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Sourcing, Logistics, and Facility Location
Recent figures show that almost 60 percent of the volume of freight movements in the United States ship by truck. Railroads are far more fuel efficient on a ton-mile basis-CSX 393 advertises it can move a ton of freight 468 miles on a gallon of fuel.
1. Why is it that rail does not have a greater share of the freight market in the United States?
2. What is required to make cross-docking a viable solution for a logistics provider?
3. What are the pros and cons of relocating a small or mid-sized manufacturing firm (that makes mature products) from the United States to China?
4. With so much productive capacity and room for expansion in the United States, why would a company based in the United States choose to purchase items from a foreign firm?
5. State the pros and State the cons.
6. As a supplier, which factors about a buyer (your potential customer) would you consider to be important in setting up a long-term relationship?
7. Describe how outsourcing works. Why would a firm want to outsource?
8. Provide citation and reference to the material(s) you discuss. Describe what you found interesting regarding this topic, and why.
9. Describe how you will apply that learning in your daily life, including your work life.
10. Describe what may be unclear to you, and what you would like to learn.