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Logistics 2.1.3

Question 1 of 40

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Market drivers

Select one of the following:

  • Companies increase their sales worldwide to revoker their high investments costs

  • Companies enter foreign markets to keep up with their competitors

  • Companies enter foreign markets because their customers expect it

  • Companies enter foreign markets because their customers use technology to purchase from these markets

Explanation

Question 2 of 40

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For a vessel to be attended in a seaport two of the most important variables to be considered are:

Select one of the following:

  • Draft & Bridge clearance

  • Cranes & Draft

  • Bridge clearance & Cranes

  • Cranes & Berths

Explanation

Question 3 of 40

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Panamax

Select one of the following:

  • Smallest ship that can cross the Panama Canal

  • Biggest ship that can cross the Panama Canal

  • Smallest ship that can cross the Suez Canal

  • Biggest ship that can cross the Suez Canal

Explanation

Question 4 of 40

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Suez Canal

Select one of the following:

  • Links the Black and the Mediterranean Sea

  • Links Lawrence river and the Atlantic sea

  • Links the Aegean and the Leonian sea

  • Links the Red and the Mediterranean Sea

Explanation

Question 5 of 40

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The cheapest transportation mode that exists is:

Select one of the following:

  • Airplane

  • Vessels

  • Trucks

  • Train

Explanation

Question 6 of 40

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A berth is:

Select one of the following:

  • Location in an airport where a plane is loaded and unloaded

  • Location is a train station where a train is loaded and unloaded

  • Location where trucks are loaded and unloaded

  • Location in a seaport where a ship is loaded and unloaded

Explanation

Question 7 of 40

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The importance of canals & waterways is that:

Select one of the following:

  • It shortens the time it takes a vessel to get from origin to destiny

  • It shortens the distance that a vessel takes to get from origin to destiny

  • Vessels oil consumption is less

  • All of the above answers

Explanation

Question 8 of 40

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1) = International logistics manager responsibility
2) = created to replace GATT
3) = companies enter foreign markets because their customers expect them to be present in those countries
4) = they are associated with the move toward speed in the historical development of logistics
5) = region that has implemented less green practices in logistics
6) = elements in place, public, or private to facilitate transportation, communication and business exchanges
7) = allows businesses to move funds and documents quickly and reliably
8) = defines the minimum space a ship needs under the port's bridge
9) = specifies which country's law will be used in a dispute
10) = clause that specifies which competing products the agent or distributor is allowed to represent or sell

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    Assuring that goods are packed properly
    WTO
    Market driver
    Containers
    North America
    Bridge clearance
    Infrastructure
    Banking infrastructure
    Choice of law
    Competing lines

Explanation

Question 9 of 40

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The move toward speed as a historical development of international logistics is explained by:

Select one of the following:

  • Hiring more stevedores

  • Growth of vessels

  • Use of containers

  • More berths in the seaports

Explanation

Question 10 of 40

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Among the challenges that companies involved in trade face are:

Select one of the following:

  • Visibility, risk management, globalization

  • Maintaining customer demand, risk management, localization

  • Sustainability, visibility, ports

  • Globalization, inventory levels, few transportation options

Explanation

Question 11 of 40

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The only perspective of the relation between Logistics and SCM is:

Select one of the following:

  • Inclusionist

  • Evolutionist

  • Intersectionist

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 12 of 40

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Based on the evolution of SCM, the main two activities that are part of logistics are:

Select one of the following:

  • Information services & Purchasing/Material Management

  • Distribution planning & Physical distribution

  • Purchasing/Material Management & Physical distribution

  • Material handling & Customer service

Explanation

Question 13 of 40

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The importance of Logistics measured as a percentage of the GDP is:

Select one of the following:

  • Less than 5%

  • Between 5 and 15%

  • Less or equal to 15%

  • Between 8 and 10%

Explanation

Question 14 of 40

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Some of the reasons for Reverse logistics are:

Select one of the following:

  • Purchasing & repair

  • Defectives & repair

  • Long life cycles & maintenance

  • Package recycling & maintenance

Explanation

Question 15 of 40

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The main difference between the definitions of Logistics and International Logistics is:

Select one of the following:

  • Goods storage

  • Goods flow

  • Point of consumption

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 16 of 40

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1) = perception that logistics appeared before supply chain
2) = creation of IMF and GATT
3) = independent person that attempts to find a middle ground between parties that are having a dispute
4) = inventory management techniques created to reduce inventory costs
5) = ports located on the Pacific
6) = traditions, local laws, international treaties and multilateral governments agreements
7) = Memphis International Airport
8) = biggest containers cargo ships
9) = first stage of logistics historical development6t

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    Evolutionist
    Bretton Woods Conference
    Mediator
    JIT & MRP
    Lazaro Cardenas, Balboa
    Percepts of contracts
    FedEx Hub
    Neu Post Panamax
    Slow early days

Explanation

Question 17 of 40

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Multimodal type of transportation

Select one of the following:

  • Piggy back

  • Birdy back

  • Fishy back

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 18 of 40

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Elements of contract formation

Select one of the following:

  • Offer

  • Acceptance

  • Counteroffer

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 19 of 40

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Logistics is part of the ________________ process that plans, implements and controls the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services and related information between the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet customer's requirements.

