Assignment
Part I: Transportation Regulation and Policy
Write 400 to 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
o Describe the goal of transportation regulation and policy and explain why they are needed.
o Choose a transportation policy developed to address an issue in one of the following areas, describe its goal, and explain how it has affected you in your personal life or as a business manager:
- National security
- Public safety
- The environment
- Monopolies
Part II: Transportation's Impact on the Environment, Society, and the Economy
Write 400 to 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
o Choose 1 mode of transportation.
o Describe how it has impacted the environment, society, and the economy.
o Has the impact been positive or negative?
o Discuss the usefulness and at least three functionalities of the mode of transportation.
Part III: Distribution, Warehousing, and Inventory Functions
Write 400 to 600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.
A great deal of manufacturing is done outside of the United States, which presents various challenges to supply chains. Many of these challenges are in the areas of distribution, transportation, warehousing, and inventory management. Discuss the following:
o Describe at least 2 challenges that supply chains face in each of these areas.
o Identify the strategies you feel that best address those challenges, and explain why.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.