Transport is very important for distribution activities, but its organization and coordination are handled by transport logistics. It is not only important to choose the right means of transport, but also proper packaging, loading, and delivering the product to the customer on time while incurring the lowest possible costs. The purpose of this article is to show ways of organizing road transport that facilitate the distribution of finished products.
Transport in the economy
The functioning of enterprises operating in modern, global markets without the involvement of transport is almost impossible. Most entities are located at a certain distance from both their sources of supply and the recipients to whom their products are to reach. Specialization of work, mass consumption, and economies of scale in production mean that the places where products are manufactured do not coincide with the place where demand for them is reported. Hence, transport is necessary to bridge the spatial gap between the buyer and the seller.
Transport consists of moving goods with the participation of various technical means, usually owned by manufacturers who use them to move their own products. These means can also belong to commercial enterprises using them to transport purchased products. Technical means most often belong to specialized entities, i.e., transport and forwarding companies or logistics operators who use them to transport cargo on behalf of other organizations.
In Poland, a large part of cargo is transported by road, which is considered the most accessible and convenient, as it can transport goods “door-to-door”. On the other hand, it is best to transport oversized and heavy loads by rail.
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Source: Logistyka Magazine