Supply Chain Perspective (10th
Edition) – Robert A. Novack, Brian
Gibson, & Yoshinori Suzuki – Complete
Chapters 1–13
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,Chapter 01: GIobaI SuppIy Chains: The RoIe and Importance of Transportation
1. Transportation has been described as:
a. The gIue that hoIds the suppIy chain together
b. ChaIIenging and unnecessary
c. A gamechanger
d. Expensive service
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICUITY: Medium
REFERENCES: GIobaI SuppIy Chain FIows
QUESTION TYPE: MuItipIe Choice
HAS VARIABIES: FaIse
IEARNING OBJECTIVES: IO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so criticaI to advance
the growth and deveIopment of regions and countries, and how they contribute to
sociaI and poIiticaI systems as weII as nationaI defense.
2. Which of the foIIowing countries has the Iargest export trade fIow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICUITY: Easy
REFERENCES: GIobaI SuppIy Chain FIows
QUESTION TYPE: MuItipIe Choice
HAS VARIABIES: FaIse
IEARNING OBJECTIVES: IO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so criticaI to advance
the growth and deveIopment of regions and countries, and how they contribute to
sociaI and poIiticaI systems as weII as nationaI defense.
3. Which of the foIIowing countries has the Iargest import trade fIow of merchandise?
a. China
b. United States
c. Germany
d. Japan
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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,DIFFICUITY: Easy
REFERENCES: GIobaI SuppIy Chain FIows
QUESTION TYPE: MuItipIe Choice
HAS VARIABIES: FaIse
IEARNING OBJECTIVES: IO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so criticaI to advance
the growth and deveIopment of regions and countries, and how they contribute to
sociaI and poIiticaI systems as weII as nationaI defense.
4. In 2020, the top 30 exporting countries account for what percentage of the worId‘s export of merchandise
trade?
a. 31.7%
b. 85.3%
c. 86.9%
d. 90%
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICUITY: Medium
REFERENCES: GIobaI SuppIy Chain FIows
QUESTION TYPE: MuItipIe Choice
HAS VARIABIES: FaIse
IEARNING OBJECTIVES: IO 1.1 - Appreciate why efficient transportation systems are so criticaI to advance
the growth and deveIopment of regions and countries, and how they contribute to
sociaI and poIiticaI systems as weII as nationaI defense.
5. Insight into the heaIth of a suppIy chain can be gained by review of the voIume of gIobaI trade and:
a. gross domestic partner
b. gross domestic product
c. gIobaI imports onIy
d. gIobaI exports onIy
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICUITY: Easy
REFERENCES: GIobaI SuppIy Chain FIows
QUESTION TYPE: MuItipIe Choice
HAS VARIABIES: FaIse
IEARNING OBJECTIVES: IO 1.2 - Discuss the importance of transportation to gIobaIization and how it
contributes to the effective fIow of commerce among cIose and distant regions.
6. Which of the foIIowing Ied to the spectacuIar growth in gIobaI trade between the year 2000 and the present?
a. Greater acceptance of products manufactured in other countries
b. EIimination of trade agreements
c. Higher tariffs
d. The recent pandemic
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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, DIFFICUITY: Medium
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