Logistics Terminology Quiz
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What is the process of declaring goods to Customs authorities when entering or leaving a country?

  • Customs clearance (correct)
  • Supply
  • Transportation
  • Distribution

What is the term for a company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods and packages?

  • Haulage contractor
  • Freight forwarder
  • Courier (correct)
  • Supplier

What does a freight forwarder do?

  • Specialize in the delivery of small goods and packages
  • Supply parts or services to another company
  • Arrange documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers (correct)
  • Carry goods by road

Who is the person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care?

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What helps logistics managers estimate the cost of a shipment or service accurately?

<p>Quotations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the system of moving goods that are carried by ships, train, aircraft?

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Which term refers to a person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers?

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What does the term 'Customs clearance' refer to?

<p>The process of declaring goods to Customs authorities when entering or leaving a country (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the company that carries goods by road?

<p>Haulage contractor (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to giving information about the price of a shipment or service?

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What is the term for the process of providing parts or services to another company?

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What term is used to describe the company that transports or conveys goods?

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What does the term 'consignee' refer to in the context of logistics?

<p>Person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the action of informing about the price of a shipment or service?

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What term is used to describe the action of checking and monitoring?

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Customs clearance

The process of declaring goods to Customs authorities when entering or leaving a country.

Courier

A company that specializes in the speedy and secure delivery of small goods and packages.

Consignee

A person or firm named in a freight contract to whom goods have been shipped or turned over for care.

Transportation

The system of moving goods that are carried by ships, train, aircraft.

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Freight forwarder

A person or business that arranges documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers.

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Haulage contractor

The term for the company that carries goods by road.

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Quotations

Giving information about the price of a shipment or service.

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Supply

The process of providing parts or services to another company.

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Carrier

The company that transports or conveys goods.

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Supervise

The process of checking and monitoring.

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To quote

The action of informing about the price of a shipment or service.

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Freight forwarder function

Arrange documentation and travel facilities for companies dispatching goods to customers.

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Quotations role

Helps logistics managers estimate the cost of a shipment or service accurately.

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Supply function

The process of providing parts or services to another company.

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