1. No homework during break The role of Transportation in Supply Chains
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Trade deficit
Amazon Truck
No homework during break
The role of Transportation in Supply Chains
Infrastructure and policies
Example 1 - Selecting a network
Example 2 – Trade offs among Transportation modes
Example 3 – Trade offs aggregating inventory
Example 4 – Trade offs between transporatation cost and Responsiveness

2. Trade deficit
WASHINGTON — The United States trade deficit in goods ballooned to its largest level in history, reaching $891.3 billion in 2018, despite President Trump’s repeated promise to reduce that figure.
The gap between the goods that the United States sells to China and what China sells to America rose to a record $419 billion, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
In December, the overall goods and services deficit rose to $59.8 billion, up 19 percent from the previous month. It was the highest monthly trade deficit in a decade.
On Tuesday, Treasury Department figures showed the budget deficit is also widening, and is on track to top $1 trillion this year.
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Amazon Truck
We hand-pick our favorite, new, trending, local, or delicious items, load them on the Truck, then cruise around town spreading joy for everyone with an appetite for fun. Here’s how it works: We send you a notification revealing that day’s must-have item
You buy it on Amazon and choose a pickup location
You meet us at the Truck and get the goods!
Can't wait to meet you, The Treasure Truck Team
Meet Treasure Truck—a new way to shop with Amazon.

4. Involved parties
Shippers
Carriers
Owners and operators of the infrastructure
Regulatory Agencies

5. Modes
Air
Package carriers
Trucks
Rail
Water
Pipeline
Intermodal

10. Policies
Tolls
Restricted zones
Zone charges
Situational pricing
Tariffs

11. Designs
Direct Shipping – single destination
Direct shipping - Milk Runs
Intermediate destination with storage
Intermediate transit point with cross docking
Distribution centers with Milk Runs
Tailored networks

12. Tradeoffs
Shipping vs Inventory
Cost vs. responsiveness