Transportation Article Reviews Samples For Students

Introduction

Logistics management is a crucial part of any manufacturing or trading organization’s success rate; the basic essence of logistics management is to organize the movement of goods and services from one place to another by different means of transport such as sea, rail, air or road. For an organization that requires its products to be transported or shipped to another location or a country, logistics costs play a crucial role in the balance sheet. This case deals with the importance of adding logistics costs in the profitability reports of organizations and their products and the reason why it is difficult to ...

CombineNet ASAP Helps Primark Manage Its Global Supply Chain

Why is supply chain management so important at a company such as Primark?
Primark employs the Free On Board policy, which means the transportation costs from its source markets all through to distribution in the European market are expensed to its account.

What set of business conditions prompted Primark to look into upgrading its supply chain management system?

An increased pressure on Primark to maintain low prices in the face of a recession, an increase in the UK’s value added tax (January 2011), rising cost of labor in China and an unprecedented spikes in shipping rates

What problems was Primark having managing its suppliers and global supply chain?

How to keep freight costs low when shipping large amounts of cargo from the various production sites in Asia ...

Over the years, the transport sector has undergone revolutionary development and advancements compared to none other. Among the main factors that were, and have been considered thereby contributing to the development of the transport sector, is the environment. It is notable and unarguably evident that the previous forms and means of transport were great contributors to environmental degradation. This prompted environmentalists and transport experts to seek for better means of transport that do not harm the environment, and if they do, then at a lower level than earlier. In the present day, almost all over the world, environmental suffering in ...

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Joseph S. Szyliowicz, in his article ‘Turkey’s Surface Transportation Policy and Sustainable Development’, talks about the lack of planning in the current transport system of Turkey. In Turkey, between 1970 and 1990, huge investments were devoted to highways thus ignoring the development of railways and sea transport. According to Szyliowicz, not just Turkey, but many countries around the world, does not have an integrated system of transport that promotes sustained development. An efficient system of transport is one, which utilizes each mode of transport according to its merits, gives the people choices ...

Article: Transportation, Land Use and the Environment

Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue asserts that the main impact of urbanization has been the proliferation of urban land use. As a result, he argues, the need for complex transport systems has become critical to facilitate transport systems. In order to accommodate industries, urban residents and the necessary infrastructural development, cities end up taking huge parcels of land. This means that these regions have to expand at a rather high rate as the duplication and generalization of infrastructure takes center stage. The author posits that the structure of urban land use has a critical consequence over transport demands. Furthermore, how the land is used ...

The horror of the Piper Alpha disaster happened about two decades ago. Explosion and fire ripped through the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. About 167 workers were killed as a result of the Piper Alpha Disaster.
Several investigations were made but most of them were hindered by a lack of physical evidence. However, an eye-witness account made it known that light hydrocarbon got released into the surrounding when a pump was restarted after maintenance. On that terrible day, the day shift maintenance crew were said to be on some of the pumps ...

The primary source of energy and chemicals is crude oil with an annual demand of 43.8 billion tons per year of which 30 % is used for transport. The transport sector is expanding rapidly across the globe, thus increasing the demand for oil in the future. Oil is a non-renewable resource and its availability will imminently reduce, this shall further escalate the prices of oil and energy (Hazell 2006).
The other concerning issue is global warming caused by fossil fuel combustion and other anthropogenic emissions that includes are greenhouse gases (GHGs) especially carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride. ...

The Accident took place in May 2013. A Mack Granite truck was being operated by Alban Waste headed to the northwest on a private road in Rosedale. The truck was ferrying waste to a recycling center. A freight train owned by CSX consisting of two locomotives with 30 empty cars and 13 loaded cars was headed southwest. The two meet at a private grade crossing; the train horn sounded the required times, but the Mack Granite truck failed to stop and collided with the train. The derailed cars released their products; three carried inside them hazardous materials, one contained sodium chlorate crystals, ...

