4.1. Transport
A subsection of Commerce, 7100, through 4. Logistics in commerce
Listing 10 of 135 questions
The pictures in Fig. 3 show the side of a truck carrying a container and the back of a refrigerated truck. They are owned by Gupta International Transport, a distribution company operating at home and abroad. GUPTA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION ANYWHERE, ANYTIME GUPTA INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT REFRIGERATED VEHICLE www.gupta.com CONTAINER TRUCK REFRIGERATED TRUCK Fig. 3 Use Fig. 3 to help you to answer the following questions. Explain two reasons why transport is important in international trade. Explain what is meant by distribution. Explain why many companies use Gupta International Transport to move their goods rather than using their own transport. Gupta International Transport has a website. State three reasons why it uses this method of communication. Why does Gupta International Transport have its name on the outside of its trucks? Discuss whether or not Gupta International Transport needs warehousing as part of its business. Give reasons for your answer.
7100_s15_qp_22
THEORY
2015
Paper 2, Variant 2
View
J Ltd manufactures paper products that are sold throughout a country. It owns two warehouses, one in Anytown and the other in Sometown, which are 250 km apart by road. It also operates a fleet of six trucks which it uses for all deliveries. Fig. 3 is a map of J Ltd’s location. Anytown Road Route 250 km Airport Bonded Warehouse Sometown (population 500 000) Rail Route 320 km (population 200 000) Fig. 3 Use Fig. 3 to help you answer the following questions. State three functions of a warehouse. Explain two advantages of having two warehouses that are 250 km apart. J Ltd import printing materials from another country, through the airport, and store them in the bonded warehouse in Sometown. Explain why bonded warehouses are used when importing some goods. State two services offered at an airport for handling goods. J Ltd moves its products by road. However, the railway system in this country is being modernised by the government. In which sector is the railway system of this country? Discuss whether or not J Ltd should consider using the rail network to deliver some of its products. Give reasons for your opinion.
7100_s17_qp_22
THEORY
2017
Paper 2, Variant 2
View
Fig. 1 shows the total value of freight moved by different methods of transport in home trade. Fig. 1 Home trade freight Total value of freight $Billion Trucks Vans Goods trains Methods of Transport Pipelines Other transport Use Fig. 1 to help you answer the following questions. Which method of transport would a business use to move each of the following? flowers to a customer in the same town offshore oil to the mainland Calculate the total value of freight carried by trucks and vans. Show your working. Explain one environmental effect of the increased use of road transport for deliveries of goods ordered online. Suggest one method of transport used to carry freight that is not named in Fig. 1. Circle the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences. Transport is a direct service OR a commercial service. A commercial document used in the home trade is a bill of lading OR a consignment note. Evaluate whether or not a business should have its own fleet of vans to make deliveries.
7100_s18_qp_22
THEORY
2018
Paper 2, Variant 2
View
Questions Discovered
135