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Supply Chain Management

Category - Managing Supply

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One of the ways to manage supply and shipment is through ________ transportation, which is the use of more than one method of transportation to move a shipment to its destination.
  1. Intermodal
  2. Outermodal
  3. Intramodal
  4. None of the above.
Explanation
Answer: A - Intermodal transportation is the use of more than one mode of transport to move a shipment to its destination. A variation of intermodal combinations are possible, with the most common being truck/rail. Key issues with the intermodal transportation industry involve the exchange of information to facilitate shipment transfers between two modes, because these transfers often involve considerable delays, eventually hurting delivery time performance
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