Many companies put their most experienced people in what department? - ANSWER Receiving
What is a dispatch list? - ANSWER Prioritizes all the jobs related to shipping goods
What is a consignee? - ANSWER Customer
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Many companies put their most experienced people in what department? - ANSWER Receiving
What is a dispatch list? - ANSWER Prioritizes all the jobs related to shipping goods
What is a consignee? - ANSWER Customer
A list of items in a vehicle cargo is called what? - ANSWER Shipping manifest
What are the two types of Bill of Lading? - ANSWER Straight and Order
Who issues a carrier freight bill? - ANSWER The carrier
What is a carrier freight bill? - ANSWER Demand for payment
What is a document issued by a carrier and signed by the consignee as proof of delivery? - ANSWER Delivery receipt
What is a delivery receipt? - ANSWER Proof of receipt
What are the 8 factors to consider when selecting a route? - ANSWER Distance, requirements, availability, vehicle restrictions, construction, calls per trip, multi day trips, and delivery options
In warehousing, what is Unitization? - ANSWER The consolidation of units into larger units
What is a roadrailer? - ANSWER Trailer designed for roads and rails
Many loads contain both unitized/palletized and ____ materials - ANSWER Floor loaded
What does a reach stacker do? - ANSWER Heavy duty trucks used to transfer containers from road to rail
____ takes into account how much of one kind of material is on-hand - ANSWER Density
What are the three standard sizes for ISO containers? - ANSWER 20ft 40ft 53ft
Drive in; push back; deep reach are types of what? - ANSWER Rack
What pieces of information should be on the Bill of Lading? - ANSWER Shippers name and address, consignees name and address, description of materials for transport, weight of the shipment, and who pays for the charges
What is drawer storage used for? - ANSWER Fragile or valuable items
List standard delivery documents - ANSWER Bill of Lading, carrier freight bill, delivery receipt, and airway bill
What are the three basic materials pallets are made out of? - ANSWER Wood, plastic, and metal
What are the different types of pallet racks? - ANSWER Single deep, deep reach, drive in, push back, and cantilever
What is a crate? - ANSWER Container made of wood
What are the different pallet materials? - ANSWER Wood, corrugated paper, rubber or plastic, and metal
What is a mezzanine? - ANSWER A structure built over other activities to create another floor
When is a wood pallet used? - ANSWER Universal
What is an A-frame system used for? - ANSWER Handles individual items for picking
When is a plastic/rubber pallet used? - ANSWER When sanitizing or wash down is needed
In order processing, what is an item? - ANSWER A specific SKU
When is a metal pallet used? - ANSWER Extremely heavy objects
In order processing, what is a line? - ANSWER Multiple requirements for a SKU
What does the US customs and Border Protection Agency do? - ANSWER Enforce laws with regard to incoming and outgoing cargo
What is a Zone Pick? - ANSWER Zone Pick is a single order picked by zone where workers are assigned
What does the US State Department do? - ANSWER Regulate trade of firearms and munitions
What is a multi-order pick? - ANSWER Multi order pick is picking multiple orders by zone at once
What does the DEA do? - ANSWER Enforces controlled substance laws
What is issue pack optimization? - ANSWER Encouraging customers to order full pallet loads
What does the FDA do? - ANSWER Regulate import of food, pharmaceuticals, animal feed, and cosmetics
What are the disadvantages of manual scanning? - ANSWER Errors and lack of computer tracking
What does the World Trade Organization do? - ANSWER International organization that supervises world trade
What is kitting? - ANSWER Grouping, packing, and shipping related items as one unit
What is a swap body? - ANSWER Used for road/rail combination
What is another name for staging? - ANSWER Marshalling
What is an unaccompanied trailer? - ANSWER Used on ferries or piggybacked on another trailer
What are the six things packages must be protected from? - ANSWER Shock, compression, vibration, moisture, heat, and cold
What is a gantry crane? - ANSWER Used to lift containers and swap bodies
Is waste a consideration when choosing pack material? - ANSWER Yes
What is a grappler lift? - ANSWER A gantry crane that's specialized to lift swap bodies
What is floor loading? - ANSWER Loading totes and boxes directly onto the floor
What is a transtrainer? - ANSWER Transfer containers from sea vessels to road or rail vehicles
What is dunnage? - ANSWER Waste material used to protect packaging
What is a skeletal trailer? - ANSWER Trailer designed to carry ISO containers
What is a tariff? - ANSWER A tax on imported and exported goods
What are the steps of the receiving process? - ANSWER Appointment, Verification, Arrival, Secure, Seal, Inspection, Unload, Stage, Document defects, storage
What are the three types of packaging? - ANSWER Primary, secondary, and transport
What are the two types of inventory management? - ANSWER Aggregate and item
What inventory management system is concerned with total inventory movement? - ANSWER Aggregate
The JIT concept was developed in what country? - ANSWER Japan
Name the four "Rights" in JIT - ANSWER Right material, condition, quantity, and time
What two types of inventory are placed in the A category in ABC inventory? - ANSWER Valuable and fast moving items
What is it called when items are ordered based on a predetermined schedule? - ANSWER Cyclical order
What is MRP? - ANSWER Computer based method of inventory management
Name the three types of inventory count methods - ANSWER Random, cycle, and wall to wall
What is reverse logistics? - ANSWER Reverse flow of products for the purpose of returns
Which agency is responsible for developing rules for transporting hazmats? - ANSWER USDOT
What is the "right to know" law? - ANSWER A workers right to know the dangers of the materials they work with
MSDS is being replaced by... - ANSWER SDS/Safety data sheet
New hazmat employees must be trained within ____ days of employment - ANSWER 90
What are the four basic elements of hazmat training? - ANSWER General, safety, drivers, and function specific
How many hazmat classifications are there? - ANSWER 9
How large does a secondary containment of hazmats need to be? - ANSWER 100% of largest or 10% of total
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