SUNY MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

SUNY MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhoNsaidNthisNquote?

"TransportationN(especiallyNgoodsNtransportation)NisNaNderivedNdemand,NinNtheNsenseNthatNitNisNcreatedNa
sNanNoutcomeNofNotherNeconomicNnecessities."



A.NDr.NDeming

B.NDr.NStarbuck

C.NTextbookNAuthorsNGoldsby,NLynegar,NandNRao

D.NEdwardNUllman



useNyourNcriticalNfacultiesNandNfindNanNexampleNofNtransportationNthatNcontradictsNtheNquotation.NExplain
NtheNnatureNofNtheNcontradiction.NYouNmayNuseNanNoutsideNsourceNtoNanswerNthisNpartNofNtheNquestion.N-

NCORRECTNANSWERN-C.NGoldsbyNand




2.NFirst,NtheNauthorsNofNtheNtextbookNstateNthatN"...sinceNWorldNWarNII...internationalNtradeNhasNflourishe
d"NandNgiveNtheNcreditNtoNcomparativeNadvantageNandNlow,NcompetitiveNpricing.NHowever,NthisNpresentati
onNbyNtheNtextbookNauthorsNgivesNyouNaNflawedNunderstandingNofNtheNnatureNofNinternationalNtrade.NTrad
eNdidNnotNandNdoesNnotNflourishNpurelyNbasedNonNcomparativeNadvantageNandNlowNcompetitiveNpricing.NT
heNauthorsNoftenNdoNnotNobjectivelyNexamineNtheNpoliticalNandNeconomicNcontextsNofNtheNtradeNdataNthat
NtheyNpresent,NincludingNtheNimpactNofNtheNfallNofNtheNSovietNUnion.NForNexample,NthroughoutNhumanNhis

tory,NitNwasNnotNuntilN1990NthatNallNinternationalNtradeNinNgoodsNandNservicesNinNtheNworldNreachedN$4Ntri
llion.NJustN6NyearsNlater,N(afterNtheNfallNofNtheNSovietNUnionNinNDecemberN1991)NtheNtotalNvolumeNofNworld
NtradeNhadNtakenNaNquantumNleapNtoNalmostN$7Ntrillion.




TrueNorNFalse



IfNTrueNthenNwhy?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-



Briefly,Nexplain,NandNgiveNaNdetailedNexampleNof,NwhatN"intelligentNtransportationNsystem,N(ITS)"Nmeans.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-

isNtheNapplicationNofNsensing,Nanalysis,NcontrolNandNcommunicationsNtechnologiesNtoNgroundNtransportati

,onNinNorderNtoNimproveNsafety,NmobilityNandNefficiency.NItNincludesNaNwideNrangeNofNapplicationsNthatNpro
cessNandNshareNinformationNtoNeaseNcongestion,NimproveNtrafficNmanagement,NminimizeNenvironmentalNi
mpactNandNincreaseNtheNbenefitsNofNtransportationNtoNcommercialNusersNandNtheNpublicNinNgeneral.



Ex:NelectronicNroadNpricing,NonlineNtravelNinformation,Nvehicle-to-
vehicleNcommunication,NcomputerizedNtrafficNsignalingNandNautomaticNandNeco-driverNassistance.



"StatisticalNevidenceNindicatesNthatNformalNstrategizingNmakesNinsignificantNcontributionsNtoNprofits."NWh
oNmadeNthisNstatement?NNameNoneNofNtheNthreeNmainNpointsNthatNtheNauthorNmadeNtoNsupportNhisNargu
ment.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-W.NH.NStarbuck



First,NformalizationNundercutsNtheNvalueNofNstrategizing.N



Second,NnearlyNallNmanagersNholdNveryNinaccurateNperceptionsNofNbothNtheirNfirmsNandNtheirNmarketNenvi
ronments.N



Third,NnoNoneNcanNforecastNaccuratelyNoverNtheNlongNterm.N



Fourth,NfundamentalNbarriersNmakeNitNveryNdifficultNtoNattainNhighNprofitsNthroughNstrategicNactions.



