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Logistics 2.1

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Quiz on Logistics 2.1, created by Jonas Krings on 12/02/2020.
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Question 1

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What type of cargo can the tanker ship carry most often?
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  • Chemical products and oil
  • Wood
  • Steel
  • Beer

Question 2

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For the Roll-on-Roll-off classification, which one transports cars and containers (PCC/PCTC or ConRO)?
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  • Container Vessel + RoRo (ConRo) Ships
  • RoRo (ConRo) Ships
  • Container Vessel
  • Pilot

Question 3

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What kind of speciality vessel is used to maneuvers vessels by pushing or towing them?
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  • Tugs
  • Pilots
  • Towlers
  • Tenders

Question 4

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Since when Shanghai port has surpassed Singapores port?
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  • 2010
  • 2008
  • 2011
  • 2012

Question 5

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Mention 3 of the 10 principal countries to which China exports to?
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  • USA, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Vietman, Germany, India, Netherlands, UK, Singapore
  • Africa

Question 6

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Which are the main products that Shanghai exports?
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  • Mechanical and electrical Products
  • Oil
  • Cars
  • Beer

Question 7

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International trade growth was triggered by:
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  • World war II
  • Because economies of countries benefit by trading
  • Eastern European countries promoted it
  • Developed economies imposed it

Question 8

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Bretton Woods 1944 conference created institutions to promote trade. Those institutions were
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  • WTO & IMF
  • GATT & IMF
  • WTO & WB
  • GATT & WB

Question 9

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The treaty of Rome was signed by what countries:
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  • Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands
  • Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium
  • France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg
  • Luxemburg, Portugal, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands

Question 10

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Author of International Trade Theory that states the comparative advantage of a nation
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  • Heckscher Ohlin
  • David Ricardo
  • Adam Smith
  • Michael Porter

Question 11

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Michael Porters diamond of competitive advantage include the following elements: firm strategy, structure and rivalry, demand conditions, related and supporting industries. What other element is missing?
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  • Absolute advantage
  • Comparative advantage
  • Factor endowments
  • None of the above

Question 12

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One of the historical developments of international logistics is the move towards speed.
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  • This was generated because of Malcolm Mclean idea of containers
  • This was generated because seaports and stevedores & dockworkers
  • This was generated because the reduction of inventories
  • This was generated because the integration of logistics to SCM

Question 13

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Among the greatest challenges that companies involved in trade face is Sustainability. It is achieved by:
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  • Increasing customer demand
  • Packaging design, transportation choices & supplier selection
  • Product recalls & tight shipping schedules
  • Need for flexibility and fuel cost increase

Question 14

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SCM encompases
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  • All logistics management activities
  • Coordination & collaboration with channel partners & suppliers
  • Supply & demand management
  • All of the above

Question 15

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Contribution of Logistics to the GDP of a nation
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  • Has remain constant through the years
  • It has been increasing through the years
  • It has been decreasing through the years
  • None of the above

Question 16

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The utilities infrastructure include
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  • Electricity, Seaport, and berths
  • Water & sewer, railroads and telecomm.
  • Energy pipelines, mail services and warehousing
  • Electricity, Energy pipelines, Water & sewer

Question 17

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By Bridge clearance we unterstand
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  • A container capacity
  • Draft of a ship
  • Position in a seaport where the ship is loaded and unloaded
  • Minimum space that a ship needs under a ports bridge

Question 18

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Bosphorus strait
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  • Seaport in Turkey
  • Waterway that connects Russia with Europe
  • Connects the Lonian sea and the Aegen sea
  • Connects the Great Lakes with the Lawrence River

Question 19

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Suezmax
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  • It used to be maximum dimension of a ship that could cross the Suez Canal
  • It used to be maximum dimension of a ship that could cross the Panama Canal
  • It used to be maximum dimension of a ship that could cross the Bosporus strait
  • It used to be maximum dimension of a ship that could cross the Lawrence river

Question 20

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The world busiest cargo airport is:
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  • Shanghai airport
  • Frankfurt airport
  • Memphis airport
  • Beijing airport

