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Investment decisions regarding the transportation infrastructure (rails, locomotives, trucks, airplanes, etc.) are the primary concern of
- the shipper
- the supplier
- the manufacturer
- the carrier
- the receiver
Which of the following is not a factor that affects carrier decisions?
- vehicle-related cost
- fixed operating cost
- trip-related cost
- quantity-related cost
- transportation cost
The cost a carrier incurs for the purchase or lease of the vehicle used to transport goods is
- Vehicle-related cost.
- Fixed operating cost
- Trip-related cost
- Options a and b
- None of the above
The cost associated with terminals that is incurred whether vehicles are in operation or not is
- Vehicle-related cost.
- Fixed operating cost.
- Trip-related cost.
- Options a and b
- None of the above
The cost of labor incurred independent of the quantity and mileage transported is included in
- Vehicle-related cost.
- Fixed operating cost.
- Trip-related cost.
- Quantity-related cost.
- Overhead cost.
Loading/unloading costs and a portion of the fuel cost that varies with the quantity being transported is included in
- Vehicle-related cost.
- Fixed operating cost.
- Trip-related cost.
- Quantity-related cost.
- Overhead cost.
The cost of planning and scheduling a transportation network, as well as any investment in information technology is included in
- vehicle-related cost.
- fixed operating cost.
- trip-related cost
- quantity-related cost.
- overhead cost.
Which of the following costs should a carrier consider to be variable for strategic and planning decisions?
- trip-related cost
- quantity-related cost
- overhead cost
- all of the above
- none of the above
Which of the following costs should a carrier consider to be variable for operational decisions?
- vehicle-related cost
- trip-related cost
- quantity-related cost
- all of the above
- b and c only
Which of the following costs should a carrier consider to be fixed for operational decisions?
- vehicle-related cost
- trip-related cost
- quantity-related cost
- all of the above
- b and c only
The cost of loading/unloading orders, as well as other processing costs associated with transportation, is considered to be
- transportation cost
- inventory cost.
- facility cost.
- processing cost.
- service level cost.
Which of the following is not a design option for a transportation network?
- direct shipping network
- direct shipping with milk runs
- all shipments via central DC
- shipping via DC using milk runs
- All of the above are design options.
Which transportation network design option has the elimination of intermediate warehouses and its simplicity of operation and coordination as its major advantage?
- direct shipping network
- direct shipping with milk runs
- all shipments via central DC
- shipping via DC using milk runs
- tailored network
Which transportation network design option establishes an extra layer between suppliers and retailers to store inventory and to serve as a transfer location?
- direct shipping network
- direct shipping with milk runs
- all shipments via central DC
- shipping via DC using milk runs
- tailored network
Which transportation network design option uses a combination of other options to reduce the cost and improve responsiveness of the supply chain?
- direct shipping network
- direct shipping with milk runs
- all shipments via central DC
- shipping via DC using milk runs
- tailored network
What trade-offs do managers need to consider when making transportation decisions?
- transportation cost versus inventory cost
- transportation cost versus customer responsiveness
- inventory cost versus customer responsiveness
- all of the above
- a and b only
The fundamental supply chain decision(s) involving the trade-off between transportation and inventory costs is (are)
- choice of transportation mode
- inventory aggregation
- level of customer responsiveness.
- all of the above
- both a and b
Cheaper modes of transport typically have
- shorter lead times and smaller minimum shipment quantities
- shorter lead times and larger minimum shipment quantities
- longer lead times and smaller minimum shipment quantities.
- longer lead times and larger minimum shipment quantities
- none of the above
Temporal aggregation
- is the process of combining orders across time.
- increases a firm’s responsiveness.
- decreases transportation costs because of economies of scale.
- all of the above
- a and c only

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