International
Logistics activity 7 Questions for review
Chapter
6:
1 Question 2 – Contrast
procurement’s historical focus to its more strategic orientation today.
2 Question 3 – Discuss the benefits
and potential challenges of using electronic procurement cards.
3 Question 11 – Define supplier
development, and explain why it is becoming more prominent in some
organizations.
4 Question 12 – What are the
components of the global sourcing development model presented in this chapter?
5 Question 14 – Pick, and discuss,
two components of the global sourcing development model presented in this
chapter.
6 Question 17 – Name, and give an
example of, the five dimensions of socially responsible purchasing.
7 Question 18 – Discuss some of the
ethical issues that are associated with procurement.
Chapter
14:
1 Question 2 – How might a
particular country’s government be involved in international trade?
2 Question 3 – Discuss how a
nation’s market size might impact international trade and, in turn,
international logistics.
3 Question 6 – What is a
certificate of origin, a commercial invoice, and a shipper’s export
declaration?
4 Question 10 – What is an NVOCC?
5 Question 13 – Explain the load
center concept. How might load centers affect the dynamics of international
transportation?
Question
20 – What is the Logistics Performance Index? How can it be used?
