SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE

SENA

PROGRAMA DE FORMACIÓN:

TECNOLOGÍA EN GESTIÓN LOGÍSTICA.

ACTIVIDAD N° 2 EVIDENCIA 4

RESUMEN “PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION: THE BASICS”

APRENDIZ:

JUAN DAVID RESTREPO SANCHEZ.

INSTRUCTOR:

JAVIER VEGA

REGIONAL: CAUCA

01 AGOSTO 2019
 RESUMEN “PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION: THE BASICS”

Within logistics management, transport is of the utmost importance, since it intervenes in different
processes, such as production and sales. Currently, there are different ways and means of transport that
companies can use to successfully transport their products.

The modes of transport can be air, sea, land, rail, among others. The means, on the other hand, refer to the
vehicles necessary for transport according to the chosen mode (airplane, ship, truck and rail). In addition,
there is another transport alternative known as 'Multimodal', which involves the use of at least two different
modes of transport.

Before choosing the most convenient means and mode of transport, a company, in particular, should
assess its needs based on the nature of the cargo it wishes to transport and its volume. For example, if you
want to transport perishable products, you will need a fast means.

Another factor to consider is the economic resources that the company has. In general, land transport is
cheaper and more flexible, however, it has greater geographical restrictions and may be affected by the
state of roads and traffic. For its part, air transport is faster and allows greater coverage, but is considerably
more expensive and is subject to greater restrictions on cargo. Meanwhile, shipping allows a greater variety
of products to be transported and has a lower cost than air.
ITEM ENGLISH ESPAÑOL
1 competitive competitivo
2 cost effectiveness rentabilidad
3 demand demanda
4 discharge descarga
5 distribution distribución
6 flow flujo
7 gathering acopio
8 increase crecimiento
9 load carga
10 packaging embalaje
11 platforms plataformas
12 processes procesos
13 producer productor
14 security seguridad
15 services servicios
16 transfer traslado
17 unitarization unitarización
18 upgrade actualizacion
19 view vision
20 warranty garantia