Deck 26: The U.S.Transportation Industry: Planning for a Potential Post-Recession Capacity Crunch

Question 1

Those firms that warehouse,pick orders,and ship directly to the customer as well as hire and manage logistics workers are known as __________ companies.

A) 3PL
B) flow management
C) owner-
D) order fulfillment
E) all of the above

Answer 1

A
Third-party logistics firms is contracted to manage a firm's order fulfillment process from beginning to end.

Question 2

When the amount of inventory to be shipped is more than motor carriers can transport,supply chain managers face __________.

A) an increase in competition for logistics services
B) fewer truck drivers
C) capacity crunch
D) problems in demand fulfillment
E) all of the above

Answer 2

E
All of the answers are symptomatic of an insufficient supply of logistics workers.

Question 3

Which of following integration types in supply chain management would probably not include contractual motor carrier and warehouse services?

A) measurement integration
B) relationship integration
C) material and service integration
D) technology and planning integration
E) internal operations integration

Answer 3

E
Contractual logistics partners would not be considered internal operations.

Question 4

Shippers of natural resources who contract with intermodal shipping,such as Maersk and BNSF,also benefit from economies of scale.

Question 5

"Seamless" is a favorite buzzword of supply chain management proponents,especially those who advocate JIT.Given the case,what disruption was left out of the chapter discussion?

A) natural disasters
B) human resources
C) customer demand
D) flow reversal
E) none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following criteria might be least affected by an economic upswing in regard to motor carriers.

A) capability
B) cost
C) transit time
D) accessibility
E) reliability

Question 7

The supply chain team is strictly an internal operation.It would hardly include an owner-operator truck driver.

Question 8

The demand management process also includes hiring new drivers to replace those laid off.

Question 9

Demand fulfillment,as used in the case,would be considered a primary factor in how supply chain management is customer-driven.

Question 10

__________ logistics is the best description for the transportation companies discussed in the case.

A) Just-in-Time
B) Outsourcing
C) Motor carrier
D) Contract
E) all of the above