Deck 3: International Logistics Infrastructure

Question 1

As the size of ships has increased,ports have been challenged in keeping up with the ability to handle them.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

For security reasons,many companies are switching their mail deliveries to private services like DHL or FedEx.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The infrastructure that most obviously affects the movement of goods internationally is the communications infrastructure.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Unlike other industries,ports in the developed world have managed to avoid strong unions.

Question 5

Given the differences logistics managers may find in other countries and cultures,it is important for them to attempt to impose what is familiar to them on those other countries and cultures.

Question 6

The concern for the road infrastructure of a country is not one of density,but one of usability.

Question 7

Air cargo operations are helped by the fact that there is a more than adequate supply of refrigerated warehouses at airports.

Question 8

Few ports have had to dredge channels to allow ships with drafts of up to 40 feet.

Question 9

A country's court system could be considered to be part of its infrastructure.

Question 10

There is a direct rail link from Southern Europe to Asia where the Orient Express connects directly with the Baghdad Railway in Istanbul.

Question 11

The World Bank estimates that at least 75 percent of the world population has access to adequate sanitation.

Question 12

For the most part,the emphasis on European railroads has been upon freight rather than passenger service.

Question 13

Most of the easily accessible oil and gas fields are in the early part of their life expectancies.

Question 14

The infrastructure of pipelines is declining,meaning more energy needs of the world must be transported by ships,trucks,and railroads.

Question 15

Because work in modern ports goes so fast,there is no need for warehousing space.

Question 16

The effectiveness of a port is often dependent upon the quality of the road and rail network to which it is connected.

Question 17

The most common problem with the utilities part of the national infrastructure is the availability of electricity.

Question 18

China's railroad network only satisfies 60 percent of its demand.

Question 19

The Ports of the World booklet provides a thorough directory of public warehouses located throughout the world.

Question 20

The current trend in shipbuilding is toward post-Panamax ships.

Question 21

Of the following,the best definition of a logistics infrastructure would be that it consists of

A) all of the elements in place to facilitate transportation, communication, and business exchanges.
B) a country's electrical supply and road network.
C) the amount of computerization a country has.
D) a developed banking system.
E) None of the above

Question 22

Although there is no equivalent term in English,the French term ouvrages d'art has to do with

A) civil engineering structures.
B) art museums.
C) art galleries.
D) telecommunications.
E) None of the above

Question 23

Given common worldwide infrastructure problems,many international travelers say people going abroad

A) should not use cell phones.
B) should avoid drinking local water.
C) should not use express package services like FedEx.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 24

The only water link between the Black Sea and the oceans is

A) the Corinth Canal.
B) the Danube River.
C) Lake Saint Clair.
D) the Bosporus Strait.
E) None of the above

Question 25

Factors contributing to the rise of U.S.freight railroads since about 1980 are

A) road congestion, concerns about pollution and noise, and development of the multi-modal container.
B) higher train speeds, development of more custom service by railroads, and concerns about terrorism.
C) increased shipments of high-value goods like computers, unreliability of air freight, and the building of new railroads.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 26

There are sometimes problems with electrical supply in

A) Sub-Sahara Africa.
B) Saudi Arabia.
C) some parts of a developed country like the United States.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 27

Regarding water availability in the infrastructure

A) more than 95 percent of the world's population has running water.
B) many cities have old leaky pipes.
C) it is not important to economic development.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 28

In the European Union,the goal for mail delivery sent to a national address is

A) two days.
B) three days.
C) D + 1.
D) D + 2.
E) None of the above

Question 29

The TGV trains connecting London and Paris

A) feature expedited container freight service.
B) feature package express service.
C) provide the latest in break-bulk freight transport technology.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 30

Among characteristics of the Saint Lawrence Seaway is/are

A) it is wide and most ships can pass through it.
B) it is growing in the amount of traffic it carries.
C) it provides good year-round transportation.
D) it links the Great Lakes to the Saint Lawrence River and the Atlantic Ocean.
E) None of the above

Question 31

Because some ports are becoming increasingly limited in their ability to handle ever-larger ships it is possible that

A) ship sizes will become smaller.
B) massive government programs will do what is necessary to upgrade the smaller ports.
C) large ships will go to "hub" ports where "feeder" ships will traverse to and from the smaller ports.
D) ocean shipping costs will rapidly decline.
E) None of the above

Question 32

The busiest cargo airport in the world is

A) London Heathrow.
B) Denver International.
C) Chicago O'Hare.
D) Dallas-Fort Worth International.
E) None of the above

Question 33

Because some countries have poor traditional telephone services,companies and consumers have resorted to

A) leap frogging.
B) express package services.
C) satellite telephones.
D) fiber-optic telephones.
E) None of the above

Question 34

The idea that containerized ocean cargo needs to take a shortcut across a landmass by rail has resulted in the development of

A) TGV trains.
B) more port dredging.
C) land bridges.
D) Shinkansen trains.
E) None of the above

Question 35

As ships move through the Panama Canal,the locks they traverse use an inordinate amount of fresh water,including water from the reserve at

A) Lake Panama.
B) Guillard Lake.
C) the Panama River.
D) Great Lake.
E) None of the above

Question 36

In countries with poor traditional telephone services,communications infrastructure has rapidly been developed through

A) fax machines.
B) satellite technology.
C) cellular telephones.
D) computers.
E) None of the above

Question 37

One of the first problems faced by an international logistics manager has to do with

A) air transport availability.
B) weather.
C) infrastructure.
D) customs.
E) None of the above

Question 38

Warehouse infrastructure of a country may determine

A) what the transport modes may charge for transportation.
B) how goods are packaged.
C) import duties.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 39

Post-Panamax ships have resulted in

A) ports being able to handle more ships.
B) cranes being unable to reach across Panamax ships.
C) the ability to load up to thirteen containers across the width of the ship.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 40

As a defense measure to keep invading military troops from using their railroads,Spain and Russia

A) built explosives into bridges and tunnels.
B) made drive controls in locomotives opposite to what they were in the rest of Europe.
C) developed widths between the rails (gauges) different from those of the rest of Europe.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 41

Since most airports are geographically close to large cities,their hours of operations are generally limited by ____________________ constraints.

Question 42

Ports have been challenged in handling ships with drafts exceeding ____________________ feet.

Question 43

In many countries,access to high-speed highways is limited to those who can pay a ____________________.

Question 44

For shippers handling non-containerized cargo,the capacity of a port's ____________________ is a major factor in deciding which port through which to send a specific cargo.

Question 45

The tunnel between France and Great Britain is called the ____________________.

Question 46

The ____________________ of an airport determine(s)the type of aircraft which can serve that airport.

Question 47

Protection of goods when they have to wait at one or more points in transit have to do with a port or country's ____________________ infrastructure.

Question 48

The government of Poland estimates that ____________________ percent of its roads are in bad condition.

Question 49

In addition to problems of production,many electrical utilities around the world are victims of ____________________ of power and,in Russia,of electrical wires.

Question 50

In the United States,paved roads represent ____________________ percent of the road infrastructure.