Deck 11: Transportation

Question 1

A bill of lading is nonnegotiable.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Rail is the mode of transportation that is the fastest shipment travelling over 800 miles.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Outsourcing transportation is a "buy" decision.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Intermodal growth has been flat.

Question 5

Railroads have accessibility limitations.

Question 6

Following the trend in deregulation of most transportation modes, freight rate negotiations are being decentralized.

Question 7

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

Question 8

The main strategy behind routing guides is to maintain very tight control of transportation costs.

Question 9

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

Question 10

Transportation plays a key role in supply chain design, strategy development, and total cost management.

Question 11

A carrier is never excused from a claim.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Pipeline costs are predominantly fixed.

Question 14

Product value is an important factor in modal selection.

Question 15

Liner offers a global ocean freight transportation that schedules departures and arrivals between major ports.

Question 16

All modes of transportation provide the same basic service.

Question 17

Given the availability of information, transportation buying has become comparatively easy.

Question 18

Motor carrier cost is highly variable.

Question 19

The growth of outsourcing has created transportation challenges.

Question 20

Railroad's length of haul is longer than that of motor carriers.

Question 21

Railroads fall into a group called:

A) nonintegrated carriers.
B) intermodal operators.
C) natural monopolies.
D) service challenged carriers.

Question 22

Economic deregulation sparked competition among carriers in several areas. Which of these is not an area of competition?

A) Accessibility
B) Pricing
C) Performance
D) Services

Question 23

The main strategy behind routing guides is to:

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

Define and discuss Transportation Management Systems (TMS).

Question 26

Challenges for the trucking industry include:

A) lack of flexibility.
B) limited equipment options.
C) oversupply of qualified drivers.
D) competition.

Question 27

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

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

Question 28

Transportation efficiency promotes _____ in the supply chain.

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

Question 29

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

Question 30

Which of the following modes of transportation is considered the most "capable"?

A) Air
B) Motor
C) Ocean
D) Rail
E) Pipe

Question 31

What are the three types of freight documentation? Discuss how each is used.

Question 32

Air carriers were historically looked upon as:
A) a fringe participant.

A) emergency only carriers.
B) having equipment shortages.
B) insignificant.

Question 33

A key requirement for service quality monitoring is information.

Question 34

The distances in today's global supply chains produce:

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

Question 35

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

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

Which of these is not a freight document?

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

Question 38

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

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