Managing Transport Operations - Hardcover

Edmund J. Gubbins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749439289 ISBN 13: 9780749439286

Publisher: Kogan Page, 2002

Synopsis

Transport managers perform an essential and rewarding function in society, controlling the infrastructure that allows people and goods to move around conveniently and swiftly. However, it is also highly demanding work.

In clear, jargon-free language, this book explains the exceptionally wide range of skills demanded of transport managers, who must understand the economic, social, political and technical aspects of road, rail, air and sea transport, while, crucially, ensuring that levels of safety and reliability are not compromised.

Managing Transport Operations is a comprehensive, accessible handbook, covering:

the fundamental principles of transport;

modal characteristics;

ownership and organization;

management functions and policy formation;

transport marketing;

safety regulations;

economic regulation;

logistics and transport;

urban transport;

new technology;

future developments.

This new edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of recent major developments that have taken place in the world of transport, including the function of the Strategic Rail Authority, the Transport Act 2000 and the restructuring of the Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

Tailored to meet the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport syllabuses for Transport Management, this book is a `must-have' resource for students and an essential companion for transport managers.

About this title

About the Author

Edmund J Gubbins has been a lecturer in Transport Operations at Loughborough University for over 25 years. As a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and the Institute of Logistics and Transport, he has served on the Council, the Education and Training Committee and the Examinations Sub-Committee. He is at present a Tutor for the IoLT M.Sc. and the IoLT module on Business Strategy and Planning for the Advanced Diploma in Transport.

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1. Transport in a Modem Society

Reasons why transport is needed

The function of transport.

Operating objectives

The transport product

Transport objectives

Government expenditure on transport The European Union

Modal changes

Conclusions

2. Modal Characteristics

Railways

Roads

Inland waterways

Pipelines

Natural ways

Terminals

Modal choice

3. Ownership and Organization

The sole trader

The partnership

The limited company

Co-operatives

Public authorities

Department of state

The municipality

The public corporation

The structure of the transport industries

Organization

Organization structure of a transport company

The transport company's goal

The company structure

Information flows in a transport company

Organization structures in practice

4. Management Functions and Policy Formation

Definitions

Planning

Organizing

Staffing

Direction

Control

Innovation

Representation

Communication

Transport management

Corporate planning

The need for planning in transport

5. Marketing Transport

Introduction

The marketing mix

Concept of market segmentation

The extended role of marketing in a transport organization

Marketing strategy

Market research

Pricing the service

Informing the consumer

The relationship between marketing and operations

Passenger information

6. Safety Regulations

Introduction

Regulation

Road transport

Air transport

Sea transport

Railways

Safety in operations: comparisons between modes

Conclusions

7. Economic Regulation

Safety

Public utility

An integrated transport system

Load factors and scheduled services Stability

Exploitation of monopoly

Disparity in size

Cross-subsidy

Predatory pricing

Price fixing

Public service

Road haulage

Bus and coach industry

Shipping

Air transport

Railways

Transport pricing

8. Logistics and Transport

Logistics

Just-in-time

Through freight transport

Through transport and the trader Freight forwarding agents

The delivered price concept

Physical distribution management Costs of distribution

Transport and distribution

Cargo utilisation

Consolidation

9. Urban Transport

The background to the problems

The solutions

Urban freight movements

Local government

Transport planning

Public services

Assessment of transport services Subsidy

Transport policy

10. The Future

Telecommunications and transport

Policy implications of telecommunication

Information technology and transport

Transport and energy policy

Environmental impact of transport

Professionalism in transport

Edition details

• Publisher: Kogan Page
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749439289
• ISBN 13: 9780749439286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 304