The research paper should be a minimum of six typed pages and formatted in accordance with APA. Topics should be relavent to intermodal transportation.
The nature of a research paper is to prove or disprove a thesis or hypothesis, not simply produce a report or provide information on topic. For example; a topic may be the impact of security on intermodal transportation. The associated thesis could be; actions taken to improve the security at ports has negatively impacted throughput, increasing costs and reducing the quality of operations. The research and body of the paper argues to prove the thesis statement.
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Paper Topic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Intermodal Travel Present Day
What are the advantages and disadvantages of intermodal transportation present day?
Intermodal travel is a type of transport system that was developed by combining all the basic modes of transportation. This transport process involves using more than two modes of transportation to move freight and people to their destination. Intermodal movement has many advantages, but it also has disadvantages that need to be considered. An advantages of intermodal transportation if the flexibility of moving freight. With efficient planning, the supplier can create a plan to move the products using at least two modes of transportation while saving money. A downfall to this situation is intermodal freight transportation can be costly depending on what modes are chosen to move freight. Lack of preparation from suppliers can increase transportation costs.
