Choosing Transport Modes: Road, Rail, Sea, Air & Intermodal – Door-to-Door Cost, Transit Time, Inventory in Transit & CO₂ per Tonne-km
Compare ways of moving the same goods. You will build door-to-door costs including pre- and on-carriage, transit times and reliability, the capital tied up in goods on the move, extra safety stock for slower or less reliable modes, CO₂ per tonne-km and the distance at which rail beats road, with every cell checked as you go.
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About this course
In this course you compare transport modes for one fictional manufacturer, with every cell checked. You price shipments per tonne-km with minimum charges, build door-to-door chains with pre-carriage, main leg, on-carriage and handling, and add up transit days, variability and the on-time share. You put a cost on goods in transit and on the extra safety stock that slower or less reliable modes need, estimate CO₂ per leg and per unit with fictional emission factors, solve for the distance where intermodal beats road and finish with a weighted mode decision, a modal shift scenario and a chart.
Lessons
- Line-Haul Cost per Tonne-km, Minimum Charges & Cost per Shipment Pro
- Door-to-Door Chains: Pre-Carriage, Main Leg, On-Carriage & Handling Pro
- Transit Time & Reliability: Days per Leg, Spread and On-Time Share Pro
- Inventory in Transit: Capital Tied Up in Goods on the Move Pro
- Safety Stock for Slower or Less Reliable Modes Pro
- CO₂ per Tonne-km: Emission Factors, Shipment Totals & Intensity per Unit Pro
- Break-Even Distance: Where Intermodal Beats Road Pro
- The Mode Decision: Weighted Scoring, a Modal Shift & the Chart Pro