Question 21

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Technology drivers
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  • Incentive to spread fixed costs over a large number of units
  • Incentive that drives companies to expand overseas to respond to their competitors more
  • Incentive to expand overseas because consumers wanted to find their products everywhere
  • Incentive to be present in Internet to entice consumers everywhere to purchase their products

Question 22

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In Stage 3 of the International Product Life Cycle theory the entity that plays the most important role is
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  • Innovation country
  • Other advanced countries
  • Developing countries
  • All of the above

Question 23

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International logistics has evolved over time, passing through 4 phases. According to the authors of the text book what is considered to be the second phase of this evolution
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  • Early slow days
  • Move toward speed
  • Transformation into strategic advantage
  • Emphasis on customer satisfaction

Question 24

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The main contribution of the usage of containers in the transortation process
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  • Decreased the problems of transporting goods
  • Increased the speed with which the goods where transported between ports
  • Decreased the investment necessary to transport goods
  • Increased the personnel demanded to upload and download ships

Question 25

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Among the great challenges that companies involved in trade face are
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  • Visibility
  • Risk management
  • Sustainability
  • All of the above

Question 26

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It is generally accepted that
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  • Logistics management encompasses activities that are distinct and separate from the activities included in supply chain management
  • Logistics management encompasses activities that are broader than those of supply chain management
  • Supply chain management encompasses activities that are broader than those of logistics management
  • Some of the activities of logistics management and some of the activities of supply chain management are similar, but both include distinct and separate activities

Question 27

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Among the great challenges that companies involved in trade face are
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  • Visibility
  • Risk Management
  • Increasing Customer Demand
  • All of the above

Question 28

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Process of planning, implementing and controlling the efficient cost effective flow of raw material, in process inventory and finished goods from point of consumption to point of origin is the definition of
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  • Reverse logistics
  • Multinational reverse logistics
  • Logistic
  • International logistic

Question 29

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Of the following the best definition of a logistics infrastructure would be that it consists of
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  • All of the elements in place to facilitat transportation, communication and business exchanges
  • A countries electrical supply and road network
  • The amount of computerization a country has
  • A developed banking system

Question 30

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The perspective of the relation between logistics and supply chain that states that logistics existed before the concept of Supply chain was introduced is
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  • Inclusionist
  • Evolutionist
  • Intersectinist
  • None of the above

Question 31

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Avoid ships traveling around Africa when they travel from Persian Gulf to Europe
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  • Panama Canal
  • Bosporus Strait
  • Saint Lawrence Seaway
  • Suez Canal

Question 32

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The country that has majority of most important seaports in the world is
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  • Germany
  • US
  • China
  • South Korea

Question 33

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Fluids as natural gas and oil can be transported faster and cheaper by
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  • Train
  • Pipelines
  • Trucks
  • Airplanes

Question 34

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Twenty feet equivalent units is a measure related to
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  • Size of containers
  • Draft of a ship
  • Space under a bridge
  • None of the above

Question 35

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The most important cargo seaports considered collectively in the world, based on the TEU's they handle are
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  • German seaports
  • Singapore seaports
  • US seaports
  • Chinese Seaports

Question 36

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Factors that affect order processing time are
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  • Processing priorities
  • Order-filling accuracy
  • Shipment consolidation
  • All of the above

Question 37

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For a contract to be considered as valid
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  • Is because it has been rejected several times
  • Many counteroffers have been presented
  • It has been accepted by both parties
  • The original offer always has to come from the buyer

Question 38

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The first step in all contract formation is the
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  • Offer
  • COunteroffer
  • Rejection
  • None of the above

Question 39

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Among the elements of an agency or distributor contract we find
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  • Force majeure, contract language
  • Good faith, faith
  • Scope of appointment
  • All of the above

Question 40

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If you had to ship fluids e.g. petrol or gas, which is not an option?
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  • Ships
  • Trains
  • Pipelines
  • Planes

Question 41

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The most important container seaport in the world is
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  • Rotterdam
  • Jebel
  • Shanghai
  • Singapore

Question 42

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Which one of the following statements is NOT a responsibility of international logistics managers
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  • Minimizing the risks with international payments
  • Storing goods while there are not in transit
  • Understanding risks products face while in transit
  • Assuring that goods clear customs

