Logistics 2.1.3

Market drivers

For a vessel to be attended in a seaport two of the most important variables to be considered are:

Panamax

Suez Canal

The cheapest transportation mode that exists is:

A berth is:

The importance of canals & waterways is that:

1) [blank_start]Assuring that goods are packed properly[blank_end] = International logistics manager responsibility 2) [blank_start]WTO[blank_end] = created to replace GATT 3) [blank_start]Market driver[blank_end] = companies enter foreign markets because their customers expect them to be present in those countries 4) [blank_start]Containers[blank_end] = they are associated with the move toward speed in the historical development of logistics 5) [blank_start]North America[blank_end] = region that has implemented less green practices in logistics 6) [blank_start]Infrastructure[blank_end] = elements in place, public, or private to facilitate transportation, communication and business exchanges 7) [blank_start]Banking infrastructure[blank_end] = allows businesses to move funds and documents quickly and reliably 8) [blank_start]Bridge clearance[blank_end] = defines the minimum space a ship needs under the port's bridge 9) [blank_start]Choice of law[blank_end] = specifies which country's law will be used in a dispute 10) [blank_start]Competing lines[blank_end] = clause that specifies which competing products the agent or distributor is allowed to represent or sell

The move toward speed as a historical development of international logistics is explained by:

Among the challenges that companies involved in trade face are:

The only perspective of the relation between Logistics and SCM is:

Based on the evolution of SCM, the main two activities that are part of logistics are:

The importance of Logistics measured as a percentage of the GDP is:

Some of the reasons for Reverse logistics are:

The main difference between the definitions of Logistics and International Logistics is:

1) [blank_start]Evolutionist[blank_end] = perception that logistics appeared before supply chain 2) [blank_start]Bretton Woods Conference[blank_end] = creation of IMF and GATT 3) [blank_start]Mediator[blank_end] = independent person that attempts to find a middle ground between parties that are having a dispute 4) [blank_start]JIT & MRP[blank_end] = inventory management techniques created to reduce inventory costs 5) [blank_start]Lazaro Cardenas, Balboa[blank_end] = ports located on the Pacific 6) [blank_start]Percepts of contracts[blank_end] = traditions, local laws, international treaties and multilateral governments agreements 7) [blank_start]FedEx Hub[blank_end] = Memphis International Airport 8) [blank_start]Neu Post Panamax[blank_end] = biggest containers cargo ships 9) [blank_start]Slow early days[blank_end] = first stage of logistics historical development6t

Multimodal type of transportation

Elements of contract formation

Logistics is part of the ________________ process that plans, implements and controls the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services and related information between the point of origin to the point of consumption to meet customer's requirements.

Among the elements considered as international infrastructure we find the following:

Completion of life cycle, repair, defective and reusage of package are:

Among the elements of international logistics we find:

Waterway that facilitates trade between Russia and the rest of the world

The maximum number of containers that can be placed side by side in a Post Panamax ship is:

Contract between equals

Functions that the representative will perform

1) [blank_start]Inclusionist[blank_end] = prevailing perception of logistics today 2) [blank_start]Professionals in int. logistics[blank_end] = facilitators of trade, responsible for safe and timely delivery 3) [blank_start]Arbitrators[blank_end] = conformed by a panel of professionals that help to solve a dispute 4) [blank_start]Veracruz, Santos & Cristobal[blank_end] = ports located on the Atlantic 5) [blank_start]CISG[blank_end] = convention for the international sale of goods as a way to oversee international contracts 6) [blank_start]Good Faith[blank_end] = clause in a contract that states that non of the parties have an ulterior motive 7) [blank_start]Antonov[blank_end] = biggest cargo aircraft

Which of the following elements is NOT part of an agency or distributor contract

The individuals who are handling goods in the ports, loading and unloading merchandise, are called

The definition of "International Supply Chain Management" is the same as the definition of "Supply Chain Management", except that it makes explicit the fact that SCM

It is generally accepted that..

Mediation

The term of appointment in an agency or distributor contract refers to:

In the event that one of the parties to a contract does not meet its obligation due to a natural disaster as an earthquake

A contract between equals falls under a:

A country will enjoy a Comparative Advantage over other countries it it has abundance of one of the factor of economic production is stated by what theory?

What regional economic group triggered the formation of other economic groups?

The German approach of reverse logistics is:

In reverse logistics, the activities that generate market value are:

Provide significant assistance to firms engaged in international trade by helping determine the best shipping alternative