Tailored transportation is the term for use of different transportation networks and modes based on customer and product characteristics. Tailoring transportation allows firms to achieve cost and responsiveness targets that are appropriate for the supply chain. The key drivers are density and distance, customer size, and product demand and value. These drivers can be viewed as guide for ownership of
Transportation options based on customer density and distance are summarized in the table and present cost and responsiveness tradeoffs for the supply chain.
Short distance
Medium distance
Long distance
High density
Private fleet with milk runs
Cross-dock with milk runs
Cross-dock with milk runs
Medium density
Third-party milk runs
LTL carrier
LTL or package carrier
Low density
Third-party milk runs or LTL carrier
LTL or package carrier
Package carrier
Customer size and location dictate whether a supplier should use a TL or LTL carrier or milk runs. Very large customers can be supplied using a TL carrier, whereas smaller customers can use LTL carriers or milk runs. The authors discuss a customer-partitioning procedure for combining smaller customers' shipments with larger customers in order to achieve responsiveness and cost targets.
Product demand and value determine whether aggregation strategies will benefit the supply chain. The best combinations are shown in the table:
Product Type
High Value
Low Value
High demand
Disaggregate cycle inventory but aggregate safety inventory. Use an inexpensive mode of transportation for replenishing cycle inventory and a fast mode when replenishing safety inventory.
Disaggregate all inventories and use inexpensive mode of transportation for replenishment.
Low demand
Aggregate all inventories. If needed, use fast mode of transportation for filling customer orders.
Aggregate only safety inventory. Use inexpensive mode of transportation for replenishing cycle inventory.
TPPS PowerTrack provides the Department of Defense with a non-tailor-made payment system. This is used mostly for the transportation payment process.
I visited the tailor to be measured for a suit.
Drivers Differentiation is enhanced by matching competences to the opportunities and laying out strategies of Differentiation, Combination, Focus, Generic and the internet. This principle is used to add value to products or services to motivate clients to pay more.
In Asia elephants are used for transportation. In Africa there are almost no tame elephants ans so they are not used for transportation.
Skies are used for transportation all the time - think of aeroplanes.
Which tribes used canoes as a mean of transportation
Some of Ireland's rivers and canals are used for transportation.
cars were used for transportation the same way as now
People used their feet to get around.
The very first form of transportation was walking and swimming. Then animals were domesticated and used as transportation on land and rowed and sailed vessels were used as transportation on water.
It is used to mark fabric so you can see where you are supposed to cut, sew etc. It shows up better than pen or pencil and you can brush it off afterwards. You can get light tailor's chalk for marking dark fabric and dark tailor's chalk for marking light fabric.
They used trains for transportation.