Question 43

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The treaty of Rome signed in 1957 lead to the essential creation of the European Union. Four of the countries that did NOT sign the treaty were:
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  • Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, Italy
  • Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg, France
  • Portugal, Spain, Denmark, UK
  • Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands

Question 44

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International Institutions created in 1944 designed to facilitate and support international trade
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  • UNCTAD & WTO
  • IMF & GATT
  • WTO & GATT
  • IMF & UNCTAD

Question 45

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GATT led to decreased duty rates from 40% in 1947 to
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  • To average slightly 25%
  • To average slightly 17%
  • To average slightly 8%
  • To average slightly 4%

Question 46

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Cost drivers
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  • Incentive to spread fixed costs over a large number of units
  • Incentive that drives companies to expand overseas to respond to their competitors move
  • Incentive to expand overseas because consumers wanted to find their products everywhere
  • Incentive to be present in internet to entice consumers everywhere to purchase their products

Question 47

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Considered to be among the most importing countries WTO (2012)
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  • Italy, Argentina, Russia
  • Germany, France, Austria
  • Japan, Singapore, China
  • Brasil, Mexico, UK

Question 48

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Proposed the factor endowment theory
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  • Adam Smith
  • David Ricardo
  • Yossi Shelfi
  • Heckscher Ohlin

Question 49

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The most famous logistics cluster in Spain is located in
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  • Barcelona
  • Zaragoza
  • Madrid
  • Valencia

Question 50

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The first international logisticians were:
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  • Traders on the silk road
  • The military that fought in WWII
  • Courier companies like FedEX, UPS, and DHL
  • Transport companies that used containers

Question 51

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Activities that are part of Physical Distribution
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  • Purchasing and production planning
  • Order processing and transportation
  • Distribution planning and manufacturing inventory
  • Marketing and Customer Service

Question 52

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Perspective between logistics and supply chain in which logistics appeared before SC is called
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  • Inclusionist
  • Evolutionist
  • Intersectionist
  • None of the above

Question 53

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Theory that explains international trade that is divided into stages
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  • International Product Life Cycle Theory
  • Absolute Advantage
  • Comparative Advantage
  • Cluster Theory

Question 54

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TEU
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  • Is the number of tons that can be uploaded onto a ship
  • Defines the fluid a ship can carry
  • Is the number of equivalent 20 feet containers
  • None of the above

Question 55

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According to the International Product Life cycle theory, the countries most likely to manufacture a product that has been recently developed (one that is the result of a brand-new design and uses patented technology) and is in its first commercialization is/are
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  • The country of innovation only
  • Developing country
  • Any country with the manufacturing technology necessary to manufacture it
  • Other developed nations

Question 56

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In Stage III of the Intern. Product Life Cycle Theory the entity that plays the most important role is
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  • Innovation country
  • Other advanced countries
  • Developing countries
  • All of the above

Question 57

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International logistics has evolved over time, passing through 4 stages. According to the authors of the text book what is considered to be the fourth phase of this evolution:
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  • Early slow days
  • Move toward speed
  • Transformation into strategic advantage
  • Emphasis on customer satisfaction

Question 58

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The main contribution of the usage of containers in the transportation process
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  • Decreased the problems of transporting goods
  • Increased the speed with which goods were transported between ports
  • Decreased the investment necessary to transport goods
  • Increased the personell demanded to upload and download ships

Question 59

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Which one was NOT one of the characteristics of the "early days" of logistics
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  • An emphasis on making sure that the goods arrived in good condition
  • An emphasis on low cost transportation
  • long transit times
  • An emphasis on customer satisfaction

Question 60

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Among the great challenges that companies involved in trade face are
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  • Visibility
  • Risk Management
  • Sustainability
  • All of the above

Question 61

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Among the activities that not part of logistics we find
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  • Warehousing
  • Purchasing
  • Information Services
  • Order processing

Question 62

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Largest cargo airport
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  • Barajas international airport
  • Memphis international airport
  • Houston international airport
  • Brussels international airport
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