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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. ✔Correct Answer-Airway bill
An electronic data interchange (EDI) notification of shipment of product. ✔Correct Answer-
Advanced ship notice (ASN)
Establishing the overall level (dollar value) of inventory desired and implementing controls to achieve
this goal. ✔Correct Answer-Aggregate inventory management
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. ✔Correct
Answer-Batch pick
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.
✔Correct Answer-Basic Description
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. ✔Correct Answer-Bill of lading
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. ✔Correct
Answer-Bonding
A specialized form of rack used for storing long items such as lumber or pipes. ✔Correct Answer-
Cantilever rack
An invoice presented by the carrier to the shipper, the consignee or a referenced third-party as a
demand for payment for services rendered. ✔Correct Answer-Carrier freight bill
A document attesting to a shipment's country of origin. ✔Correct Answer-Certificate of origin
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. ✔Correct Answer-Common carriers
The receiver of shipment of freight; the customer. ✔Correct Answer-Consignee
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.
✔Correct Answer-Containerization
, 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. ✔Correct Answer-Contract carriers
A high-density, rack inventory storage system with vehicles automatically loading and unloading the
racks. ✔Correct Answer-Automated storage/retrieval system (AS/RS)
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. ✔Correct Answer-Corrosives
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. ✔Correct Answer-Cross-docking
An inventory accuracy audit technique where inventory is counted on a cyclic schedule rather than
once a year. ✔Correct Answer-Cycle count
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. ✔Correct Answer-Decoupling
A document issued by the carrier that the consignee signs as proof of receipt. ✔Correct Answer-
Delivery receipt
Inexpensive or waste material used to protect and load securing cargo during transport. ✔Correct
Answer-Dunnage
A tax levied by government on the importation, exportation, or use and consumption of goods.
✔Correct Answer-Duty
A for-hire carrier that is free from economic regulation. ✔Correct Answer-Exempt carriers
An expenditure that does not vary with the production volume; for example, rent, property tax, and
salaries of certain personnel. ✔Correct Answer-Fixed costs
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. ✔Correct
Answer-Fixed order quantity ordering
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. ✔Correct Answer-Free
trade agreements
The 'middle man' between the carrier and the organization shipping the product. Often combines
smaller shipments to take advantage of lower bulk costs. ✔Correct Answer-Freight forwarders
When the load from one customer fills up the whole truck. ✔Correct Answer-Full truckload (FTL)