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Is the system and schedule of how goods/resources are bought, transported and stored throughout the supply chain. 

As a starting out business you will have to deal with sending out goods and receiving them. This especially affects product based businesses, however even if you starting up a service business you still need to send and receive packages from time to time, whether it’s sending off a particular piece of machinery to be repaired or receiving something you have ordered for your business.

There are things you need to consider when transporting your goods and choosing your mode of transport  

Things you will need to organise:

• The type of transport you will usually use for local deliveries
• The type of transport to use for international movement
• The regulations of transferring goods abroad
• The type of transport you will need to use in emergencies such as when there are natural disasters or unsafe political situations going on
• Tracking your goods, planning and scheduling
• The speed at which the deliveries will happen
• Selecting a supplier to manage your deliveries for you
• Insurance for transportation 

Resources

• Transport
• What is logistics
• Transportation and Logistics examples