《物流英语》期末复习经典试题

《物流英语》期末复习经典试题«物流英语»期末复习提纲2020.12Thepurposeoflogisticsisto . 1planandimplementthelogisticsprocess B.transportanddelivergoodsC.meetcustomerrequirements D.makeprofitsLogisticsstrategiesandplansshouldbebasedupon . 1customerwantsandneeds B.contemporarybusinessenvironmentC.logisticsinformation D.logisticalpolicies referstotheeffortstoestimateproductdemandinafuturetimeperiod. 2Productionplanning B.InventorymanagementC.Demandforecasting D.MaterialshandlingAmongalltheactivitiesinlogisticalsystem,whichofthefollowingisoftenthemostcostlyone? 2warehousing B.packagingC.transportation D.materialshandling isoftenthemostcostlylogisticsactivityandcanrangefrom40%-60%ofafirm’stotallogist.ics2costWarehousing B.ProcurementC.Production D.TransportationPackagingcanhavebothconsumerpackagingand . 2industrialpackaging B.marketingdimensionsC.manufacturingpackaging D.transportingdimensions referstotheshort-distancemovementofproductswithintheconfinesofafacility. 2Delivery B.InventorymanagementC.Transportation D.MaterialshandlingInmaterialshandling,managerstendto thenumberofhandlingwheneverpossible. 2maximize B.minimize C.increase D.improve iswhatlinksallareasofthelogisticssystemtogether.2Information B.ProcurementC.Production D.Transportation iswidelyusedininlanddeliveryofgoods. 3Roadtransportation B.RailwaytransportationC.Airtransportation D.PipelinetransportationWhichmaybethebestchoiceifhigher-value/lower-volumecargoistobetransportedoverrelativelyshortdistance? 3Waterwaytransportation B.RailwaytransportationC.Airtransportation D.RoadtransportationWhichisnotthedisadvantageofroadtransportation? 3inexpensive B.fuelconsumptionC.airpollution D.trafficcongestionWhichmodeoftransportationisespeciallygoodfortransportingcargoswithhighvolumeandlowvalue,suchascoal,timerandgrain?3roadtransportation B.railtransportationC.waterwaytransportation D.airtransportationWaterwayisusuallyconsideredasthe amongalltransportationmodes. 3slowest B.cheapest C.cleanest D.safestWhichistheadvantageofairtransportation? 3inexpensive B.unreliable C.flexible D.largetransportcapacity referstofreight,eitherdryorliquid,thatisnotpackagedsuchasminerals.4Generalcargo B.Bulkcargo C.Break-bulkcargo D.Non-bulkcargoMinerals,oil,andcoalcanbecategorizedas . 4Generalcargo B.Bulkcargo C.Break-bulkcargo D.Non-bulkcargo referstogeneralcargothathasbeenpackagedinsomewaywiththeuseofbags,boxesordrums. 4Generalcargo B.Bulkcargo C.Break-bulkcargo D.Non-bulkcargo aredesignedtocarrynon-bulkcargos.4Bulkcarriers B.Generalcargoships C.ROROvessels D.Noneoftheabove aredesignedtoallowcars,trucksandtrainstobeloadeddirectlyonboard. 4Bulkcarriers B.Generalcargoships C.ROROvessels D.NoneoftheaboveWarehousingcanbeprovidedbyeitherwarehousesor . 5deliverycenters B.assemblycentersC.distributioncenters D.manufacturingcentersThemainpurposeofwarehousingisto usageofavailablestoragespace. 5maximize B.minimize C.increase D.improveDistributioncentersattemptto throughput.5maximize B.minimize C.increase D.improveIfyouwanttoachieveefficiencyintheoperationofwarehousingfacility, shouldbeconsidered. 6warehousingcapacity B.warehousingefficiencyC.warehousingoperation D.warehousingdesign ofgoodstobehandledmustbeknownbeforedesigningawarehouse. 