Article Critique: Jakarta needs Metro to avoid traffic gridlock

Article Analysis
The article explains the development of Indonesian public transportation infrastructure through construction of new metro rail systems. The news article also addresses the need to implement rail transit infrastructures. The limitations of alternative modes of transportation in Jakarta make the populace’s life more of a hassle, as they have to endure countless hours of being stuck in traffic. Therefore, the transportation sector must put solutions in place to avoid further worsening of traffic conditions in the streets of Jakarta. One major solution proposed is the development of metro rail systems in Jakarta. It aims to address ...

The following is a review article on two Environmental Case opinions of two different panels of judges. The first case is related with an expansion plan for a nuclear energy based energy distribution company to which certain Environmental Groups raised issues of inconsistency of data provided by the company for permissions to acquire and keep land for future purposes. The second case is related to a natural gas distribution company that wished to lay a pipeline through United States area, although the pipeline would supply from one Canadian state to the other.
The first case (470 F.3d 676, *2006 U.S. App. LEXIS ...

Overview

Transportation is a very fundamental thing for the growth of economy in a country. This is because it facilitates the movement of goods from one place to another. Transport can either be through air, sea, roads or railways. It has been established that a country that has a vast network of transport has a commendable economic growth. This is because the main thing that is crucial for the economic growth one of them being the transport network is in place and well developed. Other than businesses, most of the countries owe their economic growth to the agricultural products. If a country has a well advanced transport ...

An overview of the Federal Transportation program is that in recent years it faced a lot of challenges since its inception years. Lack of funding is the most urgent problem that the program faces with trust fund for highways slowly heading towards the direction of bankruptcy. The public is not yet ready to embrace alternative sources of funding such as the mileage fees, road fares and income taxes. Priority has not yet been placed to investments on the national transport system and maintaining the existing ones but rather it is directed to developing high speed programs on railways.
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Physical Science Review

29. The Difference between Velocity and Acceleration
Velocity is the speed rate that is measured in one instant, while acceleration is the measurement of speed change. For example, a truck if a truck is traveling 20 kilometers per one hour, then its velocity is 20km/hr but of the truck driver puts their foot down and the truck starts to speed up, the truck experiences acceleration.
34. Rabbit’s Average Speed

The speed is the distance/time so, since there is a given distance and a time, then

speed = 30m/2s = 30/2 m/s = 15m/s.
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Introduction

In the beginning, the aviation promoters wanted to find a way in which they can make good use of the airplane. In 1910, one of them came up with the idea that they can transport packages, thus the air freight business began. According to the records, the first shipment began with the transportation of a bolt of silk in Ohio from Dayton to Columbus. The other shipment was in 1919, from Washington DC to Chicago where they were moving the convertible bomber. The equipment was heavy, therefore the transportation had to be delayed and the plane landed in Ohio. This however ...

According to the Climate Hot Map for the Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas, the average temperature will increase up to 10 degrees by the end of the 21st century. As a result, planes will have a much smaller carrying capacity, and it will hurt the air transportation industry considerably. This would create less revenue coming in from business and taxpayers, giving less to state and local governments. What's more, the increased heat would adversely affect tourism and residency, as fewer people would want to live in Texas.

While the whole of Texas will share the heat stress and the fallout from ...

Transport geography refers to the investigation of the movement of people, goods, and information, and the connection between these factors Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack (2013). As a special branch or specialty in geography, transport geography deals with specification of space on the surface of the earth, particularly the location, substance, form, and effects that transportation ha on processes, land cover, and land use. The aim of transport geography is to detect and describe the transportation of people, goods, and information across the earth (Rodrigue, Comtois & Slack, 2013). Transport geography also seeks to identify and explain the effects of transportation on ...

