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A Comprehensive Study of Transportation/Logistics Challenges in Kakinada, AP (India) Rajinder Singh Maan1, Dr. Poonam2, 1GM (SCM) RAK Ceramics India Pvt Ltd, Research Scholar. 2Dr. Poonam, Professor, Department of Management’
OPJS University, Churu, Rajasthan, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstract –
Every manufacturing Organisation is dependent on the movement of the material in every step of the operations. Whether it is procurement material, movement of the material inside the facility of dispatch of the material out of the factory to other plants or dealers / customers. Movement of material is very important task and essential for running any organization. Kakinada is a district and city in situated Kakinada District of Andhra Pradesh (India). Maximum industries are driven or dependent on Agriculture, Poultry and Fisheries. The researcher has collected the information from these companies, brokers and transporters, book, periodicals, customer, suppliers and have done analysis and presented this research paper. There are many challenges in this area related to transportation and logistics. The researcher has more than 35 years of experience in Logistics and transporter.
Sea Transportation – By Boat, Ferry and Ship Air Transportation – By Aircraft Pipe Line Transportation – By Pipe (Oil and Gas)
National Waterways in AP – (1078km) In the state of AP, The Kakinada-Puducherry stretch of Canals integrated Bhadrachalam - Rajahmundry stretch of River Godavari and Wazira Vijayawada stretch of River Krishna
1. INTRODUCTION The transportation is the process of loading, packing, protecting, moving and delivery of the material from the supplier to the customers safely. Mode of Transportation –
Figure 2 – AP Sea Ports (Source-Mapsofindia) Major port are – Bhavanapadu, Meghavaram, Visakhapatnam, Gangavaram, Nakkapalli, Tondangi, Kakinada, Narsapuram, Machilipatnam, Nizampatnam, Vodarevu, Ramayyapatnam, Krishnapatnam, Duggarajupatnam. AP state has total rail network of 7715 km, 1078km of National Waterways to support inland water transportation, 974 km of 2nd largest coastline in India after Gujarat, 45831 km of road network (with 4300km of National Highways), it has 6 Airports connecting other Indian cities
Figure1- By Author Transportations are of five type –
Road Transportation – By Trucks, Containers, trailers Rail Transportation – By Open Wage, Rail Tankers, Rail Containers, Rail Rake
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