Operations and Supply Chain Management 9th edition
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781119320975
Author: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor III
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 11, Problem 28Q
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To explain: About each mode of transportation, the company that uses them and the products which are transported in these modes.
Introduction: The major modes of transportation are railroads, land motor carriers, sea carriers, and pipeline mode and air freight.
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