6Quantityandcharacter B.QualityandcharacterC.Quantityandquality D.WarehousingoperationAstoragefacilitywithlowrateofproductturnovershouldbelaidoutinawaythat theutilizationofthecapacityofthestoragefacility.6maximizes B.minimizes C.decreases D.declinesTrade-offsinwarehousingdesignmustbemadeamongspace,labourand . 6cost B.timeC.automation D.mechanization alwaysenablesapickertoknowwhereacertainSKUislocated. 6Fixedslotlocationsystem B.VariableslotlocationsystemC.Builtupsystem D.Builtoutsystem referstoanabsenceofhumaninterventionwhile referstoequipmentthatcomplete,ratherthanreplacemanualwork. 6mechanization…labour-intensive B.mechanization…automationC.automation…labour-intensive D.automation…mechanizationSinceautomationisaveryhighfixed-costoption, isneededtomakecost-effective.6intensivelabour B.spaceavailabilityC.biginvestment D.sufficientvolume isthekeyissuetosupplychainmanagementsuccess. 7Inventory B.WarehousingC.Production D.TransportationWhatisthereasonforholdinginventory? 7Meetingdemand B.KeepingoperationsrunningC.Leadtime D.AlltheaboveThe theleadtime,the thequantityofgoodsthefirmmustcarryininventory.7longer…larger B.shorter…largerC.shorter…longer D.longer…smaller referstoinventorythatisneededtosatisfynormaldemandduringthecourseofanordercycle. 7Cyclestock B.SafetystockC.Speculativestock D.Deadstock referstoinventorythatisheldinadditiontocyclestocktoguardagainstuncertaintyindemandand/orleadtime. 7Cyclestock B.SafetystockC.Deadstock D.SpeculativestockCompaniesshould thesizeofdeadstock. 7minimize B.maximizeC.increase D.improveRetailersalwaysbuildup monthsbeforethedemandfortheirproductswillbeunusuallyhigh. 7cyclestock B.safetystockC.speculativestock D.deadstockWhichtypeofstockshouldbefilledinthebracketsinthefollowingfigure? 7150 cyclestock100( )5001 2 3 4Weekscyclestock B.safetystockC.speculativestock D.deadstockInABCanalysisofinventory,itemsthatareextremelyinexpensiveorhavelowdemandaretermed . 8A.AitermsB.BitemsC.CitemsD.DitemsInABCanalysisofinventory,thetop20%ofafirm’smostcostlyitemsaretermed . 8Aiterms B. BitemsC. Citems D. DitemsTheJITapproachseeksto inventorybyreducingsafetystock. 8maximize B.minimize C.increase D.improvePackagingcanprotecttheproductfrom . 9fromclimateeffects B.hazardoussubstancesandcontaminantsC.infestation D.alltheaboveWhatdoesthefollowingsymbolmean? 10Usenohooks B.NohandtruckhereC.Temperaturelimitations D.DonotuseforklifttruckhereA.B.C.D.WhichofthefollowingpicturesstandforClamphereA.B.C.D.WhichofthefollowingpicturesstandforUsenoforklifttruck? 10A.B.C.D.WhichofthefollowingpicturesstandforProtectfromheatandradioactiveA.B.C.D.A.B.A.B.C.D.Whatdoesthefollowingsymbolmean? 10Usenohooks B.KeepawayfromheatC.Temperaturelimitations D.Fragile,handlewithcareWhichtypeofcontainerisusedtotransportcotton,coffeeandelectricalproducts? 13opentopcontainer B.flatrackcontainerC.reefercontainer D.drycontainerWhichtypeofcontainerisgoodfortransportinglivestockandsteels? 13opentopcontainer B.flatrackcontainerC.reefercontainer D.drycontainerWhichtypeofcontainerisusedtotransportmeat,seafood,vegetablesandfruits? 13opentopcontainer B.tankcontainerC.reefercontainer D.drycontainerWhichtypeofcontainerisusedtotransportliquidcargoes? 