供应链管理习题 14Word文档格式.docx

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Topic:

14.1TheRoleofTransportationinaSupplyChain

LearningOutcome:

Comparecommonapproachestosupplychaindesign

2）Adistributormakesinvestmentdecisionsregardingthetransportationinfrastructureandthenmakesoperatingdecisionstotrytomaximizethereturnfromtheseassets.

3

AACSB:

AnalyticSkills

3）Acarrierusestransportationtominimizethetotalcost（transportation,inventory,information,andfacility）whileprovidinganappropriatelevelofresponsivenesstothecustomer.

4）Thevehicle-relatedcostisincurredwhetherthevehicleisoperatingornotandisconsideredfixedforshort-termoperationaldecisionsbythecarrier.

TRUE

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5）Acarrier'

sdecisionsareaffectedbythepricesthatthemarketwillbear,butnottheresponsivenessitseekstoprovideitstargetsegment.

14.2ModesofTransportationandTheirPerformanceCharacteristics

6）Transportationcostdependsonthepricesofferedbydifferentcarriersandtheextenttowhichtheshipperusesinexpensiveandslow,orexpensiveandfast,meansoftransportation.

7）RailisthedominantmodeoffreighttransportationintheUnitedStatesandaccountsforover75percentofthenation'

sfreightbill.

14.4DesignOptionsforaTransportationNetwork

8）Amilkrunisarouteinwhichatruckeitherdeliversproductfromasinglesuppliertomultipleretailersorgoesfrommultiplesupplierstoasingleretailer.

9）Milkrunsreduceoutboundtransportationcostsbyconsolidatinglargeshipments.

10）Themodeoftransportationthatresultsinthelowesttransportationcostwilllowertotalcostsforasupplychain.

11）Ignoringinventorycostswhenmakingtransportationdecisionscanresultinchoicesthatworsentheperformanceofasupplychain.

12）Firmscansignificantlyreducethesafetyinventorytheyrequirebyphysicallyaggregatinginventoriesinonelocation,whichwillalsodecreasetransportationcost.

14.5Trade-OffsinTransportationDesign

13）Temporalaggregationdecreasesafirm'

sresponsivenessbecauseofshippingdelaybutalsodecreasestransportationcostsbecauseofeconomiesofscalethatresultfromlargershipments.

14）Afirmcanmeetcustomerneedsbyusingtailoredtransportationtoprovidetheappropriatetransportationchoicebasedoncustomerandproductcharacteristics,butatahighercost.

15）Tailoredtransportationistheuseofdifferenttransportationnetworksandmodesbasedoncustomerandproductcharacteristics.

14.6TailoredTransportation

16）Themostimportantoperationaldecisionrelatedtotransportationinasupplychainistheroutingandschedulingofdeliveries.

17）Transportationisasignificantcomponentofthecostsincurredbymostsupplychains.

14.2MultipleChoiceQuestions

1）Themovementofproductfromonelocationtoanotherasitmakesitswayfromthebeginningofasupplychaintothecustomer'

shandsisreferredtoas

A）transportation.

B）retailing.

C）distribution.

D）manufacturing.

A

2）Transportationplaysakeyroleineverysupplychainbecause

A）productsarenormallyproducedandconsumedinthesamelocation.

B）productsarerarelyproducedandconsumedinthesamelocation.

C）thecostoftransportationisinconsequential.

D）transportationisnotafactorindeterminingprofitability.

B

ReflectiveThinkingSkills

3）Thekeyplayersinanytransportationthattakesplacewithinasupplychainare

A）theshipperandthereceiver.

B）theshipperandthesupplier.

C）theshipperandthemanufacturer.

D）theshipperandthecarrier.

D

4）Investmentdecisionsregardingthetransportationinfrastructure（rails,locomotives,trucks,airplanes,etc.）aretheprimaryconcernof

A）theshipper.

B）thesupplier.

C）themanufacturer.

D）thecarrier.

5）Whichofthefollowingusestransportationtominimizethetotalcost（transportation,inventory,information,andfacility）whileprovidinganappropriatelevelofresponsivenesstothecustomer?

A）Theshipper

B）Thesupplier

C）Themanufacturer

D）Thecarrier

6）Whichofthefollowingisnotafactorthataffectscarrierdecisions?

A）Vehicle-relatedcost

B）Fixedoperatingcost

C）Quantity-relatedcost

D）Transportationcost

7）Whichofthefollowingisnotacosttheshipperneedstoconsiderwhenmakingtransportationdecisions?

A）Transportationcost

B）Inventorycost

C）Facilitycost

D）Quantity-relatedcost

8）Thetotalamountpaidtovariouscarriersfortransportingproductstocustomersis

A）transportationcost.

B）inventorycost.

C）facilitycost.

D）processingcost.

9）Thecostofholdinginventoryincurredbytheshipper'

ssupplychainnetworkis

10）Thecostofvariousfacilitiesintheshipper'

C

11）Thecostofloading/unloadingorders,aswellasotherprocessingcostsassociatedwithtransportation,isconsidered

12）Whichmodeoftransportationisthemostexpensive?

A）Air

B）Truck

C）Rail

D）Water

13）Whichmodeoftransportationistheleastexpensive?

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