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Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Notes 8.10 Review Questions

1. Define Transportation infrastructure.
2. Explain the five basic transportation modes.

3. Highlight the modal comparison and dominant traffic composition.
4. What are the two functions of transportation functionality?
5. Describe the fundamental principles guiding transportation management and operations.
6. “Transport transactions are often influenced by five parties.” Elucidate.
7. Discuss the types of regulation in transportation.

8. What do you understand by Export documentation?
9. Write brief note on standard documents.
10. Define Transportation service.

11. Explain Transport Economics and Pricing.
12. Discuss Total transportation costs.
13. Throw some light on the Transportation Administration and Documentation.
14. Discuss Intermodal Transportation.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Water 2. World War II

3. Fixed 4. False
5. True 6. False
7. Five 8. Carriers
9. Government 10. False

11. True 12. False
13. Mode 14. Ton-mile
15. 1.1 16. Transportation
17. Package 18. Intermodal

19. False 20. True
21. True

8.11 Further Readings

Books Ballou, R.H., Business Logistics Management: Planning, Organizing, and Controlling
the Supply Chain, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 1998.

Bowersox, D.J. and D.J. Closs, Logistical Management: The Integrated Supply Chain
Process, McGraw Hill, 1996.

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