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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 ...

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