Answer the following questions thoroughly and in your own words (no plagiarism). Make sure you communicate your answers in a business-like fashion, avoiding spelling and grammar errors.
1. Describe the impact of increasing fuel prices on logistics network design.
2. Why does customer service not increase proportionately to increases in total cost when a logistical system is being designed?
3. Why do inventory costs increase as the number of warehouses in a system increases?
4. In your own words, describe what you believe to be the most important part of this chapter and explain why?