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Benchmarking includes the following steps:

  1. Select the process to benchmark
  2. Identify an organization that is in best class
  3. Study the benchmarked organizations
  4. All of these

Answer(s): D



For a particular commodity, the line-haul cost is $2.50 per mile. For a trip of 500 miles and a shipment of 600 cwt., what is the cost of shipping cwt.? If this shipment is increased to 1000 cwt., what is the saving in cost per cwt.?

  1. $ 1.25 and $0.85
  2. $ 1.25 and $0.83
  3. $ 1.29 and $0.80
  4. $ $ 1.27 and $0.90

Answer(s): B



A company ships barbecues fully assembled. The average line-haul cost per shipment is $12.50 per mile, and the truck carries 100 assembled barbecues. The company decides to ship the barbecues unassembled and figures it can ship barbecues in a truck. Calculate the line-haul cost per barbecue assembled and unassembled. If the average trip is 300 miles, calculate the saving per barbecue?

  1. $0.126, $0.125 and $30.00
  2. $0.127, $0.124 and $30.00
  3. $0.125, $0.125 and $30.00
  4. $0.125, $0.125 and $30.00

Answer(s): A



The art charged by a carrier will also vary with the commodity shipped and will depend upon the following:

  1. Value
  2. Density
  3. Perishability
  4. All of these

Answer(s): D






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