In: Operations Management
Discuss the impact of COVID-19 on your country transport sector. [25 Marks]
Transport is one of the main auxiliary service t trade at the same time it is very important in day to day life of people. This sector is very badly affected by the Covid-19. As deand supply gap are visible in every sector .
Transport sector is also a primary victim of Covid-19 cornonavirus. It has affected every dimension of transport sector R.,marine or waterways and air transport are badly affected by lockdown and the new normal is also under uncertainty and safety threats. Air transport is very badly affected by the Covid-19 as during lockdown the flights were on hold and even in unlock the safety concerns are affecting the demand. It is very difficult for airlines to survive in such environment full of uncertainty aseffects of COVID-19 are being felt across the transportation sector. There are various long term impacts of Covid-19 on transport sector. It includes Transportation organizations have to ensure that they can continue to operate even loin the lockdown measures.They have to plan for the availability of key personnel to ensure that staff.
Due to lockdown in my country the demand for passenger transport has been adversely hit. The freig There is a surge in demand for truck drivers in transportation of essential goods. The supply chain disruption and slowdown caused by COVID is expected to pull down freight demand in the medium-term. Even the situation normalises the perception of being infected is a big threat to the transport industry. Most of the airlines are facing low demand. Even the transportation used for the movements of goods is also affected by the low demand. Prohibition of cab Services which constitute an important part of this sector has lead reduction is revenues of such companies.
Low demand , safety threats , uncertainty reduced revenue and perception regards the viruses has affected sevearly the transport sector. Its impact has also seen in the usage of public services.Most of the public transport, rental services companies suspended their services during the lockdown tenure.