What mode of transportation do you think is the most important to firms when evaluating new sites? Why?

Bribes refer to money paid after an exchange.（ ）

Logistics managers must be both generalists and specialists. Why is this true? Does this help to explain why there tends to be an imbalance in the supply of, and demand for, logistics managers?

What is OSHA? What is OSHA’s role in warehousing safety?

某一配送中心准备建一综合型仓库，计划采用两种储存方法：一种是就地堆码，其货物的最高储存量为1200吨，以致这种货物的仓容物资处村定额是5吨／平方米；另一种是上货架储放，其货物最高储存量为630吨，货架长8米、宽1.5米、高4米，货架容积充满系数为0.7，上架存放货物的单位质量是150公斤／立方米，若该库的面积利用系数是0.5，则设计此仓库的有效面积是多少？使用面积是多少？

Discuss some of the challenges to surface transport in other countries.

Discuss advantages and disadvantages to private transportation.

（ ）benefits focus on the savings that come from adherence to established procurement policies. A、Transactional B、Compliance C、Management information D、Price

How can the product audit be helpful in evaluating decisions about adding new products or new product lines?

UPS and FedEx are examples of integrated air carriers.（ ）

The most important single transportation document is the bill of lading.（ ）

Inflatable（ ）fill void space and function as both a cushion and a brac.e. A、tubes B、rafts C、mattresses D、dunnage bags

Do you agree or disagree with the sentiment that fourth-party logistics companies (lead logistics providers) merely add unnecessary cost and few service improvements to supply chains? Why?

The nature of the product can affect the level of customer service that should be offered.（ ）

The most important single transportation document is the:（ ） A、bill of lading B、freight bill C、commercial invoice D、certificate of origin

The orderly and planned observation of one or more segments in the logistics network or supply chain in order to determine how well each segment and the entire system function refers to（ ）. A、trade-offs B、supply chain management C、systems analysis D、optimum cost reliability analysis

Private transportation is most prevalent in the（ ）industry. A、pipeline B、trucking C、railroad D、airline

Since the mid-1990s, many beer and soft-drink cans and bottles have contained a freshness date stamped on them to indicate the latest date that the product should be consumed. What problems might such a system cause for the people responsible for managing such inventories? Discuss.

MINNETONKA WAREHOUSE Question 1: For each of the four work team sizes, calculate the expected number of trucks in the queue waiting to be unloaded. Question 2: For each of the four work team sizes, calculate the expected time in the queue—that is, the expected time a truck has to wait in line to be unloaded. Question 3: For each of the four work team sizes, what is the probability that a truck cannot be unloaded immediately? Question 4: Which of the four work teams has the lowest cost to Wayne? Question 5: Wayne is also considering rental of a forklift to use in truck unloading. A team of only two would be needed, but the hourly cost would be $38 per hour ($28 for the workers and $10 for the forklift). They could unload a truck in five minutes. Should Wayne rent the forklift? Question 6: Disregard your answer to question 5. Labor negotiations are coming up and Wayne thinks he can get the union to give way on the work rule that prohibits warehouse workers on the unloading dock from being given other assignments when they are not unloading trucks. How much would Wayne save in unloading dock costs if he could reassign warehouse workers to other tasks when they are not unloading trucks, assuming that he has picked a good team of workers and each worker works 8 hours a day?

Indications are that third-party logistics will become increasingly important in parts of the world such as Eastern Europe and Asia.（ ）