Exam 9: Domestic U.S.and Global Logistics

The transportation legislation that created the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)was which of the following:

According to the textbook,the five basic modes of transportation are motor,rail,air,water,and cyberspace.

Because air transport is so expensive the best cargo candidates for air travel are those cargo shipments with a high cost to weight ratio.

According to the textbook,the largest ocean containerships can carry how many twenty-foot containers?

Private warehouses refer to warehouses that are owned by the firm storing the goods.

Real time location systems (RTLS)are used for the following type of transportation:

Warehousing is considered a very important part of the transportation process.Why is it,though,that many buildings that used to be called warehouses typically refer to themselves as distribution centers nowadays?

The following are all examples of lean warehousing capabilities EXCEPT:

Which of the following would be considered an act of deregulation?

While high speed trains in the United States are commonly utilized to provide quick delivery of product,countries like Japan and France are struggling to develop a competitive high-speed rail system.

Which of the following legislative acts is NOT in support of transportation deregulation?

A furniture manufacturer presently owns a total of four warehouses in the following cities Sacramento,Phoenix,Cincinnati,and Atlanta.The average inventory levels for the four warehouses are 8000 units,10,000 units,10,000 units,and 8000 units,respectively.They plan on moving all of their inventory to one warehouse in Memphis.Using the square root rule,what will be the required average inventory level at the new central Memphis warehouse required to maintain the system's present 98% customer service level? (Choose the closest answer.)