Shipment Routes Mary Conzachi works in the logistics department for Loadstar, a large trucking company and barge operator in the Midwest.

She has looked into a variety of systems to keep track of the location of trucks and barges so that the company can route shipments better and answer customer inquiries faster.

Conzachi's major concern is with the trucks; the barges have commodities and take weeks to move something. She states that it is much harder to keep up with trucking. She needs to know the exact location of the truck at any given time. You have been hired to assist her in recommend-ing a solution. What solution would you recommend? Why?