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Supply chain mgmt came into vogue during the early 1990s. We can view supply chain mgmt as
: - Correct Answers All of the above
Which of the following focused on the movement of finished goods or the outbound flow of a
firms logistics system: - Correct Answers Physical distribution
The focus of a cost trade-off is to obtain: - Correct Answers The best or lowest physical
distribution system cost
You are planning to switch from trucks to rail to move goods on an on-going basis from the west
coast to replenish inventories at retail outlets in the DFW area. You would expect which of the
following to occur ? - Correct Answers Inventory costs would increase while transportation costs
would decrease.
Why is so much info captured at the POS. - Correct Answers The bull-whip effect can be avoided
since upstream suppliers have visibility over actual demand and do not need to forecast .
The single largest cost affecting facility location decisions is - Correct Answers Transportation
Which of the following distance calculations sums a vehicle can move on a stragglers line
between 2 points ? - Correct Answers Euclidean distance
Since 2008, diesel fuel costs have been cut nearly in half. By applying Lardner's law, the market
area served by a company using autonomous vehicles would: - Correct Answers Quadruple in
size
, The concept of derived demand when applied to transportation and logistics suggests: - Correct
Answers The demand for transportation is derived from the demand for goods and services.
Which location model uses concentric rings to explain how economic activity radiates out from
a city center - Correct Answers Von thuen
The concept of derived demand when applied to transportation and logistics suggests: - Correct
Answers the demand for transportation is derived from the demand for goods and service.
Which of the following models uses concetric rings to explain how economic activity radiates
out from a city center? - Correct Answers Von Thuen
Transportation contributed to the formation of the US as a result of: - Correct Answers
alienation from Great Britan due to localized trade an transportation
The term modal split refers to: - Correct Answers an analytical tool that divides the
transportation market by modes of transportation.
A shipment of 100 tons moving 50 miles would be how many ton miles? - Correct Answers 5000
Transportation has played an important role in the defense of the US. Which of the following
transportation projects was developed to enhance the ability to defend the country? - Correct
Answers The interstate highway system
The total ton-miles of freight in the US... - Correct Answers has increased and continues to grow
but at a slower rate than the overall economy.
A mode's accessibility refers to: - Correct Answers the ability to move freight between a specific
origin and destination.