13opentopcontainer B.tankcontainerC.reefercontainer D.bulkcontainerWhichtypeofcontainerhasnocover? 13opentopcontainer B.tankcontainerC.reefercontainer D.bulkcontainerWhichofthefollowinglogisticsdocumentsrepresentstheownershipofgoods? 15Abilloflading B.AnairwaybillC.Acommercialinvoice D.AcertificateoforiginWhentheimporterclaimsgoodsattheportofdestination,hemustpresenta .15letterofcredit B.packinglistC.invoice D.billofladingWhichofthefollowingdocumentsdoesn’thaveaAnairwaybill B.AcommercialinvoiceC.Apackinglist D.BothBandCPackinglistisasupplementarydocumentfor . 15billoflading B.commercialinvoiceC.airwaybill D.certificateoforigin issuesacertificateoforiginforitsexportedproducts.15Thecountryoforigin B.TheforeigngovernmentC.Thecustoms D.Theexporter100%silkgarmentsaremanufacturedinChina,thenshippedtoThailandandhavealogoplacedonthem,andthenareshippedtoJapanforsale. Thecountryoforiginwouldbe . 15Thailand B.ChinaC.Japan D.bothAandBAmongallthelogisticsactivities, hasprovedtoposethegreatestthreattoenvironment.18maintenance B.transportationC.supply D.warehousingGreenprocurementmeanstheselectionofproductsandservicesthat environmentalimpacts.18minimize B.maximizeC.produce D.increase二、阅读明白得。阅读以下短文，依照短文内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个正确答案。短文明白得1Thistypeofwarehouseisownedoroccupiedonalong-termleasebythefirmusingthem.Privatewarehousesprovidemorecontrolsincetheenterprisehasabsolutedecision-makingauthorityoverallactivitiesinthewarehouse.Thecontrolfacilitatestheabilitytointegratewarehouseoperationwiththerestofthefirm’sinternallogisticsprocess.Butprivatewarehousingisalsocharacterizedbysomedrawbacks,includinghighfixedcostofprivatestorageandnecessityofhavinghighandsteadydemandvolumes.Thelargestusersofprivatewarehousingareretailchainstores;theyhandlelargevolumesofproductsonaregularbasis.Manufacturingfirmsalsoutilizeprivatewarehousing.Whatdoestheunderlinedword〝since〞inline2mostpossiblymean?because B.but C.soIsthecontrolprovidedbyprivatewarehousinghelpfulinintegratingwarehouseoperationswiththerestofthefirm’sinternallogisticsprocess?Yes B.No C.NotmentionedWhichisnotmentionedintermsofdrawbacksofprivatewarehousinginthepassage?cost B.demandvolume C.qualityWhomostpossiblywillbethelargestusersofprivatewarehousingaccordingtothepassage?chainretailers B.chainwholesalers C.manufacturersTheunderlinedword〝utilize〞attheendofthepassagecanbereplacedby .manage B.use C.control短文明白得2Everyuserofwarehousingfacilitywantsittooperatewithhighestefficiencypossible.Buttoachievethisgoal,weneedtotakeseriousconsiderationswiththewarehousingdesign.Onecommon-sensepieceofadviceisthatpriortodesigningawarehouse,thequantityandcharacterofgoodstobehandledmustbeknown.Besides,thefrequencywithwhichitispickedandwhetheritisfastorslowmovingcomparingtootheritemsalsoneedtobeconsidered.Forexample,thefastmovingproducthastobeplacedclosedtowhereorderselectorsgotopickthem,inanefforttoreducewalkingtime.Asecondcommon-sensepieceofadviceisthatitisimportantforanorganizationtoknowthepurposetobeservedbythefacility,becauserelativeemphasisplacedonthestorageanddistributionfunctionsaffectswarehouselayout.Astoragefacilitywithlowrateofproductturnovershouldbelaidoutinawaythatmaximizestheutilizationofthecapacityofthestoragefacility.Adistribution-orientedfacilityattemptstomaximizethroughputratherthanstorage.Whatisofgreatimportancetotheuserofwarehousingfacility?efficiency