Logistics Management - February 1, 2003

When the U.S. military fires its first shot in the Iraqi desert, the reverberations will be felt back home on a number of fronts. One area that's sure to be shaken by military action will be the U.S. transportation industry. Conventional wisdom holds that in wartime, freight transportation always suffers because diesel fuel prices rise and the military commandeers commercial transportation capa...

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