bus/230 week 7 quiz

BUS 230 Week 7 Quiz StrayerClick on the Link Below to Purchase A !ra"e" Course #aterialhtt$%&&www'hw(ala'co)&BUS*230*Week*7*Quiz*Strayer*2+,'ht)C-AP./0 +1eli2ery44. One of the advantages of integrated carriers (truck-air) like UPS and Federal Express is that the!a. utili"e co##ercial airlines for air service.$. outsource #uch of their air net%ork..c. o%n their o%n aircraft.d. rel #ore on air than ground transportation.e. outsource #uch of their ground net%ork.4&. Outsourcing or using third part logistics services has!a. re#ained flat due to increased challenges of international logistics.$. $eco#e increasingl popular %ith s#all organi"ations' $ut not large ones.c. declined in popularit due to declining service provider perfor#ance.d. declined as transportation has $een re-regulated.e. increased as organi"ations focus on core co#petencies.4(. Organi"ations operating under a )ust-in-ti#e sste#' re*uire!i. international coverage.ii. heightened securit.iii. lo%est price.iv. on-ti#e deliveries.v. real-ti#e package tracking. 4+. ,hen assessing the *ualit of a teleco##unications provider' a ke indicator of superior *ualit to a co#petitor is the a$ilit to! a. o%n and operate the largest net%ork of land and sea ca$le.$. co#press #ore high resolution infor#ation on the sa#e $and%idth.c. have the leanest net%ork of repeater stations.d. have the #ost extensive inter#odal operations. e. o%n radio fre*uencies %ith greater range.4-.Fuel efficienc and energ consu#ption considerations!a. have no i#pact on transportation strateg in #ost organi"ations. $. are a factor in transportation strateg develop#ent in #an organi"ations. c. encourage shippers to focus on increasing ./. ship#ents. d. lead to disinter#ediation in the suppl chain.e. result in lo%er use of third part logistics providers.40. Over the past t%o decades' logistics costs as a percent of the U.S. gross do#estic product (12P) have! a. $een extre#el volatile due to international events.$. increased due to transportation deregulation and technolog invest#ents.c. declined due to deregulation' technolog invest#ent' and e-co##erce.d. dou$led due to gro%th in international sourcing.e. re#ained constant due to a stagnant glo$al econo#.&3. ,hen selecting freight carriers' $uers are #ost concerned %ith!a. $est overall value.$. inter#odal capa$ilities.c. suppl chain and deliver speed.d. geographic coverage.e. ship#ent securit. &4. /ransportation rates! a. are esta$lished pri#aril through negotiation.$. are esta$lished pri#aril $ govern#ent regulation.c. are lo%er for ./. than /. ship#ents.d. tpicall decrease as deliver speed increases.e. tpicall do not change %hen s#aller ship#ents are consolidated.&5. Suppl6s involve#ent in transportation decisions is!a. insignificant and declining due to the gro%th of suppl chain #anage#ent.$. gro%ing due to the increase in the nu#$er of railroads and trucking co#paniesthroughout the %orld..c. gro%ing due to the deterioration of roads' $ridges' and high%as in 7orth 8#erica.d. declining due to the gro%th of outsourcing transportation decisions to third part logistics providers.e. gro%ing in ter#s of direct functional responsi$ilit and cross-functional efforts to devise solutions %ith logistics services providers.43. /he selection of the FO9 point is i#portant to the purchaser' for it deter#ines!a. %ho pas the carrier.$. %hen legal title to goods $eing shipped passes to the $uer.c. %ho is responsi$le for preparing and pursuing loss or da#age clai#s.d. %ho routes the freight.e. all of the a$ove. .rue an" 3alse4. /he $ill of lading is the ke docu#ent in the #ove#ent of goods.5. One of the advantages of shipping $ air carrier is that it is inexpensive co#pared to other #odes of transportation.:. One of the disadvantages of inter#odal frieght services is higher da#age rates due to #ore handling. 4. /ransportation costs increase as distance' *uantit' and speed increase.&. /hird-part logistics service providers are carriers that al%as o%n assets (trucks' airplanes' railcars) and act as inter#ediaries $et%een trading partners' for exa#ple' shippers and carriers.(. ,hen contracting %ith logistics services providers' suppl #anagers are li#ited $ Federal regulations in their use of standard suppl techni*ues such as negotiation' sste#s contracts' and supplier evalaution.+. ;arriers for