BUS 230 Week 7 Quiz – Strayer
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CHAPTER 9
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44. One
of the advantages of integrated carriers (truck-air) like UPS and Federal
Express is that they:
a. utilize commercial airlines for air
service.
b. outsource much of their air network..
c. own their own aircraft.
d. rely more on air than ground
transportation.
e. outsource much of their ground network.
45.
Outsourcing or using third party logistics services has:
a. remained flat due to increased
challenges of international logistics.
b. become increasingly popular with small
organizations, but not large ones.
c. declined in popularity due to declining
service provider performance.
d. declined as transportation has been
re-regulated.
e. increased as organizations focus on
core competencies.
46.
Organizations operating under a just-in-time system, require:
i. international coverage.
ii. heightened security.
iii. lowest price.
iv. on-time deliveries.
v. real-time package tracking.
47. When
assessing the quality of a telecommunications provider, a key indicator of
superior quality to a competitor is the ability to:
a. own and operate the largest network of
land and sea cable.
b. compress more high resolution
information on the same bandwidth.
c. have the leanest network of repeater
stations.
d. have the most extensive intermodal
operations.
e. own radio frequencies with greater
range.
48.Fuel
efficiency and energy consumption considerations:
a. have no impact on transportation
strategy in most organizations.
b. are a factor in transportation strategy
development in many organizations.
c. encourage shippers to focus on
increasing LTL shipments.
d. lead to disintermediation in the supply
chain.
e. result in lower use of third party
logistics providers.
49. Over
the past two decades, logistics costs as a percent of the U.S. gross domestic
product (GDP) have:
a. been extremely volatile due to
international events.
b. increased due to transportation
deregulation and technology investments.
c. declined due to deregulation,
technology investment, and e-commerce.
d. doubled due to growth in international
sourcing.
e. remained constant due to a stagnant
global economy.
50. When
selecting freight carriers, buyers are most concerned with:
a. best overall value.
b. intermodal capabilities.
c. supply chain and delivery speed.
d. geographic coverage.
e. shipment security.
51.
Transportation rates:
a. are established primarily through
negotiation.
b. are established primarily by government
regulation.
c. are lower for LTL than TL shipments.
d. typically decrease as delivery speed
increases.
e. typically do not change when smaller
shipments are consolidated.
52.
Supply’s involvement in transportation decisions is:
a. insignificant and declining due to the
growth of supply chain management.
b. growing due to the increase in the
number of railroads and trucking companies throughout the world..
c. growing due to the deterioration of
roads, bridges, and highways in North America.
d. declining due to the growth of
outsourcing transportation decisions to third party logistics providers.
e. growing in terms of direct functional
responsibility and cross-functional efforts to devise solutions with logistics
services providers.
10. The
selection of the FOB point is important to the purchaser, for it determines:
a. who pays the carrier.
b. when legal title to goods being shipped
passes to the buyer.
c. who is responsible for preparing and
pursuing loss or damage claims.
d. who routes the freight.
e. all of the above.
True and False
1. The
bill of lading is the key document in the movement of goods.
2. One
of the advantages of shipping by air carrier is that it is inexpensive compared
to other modes of transportation.
3. One
of the disadvantages of intermodal frieght services is higher damage rates due
to more handling.
4.
Transportation costs increase as distance, quantity, and speed increase.
5.
Third-party logistics service providers are carriers that always own assets
(trucks, airplanes, railcars) and act as intermediaries between trading
partners, for example, shippers and carriers.
6. When
contracting with logistics services providers, supply managers are limited by
Federal regulations in their use of standard supply techniques such as
negotiation, systems contracts, and supplier evalaution.
7.
Carriers for RF waves are air, copper wire and fiberoptic cable.
8. Two
effective cost reduction strategies are partnering agreements with logistics
services provider and long-term contracts.
9. Radio
frequency (RF) waves are a mode of transportation for information.
10. A
mode of transportation is any means of conveyance (truck, auto, taxi, bus,
railroad, ship, airplane) of people or property.
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