Exam 26: The U.S.Transportation Industry: Planning for a Potential Post-Recession Capacity Crunch

Which of the following criteria might be least affected by an economic upswing in regard to motor carriers.

The demand management process also includes hiring new drivers to replace those laid off.

Demand fulfillment,as used in the case,would be considered a primary factor in how supply chain management is customer-driven.

The supply chain team is strictly an internal operation.It would hardly include an owner-operator truck driver.

__________ logistics is the best description for the transportation companies discussed in the case.

Shippers of natural resources who contract with intermodal shipping,such as Maersk and BNSF,also benefit from economies of scale.

When the amount of inventory to be shipped is more than motor carriers can transport,supply chain managers face __________.

"Seamless" is a favorite buzzword of supply chain management proponents,especially those who advocate JIT.Given the case,what disruption was left out of the chapter discussion?

Those firms that warehouse,pick orders,and ship directly to the customer as well as hire and manage logistics workers are known as __________ companies.

Which of following integration types in supply chain management would probably not include contractual motor carrier and warehouse services?