What is Integrated Transportation?

Globalization and international circulation have brought along the development of the logistics sector. Trade between countries and continents has increased more than ever, and necessary investments have been made for the transportation and storage of traded products. For instance, the improvement of highways, technological advancements in transport modes, and warehousing services have brought the logistics sector to its current volume.

In line with these developments and increasing competition, it would not be surprising to say that costs have also increased. The logistics sector has developed new methods every day to provide the most suitable service to its growing customer base thanks to the information network. In our article, we will be examining integrated transportation, which is one of them.

Although production processes have accelerated in the light of developing technologies, the production process alone is no longer sufficient to stand out in the competition. Customer satisfaction and services in logistics processes have also come to the fore recently. The supply, storage, packaging, and customs processes of products have now become an important element of competition. In line with these developments, integrated transportation has been established as a system that will reduce costs.

What Are the Coverage Areas of Integrated Transportation?

In short, integrated transportation is the transport of different transportation modes in integration with each other. However, integrated transportation is not a process that only covers transport modes. Raw material procurement, transportation of the finished product, its storage, packaging, and re-distribution are the processes covered by the concept of integrated transportation. This is also briefly referred to as logistics service.

Why Should We Prefer Integrated Transportation?

As we mentioned before, the goal in integrated transportation is to minimize costs. This approach shows us that just reducing production costs is not enough for competition. Creating a comprehensive logistics network in this process and acting according to customer demand ensures integration in logistics. Keeping this organizational network comprehensive is extremely important in order to turn to the least costly option at that moment.

How Is Integrated Transportation Carried Out?

In the integrated transportation process, one or several among different transportation modes like air, land, and sea transport are used in an integrated manner. The aim of this method is to minimize transportation costs. Especially what is called ro-ro, where products are transported in vehicles inside the ship, is the most satisfactory option in terms of time and cost.

The Today and Future of Integrated Transportation in Turkey

In line with the analyses we have conducted as Navlungo, integrated transportation in Turkey has not yet reached a satisfactory level. Various improvements need to be made to reach the desired point in the future. First of all, the importance and investment given to air transportation must increase. Along with this, increasing cooperation with sea and land transport will yield good results. Finally, success in this field can be achieved by giving more importance to integration projects.

As a part of the Turkish logistics sector, Navlungo closely follows all developments. Our expert team is working with all its might on various improvements to enhance your import and export processes.

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