Topic 6 of 7 · Form 3
Communication, transport and warehousing
Methods: postal services, courier services, telephone and mobile phones, email, the internet, video conferencing, social media. Choosing a method: speed, cost, confidentiality, record, distance. Effects of technology on commerce (e-commerce, mobile money).
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Communication
Methods: postal services, courier services, telephone and mobile phones, email, the internet, video conferencing, social media. Choosing a method: speed, cost, confidentiality, record, distance. Effects of technology on commerce (e-commerce, mobile money).
Transport
Modes: road, rail, air, sea and pipeline; factors in choosing (cost, speed, nature of goods, distance, reliability, safety); containerisation (less handling, theft and damage; faster loading); ports and airports; transport documents.
Warehousing
Functions (storage, protection, preparation of goods, seasonal supply, price stability); types (manufacturers', wholesalers', retailers', public and bonded warehouses); location and features of modern warehouses (automation, bar codes, fork-lift trucks).
Worked example: Recommend a mode of transport for 500 tonnes of copper from an inland mine to a port.
Rail – cheap for heavy, bulky goods over long distances.
Check yourself
- Give two advantages of containerisation.
- Why might a business choose a courier service?
- State two functions of warehousing.
Show answers
- Any two: reduces theft and damage, faster loading, easier handling, standard sizes for different transport modes.
- Fast, secure, door-to-door delivery of urgent documents or parcels with tracking.
- Any two: storage, protection, seasonal supply, price stability, preparing goods for sale.
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