Transportation Logistics

The Question below incorporates a large section of information.

1.What is Infrastructure?

Infrastructure is a collective term that refers to all the elements in place to facilitate transportation, communication, and business exchanges.

So if I purpose to you the following question; what would be your answer?

1. Of the following, the best definition of logistics infrastructure would be that it consists of ___.

If you answered - 3;

“all of the elements in place to facilitate transportation, communication, and business exchanges”

Then you are correct.

Rationale: A country’s electrical supply and road network, the amount of computerization a country has, and a developed banking system are incomplete answers. Option “all of the elements in place to facilitate transportation, communication, and business exchanges” incorporates all aspects of logistics infrastructure.

Since we know what logistics infrastructure is now; how would you answer this next question:

The infrastructure that most obviously affects the movement of goods internationally is the communications infrastructure.

If you answered False you are correct. Why?

Rationale:

The infrastructure that most obviously affects the movement of goods internationally is the transportation infrastructure.

Without a good understanding of the transportation infrastructure that a system will face, a manager may package a product inappropriately, may face delays or may even be faced with unexpectedly damaged merchandise.