MSSC CLT Exam Terms 2025

Airway bill - Correct Ans-A bill of lading for air transport that serves as a receipt for the shipper, indicates that the carrier has accepted the goods listed, obligates the carrier to carry the consignment to the airport of destination according to specified conditions. Advanced ship notice (ASN) - Correct Ans-An electronic data interchange (EDI) notification of shipment of product. Aggregate inventory management - Correct Ans-Establishing the overall level (dollar value) of inventory desired and implementing controls to achieve this goal. Batch pick - Correct Ans-A method of picking orders in which order requirements are aggregated by product across orders to reduce movement to and from product locations. The aggregated quantities of each product are then transported to a common area where the individual orders are constructed. Basic Description - Correct Ans-Required description on documentation when shipping or handling hazmats. It must include: the Identification Number; Proper Shipping Name; Hazard Class or Division; and Packing Group. Bill of lading - Correct Ans-A carrier's contract and receipt for goods the carrier agrees to transport from one place to another and to deliver to a designated person. In case of loss, damage, or delay, the bill of lading is the basis for filing freight claims. Bonding - Correct Ans-A system that connects various pieces of conductive equipment together to keep them at the same potential. Static sparking cannot take place between objects that are the same potential. Cantilever rack - Correct Ans-A specialized form of rack used for storing long items such as lumber or pipes. Carrier freight bill - Correct Ans-An invoice presented by the carrier to the shipper, the consignee or a referenced third-party as a demand for payment for services rendered. Certificate of origin - Correct Ans-A document attesting to a shipment's country of origin. Common carriers - Correct Ans-Transportation available to the public that does not provide special treatment to any one party and is regulated as to the rates charged, the liability assumed, and the service provided. A common carrier must obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Trade Commission for interstate traffic. Consignee - Correct Ans-The receiver of shipment of freight; the customer. Containerization - Correct Ans-A shipment method in which commodities are placed in containers, and after initial loading, the commodities per se are not re-handled in shipment until they are unloaded at the destination. Contract carriers - Correct Ans-A carrier that does not serve the general public, but provides transportation for hire for one or a limited number of shippers under a specific contract. Automated storage/retrieval system (AS/RS) - Correct Ans-A high-density, rack inventory storage system with vehicles automatically loading and unloading the racks. Corrosives - Correct Ans-Materials that can attack and chemically destroy exposed body tissues. Corrosives can also damage or even destroy metal. They begin to cause damage as soon as they touch the skin, eyes, respiratory tract, digestive tract, or the metal. Cross-docking - Correct Ans-The concept of packing products on the incoming shipments so they can be easily sorted at intermediate warehouses or for outgoing shipments based on final destination. The items are carried from the incoming vehicle docking point to the outgoing vehicle docking point without being stored in inventory at the warehouse. Cycle count - Correct Ans-An inventory accuracy audit technique where inventory is counted on a cyclic schedule rather than once a year. Decoupling - Correct Ans-Creating independence between supply and use of material. Commonly denotes providing inventory between operations so that fluctuations in the production rate of the supplying operation do not constrain production or use rates of the next operation. Delivery receipt - Correct Ans-A document issued by the carrier that the consignee signs as proof of receipt. Dunnage - Correct Ans-Inexpensive or waste material used to protect and load securing cargo during transport. Duty - Correct Ans-A tax levied by government on the importation, exportation, or use and consumption of goods. Exempt carriers - Correct Ans-A for-hire carrier that is free from economic regulation. Fixed costs - Correct Ans-An expenditure that does not vary with the production volume; for example, rent, property tax, and salaries of certain personnel. Fixed order quantity ordering - Correct Ans-An inventory system, such as economic order quantity, in which the same order quantity is used from order to order. The time between orders (order period) then varies from order to order. Free trade agreements - Correct Ans-An agreement between one or more countries which eliminates tariffs, import quotas, and preferences on most (if not all) goods and services traded between them. Freight forwarders - Correct Ans-The 'middle man' between the carrier and the organization shipping the product. Often combines smaller shipments to take advantage of lower bulk costs. Full truckload (FTL) - Correct Ans-When the load from one customer fills up the whole truck. Grounding - Correct Ans-A special form of bonding in which conductive equipment is connected to an earthing electrode or to the building grounding system in order to prevent sparking between conductive equipment and grounded structures. Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) - Correct Ans-Also known as the Right-to-Know law. HAZCOM is based on the idea that every worker has the right to know the dangers of the materials they are exposed to at work. The law requires employers to tell employees about the dangers of hazmats and what they can do to protect themselves— before they begin working. Hazardous material (hazmat) - Correct Ans-Hazardous material defined by environmental laws and legal precedents. A product has been defined as hazardous by regulations that impose stiff fines if the regulations are ignored. Hazmat employee - Correct Ans-Any worker who directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials. High density storage - Correct Ans-Storage system which allows pallets to be stored more than one unit deep or high. Import quota - Correct Ans-A limit on the quantity of a good that can be produced abroad and sold domestically. Inventory turnover - Correct Ans-The number of times that an inventory cycles, or "turns over," during the year. A frequently used method to compute inventory turnover is to divide the average inventory level into the annual cost of sales. Item - Correct Ans-Any unique manufactured or purchased part, material, intermediate, subassembly, or product. Kitting - Correct Ans-The process through which individual items are grouped or packaged to create a single shipment. Less than truckload (LTL) - Correct Ans-Either a small shipment that does not fill the truck or a shipment of not enough weight to qualify for a truckload quantity (usually set at about 10,000 lbs) rate discount, offered to a general commodity trucker. Material requirements planning (MRP) - Correct Ans-A set of techniques that uses bill of material data, inventory data, and the master production schedule to calculate requirements for materials. It makes recommendations to release replenishment orders for material. Order - Correct Ans-A general term that may refer to such diverse items as a purchase order, shop order, customer order, planned order, or schedule. Order processing - Correct Ans-The activity required to administratively process a customer's order and make it ready for shipment or production. Oxidizer - Correct Ans-A substance that oxidizes another substance, especially one that supports the combustion of fuel; an oxidizing agent. Packaging - Correct Ans-The process of using materials to contain and protect a product during handling, storage and shipping. Placard - Correct Ans-A poster or sign that measures 10 ¾ x 10 ¾ inches placed on the outside of a container or vehicle to warn that a hazmat is inside the vehicle or container. Placarding - Correct Ans-Use of a poster or sign that measures 10 ¾ x 10 ¾ inches placed on the outside of a container or vehicle to warn that a hazmat is inside the vehicle or container. Private carriers - Correct Ans-A group that provide