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19 Cards in this Set
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What is a system?
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An organized way of doing something.
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What are three main parts of a transportation system?
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Inputs, Processes, & Output
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Working Capital
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Money that is needed to keep to keep an operation going.
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Could a transportation system operate without poeple?
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No, because you need someone to operate machines
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What are the two basic types of processes of transportation?
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Management process & Production process
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List three major types of management activities.
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Planning, controlling, & organinzing
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List three major types of production activities.
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Preparing to move, moving, & completing the move
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Why are regulations needed in transportation?
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To make transportation a safe & orderly process
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A Shipper
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The person or company that sends the cargo.
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Fixed Capital
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isn't money its Airplanes, trucks, computers.
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A Carrier
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The company that does the actual moving.
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What two things must be controlled in vehicle operation?
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The speed of vehicle & contolling the direction of vehicle.
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What are the three ways in which a vehicle's direction can be controlled?
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Rails, Streering, & Rudder
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What's a cosignee?
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The person or company that ordered the goods
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List four basic activities involved in controlling a system?
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Directing, Monitoring, Reporting, & Correcting.
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Directing
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Telling people in different parts of the system what to do, how and when to do it.
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Monitoring
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Keeping track of what is happening in the system.
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Reporting
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Telling what is happening or what has already happened.
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Correcting
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Giving new orders or directions based on info. reported.
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