transportation
It's important to know and control the cost of moving goods and
services as well as people to and from the place from which an enterprise
operates. This means that evaluating transportation infrastructure
is one of the most important things that an enterprise developer
does while engaged in location
work more
introduction
to the transportation category as a site selection data standard
definition of transportation as a category of information used to
evaluate locations
transportation resource links:
 definition
of transportation from the .network glossary
definition
of transportation center as it relates to enterprise
development
What
does transportation logistics mean?answer
What
are e-logistics?answer
What
is freight cost analysis?answer
Where
does transportation fit into location selection?answer
Transportation
Library: Northwestern University
Links
page: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
Links
page: International Transportation Management Association
Economic
Development Research Group: transportation
/ ED webfile
World
Bank website: Transport (transportation
file)
Business
Xpanson Journal online: directory
of relocation specialists
CLICK HERE
if you would like to recommend a resource listing.
location data:
The general
categories of location data that are useful for enterprise development
have been well know since the time when the fist
first site selector got the attention of a local
economic development representative. Today these categories
are recognized as a general set of standards by The Network.
Site
selection data standards are no different. It's just that the
terms emphasizes the usefulness of location data from the the standpoint
of the site selector. To learn more about site selection data elements
organized as standards see the ACNOdyssey
file in the FMH Search Engine and the information about the Development
Alliance in the .network glossary.
FAQ: What elements of selection criteria to be
considered first?answer
showcase your community profile data by including
demographics and
transportation advantages to
attract new business and more job opportunities
transportation logistics:
Transportation is defined
in the .network glossary as the act of moving
people or things from one place to another. Logistics describes an
organized effort to procure, distribute, maintain and replace people
or things; therefore, transportation logistics as related to enterprise
operations is the management of any conveyance or distribution system
of buyers, labor, materials and/or suppliesmore.
Terms such as traffic, shipping, freight,
receiving and storage come into play with transportation
logistics.
definition of transportation logistics defined
meaning of transportation logistics
e-logistics:
The online glossary of Intermec
Technologies defines logistics as, The tracking and movement
of raw materials to finished products and consumption throughout the
supply chain. CLICK
HERE to access the Intermec Technical Glossary. E-logistics introduces
the Internet into the definition because programs are now deployed
for online transactions. For example, more and more businesses are
making it convenient for customers to track the shipping of their
orders online. Freight handlers can now keep up electronically with
the things they are responsible for in a supply chain. Distributors
can use the Internet to help them make decisions about traffic and
transport capacity with a global view. Adding E
for electronic to a definition
of logistics gives a simple meaning of the term e-logistics.
what is logistics
a collection of logistics definitions from logistics definitions from
logisticsworld is a directory of freight transportation and logistics
resources no longer online
Business Expansion Journal online (bxjonline.com) offers an e-logistics
directory. For more about the magazine in Site Location Assistance.com,
CLICK
HERE.
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