scm 413 midterm Questions and Answers
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8. As discussed in class, and founded in Chapter 1 of the text, when assessing the interface
between marketing and operations, the logistics/operations consideration of facility
characteristics was most directly linked to which of the following marketing characteristics?
a. Order processing issues
b. Place/channel/supply chain/ or value system management issues
c. Inventory issues
d. Transportation issues b. Place/channel/supply chain/ or value system management
issues
9. A Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) allows motor carriers to:
a. Minimize the number of delivery movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the federal government
b. Minimize the number of pickup movements while maximizing the cube of product transported
under legal limits permitted by state governments.
c. Minimize the number of linehaul movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the federal government
,d. Minimize the number of terminal movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the state government c. Minimize the number
of linehaul movements while maximizing the cube of product transported under legal limits
permitted by the federal government
You have to make sure that tires are ready and available for the Daytona 500 in February.
Historically, deliveries at Daytona Speedway have occurred in a very timely manner. Since the
race in Florida in February, your chief of pit operations has determined that 24 tires will be
necessary for the race. What would be the most appropriate shipping terms for this transaction &
movement?
a. FOB Origin - Freight Collect - Inside Delivery
b. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed
c. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback
d. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed - Inside Delivery
e. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback - Inside Delivery
f. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed - Storage - Inside Delivery
g. FOB Origin - Freight Collect
h. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid
i. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid - Inside Delivery
, j. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback - Storage - Ins i. FOB Destination
- Freight Prepaid - Inside Delivery
11. When developing approaches to concessions in a negotiation, what TWO core elements are
used to assess the approach taken by the parties?
a. Assertiveness and cooperativeness of the concessions
b. Sensibility and benefit of the concessions
c. Ethics and validity of the concessions
d. Starting positions and concession strategy d. Starting positions and concession strategy
12. Using the Facility Diagram Appendix and Shift Operating Flow Appendix, assume the firm
has multiple sized trailers for outbound deliveries What is the smallest trailer that can be used to
deliver to Customer #2 on their order for this day?
a. 45' trailer
b. 53' trailer
c. 48' trailer
d. 36' trailer
e. 28' trailer c. 48' trailer
100% Correct
8. As discussed in class, and founded in Chapter 1 of the text, when assessing the interface
between marketing and operations, the logistics/operations consideration of facility
characteristics was most directly linked to which of the following marketing characteristics?
a. Order processing issues
b. Place/channel/supply chain/ or value system management issues
c. Inventory issues
d. Transportation issues b. Place/channel/supply chain/ or value system management
issues
9. A Longer Combination Vehicle (LCV) allows motor carriers to:
a. Minimize the number of delivery movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the federal government
b. Minimize the number of pickup movements while maximizing the cube of product transported
under legal limits permitted by state governments.
c. Minimize the number of linehaul movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the federal government
,d. Minimize the number of terminal movements while maximizing the cube of product
transported under legal limits permitted by the state government c. Minimize the number
of linehaul movements while maximizing the cube of product transported under legal limits
permitted by the federal government
You have to make sure that tires are ready and available for the Daytona 500 in February.
Historically, deliveries at Daytona Speedway have occurred in a very timely manner. Since the
race in Florida in February, your chief of pit operations has determined that 24 tires will be
necessary for the race. What would be the most appropriate shipping terms for this transaction &
movement?
a. FOB Origin - Freight Collect - Inside Delivery
b. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed
c. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback
d. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed - Inside Delivery
e. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback - Inside Delivery
f. FOB Origin - Freight Collect and Allowed - Storage - Inside Delivery
g. FOB Origin - Freight Collect
h. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid
i. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid - Inside Delivery
, j. FOB Destination - Freight Prepaid and Chargedback - Storage - Ins i. FOB Destination
- Freight Prepaid - Inside Delivery
11. When developing approaches to concessions in a negotiation, what TWO core elements are
used to assess the approach taken by the parties?
a. Assertiveness and cooperativeness of the concessions
b. Sensibility and benefit of the concessions
c. Ethics and validity of the concessions
d. Starting positions and concession strategy d. Starting positions and concession strategy
12. Using the Facility Diagram Appendix and Shift Operating Flow Appendix, assume the firm
has multiple sized trailers for outbound deliveries What is the smallest trailer that can be used to
deliver to Customer #2 on their order for this day?
a. 45' trailer
b. 53' trailer
c. 48' trailer
d. 36' trailer
e. 28' trailer c. 48' trailer
