ANSWERS(RATED A+)
- The "Value Proposition" is met (change in total value is greater than change in total
cost)
- Government does not prohibit or impede movement through regulation or taxes. -
ANSWERGoods will move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage as if by a
mysterious "Invisible Hand" as long as three fundamental conditions are met; among
these are ______.
Form - ANSWERUtility or Value in an economic system created by the "physical
transformation of materials from raw to finished product" is called ______ value.
- Governments have enacted "laissez faire" economic policies for importation of
foreign products.
- Transportation over great distances has become easy, cheap, and ubiquitous. -
ANSWERThe explosion in international trade at the end of World War II that
continues to this day is a direct result of three main factors; among them are ______.
Variable - ANSWERUnder the "Cost Accounting" paradigm, LABOR is typically
characterized as a ______ cost.
For very different prices. - ANSWER"Yield (or Revenue) Management" pricing
strategy results in each ticket or waybill being sold ______.
Managerial Accounting - ANSWERThe focus on "Fixed" vs. "Variable" costs that
uses units of production as the basis of categorization is the ______ approach.
For the maximum price possible. - ANSWER"Yield (or Revenue) Management"
pricing strategy attempts to sell each ticket or waybill ______.
- Safety
- Economic - ANSWERFederal transportation regulations fall under two primary
domains or categories: ______ and ______ .
Cost Accounting - ANSWERThe focus on "Fixed" vs. "Variable" costs that uses time
as the basis of categorization is the ______ approach.
The costs are fixed but demand varies. - ANSWERThe cost per passenger (or
pound) for a flight is literally impossible to calculate in advance because ______.
Fixed nodes; transportation arcs - ANSWERA modern Supply/Value "Chain" is
actually a network of ______ connected by ______ .
- Value is created only by Marketing, Manufacturing, and Transportation.
, - Cost is generated by every single activity. - ANSWERIn a modern Supply/Value
Chain, ______.
Moving a product to a different context can increase its value. - ANSWERThe "Value
Proposition of Transportation" is founded on the principle of ______.
Retail Consumer - ANSWERUnder the modern Supply/Value Chain concept, the
______ pays for all the costs of the entire process.
Middlemen - ANSWERAir Freight Forwarders are classified as ______.
Rail - ANSWER______ is used primarily for the long-distance carriage of low-value
goods.
- Passengers
- Cargo - ANSWER"Combination Carriers" in air freight carry both ______ and
______.
Freight Eligibility - ANSWERThe "first filter" the transportation services buyer must
apply to a shipment is known as ______.
- Sensitive to environmental extremes
- Valuable relative to weight and volume. - ANSWERProduct types that represent the
market for air freight include items that are ______.
- Cost of service
- Value of service - ANSWERTwo key economic factors affecting the setting of air
freight rates include ______ and ______.
Physical - ANSWERThe "first mile-last mile" issue of air transportation supply/value
chains is a major characteristic or concern of the ______ perspective.
- Integrated
- Combination
- Dedicated (All Cargo) - ANSWERThe three types of Air Freight Carriers are:
Change in total value; greater than; change in total cost. - ANSWERThe "Value
Proposition" that must be satisfied for the "invisible hand" to move goods from areas
of surplus to areas of shortage holds that the ______ must be _______ the
_______ .
Every flight departing at full capacity for maximum profit. - ANSWERThe ultimate
form of "Yield (or Revenue) Management" pricing strategy would result in ______.
They buy products produced by others. - ANSWERMost retailers are essentially
supply chain companies since ______.
Maintaining the visibility of inventory. - ANSWEROne of the major challenges of
supply chain management is ______.