1. Fundamental concepts
1.1 Definitions and fields
The general definition of transport poses little difficulty. If we define transport by the movement it imparts to products in space, there is nothing to differentiate it from handling. Basically, the analogy is acceptable.
In practice, the difference between transport and handling has been established on the basis of the equipment used (a truck is not a forklift truck) and the infrastructure used (handling hardly ever goes beyond a plant's own premises, whereas transport usually uses a public infrastructure shared by many users).
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The concept of "merchandise
It's more useful to reflect on the very notion of merchandise....
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Bibliography
Digital media
Service de l'observation et des statistiques (SOeS), Memento of transport statistics, downloadable http://www.statistiques.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/donnees-densemble/1869/873/memento-statistiques-transports.html
Websites
• ESANE (Elaboration of Annual Business Statistics) http://www.alisse2.insee.fr
• EUROSTAT http://www.epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
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