create a response identifying how a firm’s cost, lead time, and associated risks might be impacted by different transportation modes. Specific instructions are included below.  

Instructions:

Transporting goods, both inbound and outbound, is instrumental to a firm’s operation. Each mode of transportation has strengths and weaknesses in getting the goods where needed within an acceptable timeframe. In Module 3, we learned about the advantages and disadvantages of various transportation modes.

1. Read the article titled “Transportation Modes, Modal Competition and Modal Shift” https://transportgeography.org/?page_id=1731
2. Identify each of the four major transportation modes and list their advantages and disadvantages.
3. Be sure to include how a firm’s cost, lead time, and associated risks might be impacted by selecting the various transportation modes.
4. You may choose the type of deliverable that you will create to communicate this information, including a PowerPoint, infographic, brochure, written document, video, or other form of deliverable..