Chapter 7, Problem 1.4C

As a supply chain and logistics management student, you have completed key aspects of the discipline throughout your qualification, namely, management, logistics, procurement, sustainability, warehouse and inventory management. This question requires you to reflect on your knowledge and understanding of transportation management as a component of supply chain management. You are required to write a one-page report where you reflect on: Your experience of learning the discipline of transportation management. Which areas of this module did you find most interesting to learn about? Have you learned anything interesting from a SADC perspective? Which areas of this module did you find most challenging to learn about? Why? What are some of the skills you have learned thus far (i.e., reflection, critical thinking, technology, artificial intelligence – or any other) that you believe will be able to assist you once you have graduated? In your opinion, based on what you have learned, do…

Explain how a TMS enables delivery process planning, execution, and control.

Describe the function of ICAO in international Air traffic control.

The telecommunication sector continues to be at the epicenter of growth, innovation, and disruption for virtually any industry. For this discussion, you will choose an industry and describe the network attributes required to perform its business functions and services. Examples below to assist you in developing your main post. Military intelligence Banking/financial Government operations Education Medical/healthcare Insurance  Identify a minimum of two attributes needed to perform the network functions. Summary of each attribute and the reason you chose the attribute.  Provide examples to support your reasoning.

Assess the drivers and benefits of high-capacity and mobile networks onboard Royal Caribbean’s ships.

Define transportation management and illustrate how it is applied or executed with two examples.

for each of the transportation problems below suggest at least two mitigation measures for each 1. Traffic congestion 2.Safety issues 3. Environmental impact

Discuss international air transportation procedures and documentation with compliance with related regulations.

Travelling Salesman Problem (TSP); Given the following distance matrix, use the nearest neighbor (NN) heuristic to find a route that starts from the warehouse (W), visits each customer only once, and finishes at the warehouse to minimize the distance traveled. What is the route and the corresponding distance? Distances W 1 2 3 4 in miles 18 57 27 50 18 0 65 29 61 57 65 0 36 99 3 27 29 36 0 76 4 50 61 99 76 Route=W-1-3-2-4, Distance=182 miles Route=W-3-1-2-4-W, Distance=270 miles Route = W-3-1-2-4, Distance=220 miles Route=W-1-3-2-4-W, Distance=232 miles Route=W-1-3-4-2, Distance=272 miles 1, 2.