Transportation: A Global Supply Chain Perspective
Transportation: A Global Supply Chain Perspective
9th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406642
Author: Robert A. Novack, Brian Gibson, Yoshinori Suzuki, John J. Coyle
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To provide: Reasonable justification for the debate that happens on local, state and federal levels for improving interstate highway system.

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Improved transportation will have an overall positive impact on various sector of the society. Transportation has become one of the primary elements in economic development which highly contributes to the infrastructure development. It enables transport of goods to right place and at right time. Improved infrastructure is necessary for an economy to evolve and push towards an environmentally friendly society.

Improved transportation allows companies to curtail their cost and invest in other areas for development. There are many social benefits with an improved transportation system. It can enhance health and welfare of a population.

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