Chapter 6, Problem 2.2C

In the railroad sector, what is the difference between intramodal and intermodal competition? Which type of competition benefits shippers the most? What is the reason for this?

Technology often offers the potential of improving efficiency and effectiveness of transportation companies, but water carrier do not appear to have applied much new technology to improve their service. What impediments slow technological progress in the water carrier industry?

LVTLS was set up as a local cargo company in 1960 by Mason Delp in pick-up and delivery for numerous intergovernmental trucking businesses in Pennsylvania's Greater Lehigh Valley. The difference between Alentown and Philadelphia has been shown to Mason by enhancing the Interstate Highway System, by upgrading the Pennsylvania Turnpike system, which provides the corridors North-South and East-West together with other improvements and roads. Furthermore, Philadelphia has a certain population, with e-road extensions and renovations which allow transit connectivity to numerous municipalities. Mason's remarks were right and the area has transformed from agricultural to the manufacturers of products and services.The creation of a series of pharmaceutical production facilities and an agglomeration of firms and services to serve the industry have all been very significant developments. • These firms' expansion and success offered Mason Delp the chance to expand its engine carrier service, both…

The typical pipeline company has high fixed costs. What economic factors account for this situation? What special problems does this present?

What is the impact of the Suez Canal incident on logistics management in Saudi Arabia?

Describe the global transportation managers' intermodal choices.

Define transportation management and offer two examples of how it is implemented or enforced.

Frank Johnson was outbound logistics manager for sudsy Soap.Inc. He had held the job for the past five years and had just about every distribution function well under control. His task was made easier because shipping patterns and volumes were unchanging routines. The firm’s management boasted that it had a steady share in “a stable market” although a few stock holders grumbled that sudsy soap had a declining share in a growing market. The sudsy soap plant was in Akron, Ohio. It routinely produced 100,000 (1.5 Kg) cartons of powdered dish soap each week each carton measured about 16 cm ,and each working day 15 to 20 railcar loads were loaded and shipped to various food chain warehouses and to a few large grocery brokers. Johnson worked with the marketing staff to establish prices , so nearly all soap was purchased in railcar –load lots .shipments less than a full carload did not occur very often . Buyers relied on dependable deliveries and the average length of time it took for a…

Although better transit networks have economic benefits, there could be certain environmental costs associated with them. What are the big environmental costs of shipping, and what are the future harmful consequences?