TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Transportation Supply Chain Management

Transportation Supply Chain Management

Global Positioning Systems

Since prehistoric times, people have been trying to discover a reliable way to tell where they are, to help guide them to where we are going, and to get them back home again. The latest application for determining our position is the Global Positioning System.The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. (Sullivan, 2004) Using satellites and radio signals to pin-point a user's position, GPS provides users with accurate information about their position and velocity, as well ...