SCM379 Final Study Guide
6)
Integrated carriers (truck-air), such as UPS and Federal Express, are able to capture a larger market share because they:
7)
Marine transportation is:
D)
alternative transport modes.
B)
an increase in global supply chains.
A)
are a factor in transportation strategy development in many organizations.
C)
are established primarily by government regulation.
E)
are growing because of the lengthy delays in most supply chains.
B)
are lower for LTL than TL shipments.
C)
consolidation of freight.
D)
deregulation of the transportation sector and an increase in global supply chains.
C)
truck.
E)
utilize their own aircraft, have extensive ground networks and have accurate, real-time logistics tracking systems.
A)
utilize their own aircraft.
E)
who pays the carrier, when legal title to goods being shipped passes to the buyer, who is responsible for preparing and pursuing loss or damage claims and who routes the freight.
B)
are insignificant and can easily be justified in the buying organization.
D)
who routes the freight.
2)
Fuel efficiency and energy consumption considerations:
9)
The selection of the FOB point is important to the purchaser, because it determines:
B)
flexibility of point-to-point service.
A)
is used when the goods have been paid for in advance of shipment and requires delivery.
D)
low variable operating costs and flexibility of point-to-point service.
D)
next-day air.
C)
not well suited for hauling commodities.
B)
when legal title to goods being shipped passes to the buyer.
A)
who pays the carrier.
A)
best suited for hauling large tonnage over long distances.
B)
disadvantaged because of the need for suitable networks, which are dependent on government support.
A)
selecting the best mode of transport.
E)
shifting responsibility for shipper-carrier relationships to the carrier.
B)
the carrier's ability to handle multiple parts of the logistics process.
E)
safety on the ground, in the air and on water, environmental factors, such as pollution, consolidation of freight and alternative transport modes.
A)
safety on the ground, in the air and on water.
D)
typically decrease as delivery speed increases.
E)
typically do not change when smaller shipments are consolidated.
C)
who is responsible for preparing and pursuing loss or damage claims.
C)
is less attractive for hauling large tonnage over long distances.
D)
is relatively inflexible and slow, and has higher damage rates.
E)
is relatively inflexible and slow, has higher damage rates and is less attractive for hauling large tonnage over long distances.
A)
is relativelyinflexible and slow.
C)
is used to indicate that cargo was loaded onto a named vessel in good condition.
D)
lead to disintermediation in the supply chain.
C)
procuring logistics services at the lowest rates.
A)
rail.
B)
same day air.
10)
A straight bill of lading :
4)
A transportation strategy should include consideration of:
13)
Transportation rates:
A)
deregulation of the transportation sector.
8)
Demurrage charges:
5)
Compared to motor carriers, rail:
3)
Compared to other modes of transportation, motor carriers provide the advantage of:
11)
Decreasing total business logistics costs as a percentage of the U.S. GDP may be attributed to:
1)
Organizations operating under a just-in-time system, prefer to ship by:
12)
With deregulation of the transportation industry and the development of intermodal service, the focus for the transport buyer is:
A)
are established primarily through negotiation.
A)
are never legitimate because delays are typically caused by the carrier's actions.
D)
best suited for hauling large tonnage over long distances and disadvantaged because of the need for suitable networks, which are dependent on government support.
D)
bringing all logistics activities under the management of the VP of Supply.
E)
deregulation of the transportation sector, and improved logistics technology systems and e commerce.
E)
disadvantaged because of the need for suitable networks, which are dependent on government support and not well suited for hauling commodities.
C)
discourage the buyer from using a particular carrier.
C)
encourage shippers to focus on increasing LTL shipments.
C)
energy efficiency.
B)
environmental factors, such as pollution.
E)
flexibility of point-to-point service and energy efficiency.
B)
has higher damage rates.
C)
have accurate, real-time logistics tracking systems.
D)
have extensive ground networks and have accurate, real-time logistics tracking systems.
B)
have extensive ground networks.
B)
have no impact on transportationstrategy in most organizations.
C)
improved logistics technology systems and e-commerce.
E)
intermodal carriers.
E)
is a negotiable instrument that can be used when goods are purchased on credit and is used to indicate that cargo was loaded onto a named vessel in good conditio n.
B)
is a negotiable instrument that can be used when goods are purchased on credit.
D)
is used when the goods have been paid for in advance of shipment and requires delivery, and is a negotiable instrument that can be used when goods are purchased on credit.
A)
low variable operating costs.
D)
may indicate poor delivery scheduling on the part of the buying organization.
E)
result in loweruse of third party logistics providers.