Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost for transportation Quizlet

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The Center of gravity technique for determining a facility location is best applied when _________.

The entire service area is comfortably represented by a flat map.

Identifying a set of candidate locations

What is the first step when using the factor rating technique for site selection?

fourth-party

A firm that provides logistical consulting without having any logical assets is called a ______ logistics provider.

How confident are the decision makers that they considered both input and output factors?

Which is the following questions is asked in a sensitivity analysis before making a strategic decision about site locations?

less-than-load (LTL)

Emma works for a shipping company that tags all of its shipments with chips that allow their location to be detected remotely. Emma s company utilizes ______ technology.

air transportation

Which method of goods transportation is generally recognized as the quickest but most expensive?

rent

Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost associated with operating a certain location?

points of interference

When two alternatives have identical merit, they are considered ____.

outsourced

Companies that rely on second-party logistical providers to transport their goods have _____ their logistics.

Less-than-load (LTL)

______ transportation companies accept smaller shipments and combine them within larger trucks and railcars to provide their transportation, but charge more for their service.

input-related location factors

Many manufacturing firms seek their availability of low-cost labor when considering locations for a new factory. This is an example of making location decisions based on ______.

Pipeline stock

Inventory currently in transit between locations

geographic information system (GIS)

What technological advancement greatly assists decision makers in considering the merits of potential locations for business facilities?

output-related location factors

Goods that are delicate, time-sensitive, or otherwise perishable are often produced at a location in close proximity to customer demand. This is an example of making location decisions based on _____.

Factor rating

________, which ranks a set of candidates based on their relative merits, is useful in location planning but is not exclusively for that purpose.

NIMBY

When a green energy company released plans to open a wind farm in Carol's community, Carol organized a grassroots political movement to oppose the wind farm because of the change it would create in the landscape. In this example, Carol implemented ______ movement.

an air charter

When a business hires an airplane to transport cargo directly, they are using ________.

the nature and degree of government regulation and taxation requires at the site.

Which of the following is an example of an indigenous factor that impacts site selection?

Economies of scale

________ decrease average unit cost by increasing volume.

Incoterms

In international trade, the purchasing organization should specify the _____ for transport, as published by the International Chamber of Commerce

aggregation

Combining the creation of many similar products into one relevant measure of activity for the organization is called _______.

container ships, dry bulk carriers, and oil tankers

The ships used in maritime shipping can be divided into three broad categories. What are those categories?

Inbound/ outbound

__________ logistics describes transportation of everything to a facility's locations, whereas ______ logistics describes the transportation of everything away from a facility.

It evaluates a set of candidate locations to determine the best location.