SCMN 2150 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔What are the classifications and how are they used in the import process? -
✔✔Cargo is assigned to a class as defined in U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule so that
it can be properly taxed/tariffed.
✔✔What are import duties and how are they determined? - ✔✔Taxation/Duties:
Ad-valorum taxes based on the commodity being imported, its declared value, country
of origin, and other factors like quotas
✔✔What is a customs broker and how are they used? - ✔✔Third-Party logistics
professionals hired by importers to interpret complex entry rules and help clear customs
safely, securely, and quickly & ensure legal minimum duties are paid.
✔✔What is a free-trade zone and how are they used? - ✔✔AKA: "foreign trade zones"
- Goods can enter the FTZ without formal customs entry or payment of duties.
- Goods in FTZ can be assembled, repackaged, relabeled, or combined with other
products.
✔✔In the final delivery leg, when would rail typically be used. What are the advantages
and drawbacks? - ✔✔If the final leg is > 750 miles and has large capacity.
Pro: highly efficient, large capacity, and low costs
Con: Accessibility and inconsistent service
✔✔Readings: From the article, "Clearing Customs Quickly and Efficiently," what are the
10 tips for fast, reliable customs clearance? - ✔✔1. Focus on what you can control.
2. Make someone accessible 24/7
3. Learn the lingo (FAST, PAPA, PIP)
4. Cross-training is crucial
5. Use IT
6. Don't cheat the system
7. Pay on time
8. Work with the best
9. Savings begin after the deal is done
7. Customs compliance may require personnel, training, and IT investment.
✔✔Module 9 Quiz
1. In complex and fast-changing markets, supply chain managers need decision support
tools that will provide ___________, so they can recalibrate plans and adjust to volatility
in supply and demand. - ✔✔Agility
✔✔2. When a supply chain managers say, "data must be readily available for decision
making purposes" they need the data to be _______________. - ✔✔Accessible
, ✔✔3. Supply chain ________________ tools use mathematical modeling and other
tools to quickly assess your options and find solutions that eliminate inefficiencies and
leverage cost savings across supply chain communities. - ✔✔Optimization
✔✔4. Order management systems, warehouse management systems, and
transportation management systems are examples of _________________ software
that help companies conduct day-to-day supply chain processes. - ✔✔Supply Chain
Execution Software
✔✔5. (T/F): To maximize supply chain capabilities and improve visibility of product
flows, companies must develop a supply chain wide technology strategy to support
multiple levels of decision making. - ✔✔True
✔✔Module 10 Quiz
1. Match the three key pieces of international sourcing activities to their corresponding
definition. - ✔✔
✔✔Preparation - ✔✔Key questions and planning issues in global supply chain
management.
✔✔Purchasing - ✔✔Sourcing the materials, components, & modules for production.
✔✔Production - ✔✔Creating the final goods, ready fro global distribution
✔✔2. Which of the following is NOT a growth driver of global manufacturing?
a) Risk Reduction
b) Emerging market potential
c) Increase in trade barriers
d) Labor cost differences - ✔✔C) Increase in trade barriers
✔✔3. Reduce costs, expand capacity, reduce risk, access new designs & specialized
skills/ideas are all goals of what procurement strategy? - ✔✔Global Sourcing
✔✔4. __________ is the production of goods for sale in countries outside the home
market of the organization - ✔✔Global Manufacturing
✔✔5. (T/F): According to Louis Dejoie, the U.S. Department of Commerce does not
provide a great deal of assistance for companies entering international markets. -
✔✔False
✔✔Module 11 Quiz
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔What are the classifications and how are they used in the import process? -
✔✔Cargo is assigned to a class as defined in U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule so that
it can be properly taxed/tariffed.
✔✔What are import duties and how are they determined? - ✔✔Taxation/Duties:
Ad-valorum taxes based on the commodity being imported, its declared value, country
of origin, and other factors like quotas
✔✔What is a customs broker and how are they used? - ✔✔Third-Party logistics
professionals hired by importers to interpret complex entry rules and help clear customs
safely, securely, and quickly & ensure legal minimum duties are paid.
✔✔What is a free-trade zone and how are they used? - ✔✔AKA: "foreign trade zones"
- Goods can enter the FTZ without formal customs entry or payment of duties.
- Goods in FTZ can be assembled, repackaged, relabeled, or combined with other
products.
✔✔In the final delivery leg, when would rail typically be used. What are the advantages
and drawbacks? - ✔✔If the final leg is > 750 miles and has large capacity.
Pro: highly efficient, large capacity, and low costs
Con: Accessibility and inconsistent service
✔✔Readings: From the article, "Clearing Customs Quickly and Efficiently," what are the
10 tips for fast, reliable customs clearance? - ✔✔1. Focus on what you can control.
2. Make someone accessible 24/7
3. Learn the lingo (FAST, PAPA, PIP)
4. Cross-training is crucial
5. Use IT
6. Don't cheat the system
7. Pay on time
8. Work with the best
9. Savings begin after the deal is done
7. Customs compliance may require personnel, training, and IT investment.
✔✔Module 9 Quiz
1. In complex and fast-changing markets, supply chain managers need decision support
tools that will provide ___________, so they can recalibrate plans and adjust to volatility
in supply and demand. - ✔✔Agility
✔✔2. When a supply chain managers say, "data must be readily available for decision
making purposes" they need the data to be _______________. - ✔✔Accessible
, ✔✔3. Supply chain ________________ tools use mathematical modeling and other
tools to quickly assess your options and find solutions that eliminate inefficiencies and
leverage cost savings across supply chain communities. - ✔✔Optimization
✔✔4. Order management systems, warehouse management systems, and
transportation management systems are examples of _________________ software
that help companies conduct day-to-day supply chain processes. - ✔✔Supply Chain
Execution Software
✔✔5. (T/F): To maximize supply chain capabilities and improve visibility of product
flows, companies must develop a supply chain wide technology strategy to support
multiple levels of decision making. - ✔✔True
✔✔Module 10 Quiz
1. Match the three key pieces of international sourcing activities to their corresponding
definition. - ✔✔
✔✔Preparation - ✔✔Key questions and planning issues in global supply chain
management.
✔✔Purchasing - ✔✔Sourcing the materials, components, & modules for production.
✔✔Production - ✔✔Creating the final goods, ready fro global distribution
✔✔2. Which of the following is NOT a growth driver of global manufacturing?
a) Risk Reduction
b) Emerging market potential
c) Increase in trade barriers
d) Labor cost differences - ✔✔C) Increase in trade barriers
✔✔3. Reduce costs, expand capacity, reduce risk, access new designs & specialized
skills/ideas are all goals of what procurement strategy? - ✔✔Global Sourcing
✔✔4. __________ is the production of goods for sale in countries outside the home
market of the organization - ✔✔Global Manufacturing
✔✔5. (T/F): According to Louis Dejoie, the U.S. Department of Commerce does not
provide a great deal of assistance for companies entering international markets. -
✔✔False
✔✔Module 11 Quiz