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems such LEED-ND are designed for the certification of exemplary neighborhood development projects which show exemplary performance in relation to smart growth, green building, and new urbanism. Contextually, such development projects include whole neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, and even parts of neighborhoods. By reviewing the Pilot version of the LEED-ND 2007 certification document, it is evident that LEED-ND systems are designed to drive the marketplace towards acknowledging the central doctrine of green building i.e. the simple fact that our personal, economic and environment health is significantly influenced by our immediate surroundings which include the places ...

The article “Transportation Security Issues for the 114th Congress” the authors suggest that all transportation systems are widely designed for efficiency and accessibility. They concede that safeguarding the transportation system from terrorist attacks is challenging, but relevant strategies can be employed to deter terrorist attacks. Policy makers face the dilemma of constructing and financing an elaborate system of protection, deterrence, and response that considerably lowers the chances and effects of terrorist attacks without constraining commerce, travel, and civil liberties.
On the other hand, the article “Aviation Security” outlines some of the laws and regulations that legislators have implemented to ...

The Current State of Research on New Methods and Technologies for the Safety and Reliability of Assessment of Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics1

Abstract

Materials with high energy have in the past and are still in use for both intensive military and civil purposes. Research and studies have been conducted recently to try establishing and inventing new materials likely to have enhanced high performance and that are less sensitive to heat and shock as compared to existing materials. In future military applications have a threshold to be adjusted to. This paper is mainly focusing on the on the advancements, possible formulations of ...

Part A--Look up the definitions to, or find some information about, the following

before you start the reading (these can be informal notes):
Macadam— Broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with tar or bitumen.

Subsidy—

Flat fare—
Robert Moses—
Henry Ford—
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Horse cars—
Trolleys--
Hinterland--
FHA—
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Mortgage--

Beltway—
Red-lining---
Edge city—
Lobbying interests--
1956 Interstate Highway Act--

Part B--Be prepared to answer the following in our class discussion:

Why is Henry Ford such an important figure in this history?
Henry Ford made the cars affordable to the millions of people. The new cars cheap and reliable and the assembly lines made the production much faster and more efficient. The ...

Abstract

Since the inception of the modern technologies, the world of business has really evolved. The hi-tech transport and communication facilities have made it possible for countries to import and export goods and services. This has led to the emergence of global and regional business powers. UK has a stake in international business, as shown in the essay below.

UK in International Business

1. UK Government role in international trades & international investment.

Sine time immemorial, the UK has been a key player in businesses around the world. This dates back to the Trans-Saharan trade, the triangular trade and the slave trade. During all these periods, ...

Introduction

A DC –9, twin-engine plane belonging to ValuJet, a fast rising Airline Company crashes into a swamp and kills everybody on board. This includes the pilots, 105 passengers, and the flight attendants. It is a terrible scene to witness such a scenario especially considering that flights are the safest mode of transport. The term safety is, however, relative when it comes to an accident where almost everybody in the plane is killed thus making it tragic (Langewiesche, 1998). Despite the tragedies that come with plane crashes, the amount of seriousness given to it at the time of occurrence is ...

ARTICLE SUMMARY

Introduction

As the sun rises in Southern New Mexico, the Galactic takes off from Spaceport America carrying spaceship two, which has six passengers and two crew on board, sky rocketing away from the earth’s surface. At about 50,000 feet, the WhiteKnightTwo has its cargo and eight passengers ready for the next phase of the voyage, where the SpaceshipTwo releases itself from WhiteKnighhtTwo and blasts into spaces with thrice the speed of sound. It reaches the outside atmosphere where there is no blue sky, and gravity is almost zero. The sky is pitch black, and the passengers glance ...

1. Demand and Supply

Pepitone reported that coffee futures had dropped due to favorable coffee-growing weather conditions (n.p.). Coffee lovers now enjoy 1.6%-6.0% cut prices on several popular brands including Maxwell House, Smucker, Folgers and Millstone. Interestingly, the prices for coffee products had increased for 10-20% several months ago. Smucker had increased prices for its coffee products for 10% in February and then an increase of 10% followed in May. Starbucks had upped the price for 17% for the package of coffee in the U.S. retail stores. In accordance with Wall Street Journal, key coffee producers were having the largest harvest of ...

