QUESTION 20 Selecting the best physical distribution strategy must consider customer service. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 21 A shipment moving by indirect transportation skips all terminal operations, traveling from origin to destination on the same vehicle. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 22 Fast-selling items have a greater potential for successful cross docking than do slow-selling items. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 23 One box containing 75 kilograms of cocaine (an expensive and dangerous illegal drug) seized at the Ambassador Bridge, that is being transported from the Windsor police station to a police station in Toronto (about 400 kilometres), probably would move by a less-than-truckload motor carrier. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 24 A contract carrier offers transportation services to the general public, charging published rates between stated origins and destinations. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 25 In general, slower transportation modes are less expensive and have more cargo-moving capacity, than do faster transportation modes. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 26 A sellers order cycle time will always be longer than that sellers order-to-cash cycle time. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 27 One brand new automobile weighing about 2500 kilograms that must be moved from a automobile dealer in Windsor to an automobile dealer in Chatham (a distance of about 90 kilometres) probably would be transported by rail. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 28 Compared to warehousing, direct distribution increases the amount of inventory held throughout the logistics network, but may result in higher transportation costs if shipment sizes are small. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 29 If the seller gives the buyer more time to pay for an item, the length of the sellers order cycle will increase. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 30 Rail unit train service is an example of the indirect transportation model. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 31 The underlying principle, wherever possible, is to maximize direct shipments consistent with providing adequate service and achieving all possible economies of scale. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 32 A carrier "tariff" is a book of rules and conditions, freight classifications, freight rates, and other information related to the carriers services. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 33 In many cases, items that are large, bulky, and/or heavy should be distributed directly from the manufacturer to the buyer. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 34 If a supplier implements a requirement that all its customers must send their purchase orders via the internet rather than by mail, this requirement will speed up both the order transmittal stage and the order delivery stage of the suppliers order cycle. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 35 Tracing a shipment may be easier with single-carrier service than if multiple carriers were used. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 36 A sellers order cycle time typically is shorter than the buyers lead time for the same order. True False 0.5 points

QUESTION 37 The most commonly-used measures of customer service in logistics are product quality and length and consistency of the order cycle. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 38 An expedited shipment refers to a shipment that will be given extra careful handling during its trip from shipper to consignee. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 39 A small package moving from the University of Windsor to downtown Windsor probably would be transported by airplane. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 40 Canadian exports moving by water to Asia most likely would be shipped from the Port of Vancouver or the Port of Prince Herbert. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 41 A small package moving from the University of Windsor to downtown Windsor probably would be transported by airplane. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 42 Effective management of returned goods should recognize that it sometimes is better to give a customer a refund or credit and tell the customer not to return the item. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 43 One FEU equals two TEU. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 44 Shortage gaming occurs when supply chain members intentionally order more than they need of an item to take advantage of quantity discounts. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 45 For many shippers, a carrier who always delivers on the promised delivery date is preferred over a quicker carrier who exhibits high variability in delivery time. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 46 Linehaul movements typically move smaller quantities and/or use smaller vehicles than do pickup and delivery. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 47 A fundamental principle of logistics / transportation planning is: as much as is realistically possible, move large quantities short distances and move small quantities long distances. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 48 The major management objective when managing returned items that require repairs or repackaging is to minimize the time to get item back into the forward distribution channel. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 49 Knowing where a carrier has an empty backhaul can be beneficial to a shipper when negotiating prices with carriers. True False 0.5 points QUESTION 50 If a carrier calculates linehaul transportation charges based on chargeable weight, it is possible that reducing the weight of a shipment may have no effect on the linehaul transportation charge. True False