SCM 413 FINAL EXAM HOMEWORK
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The transportation economic principle that deals with economy of distance is: ✅✅ANSW-
Tapering
Since 1995 the use of intermodal transportation has: ✅✅ANSW-Increase Significantly
The mode of transportation hauling the most tonnage is: ✅✅ANSW-Truck
Which of the following is a non-operating transportation intermediary: ✅✅ANSW-Freight
Forwarder
The document that lists and details the contents and conditions of a shipment is called:
✅✅ANSW-The Bill of Landing
Jones Company decided it would only deliver to each geographic market it serves once each week.
This strategy is called: ✅✅ANSW-Market Area Consolidation
If you need to find the cost to ship 10,000 pounds from Lansing to Orlando you should look at the:
✅✅ANSW-Tariff
Which of the following is a product's characteristic that directly influences transport cost:
✅✅ANSW-The product's density
If you want the consignee to be responsible for goods while they are intransit you should ship
products: ✅✅ANSW-FOB Origin
Declining transport rates as the quantity shipped increases represents: ✅✅ANSW-Economy of
Scale
Which combination of transportation operating service characteristics is not correct? ✅✅ANSW-
Capability: air is best; truck is worst
, Generally the least costly method of moving product that is not gaseous, liquid, or slurry is:
✅✅ANSW-Water
If a transportation vehicle has completed a delivery and is returned empty, the situation is called a:
✅✅ANSW-Deadhead
Among the following choices which is typically the most expensive transportation mode:
✅✅ANSW-Air
When a carrier's transportation vehicle is used for temporary product storage a firm typically has to
pay: ✅✅ANSW-Demurrage
The Jones Company learned that several other shippers located in its hometown had customers
located in the same markets it serves. With this information Jones could find it advantage to
investigate the potential of: ✅✅ANSW-Pooled Delivery Consolidation
To facilitate classification of a large variety of different items being shipped on a single invoice a
Traffic Manager may want to consider: ✅✅ANSW-FAK Rates
Motor carriers are the most used mode of transportation ✅✅ANSW-True
The transportation mode having the fastest point to point transit time is truck ✅✅ANSW-False
The transportation mode having the best overall operating characteristics is truck ✅✅ANSW-True
Pipeline has the highest dependability and frequency among alternative modes ✅✅ANSW-True
The fact that most traditional carriers require a minimum charge helped create the market for
package services. ✅✅ANSW-True
Intermodal transportation typically consists of using three modes to complete a shipment
✅✅ANSW-False
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The transportation economic principle that deals with economy of distance is: ✅✅ANSW-
Tapering
Since 1995 the use of intermodal transportation has: ✅✅ANSW-Increase Significantly
The mode of transportation hauling the most tonnage is: ✅✅ANSW-Truck
Which of the following is a non-operating transportation intermediary: ✅✅ANSW-Freight
Forwarder
The document that lists and details the contents and conditions of a shipment is called:
✅✅ANSW-The Bill of Landing
Jones Company decided it would only deliver to each geographic market it serves once each week.
This strategy is called: ✅✅ANSW-Market Area Consolidation
If you need to find the cost to ship 10,000 pounds from Lansing to Orlando you should look at the:
✅✅ANSW-Tariff
Which of the following is a product's characteristic that directly influences transport cost:
✅✅ANSW-The product's density
If you want the consignee to be responsible for goods while they are intransit you should ship
products: ✅✅ANSW-FOB Origin
Declining transport rates as the quantity shipped increases represents: ✅✅ANSW-Economy of
Scale
Which combination of transportation operating service characteristics is not correct? ✅✅ANSW-
Capability: air is best; truck is worst
, Generally the least costly method of moving product that is not gaseous, liquid, or slurry is:
✅✅ANSW-Water
If a transportation vehicle has completed a delivery and is returned empty, the situation is called a:
✅✅ANSW-Deadhead
Among the following choices which is typically the most expensive transportation mode:
✅✅ANSW-Air
When a carrier's transportation vehicle is used for temporary product storage a firm typically has to
pay: ✅✅ANSW-Demurrage
The Jones Company learned that several other shippers located in its hometown had customers
located in the same markets it serves. With this information Jones could find it advantage to
investigate the potential of: ✅✅ANSW-Pooled Delivery Consolidation
To facilitate classification of a large variety of different items being shipped on a single invoice a
Traffic Manager may want to consider: ✅✅ANSW-FAK Rates
Motor carriers are the most used mode of transportation ✅✅ANSW-True
The transportation mode having the fastest point to point transit time is truck ✅✅ANSW-False
The transportation mode having the best overall operating characteristics is truck ✅✅ANSW-True
Pipeline has the highest dependability and frequency among alternative modes ✅✅ANSW-True
The fact that most traditional carriers require a minimum charge helped create the market for
package services. ✅✅ANSW-True
Intermodal transportation typically consists of using three modes to complete a shipment
✅✅ANSW-False
