Means of Transportation in the Next Generation of Supply Chains

摘要

For several generations, transportation has meant motor vehicles, planes, trains, and boats. We are already in the midst of an electronic revolution, with more innovations on the drawing board. This article addresses possible-perhaps probable-changes coming to supply chain transportation, including flying cars and space travel, digital distribution (downloading printed materials, music and so on), stereolithg-raphy (also known as rapid prototying, 3D printing optical fabrication, solid imaging), and teleportation ("Star Trek" technology moving people or objects using principles of quantum physics and general relativity). Hang on to your hats!