SCM 413 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
shipment per unit cost declines as the size increases ✅✅ANSW-Transportation economies of
scale results in
Motor ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following is the most flexible mode of transportation
Standard deviation of lead time ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following has the greatest impact on
safety stock
demurrage ✅✅ANSW-When a carrier's transportation vehicle is used for temporary product
storage a firm typically must pay
savings ✅✅ANSW-A simple deterministic algorithm for finding the best vehicle routing solution
that minimizes distance for problems with 50 stops or less is called
Safety deregulation of trucking industry ✅✅ANSW-The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 included all the
following provision except
The Staggers Rail Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter ✅✅ANSW-According to the video
sponsored by the American Association of Railroad
Air ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following modes of transportation has low fixed and high variable
costs
transportation charges increase at a decreasing rate with distance traveled ✅✅ANSW-The
tapering principle of transportation rates suggests that
Has been insufficient resulting in structure failures ✅✅ANSW-Transportation infrastructure
investment in the US
Finding the trucking consolidation opportunities and managing drivers ✅✅ANSW-Using a TMS
can result in
, Deadheading ✅✅ANSW-Repositioning empty transportation equipment from one geographic
location to another to facilitate further loading is called
Market entry and exist restrictions ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following are not examples of
transportation safety regulations
Motor ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following transportation modes is the best for end-to-end
delivery
Increased significantly ✅✅ANSW-Since 1995 the use of intermodal transportation has
Many firms have fully integrated global information systems ✅✅ANSW-which of the following is
not true about information systems integration within global supply chains
Transit time uncertainty ✅✅ANSW-which type of hidden cost is becoming the most apparent to
companies who have outsourced
All of the choices are correct ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following types of taxes influence supply
chain design
Shipping invoice ✅✅ANSW-All of the following are examples of international logistics
documentation expect
Preposition supplies in transportation vehicles ready to move into the region once the hurricane has
passed ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following solutions would work best to support customer
demands on a retailer following a hurricane
Product differentiation strategy ✅✅ANSW-Which of the factors below will drive supply chain
toward more product complexity
meet the customer service requirements of key customers ✅✅ANSW-The primary objective of
high performance supply chains is to
CORRECT ANSWERS
shipment per unit cost declines as the size increases ✅✅ANSW-Transportation economies of
scale results in
Motor ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following is the most flexible mode of transportation
Standard deviation of lead time ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following has the greatest impact on
safety stock
demurrage ✅✅ANSW-When a carrier's transportation vehicle is used for temporary product
storage a firm typically must pay
savings ✅✅ANSW-A simple deterministic algorithm for finding the best vehicle routing solution
that minimizes distance for problems with 50 stops or less is called
Safety deregulation of trucking industry ✅✅ANSW-The Motor Carrier Act of 1980 included all the
following provision except
The Staggers Rail Act was signed by President Jimmy Carter ✅✅ANSW-According to the video
sponsored by the American Association of Railroad
Air ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following modes of transportation has low fixed and high variable
costs
transportation charges increase at a decreasing rate with distance traveled ✅✅ANSW-The
tapering principle of transportation rates suggests that
Has been insufficient resulting in structure failures ✅✅ANSW-Transportation infrastructure
investment in the US
Finding the trucking consolidation opportunities and managing drivers ✅✅ANSW-Using a TMS
can result in
, Deadheading ✅✅ANSW-Repositioning empty transportation equipment from one geographic
location to another to facilitate further loading is called
Market entry and exist restrictions ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following are not examples of
transportation safety regulations
Motor ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following transportation modes is the best for end-to-end
delivery
Increased significantly ✅✅ANSW-Since 1995 the use of intermodal transportation has
Many firms have fully integrated global information systems ✅✅ANSW-which of the following is
not true about information systems integration within global supply chains
Transit time uncertainty ✅✅ANSW-which type of hidden cost is becoming the most apparent to
companies who have outsourced
All of the choices are correct ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following types of taxes influence supply
chain design
Shipping invoice ✅✅ANSW-All of the following are examples of international logistics
documentation expect
Preposition supplies in transportation vehicles ready to move into the region once the hurricane has
passed ✅✅ANSW-Which of the following solutions would work best to support customer
demands on a retailer following a hurricane
Product differentiation strategy ✅✅ANSW-Which of the factors below will drive supply chain
toward more product complexity
meet the customer service requirements of key customers ✅✅ANSW-The primary objective of
high performance supply chains is to
