International Freight Transportation

Which is the correct sequence in a Supply Chain?

• . Factory Raw Material Supplier Refineries

• Distributor Retailer End-User

• Tier 2 Distributor Raw Material Supplier Factory

• Wholesaler Factory Retailer

The Government's Role in Transportation is __________.

• To build infrastructure

• to build expertise

• to build knowledge.

• to build relationships.

Freight transport is a ___________________ demand.

• independent (or primary)

• . dependent (or derived)

• . determined (or fixed)

• regressed (or based on history)

This is one of the differences between a service and a product.

• . A product is intangible, but service is tangible

• Production and consumption of service occurs simultaneously

• service does not have direct contact with any customer.

• . Transport Logistics is not a service, it is a product.

One of the global challenges for freight transport is technological advancements. One such example of this is _______.

• the rapid decline of second-hand products

• The rapid growth of online purchasing.

• the resistance to the adoption of technology.

• the sluggish adoption of technology by the Government.

Customers are now driving supply chains by _______________.

• . demanding a very short delivery lead time.

• being very tough negotiators.

• . refusing to pay for late deliveries

• creating a price-monopoly market.

A gateway can be defined as a ________________.

• very useful for the military

• the method used to make import and export very tedious and difficult.

• the terminal that operates only as a seaport.

• door that allows import and export of cargo in and out of the country

The centrality of a network can be defined as __________________.

• the geographical location of a terminal with a short traveling distance.

• . how far away from the city central is a certain terminal.

• the centralization of operations in a terminal.

• a high usability of a certain terminal.

One of the competitive operations in transportation is based on offering flexibility in _______

• mode choice.

• manpower choice

• process choice

• technology choice.

In freight distribution and network strategies, a point-to-point routing will result in ________________

• . manpower efficiency.

• cost-efficiency

• service-effectiveness

• paper-work effectiveness