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Chapter 9: The Transportation System Learning Objectives-After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following: Explain the economic role transportation plays in the economy. Discuss the economic and service characteristics of the basic modes. Describe the carrier selection process. Discuss the economic effect of rates, transit time, reliability, capability, accessibility, and security in the carrier selection decision. Learning Objectives Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using common, regulated, contract, exempt and private carriers --- the five legal classes of carriers. Discuss the economic and service characteristics of intermodal transportation and explain the dominance of rail-truck (piggyback) intermodal service. Learning Objectives Discuss the economic rationale of using containerization. Discuss the economic and service characteristics of indirect and special carriers. Logistics Profile: Victoria’s Secret 33 to 35 percent of the $2.9 billion store, catalog, and E-commerce sales ship via the United States Postal Service (USPS). Victoria’s Secret uses Global Logistics, a package expeditor, to service its southeast USPS shipments, with the object of three to five day service. All loads to the USPS are palletized and are standing appointments and live uploads. The Role of Transportation in Logistics Transportation is the physical link connecting the firm to its suppliers and customers. In a nodes and links scenario, transportation is the link between fixed facilities (nodes). Transportation also adds value to the product by providing time and place utility for the firm’s goods. The Role of Transportation in Logistics As firms engage in global competition, transportation costs are becoming even more significant. In 1999, U.S. firms spent an estimated $554 billion to move freight, or 9.9% of the GNP1; this is up from 397 billion, or 6.3% of the GDP in 1993. The Role of Transportation in Logistics In 1999, as a percentage of sales, transp