Air - correct answer ✔Mode of transportation best for moving items very
quickly
Air - correct answer ✔Mode of transportation thats often used for low-weight,
high value products such as jewelry
Air - correct answer ✔Mode of transportation thats often used for
emergency, overnight shipments
Air - correct answer ✔Mode of transportation thats the fastest for long
distances
Air - correct answer ✔Mode of transportation thats the most expensive
Perfect Delivery Percentage - correct answer ✔Quality measurement that
uses the percentage of shipments delivered without defects, including
damage, documentation, accidents, etc
Truck - correct answer ✔Different types of _____ delivery: common,
contract, line haul, express and private fleet carriers
Truck - correct answer ✔Disadvantage of _____ is they must pay substantial
fuel, license fees and tolls. These costs vary by the load
Air - correct answer ✔Disadvantage of ___ is they are the most expensive
type of transportation to operate. They have high fuel and maintenance costs.
They bear heavy fixed and variable costs
, Rail - correct answer ✔Disadvantage of ____ is the infrastructure costs are
high and require large orders to be cost effective. Require more delivery time
must be allocated
Water - correct answer ✔This mode of transport moves products such as
coa, petroleum and iron ore. Farm products and wood are also transported
this way in bulk. About 90% of all import merchandise comes into the U.S. via
container
Packaging, package - correct answer ✔The transportation modes selected
affects the _________________ required and carrier classification rules
dictate the _________________ choice
Transportation - correct answer ✔______________ is the most expensive
logistics activity, representing over 40 percent of most cooperations' logistics
expenses
Contract carriers - correct answer ✔A carrier that does not serve the general
public, but provides transportation for hire for one or a limited number of
shippers under a specific contract
Exempt carriers - correct answer ✔These carriers are NOT regulated by
federal and/or state mandates; carriage of dining and agricultural products has
been traditionally labeled exempt from regulatory practices
Cross-docking - correct answer ✔A merge in transit in which the multiple
shipments are sent to a distribution center near the customer site where items
are reloaded onto a single truck and sent as a single delivery is most cost
effective done by ___________, a technique in which goods are moved
directly from a receiving dock to a shipping dock without intermediate storage