How do ISO 9000 and the Baldrige Quality Award differ?

Discuss the importance of timely and accurate information to a logistics information system.

“How well a company does what it says it’s going to do” represents（ ）. A、efficiency B、productivity C、leading edge logistics D、effectiveness

What are some practical implications of the idea that one logistics system does not fit all companies?

HDT TRUCK COMPANY Question 1: Assume you are Vanderpool. Draft the comparison Pon just requested. Question 2: Which of the two routing alternatives would you recommend? Why? Question 3: Assume that the buyer in Saudi Arabia has made other large purchases in the United States and is considering consolidating all of its purchases and loading them onto one large ship, which the buyer will charter. The buyer contacts HDT and, although acknowledging its commitment to buy FAS Doha, asks how much HDT would subtract from the $172,000 per truck price if the selling terms were changed to FOB HDT’s Crown Point plant. How much of a cost reduction do you think HDT should offer the buyer? Under what terms and conditions? Question 4: Answer question 3 with regard to changing the terms of sale to delivery at port in Baltimore. The buyer would unload the trucks from the railcars. Question 5: Is there an interest rate that would make HDT change from one routing to another? If so, what is it? Question 6: Assume that it is the year 2005 and the cost to HDT of borrowing money is 12/% per year. Because the buyer will pay for trucks as they are delivered, would it be advantageous for HDT to pay overtime to speed up production, ship the trucks as they were finished via the Port of Baltimore, and collect their payment earlier? Why or why not?

Contract warehousing tends to be more cost effective than public warehousing.（ ）

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of locating manufacturing, assembly, or distribution facilities in countries with relatively low wages.

Ordering by（ ）can be fast and convenient, but order errors are generally not detected until the order is delivered. A、telephone B、mail C、fax D、electronic

The carrier selection procedure appears to be less straightforward than the procedure for modal selection.（ ）

The U.S. railroad industry is dominated by four freight carriers.（ ）

Why is the carrier selection process less straightforward than the modal selection process?

Discuss how population can be viewed as both a market for goods and a source of labor.

Which of the following is not an environmentally-friendly packaging strategy that firms might adopt?（ ） A、reduce the amount of packing materials used B、use more environmentally-friendly packaging materials C、use reusable containers D、retain or support services that collect the used package and recycle it E、all are strategies

Which of the following tends to be the most important factor in carrier selection?（ ） A、pricing B、loss and damage performance C、transit time reliability D、financial stability E、none of the above

A pure material is one that is totally water soluble.

A reorder point is equal to average daily demand divided by the length of the replenishment cycle.（ ）

Discuss some of the challenges associated with international logistics.

依照下列所附海运提单，回答下列问题： 1．该提单应由谁首先背书? 2．作为收货人的代理人，你如何知道找谁提货? 3．收货人提货时应交出几份提单? 4．收货人提货时是否应支付海运费? 5．卸货港在哪里? 6．谁是承运人? 7．该提单下有几个集装箱? 8．XYZ Co．，Ltd是否一定是收货人? 9．提单是否一定要经过XYZ Co．，Ltd背书? 10．该提单由谁签署? 11．提单中的“S．T．C”是何意? 12．提单中的“S．O．C”是何意?

Ocean carrier alliances provide two primary benefits to participating members, namely, the sharing of vessel space and（ ）. A、anti-trust immunity B、the ability to offer shippers a broader service network C、lower rates D、faster transit times

With respect to facility location decisions, firms are seeking the most（ ）at the least（ ）in the least elapsed amount of time. A、customers; cost B、value; effort C、value; cost D、sites; distance