Running head: NEW CHALLENGES WITHIN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT1 NEW CHALLENGES WITHIN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT8 New Challenges within Transportation and Logistics Management October 6, 2018 Abstract The area of transportation and logistics management is one of the most important spheres in today’s society. Succinctly, the activities of this realm immensely contribute to the sustenance of the global economy and to the success of an innumerable sum of businesses all over the globe. While logistics operations remain critical, various developments have had an unwanted impact on the smooth flow of transportation activities in the recent past. In particular, rising costs of transportation, challenges processing vast quantities of information, workforce management concerns, and challenges in complying with regulations have posed significant concerns for logistics managers these days. On a positive note, various measures that transportation companies can put into practice to address such concerns are available. If implemented fully, transportation firms can avoid these challenges, hence enabling their operations to run smoothly. H New Challenges within Transportation and Logistics Management Introduction The realm of transportation and logistics management is perceived to be one of the most critical areas in the contemporary world, and justifiably so. Logistics is a reference to the manner in which the flow of goods from one point to another is managed so that the needs of customers can be lived up to as efficiently as possible (Christopher, 2016). For logistics to be run in an effective and efficient manner, an array of parties involved in any given supply chain has to take part. However, although there is no doubting the fact that logistics plays an essential role in the facilitation of trade and contributing to the realization of successful business undertakings, logistics managers continue to grapple with mounting challenges in their efforts to come up with and maintain efficient and effective approaches to logistics. Thus, this paper seeks to attain an enhanced comprehension of these challenges by seeking cogent responses to this research question: what are the new challenges facing logistics managers and how can they be tackled? Literature Review Research indicates that logistics managers have to contend with a wide spectrum of challenges in their efforts to see to it that they attain optimum outcomes these days. Waters and Rinsler (2014) noted in their study that cutting costs of transportations continue to be cited by logistics managers to be one of the greatest challenges in their area of operation, and with good reason. Rising prices of fuel, increased remunerations, as well as climaxing inflation indexes, continue to work with each other to bring about a surge in the costs of transportation. As such, for logistics managers to ensure the effective and efficient running of their operations, t.