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
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
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
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
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
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
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
