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Role of transportation in industries.
Role of transport in development of industries.
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Solution
- Transportation helps collect raw ingredients and distribute completed goods.
- Industry location depends on low transportation costs. A nation's economic growth depends on its transport network.
- Transport system runs industry by sending raw materials, fuel, and machinery to different industries on time. Thus, transit is vital to industry growth.
- Sugarcane and other perishable, heavy, bulky, and weight-losing industries are in the raw material area.
- Waterways are cheaper for transporting lightweight, non-perishable commodities from far away.
- Efficient transportation lowers logistics and supply chain management costs, making products cheaper and more competitive.
- Well-developed transport networks attract enterprises to rural and isolated areas, creating jobs and encouraging regional development.
- Ports, airports, and cargo trains let industries export goods effectively, boosting foreign trade and economic growth.
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Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
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Economic motivation is universally and easily available nowadays. It can be given in all sectors. In production sectors more than one such stimulators are used to increase production. Workers and capitalists should work more enthusiastically to increase the production. For that incentive is very useful for such purpose. Desire of power, fame, honest intention of serving, patriotism, such encouragements also motivate human beings to work. These all sources of motivation are mixed more or less in ethical standards of work. Economic motivation is very important motivation. There can be various types of economic motivations. Bonus is given to the workers for the task which is done before deadlines. Sample tasks are considered in the context of the task. Extra allowances or remuneration is given if the production is more than expected and quality is also maintained. This is done so that dissatisfaction does not arise among workers. Such efforts are constantly needed to increase production. The workers can work enthusiastically if the special allowances or incentives are offered. Promotion in job is offered as an encouragement to do good work is also a kind of economic incentive which is commonly used. |
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