Early Settlers

Andrew J. Russell is best known for his artwork about the Central Pacific Railroad that was built in 1869. The photos capture the construction as well as the natives and how they participated in the construction. Therefore, the art can be used to describe the native or settlers during the construction. The culture and the economic development of the settlers appears to have changed over the years as a result of construction of the transport services.
The early American settlers had poor means of transport and communication until the development of the railways. The settlers were mostly used in ...

This article entitled Urban Pollution- Many Long Years Ago is an intriguing reminder of humanities ongoing struggle with the pollution of their major cities. This article shows how humanities necessity to colonize and industrialize a particularly profitable location inevitably leads to contamination of this area. This article analyzes some of America's largest cities Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Milwaukee, and New York. It shows society's progression from the excessive use of the horse as a means of personal and commercial transportation; to the utilization of the automobile for these same purposes, and more, from 1850 to 1920's. This article identifies ...

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Global v/s Multinational

Article Review
Introduction
There is no doubt that today’s business environment has changed. Over the past few decades, the rise of transportation, communication, technology and cross cultural integration across the world has seen the rapid rise of consumerism and increasing wants and needs on a global scale. In the article named ‘Globalization of Markets’, (Levitt, 1983), sees the demise of the quintessential multinational corporation and proposes the emergence and ...

Soergel (2016) reported that U.S. trade gap contracted in March as exports and imports plummeted. As of March 2016, the net trade deficit was at $56.9 billion a lower figure compared to February’s $62.9 billion. Imports fell to $173.6 billion while export to $116.7 billion the least monthly tally since 2011. The smaller gap boosted the GDP of the country. Soergel noted that the international trade nearly came to a halt in February with the Baltic Dry Index falling to an all-time low indicating that few players were actively buying or selling products from the other nations. However, ...

Israel and Palestine have been fighting over Gaja for decades. The ongoing struggle has left Gaja in ruins. The ongoing siege of the Gaja territory by Israeli forces has made it impossible for any humanitarian efforts to rebuild the Gaja strip. In the midst of this conflict, Coca-Cola has decided to invest in the Gaja territory and is set to build a factory. The author examines the real reasons behind such investment and takes a microscopic look at the deal to determine whether this investment will be for the benefit of people residing in the Gaja strip or will ...

Aircraft safety has always been in the centre of attention and the reasons for that are obvious – if an airplane crashes, it usually takes away the lives of all its passengers. Traditional methods of preventing accidents in the air include special focus on aircraft design and maintenance, pilots’ professionalism, air traffic control quality, etc. However, the events of September 11th have shifted the focus from traditional preventive measures to aviation security both on the plane and before boarding it.
The analysis of 9-11 events showed that aviation was the weakest spot. Therefore, special commissions and agencies, e.g. the Transportation ...

Economic transformation has led to tremendous change in the role, scale and meaning of major urban airports worldwide. The major gateway airports are attracting spatial concentrations of commercial activities, leading to transport induced growth (aerotropolis). In Australia, airports are becoming major business centers and are being leased off to private companies by the government. The airports are no longer public goods but profit oriented ventures. As a result of development of these airports by these private companies, complications arise which relate to land use, environmental impacts and implications, infrastructural transport and stakeholder relationship. The impacts of airports are a challenge to ...

The Open Skies Agreement is an accord between USA and the European Union. It allows airlines from the involved states to fly in areas within USA and the European Union. Over the years, the agreement expanded both international cargo and passenger flights between the two regions. The agreement touches on a variety of issues affecting the international aviation community. It facilitates increased productivity, travel and trade, economic growth, and high-quality employment opportunities. It occurs through the elimination of government interference in the commercial decisions made by air carriers about pricing, routes, and capacity. It states that airlines within the agreement ...

