Global Transportation Planning

Planning may be defined as the activity or process that examines the ____ of future actions to guide a situation or a system towards a desired direction

Transportation planning is a field involved with the evaluation, ____ , design and building of transportation facilities

• control

• assessment

• manipulation

• determination

Which of the followings belong to the stage Prepare for Export ?

• manufacture

• payment terms

• packaging goods

• fulfill orders

Route Planning belongs to which of the following stage of global transportation planning?

• prepare orders

• prepare for export

• transport decision

• delivery

In Mode Selection, which of the following indicates modal service capabilities ?

• product value

• safety

• product size

• service speed

Carrier Selection is NOT based on ____

• geographic coverage

• average transit time & reliability

• equipment availability & capacity

• information security

Carrier Selection Strategy includes these followings, EXCEPT ___

• monitor carrier performance

• build relationship with service providers

• have contingency plan with back-up carriers

• monitor carrier operational stability

Shippers should ensure they have consideration to ____

• customer loyalty

• supply chain network

• efficiency

• responsibility for routing

Routing decision should be coordinated with____

• insurance

• mode and carrier selection

• shipper selection

• delivery cost

Which of the following is NOT a challenge in global transportation planning ?

• monitor macro-level issues

• monitor micro-level issues

• monitor security risks

• monitor trade level fluctuations