Question 1

As a product's susceptibility to loss and damage increases, its transportation cost:

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A)   increases.
B)   decreases.
C)   stays the same.
D)   can't be determined.

Question 2

Nonintegrated air carriers do not supply door-to-door service.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Product value is an important factor in modal selection.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Define and discuss Transportation Management Systems (TMS).

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Question 5

Air carriers were historically looked upon as:

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A)  emergency only carriers.
B)  having equipment shortages.
C)  a fringe participant. 
D)  insignificant.

Question 6

Software tools related to the movement of goods across the supply chain are lumped together in a general category called transportation management systems (TMS).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Intermodal growth has been flat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Transportation efficiency promotes _____ in the supply chain.

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A)   intermodal demand
B)   KPIs
C)   capacity
D)   competition

Question 9

This mode of transportation is the one most often used in intermodal shipments.

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A)   Air
B)   Motor carrier
C)   Rail
D)   Ocean

Question 10

Which of these is not a freight document?

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A)   Routing guide
B)   Bill of lading
C)   Freight bill
D)   Freight claims form

Question 11

Which management area in an organization does not normally have transportation responsibility?

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A)   Marketing
B)   Manufacturing
C)   Procurement
D)   Logistics

Question 12

The railroads have not shared in the growth in transportation and so do not have any capacity issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A bill of lading is nonnegotiable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The distances in today's global supply chains produce:

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A)   higher cost.
B)   longer transit times.
C)   more disruptions.
D)   all of these answers.

Question 15

What is modal selection? What are the key determinants in choosing a mode?

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A critical transportation management iss...

Question 16

The main strategy behind routing guides is to:

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A)   maintain exact control.
B)   comply with or enforce FOB terms.
C)   promote supply chain excellence.
D)   select between modes.

Question 17

Discuss the elements of carrier selection, and how it differs from mode selection.

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Carrier selection is a specialized purch...

Question 18

The responsibility for transportation management is typically not assigned to any one management discipline in an organization.

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A) True 
 B)False

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Nonintegrated air carriers do not supply door-to-door service.

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Transportation efficiency promotes _____ in the supply chain.

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As a product's susceptibility to loss and damage increases, its transportation cost:

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Which management area in an organization does not normally have transportation responsibility?

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The distances in today's global supply chains produce:

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Which of these is not a freight document?

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The railroads have not shared in the growth in transportation and so do not have any capacity issues.

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A bill of lading is nonnegotiable.

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Intermodal growth has been flat.

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Discuss the elements of carrier selection, and how it differs from mode selection.

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The responsibility for transportation management is typically not assigned to any one management discipline in an organization.

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What is modal selection? What are the key determinants in choosing a mode?

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Software tools related to the movement of goods across the supply chain are lumped together in a general category called transportation management systems (TMS).

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Define and discuss Transportation Management Systems (TMS).

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Product value is an important factor in modal selection.

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As a product's susceptibility to loss and damage increases, its transportation cost:

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The distances in today's global supply chains produce:

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Air carriers were historically looked upon as:

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What is modal selection? What are the key determinants in choosing a mode?

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Software tools related to the movement of goods across the supply chain are lumped together in a general category called transportation management systems (TMS).

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