In addition to declaring the origin of goods, a certificate of origin is used to determine the:

A. export declaration

B. cost of transportation

C. standard cost

D. applied tariff

A carrier receives damaged goods. What actions best describes what the carrier should do so that it is not liable for the damages?

A. Rewrite the bill of lading (B\L).

B. Make exception note on B\L from clean to uniform.

C. Make an exception note on B\L from clean to soiled.

D. Reject the B\L.

A planning process specifically designed to balance demand and supply within an organization and arrive at a consensus forecast is known as:

A. advanced planning and scheduling (APS).

B. collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR).

C. sales and operations planning (SandOP).

D. distribution requirements planning (DRP).

Which of the following terms of payment should an international purchasing manager use to guarantee that the shipment is made and the shipper gets paid for their product?

A. Letter of credit

B. Open account

C. Sight draft

D. Cash in advance

An organization wanting to improve the management of resources and exceptions across the supply chain should focus on enhancing:

A. supply chain visibility.

B. simultaneous consideration of resources.

C. resource utilization.

D. overall asset utilization.

A company that ships self-propelled cargo and prefers not to utilize specialized lifting equipment should consider which of the following types of shipping vessels?

A. Handysize

B. Roll-on/roll-off (RORO)

C. Suez-Max

D. Trot-on/trot-off (TOTO)

A company currently has a significantly long lead time in determining the disposition of returned products. Which of the following non-procedural areas should the company look into as it performs a root cause analysis?

A. Financial department to see if the sales personnel are reluctant to charge the returns to sales

B. Quality department to see if the process for determining disposition is inefficient

C. Customer service department to see if they are taking a long time to address customer concerns

D. Material handling department to see if it is taking excessive time to handle defective product

Which of the following port-related issues constitutes the greatest challenge when considering the use of post-panamax container ships?

A. Number of ships available

B. Available workforce

C. Railway connections

D. Bridge clearance

A company calculating shipping volume in unit load device containers is focusing on which mode of transportation?

A. Trucking

B. Ocean shipping

C. Air freight

D. Barges

The supply chain value proposition contains which four dimensions?

A. Effectiveness, efficiency, relevancy, and sustainability

B. Effectiveness, efficiency, collaboration, and sustainability

C. Technology, efficiency, collaboration, and sustainability

D. Technology, globalization, collaboration, and sustainability