Select one of the following:

  • Physical distribution

  • Transportation

  • Customer service

  • Supply Chain

Explanation

Question 20 of 40

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Among the elements considered as international infrastructure we find the following:

Select one of the following:

  • Transportation & Communications

  • Communications & Utilities

  • Legal and regulatory infrastructure

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 21 of 40

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Completion of life cycle, repair, defective and reusage of package are:

Select one of the following:

  • Reasons for Supply chain

  • Reasons for Logistics

  • Reasons for Reverse logistics

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 22 of 40

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Among the elements of international logistics we find:

Select one of the following:

  • Language, carriers, freight forwarders, packaging

  • Documents, insurance companies, incoterms, sustainability

  • Packaging options, difference in infrastructure, banks, currency fluctuations

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 23 of 40

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Waterway that facilitates trade between Russia and the rest of the world

Select one of the following:

  • Suez Canal

  • Saint Lawrence Seaway

  • Corinth Canal

  • Bosporus Stait

Explanation

Question 24 of 40

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The maximum number of containers that can be placed side by side in a Post Panamax ship is:

Select one of the following:

  • 18

  • 16

  • 14

  • 12

Explanation

Question 25 of 40

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Contract between equals

Select one of the following:

  • Labor law

  • Contract law

  • Both of the above

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 26 of 40

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Functions that the representative will perform

Select one of the following:

  • Term of appointment

  • Choice of venue

  • Scope of appointment

  • Mediation clause

Explanation

Question 27 of 40

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1) = prevailing perception of logistics today
2) = facilitators of trade, responsible for safe and timely delivery
3) = conformed by a panel of professionals that help to solve a dispute
4) = ports located on the Atlantic
5) = convention for the international sale of goods as a way to oversee international contracts
6) = clause in a contract that states that non of the parties have an ulterior motive
7) = biggest cargo aircraft

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    Inclusionist
    Professionals in int. logistics
    Arbitrators
    Veracruz, Santos & Cristobal
    CISG
    Good Faith
    Antonov

Explanation

Question 28 of 40

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Which of the following elements is NOT part of an agency or distributor contract

Select one of the following:

  • Registration

  • Territory

  • Scope of appointment

  • Force majeure

Explanation

Question 29 of 40

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The individuals who are handling goods in the ports, loading and unloading merchandise, are called

Select one of the following:

  • Stevedores

  • Longhoremen

  • Dockworkers

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 30 of 40

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The definition of "International Supply Chain Management" is the same as the definition of "Supply Chain Management", except that it makes explicit the fact that SCM

Select one of the following:

  • is global

  • is international

  • includes international activities

  • all of the above

Explanation

Question 31 of 40

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It is generally accepted that..

Select one of the following:

  • Logistics management encompasses activities that are distinct and separate from the activities includes in supply chain management

  • Logistics management encompasses activities that are broader those from supply chain management

  • Supply chain management encompasses activities that are broader than those of logistics management

Explanation

Question 32 of 40

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Mediation

Select one of the following:

  • Process by which parties to a contract can settle a dispute involving courts of a country chose

  • Process by which parties to a contract can attempt to settle a dispute, generally, involving a third independent party who can suggest a compromise solution

  • Process by which the parties to a contract can settle a dispute, involving a panel of arbitrators

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 33 of 40

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The term of appointment in an agency or distributor contract refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • Duration of appointment of the representative

  • Function that a representative will perform

  • Process whereby an agent or distributor has to notify the government of importing country

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 34 of 40

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In the event that one of the parties to a contract does not meet its obligation due to a natural disaster as an earthquake

Select one of the following:

  • Breach of the contract

  • Force majeure

  • Rejecting a contract

  • Creating a new contract

Explanation

Question 35 of 40

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A contract between equals falls under a:

Select one of the following:

  • Labor law

  • Common law

  • Theocratic law

  • Contract law

Explanation

Question 36 of 40

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A country will enjoy a Comparative Advantage over other countries it it has abundance of one of the factor of economic production is stated by what theory?

Select one of the following:

  • Factor Endowment theory

  • Cluster theory

  • Logistics cluster

  • Comparative advantage theory

Explanation

Question 37 of 40

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What regional economic group triggered the formation of other economic groups?

Select one of the following:

  • South East Asian Nations

  • NAFTA

  • European Union

Explanation

Question 38 of 40

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The German approach of reverse logistics is:

Select one of the following:

  • Using recycling as an anti-poverty program

  • Companies recycle all packages and creation of a post-consumer recycling program

  • Minimization of packages

  • Elimination of plastic containers

Explanation

Question 39 of 40

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In reverse logistics, the activities that generate market value are:

Select one of the following:

  • Disassemble & recycle

  • Landfill & refurbish

  • Reuse & incinerate

  • Refurbish & repair

Explanation

Question 40 of 40

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Provide significant assistance to firms engaged in international trade by helping determine the best shipping alternative

Select one of the following:

  • Freight forwarders

  • Couriers

  • Custom brokers

  • Transportation companies

Explanation

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