………. is generally the fastest form of transportation for shipments exceeding 600 miles.

high fixed cost to user

lack of safety regulation

lack of locational flexibility

lack of control by the user

extremely large less-than-truckload carriers

shippers of freight

receivers of freight

preferred suppliers

Break bulk function

Operational function

Stockpiling function

Consolidation function

rapid movement of product; throughput

product storage; throughput

product storage; usage of available storage space

rapid movement of product; usage of available storage space

sorting out

allocating

accumulating

assorting

rhochrematics

supply chain

systems

interfunctionality