Transport Problem The problem pertains to the distribution of non-human objects(not electronic information) Humans are self-loading cargo and are a special case not addressed here Chief difference between people and cargo is that people's time is generally much more valuable than cargo's Transoceanic transport Cargo: 99% ship, 1% air(by weight) )People: 1% ship, 99% air(approximately) As a result, cargo systems are much different than passenger systems Addressing the transport problem in isolation from production the object is to obtain the lowest total cost of transportTransport Problem • The problem pertains to the distribution of non-human objects (not electronic information) – Humans are “self-loading cargo” and are a special case not addressed here • Chief difference between people and cargo is that people’s time is generally much more valuable than cargo’s – Transoceanic transport: » Cargo: 99% ship, 1% air ( by weight) » People: 1% ship, 99% air (approximately) – As a result, cargo systems are much different than passenger systems • Addressing the transport problem in isolation from production, the object is to obtain the lowest total cost of transport