Category: Transportation 281

  • Target Costing System Analysis

    Statement of the Problem Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the largest and most well known automobile manufacturers in the world today. Apart from leading in quality the company is also knows for its cost cutting efficiency without compromising quality. As the paper on Toyota Motor Corporation says, Toyota has almost consistently been able to…

  • Transportation: Port Development

    The port is defined according to Patrick, (2008, p.5) as the area near the seashore and with infrastructure capacities for a vessel/shore interface and customs facilities. Knowledge claims consider Bruges Port as being the leader in Northern Europe in the thirteenth century. In the turn to the fifteenth century, Antwerp took over. However, there was…

  • General Service Characteristics of Motor Carrier Transportation

    The United States has invested heavily in the development of an interstate highway system. It has considerably made this form of transport a priority for transportation of cargo and other elements that contribute to the development of economy. The movement of labour is also important for the economys growth. This major development can be attributed…

  • Unmanned Systems Breakdown and Hydrogen Fuel Cells

    Table of Contents Description of the System Type of Power Source Storage of Excess Power Comparison with Similar Systems Type of Propulsion Determinants for Power Usage References Description of the System The evolution of technology has led to the emergence of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), such as drones and aerial vehicles. One of the leading…

  • Traffic Jam in Auckland

    Table of Contents How too many vehicles in Road Causes Traffic Snarl Improving Traffic flow in Auckland The Role of Engineers in Designing Traffic Control Programs References Traffic jam occurs when motorists capacity creates route demand that is higher than a present road capacity. Traffic jams can result from a number of circumstances whose end…

  • The Rise of Mass Transportation

    Table of Contents Introduction Reasons for Public Transport rise in New York Conclusion References Introduction Following a decline in the recession period of the beginning of the 1990s, public transportation use in the United States increased rapidly from 1996 to 2009. Unlinked traveler trips grew by 22 percent, increasing whole ridership to the highest level…

  • Internal Versus External Customers

    Table of Contents Southwest airlines Strategy description Strategy application Strategy implications Conclusion Reference List Southwest airlines A southwest airline is an airline established and incorporated in America. It is the largest airline in terms of customer served per year in the world. It also has the third largest number of aircrafts in the world. On…

  • The Major Issues Facing the Air Cargo Industry

    In the context of the accelerated growth of the air cargo industry and security concerns, coordinated and collective actions of customs authorities are essential. Moreover, the civil aviation authorities, and other stakeholders at the international and regional levels are of great importance for the creation of a reliable, safe and steadily developing global navigation system.…

  • Autonomous Swarm Boats: Review

    The United States Navys autonomous swarm boats provide several advantages for naval warfighters. Even though autonomous and robotic technologies became widespread in both airborne and ground-based operations long ago, aquatic operations remained untouched until relatively recently. Autonomous swarm boats represent the progress that military watercraft has made over the decades. This new technology enhances marine…

  • The Panama and Suez Canals

    Introduction A canal is an inland waterway that is artificially built to connect two large water bodies especially for commercial activities and today they are for recreational purposes. It is designed for transportation or irrigation from a waterway. Examples of canals include the Erie Canal, Kennet and Avon canal, the Suez Canal and the Panama…