Module 16 Quizzes

Question 1

The “Integrated” concept of air freight service addresses what Air mode shortfall disadvantage on the dimension?

Answer 1

accessibility

Question 2

What product type is best for the air freight market?

Answer 2

sensitive to environmental extremes

Question 3

What is a specialized service for air freight?

Answer 3

pickup and delivery

Question 4

What are the three characteristics defining “Air Eligibility”?

Answer 4

the nature of Commodity, Demand, and Distribution Problems

Question 5

How do you calculate Dim-weight?

Answer 5

(actual volume)/(standard density)

Question 6

What is a product type for the air freight market?

Answer 6

valuable relative to weight and volume

Question 7

How do you define “DimWeight”?

Answer 7

the ‘weight’ of the shipment, adjusted for the ‘standard volume’ of a shipment that would ‘maximize profits’ at the same time as it ‘minimizes handling’.

Question 8

“Air Eligibility” increases when the commodity is…

Answer 8

perishable

Question 9

What is a product type relevant to the air freight market?

Answer 9

valuable relative to weight and volume

Question 10

Under General Commodity Air Freight Rate calculations for the rate per lb-mile…

Answer 10

goes down as distance increases

Question 11

What class of service from the 1930s did modern “integrated carrier concept” grow out of?

Answer 11

Air Express