B.effectiveness C.NotmentionedWhatshouldbeconsideredtoachieveefficiency?thevalueofgoodswarehousingdesignquantityandcharacterofgoodsWhatdoestheunderlinedphrase〝prior〞mostpossiblymeaninparagraphone?before B.after C.whenHowshouldastoragefacilitywithlowrateofproductturnoverbedesigned?InawaythatmakesprofitsasmuchaspossiblefromtheuseofthestoragefacilityInawaythatreducesthecostsofthestoragefacilityInawaythatmakesfulluseofthecapacityofthestoragefacilityWhatdoesadistribution-orientedfacilitywanttomaximize?products B.storage C.throughput短文明白得3OneofthemostpopularcontemporaryapproachesofinventorymanagementistheJITphilosophy.TheJITapproachseekstominimizeinventorybyreducingsafetystock,aswellasbyhavingtherequiredamountmaterialsarriveattheproductionlocationattheexacttimetheyareneeded.TheJITapproachviewsinventoriesaswaste,therefore,hastobekepttothelowestlevel,ifitcan’tbetotallyeliminated.Becauseofthesystem’semphasisonlow(no)safetyinventory,thesuppliermustdeliverhigh-qualitymaterialstotheproductionlineontime.Defectivematerialsmayresultinaproductionlineshutdownandcausebiglossfortheproducer.Whatdosetheunderlinedword〝minimize〞inPara.1mostpossiblymean?increase B.improve C.cutdownAccordingtothepassage,isinventoryofgreatvalueintheJITapproach?Yes B.No C.NotmentionedWhatdoestheJITapproachwanttoachieve?lowsafetyinventory B.Nosafetyinventory C.EitherAorBWhatwilllow-qualitymaterialscause?productionlineshutdown B.biglossfortheproducer C.BothAandBWhatdoestheunderlinedword〝shutdown〞inPara.2mostpossiblymean?closing B.repairing C.maintenance短文明白得4Abilloflading(B/L)isusedforseashipmentandisacertificateofownershipofgoods.Itmustbepresentedattheportoffinaldestinationbytheimporterinordertoclaimgoods.Asadocumentoftitle,thebillofladingisalsoanegotiabledocumentandyoumaysellthegoodsbyendorsingorhandingthebillofladingovertoanotherauthorizedparty,evenwhilethegoodsarestillatsea.Althoughnegotiablebillsofladingarecommonlyused,insomecountries,theyarestillunacceptable.YouhavetobesurethatanegotiableB/Lisacceptedinyourcountry.Otherwise,anon-negotiableB/Lisissued.TheB/Lisaformal,signedreceiptforaspecificnumberofpackedcargoes,whicharegiventotheexportagentbythecarrierwhenitreceivestheconsignment.Ifthecargoisinapparentlygoodconditionandproperlypackedwhenthecarrierreceivesthem,thebilloflading,ismarkedas〝clean〞.Thecarrierthusacceptsfullliabilityforthecargodescribedinthebill.Accordingtothepassage,canyousellthegoodsbyendorsingthebilloflading?Yes B.No C.NotmentionedIfthegoodsareintransportation,canyouhandthebillofladingtoanotherauthorizedparty?Yes B.No C.NotmentionedCannegotiablebillsofladingbeusedinallthecountriesaroundtheworld?Yes B.No C.NotmentionedTheunderlinedword〝consignment〞canmostpossiblybereplacedby .production B.shipment C.transportationThebillofladingcanbemarkedas〝clean〞if .thebillofladingiscleanthecargoiscleanthecargoanditspackagedarenotdamaged短文明白得5Usingletterofcreditforpaymentisasafeandreliablewaytodobusiness. L/Cfacilitatestradesbetweenunknownpartiesandgivesprotectiontobothseller/exporterandthebuyer. Itisdocumentissuedbyabankattherequestofabuyer(orapplicant),whereinthebankpromisestopaytheseller(orbeneficiary)uponpresentationofdocumentsspecifiedintheletterofcredit.Basically,aletterofcreditgivesthesellerreassurancethathewillreceivethepaymentforthegoods. Inordertogetthepaymentthesellerhastopresentthebankwithnecessaryshippingdocumentsconfirmingthedeliveryofgoodswithinagiventimeframe. Itisoftenusedinternationaltradetoeliminaterisksduetounfamiliaritywiththeforeigncountry,customs,orpoliticalinstability.Isitexpensivetousealetterofcreditforpayment?Yes. B.No. C.Notmentioned.Whoappliestoabankforaletterofcredit?thebuyer B.theseller C.thebeneficiaryCanthesellergetthepaymentifhedoesn’tsendthenecessaryshippingdocumentstothebank?Yes. B.No. C.Notmentioned.Theunderlinedword〝eliminate〞canmostpossiblybereplacedby .reduce B.increase C.takeWhatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?TypesofLetterofCreditDefinitionofLetterofCreditIntroductionofLogisticsContractFalse错误选。短文明白得6Formanyyears,organizationshadtwochoiceswithrespecttowarehousing----publicprivate.Butmorerecently,contractwarehousinghasemergedasanotherwarehousingalternative.Contractwarehousingisalong-term,mutuallybeneficialarrangementwhichprovidesuniqueandspeciallytailoredwarehousingandlogisticsforonecustomer.Contractwarehousingisbecomingapreferredchoiceformanyorganizationsbecauseitallowsacompanytofocusonitscorecompetencieswithwarehousingprovidedbyexperts.Contractwarehousingalsotendstobemorecosteffectivethanprivatewarehousingwithalmostthesamedegreeofcontrol,becausekeyspecificationscanbeincludedinthecontract.Contractwarehousescanofferlong-termwarehousingservice.True B.FalseContractwarehousingcanberegardedaswin-win.True B.FalseMoreandmorecompaniestendtochoosepublicwarehousing.True B.FalseOneoftheadvantagesofcontractwarehousingisthatitallowsacompanytofocusonsomethingwhichitdoesbest.True B.FalseIttendstobemoreeconomicaltouseprivatewarehousingratherthancontractwarehousing.True B.False短文明白得7Intraditionalinventorymanagement,placingreplenishmentordersistheresponsibilityofthepartyusinginventory,suchasadistributororretailer.Undervendor-managementinventory(VMI),bycontrast,thevendor(canbemanufacturerorotherkindofsupplier)isresponsibleformaintainingthedistributor’sinventorylevels.Thevendorhasaccesstothedistributor’sinventorydataandisresponsibleforgeneratingpurchaseorders.ThisaccessisaccomplishedelectronicallybyElectronicDataInterchangeand/orInternet.TheadoptionofVMIhelpsdistributorandretailertoreducestock-outandachievehigherinventoryturnover,andatthesametime,vendorbenefitfrombetterdemandforecastingbecauseofearlyaccesstodataofitscustomers.Intraditionalinventorymanagement,adistributororretaileristoplacereplenishmentorders.True B.FalseUnderVMI,itispossibleforasuppliertokeepthedistributor’sinventorylevels.True B.FalseThevendorcan’tknowthedistributor’sinventorydata.True B.FalseVMIcannothelparetailertoachievehigherinventoryturnover.True B.FalseBothvendoranddistributorcanbenefitfromtheVMIsystem.True B.False短文明白得8Anairwaybillisusedforairtransport. Itisanevidenceofatransportationcontract.documentforairfreightisfarsimplerthanthatforoceanfreight,suchB/L.Theairwaybillisaninternationallystandardizeddocument,printedinEnglishandinthelanguageofthecarrier.Unlikethebilloflading,theairwaybilldoesnotrepresenttheownership