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PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 7: INDUSTRIAL TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT In recent years, senior corporate management has stressed the importance of the transportation management function. Discuss briefly the factors responsible for this trend. Transportation represents a major expense item for many firms; in general terms, transportation accounts for over 5% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product. Another factor responsible for this trend is the role that transportation plays in supply- chain management. Moreover, the continual restructuring of carriers has sparked top management’s