Business Setting

Seasonal activity can impact retail shipments from transportation services (less-than-truckload, truckload, rail, ocean, intermodal, etc.). Normally there is enough shipment capacity in all transportation modes. Holidays can cause a surge in retail shipments resulting in tight capacity among transportation service providers. When capacity tightens, any one mode may not have capacity to support demand. What type of data would be needed to facilitate making good decisions?