Supply Chain Management

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Transportation and Freight Management¹

“Accessibility is the ultimate goal of most transportation and so is the best approach to use

 

—Todd Litman

Chapter Objectives

To understand:

• Freight management
• Factors impacting freight cost
• Transportation network
• Containerization

 

 

Freight Management

 

Transportation is an enabler to movement of products from one location to another. The movement starts at the beginning of a supply chain (i.e., suppliers) to the end of supply chain (i.e., customers). Transportation is the most visible element of logistics operation. It has significant share in logistics cost of the organization. It needs ...