Subject: Administration on the logistics operations.

1.- Individually, answer the following questions:

What are the modes of transportation that exist? What are the advantages or strengths of each of them? What are the disadvantages or weaknesses of each of them?

2.- Design a comparative table, in which you list the different modes of transport on the horizontal axis, and the following characteristics on the vertical axis:

-Delivery time. -Cost. -Service availability. -Accessibility. -Merchandise security. -Special requirements in facilities. -Special requirements in packaging / packaging. -Type of products that should be transported in this way. -Type of products that should not be transported in this way.

3.- Make a list with the types of containers available for the different modes of transport:

-Collect as many types of containers as possible for each mode.

4.- With the above information, design a table that specifies at least the following characteristics and their functions:

Transport mode. Capacity in volume and weight. Type of products. Special features.

5.-Give at least 10 different situations in which you could resort to different combinations of mode of transport / type of container / packaging, specifying the product being shipped. Justify the reason for selecting this combination.