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Chapter 6: The Changing
Landscape (Complicating
Factors)
No matter how familiar a public sector planner or official may be with
freight issues or supply chain dynamics, it is difficult to stay current with
the trends, challenges, and opportunities that are constantly in flux
in the marketplace. This refers not only to local, state, and national
trends and issues but also to the global landscape. In addition, while
the location selection process has been presented in this guide as if it
always occurs in a consistent and orderly manner, such is not always
the case.
This chapter highlights for public officials some of the aspects of that
changing landscape that they need to consider, or of which they
should at least be aware.
Changing role of the freight facility
Transportation and logistics are dynamic by their very nature. Freight
is always in motion, and the means of accommodating this motion
evolve constantly. Changes in modes, connections between modes,
and the size, function, and location of those connections are all part
of the changing landscape of freight movement.
There is an ever-increasing emphasis on "goods in motion," referring
to the supply chain ideal of goods delivered at moment of need,
straight from production. Freight facilities are increasingly used for
modal transfer, consolidation, deconsolidation, and redirection not
storage. For example, distribution centers may in some cases need
to be smaller in size but greater in number and located closer to
markets. Orders filled from goods already on the way will result in
smaller static inventories. Technologies to enable this approach will
continue to improve.
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