ThereNisNanNinterplayNbetweenNbeliefNandNbehaviorNsuchNthatNpeopleNactNinNtheNworldNonNtheirNbeliefs,Na
ndNasNaNresult,NtheNworld,NconsistingNofNmultipleNfactorsNandNlayersNofNenvironment,NgivesNfeedbackNinNco
ntext.NUnderstandingNthisNinterplayNcanNhelpNusNunderstandNtheNnatureNofNmoralityNasNaNsubjectiveNconst
ruct,NandNethicsNasNanNobjectiveNconcept,NandNultimatelyNleadNtoNevaluatingNideas,NseparatingNtheNgoodNf
romNtheNbad.



TrueNorNFalse



IfNTrueNthenNwhy?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True



BeliefsNisNanNacceptanceNthatNaNstatementNisNtrueNorNthatNsomethingNexists.

, BehaviorNisNtheNwayNinNwhichNoneNactsNorNconductsNoneself,NespeciallyNtowardNothers.



DependingNonNyourNbeliefsNwillNdecideNsomethingNisNmorallyNcorrectNorNnot.

ExamplesNofNthisNareNradicalNIslamistsNcomparedNtoNwhatNourNbeliefsNmayNbe.



freeNtradeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
internationalNtradeNleftNtoNitsNnaturalNcourseNwithoutNtariffs,Nquotas,NorNotherNrestrictions.



TimeNandNplaceNutilityNisNanNexampleNofNaNprimaryNeconomicNvalue.NProducts,NsuchNasNbagels,NandNservic
es,NsuchNasNhaulingNfreight,NareNexamplesNofNthingsNthatNhaveNmarketNvalue,NdeterminedNinNcontextNbyNs
upplyNandNdemand.NPartNofNtheNcontextNofNdeterminingNmarketNvalueNareNtheNprimaryNeconomicNvaluesNt
hatNidentifyNseparateNchannelNprocessesNwithinNtheNsupplyNchain.NForNexample,NifNyouNorderNaNtextbookN
andNitNarrivesNweeksNafterNyouNneededNit,NtheNdegradedNtimeNandNplaceNutilityNmotivatesNyouNtoNreturnNt
heNtextbookNandNaskNforNyourNmoneyNback.



TrueNorNFalseN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TrueN



TimeNandNplaceNutilityNadsNaNvalueNthatNIsNrequiredNinNmostNcircumstances.NAmazonNusesNtheirNfastNguara
nteedNshippingNasNaddedNvalueNasNitNbringsNinNmoreNrevenueNthanNifNtheyNdidn'tNhaveNit.



ThisNisNaNtwo-
partNquestion.NFromNtheNitemsNbelow,NchooseNtheNoneNthatNbestNdefinesNtheNterm,N"supplyNchain."



A)NIdentifiableNsetsNofNinterdependentNbusinessNprocessesNandNactivities,NtheNfunctionalNareasNofNwhichN
helpNtoNimpartNaNprimaryNeconomicNvalueNorNutilityNtoNtheNproductNorNserviceNasNitNmovesNalongNfromNori
ginNtoNdestination.

B)NBrieflyNputNitNincorporatesNaNwideNscopeNofNidentifiableNsetsNofNinterdependentNbusinessNprocessesNan
dNactivitiesNfromNtheNsourcingNofNrawNmaterialsNtoNtheNultimateNdestinationNofNtheNproductNorNservice.

C)NEveryNindividualNnecessarilyNlaborsNtoNrenderNtheNannualNrevenueNofNtheNsocietyNasNgreatNasNheNcanN...
NHeNintendsNonlyNhisNownNgain,NandNheNisNinNthis,NasNinNmanyNotherNcases,NledNbyNanNinvisibleNhandNtoNpro

moteNanNendNwhichNwasNnoNpartNofNhisNintention.

D)NValuesNderivedNfromNtheNproduction,Ndistribution,NandNconsumptionNofNproductsNand/orNservices.