design Kanaka Bros. Vehicular Transport———-Arizona Use Case Name: Vehicle Shipment Reservation Actor: Customer Description: This use case describes how customers create new reservation for vehicle shipment Trigger: Customer call Kanaka Bros. Vehicular Transport Preconditions: 1. System is online and available 2. Kanaka Bros. Vehicular Transport’s staff is authenticated3. The third-party credit clearinghouse is online and available | Type: External Normal Course | Information for Steps | 1. Information 1.1 Customer information 1.1.1New customers1.1.1 .1 Customer provides information details1.1.1 .2 System stores new customer info in customer data store 1.1.2 Returning customers1.1.2 .1 Customer provides information details1.1.2 .2 System retrieves customer info from customer data store1.1.2 .3 System validates customer info 1.2 Vehicle information 1.2.1 Customer provides info of the vehicle they want to ship2. Shipment arrangement 2.1 Do until acceptable shipping details and date is found 2.1.1 System retrieves the shipping details of upcoming shipments from shipments data store 2.1.2 System presents available schedule dates to customer 2.1.3 Customer selects preferred shipping date 2.2 Quote 2.2.1 System generates a quote with shipping detail & vehicle info 2.2.2 System presents the quote to the customer3. Payment 3...
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........................................................... 9 Introduction ............................................................................................9 Relief logistics .........................................................................................9 The operating environment ....................................................................12 Case Study – Part 1 .............................................................................12 Planning for effective implementation of logistics programs .....................14 International involvement .......................................................................15 Part 2 Structure and organization of relief logistics ................. 17 The flow of transport and goods ............................................................17 Facilities and equipment ........................................................................19 Operational and support functions .........................................................20 Organizational structures .......................................................................20 Case Study – Part 2 .............................................................................21 Part 3 Logistics preparedness .................................................... 25 Planning for emergency logistics...
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...Impact of unstable Economic on Transportation Like many economic activities that are intensive in infrastructures, the transport sector is an important component of the economy impacting on development and the welfare of populations. When transport systems are efficient, they provide economic and social opportunities and benefits that result in positive multipliers effects such as better accessibility to markets, employment and additional investments. When transport systems are deficient in terms of capacity or reliability, and the unstable economy hey can have an economic cost such as reduced or missed opportunities. Transport also carries an important social and environmental load, which cannot be neglected. Thus, from a general standpoint the unstable economic impacts on transportation can be direct and indirect: • Direct impacts related to accessibility change where the unstable economy is disabling larger markets to save time and costs. • Indirect impacts related to the economic multiplier effects where the price of commodities, goods or services drop and/or their variety increases. Mobility is one of the most fundamental and important characteristics of economic activity as it satisfies the basic need of going from one location to the other, a need shared by passengers, freight and information. All economies and regions do not share the same level of mobility as most are in a different stage in their mobility transition. Economies that possess greater mobility are often...
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...“Logistics and operations management” Arguably, logistics in the recent year has extremely changed, with the adoption and growth of transport management systems, GPS, Warehouse management systems, GIS, as well as supply chain management. As a matter of fact, operations are the support of any organization, whether non-profit industries, marketing or manufacturing services. Logistics and operation management is a field that entails multidisciplinary activities, which comprises disciplines like logistics, product development, human resource management, quality management, as well as information systems. In most cases, operations in an organization go beyond design engineering, to developing quality feedback chain that is useful in delivery performance, and prediction of production. In the 21st century, where technology is the backbone of the entire organization, architectures designing information and management of supply chain in the e-business are part of the team making up operations management. The employment of ICT systems such as GIS, GPS, Transport Management Systems, and Warehousing Management Systems has influenced the supply chain and operation management. The aspects of logistics and operation management that has been influences by these changes include transportation, warehousing, as well as packaging (Blecker, Kersten, Kersten, & Flämig 2008). Conversably, the ultimate objective of logistics management in an organization is to move products and services from the...
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