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SECTION 7: LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN (cont’d)
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT
Students should be able to:
3. distinguish between multimodal Modes of transport and their suitability for
different goods:
and intermodal transport;
(a) air;
4. interpret information on transport
documents; (b) rail;
5. explain the role of transport in (c) road;
marketing;
(d) marine (cruise and cargo);
6. identify advantages and
challenges of supply chain (e) pipeline; and,
operations;
(f) digital delivery.
Transport documents including import
licenses, bill of lading and airway bills.
Role – to fast-track sourcing of commodities;
ensure security of supply; and cost reduction.
Importance of transport in domestic, regional
and foreign trade.
(a) Advantages: better quality of life;
wealth creation; new and innovative
job opportunities including
entrepreneurship, for example,
telemarketing.
(b) Disadvantages: globalisation,
counterfeiting, product complexity,
rapid product obsolescence,
regulatory complexity, management
blunders, changing market conditions,
natural disasters, and political
instability.
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