1. Which mode of transportation would you use for the following products? Why?
• Steel.
• Oil from Alaska.
• Roses from Texas bound for New York.
• Cancelled checks moving from Hartford to Chicago.
• A contract that must be signed within 24 hours.
2. Why do you think so many firms are concerned about logistics issues when they move into new markets such as China and Russia?
3. Why is the use of warehouses for cross-docking and for transshipment much more attractive to retail and grocery firms, compared to their more traditional use as storage points?