17 Questions
What is the fundamental responsibility of a traffic department according to the text?
Overseeing day-to-day shipping
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a responsibility of traffic managers in the text?
Development of methods to solve tasks
What is one of the challenging tasks for logistic research mentioned in the text?
Conception of strategies for transport demand
Which activity involves overseeing many different administrative responsibilities according to the text?
Operations management
What does traffic economy aim at according to the text?
Safe and economic utilization of traffic networks
What does a fair solution of logistic research tasks require according to the text?
Independence from daily policy interests
What are the six key factors that influence the selection of mode of transportation or service offering within a mode of transportation?
Loss, damage, claim processing, and tracing, Shipper market consideration, Carrier consideration, Freight rate
What is the main goal of traffic management?
To ensure disturbance-free and environmentally safe transport flows
What does traffic management primarily focus on in terms of traffic technique?
Planning and realization of traffic routes and networks
Which of the following is NOT a topic related to traffic technique mentioned in the text?
Weather forecasting
What do traffic scientists investigate according to the text?
Traffic flows of goods, persons and transport means between sources and sinks
What is one of the responsibilities of traffic managers?
Planning and initiating the building of new traffic networks
What is the primary concern of transport businesses according to the text?
The goals of individual companies and traffic participants
What is a prerequisite for efficient transports between economic actors?
All of the above
What is a goal conflict between transport and traffic according to the text?
Transport businesses prioritize company goals over societal goals
What does traffic economics deal with?
The economic aspects of public transport systems and traffic networks
What are prerequisites for investments in traffic networks and public transport systems?
Sufficient user frequencies and adequate traffic flows
Explore the factors influencing transport decisions and learn about traffic management objectives. This quiz covers freight rate, reliability, transit time, loss and damage processing, shipper and carrier considerations, as well as the goals of traffic management.
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