Assignment:
Part 1
The professional logistics manager must develop a knowledge base that is integrated with other disciplines. Transportation is one of the highest cost areas in logistics management. The corporate board requests an analysis on the private carrier legal form of transportation. Based on what you read in this module, please critique the private carrier requirements by taking an opponent or proponent point of view.
Part 2
The professional logistics manager must develop a knowledge base that is integrated with other disciplines. The decision to enter the global or international supply chain and marketplace is a difficult decision and requires a lot of homework (fact finding) to support that decision. Your new boss is a proponent for going global. Your new boss has tasked you to be an opponent to going global, believes in the participative management style, and embraces employees stating the facts. Based on what you read in this module, please critique the decision to go global or international based on your tasking.