SCMN 3720 EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are examples of automation in each operational area of a distribution
facility? - ✔✔Receiving/
Shipping
• Autonomous
Guided Vehicle
(AGV)
• Robot to conveyor
• Automatic loading
and unloading
systems
storage
• Bin Carousel
• Automated Storage
& Retrieval
Systems (AS/RS)
stacker cranes
Picking
• Conveyor to picker
• Robot to picker
• AGV
• Picking robot
• Auto store
✔✔What is the definition of a Carrier? - ✔✔A company that transports goods
via land, sea or air
✔✔What is the definition of a Shipper? - ✔✔The party (company) that tenders
or ships the goods for transport
✔✔What is the definition of a Consignee? - ✔✔The party to whom goods are
shipped to and delivered. The receiver of a freight shipment
✔✔What is the definition of a Commodity as it relates to shipping? - ✔✔Any physical
item that istraded (shipped) in commerce.
Typically refers to the product that is being shipped
✔✔What is the difference between and order and shipment? - ✔✔Order: A request for
goods or services such as a purchase order, sales order, work order, etc.
Shipment: an amount of goods sent together to a place.
• Typically, a shipment is an order or set of
, orders sent from a shipper to a consignee.
• Can represent something as small as box or as large as a ship full of goods.
✔✔What is a Bill of Lading and what does information does it include? -
✔✔Transportation document that is the contract of carriage containing the terms and
conditions between the shipper and carrier.
• Every shipment has some form of BOL
even if it's online.
• BOL provides shipper, carrier,
consignee, tracking #, freight terms,
order # shipped, commodity shipped
• BOL typically does not include price
✔✔What key factors determine the mode selected for a shipment? - ✔✔• Shipment
Size/Weight
• Required Transit Time/Speed
• Product Characteristics
• Cost/Budget
✔✔How do the costs and speeds of each mode compare? - ✔✔air: $$$$, very fast
truck:$$$, relativley fast
rail:$$, slow
ocean: $, very slow
✔✔How does each mode compare in ton-miles of freight in U.S.? - ✔✔truck~ 2,000,000
million of tons miles
rail~ 1,500,000
pipeline~ 1,000,000
water~750,00 drops to 500,000
air- 0
✔✔What are the price and service characteristics of each mode? - ✔✔Delivery Access:
air- Limited,
truck- Very Accessible,
rail- Limited,
ocean- Very Limited
Delivery Reliability:
air- Very Consistent,
truck-Fairly Consistent,
rail- Low,
ocean- Very Low,
Delivery Capability
air- Limited,
truck- Very Good,
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What are examples of automation in each operational area of a distribution
facility? - ✔✔Receiving/
Shipping
• Autonomous
Guided Vehicle
(AGV)
• Robot to conveyor
• Automatic loading
and unloading
systems
storage
• Bin Carousel
• Automated Storage
& Retrieval
Systems (AS/RS)
stacker cranes
Picking
• Conveyor to picker
• Robot to picker
• AGV
• Picking robot
• Auto store
✔✔What is the definition of a Carrier? - ✔✔A company that transports goods
via land, sea or air
✔✔What is the definition of a Shipper? - ✔✔The party (company) that tenders
or ships the goods for transport
✔✔What is the definition of a Consignee? - ✔✔The party to whom goods are
shipped to and delivered. The receiver of a freight shipment
✔✔What is the definition of a Commodity as it relates to shipping? - ✔✔Any physical
item that istraded (shipped) in commerce.
Typically refers to the product that is being shipped
✔✔What is the difference between and order and shipment? - ✔✔Order: A request for
goods or services such as a purchase order, sales order, work order, etc.
Shipment: an amount of goods sent together to a place.
• Typically, a shipment is an order or set of
, orders sent from a shipper to a consignee.
• Can represent something as small as box or as large as a ship full of goods.
✔✔What is a Bill of Lading and what does information does it include? -
✔✔Transportation document that is the contract of carriage containing the terms and
conditions between the shipper and carrier.
• Every shipment has some form of BOL
even if it's online.
• BOL provides shipper, carrier,
consignee, tracking #, freight terms,
order # shipped, commodity shipped
• BOL typically does not include price
✔✔What key factors determine the mode selected for a shipment? - ✔✔• Shipment
Size/Weight
• Required Transit Time/Speed
• Product Characteristics
• Cost/Budget
✔✔How do the costs and speeds of each mode compare? - ✔✔air: $$$$, very fast
truck:$$$, relativley fast
rail:$$, slow
ocean: $, very slow
✔✔How does each mode compare in ton-miles of freight in U.S.? - ✔✔truck~ 2,000,000
million of tons miles
rail~ 1,500,000
pipeline~ 1,000,000
water~750,00 drops to 500,000
air- 0
✔✔What are the price and service characteristics of each mode? - ✔✔Delivery Access:
air- Limited,
truck- Very Accessible,
rail- Limited,
ocean- Very Limited
Delivery Reliability:
air- Very Consistent,
truck-Fairly Consistent,
rail- Low,
ocean- Very Low,
Delivery Capability
air- Limited,
truck- Very Good,
