Transportation v. Logistics - correct answer ✔✔Movement of goods from one location to another. V. Part
of supply chain that plans, implements, and controls the efficient forward and reverse flow, and storage
of goods and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption.
Bulk Cargo - correct answer ✔✔Free Flowing cargo, stored loose. Loaded by shovel, pump, bucket or
scoop. Coal, Rice, Grain, Raw Sugar, Oil, Sulfur
Break Bulk Cargo - correct answer ✔✔General or packaged cargo. Often containerized and measured in
TEU's.
Neo-Bulk Cargo - correct answer ✔✔Hybrid of both bulk and break bulk. Automobiles, logs, steel, cattle
Multimodal v Intermodal - correct answer ✔✔Uses more than one mode of transport during a single
shipment. V. Seamless multimodal shipment. No need to unload container, or repackage. One container
for the entire trip.
Planograms - correct answer ✔✔Schematic drawing of product placement.
Planogram Considerations - correct answer ✔✔-Shelf space
-Product variety
-Product Location
-Store Variety
-Store Demographics
-Manufacturer and retailer preferences
Reasons for Packaging - correct answer ✔✔-Marketing
-Provide Product info (Headphone specs)
-Legal Considerations (Tobacco)
, -Provides Protection
-Provides Support
-Preservation of Perishables
-Facilitates the products movement
Packaging Considerations - correct answer ✔✔-Product Characteristics
-Packaging Trade-offs (weight, Cost)
-Destination (retail or warehouse)
-Logisitics Itinerary (When and how is it getting there?)
-Legal considerations (Waste issues, languages, laws)
Dunnage - correct answer ✔✔Used to fill empty space in boxes or containers.
Primary Packaging - correct answer ✔✔In contact with the item
Secondary Packaging - correct answer ✔✔The box that holds the primary packaging and end product
Tertiary Packaging - correct answer ✔✔Contains several items of secondary packaging. Typically a crate
or pallate.
TEU - correct answer ✔✔Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit
8'x8'x20'
Reasons for Containers - correct answer ✔✔Intermodal Capabilities
Protection
Facilities movement
Standardized (so loading equipment can be standardized. easier planning of pallet arrangment inside
container when all containers are nearly identical inside and out.