Who will say that technology has not made life easier? I guess only the backward minded persons might say that. Before the emergence of technology, with the various technological development, the world has been a better place. Technology in many industries has made life livable. It has made life adopt the very meaning of. Assume that the world was with no technology, how could we be surviving. Probably might have adopted to the situation by then but would not be as efficient as it currently is. A technology free world would be boring with very little to do apart from ...

Analytical methods to evaluate seed dormancy in legumes

Abstract
Legumes are known to have multiple health benefits. The seed coat in particular contains a number of bioactive compounds which possess antioxidant activity. Of great interest is the relationship between the chemical composition of the seed coat and its role in seed dormancy. Modern technological approaches are currently used to further identify these compounds and determine their role in seed development; these include NRIS FTIR, mass spectroscopy, electron microscopy and chromatography. The following review describes the constituents of the legume seed coat and their respective roles in dormancy and other stages of seed development. The review also highlights ...

Questions About Computers

- What are ASCII & UNICODE? Why are they important?
ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. An ASCII code is the numerical representation of English characters. UNICODE is a computing industry standard that provides numbers for characters regardless of the platform, program or computing language. Computers deal with just numbers and therefore ASCII and UNICODE are the useful in transferring data between computers and standardizing computing operations.
- If you were going to purchase a new PC in the next month, what type would you buy? Justify your selection based on the discussions and the course materials.
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Article ReviewEuropean Rail Crashes Show Gaps in an Increasingly Precarious System

Introduction
This paper sets out to review and analyze an article that deals with a current transportation policy issue. The subject article is was published in the New York Times on 9 September 2013 and was entitled: “European Rail Crashes Show Gaps in an Increasingly Precarious System”, by Doreen Carvajal.

Article Summary:

The article opens by asking why management of the Spanish rail system trusted the driver of the high speed train that crashed on July 24th killing 79 people to be driving that train, when he had previously boasted of speeding and just prior to the crash was using his ...

“Discussing Kenya’s business environment and the upcoming elections,” is an article by Mulupi Dinfin looking into the political environment of Kenya at general elections. In the article, Mulupi holds a discussion with Richard Kiplagat, a director at Consultancy Africa Practice East Africa, regarding what should be expected from the elections and its impact on business. According to Mulupi, Kiplagat forecasts that Kenya will not experience another political violence following another violence that occurred after the previous elections in 2007 (1). Kiplagat further explains his argument pointing out that there is no single political party that wishes to be associated with ...

Initially, it was claimed that the market system could easily allocate resources effectively. However, United States has witnessed shortage or inefficient healthcare, education and transport system. Having a bigger government becomes of importance. Government should be treated as a partner so that it can lead to positive economic effects. By intervening in the market, the government can deliver goods that the private sectors are not able to deliver. Bigger government creates competition in the economic environment leading to efficiency in the provision of basic services such as healthcare, education and the transport system. As a result, the citizens receive cheaper goods and ...

Global warming is the rise in the atmospheric temperature. This increase in temperature is caused by the release of greenhouse gases to the environment. This article cites global warming as the real cause of climate change. Release of greenhouse gases is vast in the more industrialized countries. Burning of fossils has also contributed greatly to the increase of global warming. However, global warming has affected many parts of the world differently. Some parts have mild effects while others have severe effects.
An increase in the atmospheric temperature has increased agricultural productivity. Increased rainfall and warmth in the atmosphere ...

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Young people form a majority when it comes to a countries population. They are therefore the core decision makers and the main determinants of how stable the economy is. However, it is unfortunate that most of the young people and more especially in institutions of higher learning tend to shun from activities that are geared towards national building. As the United States gears towards election, it is important for the young people in universities to be reminded of the fundamental role they will play in deciding who the next leaders will be. It was hence a wise decision for Alpha ...