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MGT 325 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com   MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 1
Strategic Advantage MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 2 Public
Activity MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 1 Social
Responsibility Pricing MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 2
Funding Highways MGT 325 Week 2 Mitigating Risk
in Transportation Costs MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 1
Measuring Performance MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 2 CBN MGT
325 Week 4 DQ 1 Risk Management MGT 325 Week 4 DQ
2 Mitigated Risks MGT 325 Week 5 DQ 1 Audit MGT
325 Week 5 DQ 2 Green Supply Chain MGT 325 Week 5
Final Paper
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MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 1 Strategic Advantage FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com In
transportation management, one component to
explore is how an organizations transportation
activity can help to achieve a strategic
advantage for the organization. In a 250-300 word
response, answer the following What
steps/actions would an organization take to
determine whether the transportation activity has
the appropriate internal competencies to achieve
competitive advantage? Respond to at least two of
your classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 1 DQ 2 Public Activity FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com To a great
extent, transportation project planning is
described as a public activity where purely
financial return is not the overriding benefit to
be attained. In a 250-300 word response give the
reasons why this activity is a major part of the
public activity in the U.S. economy. Respond to
at least two of your classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 1 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com MGT 325 Quiz 1 1.
Domestic water carriers have received two major
forms of federal promotion. They are 2. What is
the formal method used by Congress to influence
national transportation? 3. Which technology is
used to locate specific trailer and even pallets?
4. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) was
created to 5. Amtrak was created to 6. Please
pick the correct formula for elasticity 7. What
law allowed collective rate making by the
transportation carriers? 8. Which mode of has
lost volume of freight between 1990 and 2006? 9.
What was the primary reason for the creation of
the U.S. interstate road way system? 10. Who
determines which transportation services are
available?
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MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 1 Social Responsibility
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om The text discusses Social responsibility
pricing. Some argue that a business cannot
sustain itself if it practices social responsible
pricing. In 200 250 words, either defend social
responsible pricing as a viable business practice
or describe why you believe that social
responsible pricing can lead to a companys
demise. Be sure to respond to at least two of
your classmates postings
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MGT 325 Week 2 DQ 2 Funding Highways FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com In 200
250 words assess the current method of funding
for highways. In addition, include your opinion
of fairness as it relates to the trucking
industry. Respond to at least two of your
classmates postings
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MGT 325 Week 2 Mitigating Risk in Transportation
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Appendix 4A provides a detailed discussion of
Cost Concepts in Transportation, including
Accounting, Economic and Social costs. Review
these costs, and in a 2 3 page paper, provide
at least one recommendation for each on how a
company could potentially mitigate risks
associated with these costs. To support your
recommendations, search the literature to find 2
articles that discuss these types of risk and
potential solutions
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MGT 325 Week 2 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com MGT 325 Quiz 2 1. Which
is correct regarding value-of-service pricing? 2.
The requirements for a truck driver's license are
defined by 3. What do the users of truck service
benefit from? 4. What type of trailer can be
hooked together in twos and threes? 5. What is
one of the service characteristics of the
trucking industry? 6. Turning back to figure 4.1
which of the following is not a simplifying
assumption? 7. What is one of the primary reasons
for the growth of trucking after World War II? 8.
All carriers receive a safety fitness rating. Who
makes the inspection and determines the rating?
9. Value of service pricing is based on the
concept which states 10. What is the status of
competition within the motor carrier industry?
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MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 1 Measuring Performance FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com There
are two ratios which are used to measure airline
performance. One measures efficiency while the
other measures equipment utilization. Is this
sufficient? In 200 250 words, describe two
other metrics you think airlines should develop
to measure performance. Be sure to describe how
this data would be collected. Be sure to respond
to at least two of your classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 3 DQ 2 CBN FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com Review Case 6-1 outlined
in Chapter 6. In 200 250 words, address the
following question Do you think that the
decision to lease the locomotives was the best
decision for CBN? Be sure to respond to at least
two of your classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 3 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com   MGT 325 Quiz 3 1. How
many Class 1 rail companies are there? 2. Oil
pipelines used for movement of products from
storage areas and refineries to market-oriented
tank farms are classified as which of the
following? 3. During 2006, railroads carried what
percentage of all intercity ton miles moved? 4.
Air freight transportation is attractive to
shippers because of the lower packaging costs
associated with the transport of cargo. Which air
transportation characteristics allow reduced
packaging by shippers? 5. What do the majority of
rail movements involve? 6. Which best describes
the domestic water carrier industry? 7.
Intramodel competition is 8. Which of the
following commodities would be most likely to be
shipped on an air carrier? 9. What is the major
cost element of the railroad? 10. What is the
difference between TOFC and COFC service?
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MGT 325 Week 4 DQ 1 Risk Management FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com Case 9-1
discusses Young Again Pharmaceuticals. The three
options that this firm has to manage risk are
risk retention, risk transfer, or a mixed
approach. In 200 250 words, discuss your
recommendations on how this company should
evaluate and implement these techniques to manage
risks. Be sure to respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 4 DQ 2 Mitigated Risks FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com   Given your
answer to Discussion Forum 1, discuss in 200
250 words what you believe Young Again
Pharmaceuticals should focus on once the risks
are mitigated. Be sure to respond to at least two
of your classmates postings
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MGT 325 Week 4 Quiz FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com MGT 325 Quiz 4 1. Which
of the following is not identified as a key
global transportation challenge? 2. What air
freighter is used to carry oversized loads? 3.
Between 1998 and 2009 how much as a percentage of
the global economy did export grow? 4. Which of
the following is not a standard container length?
5. A land bridge is a type of transportation used
to 6. Which of the following is not a packaging
concern for shipping by ocean? 7. What is the
simplest way to eliminate risk? 8. This type of
bridge focus on water and rail with a port as the
origin or destination point 9. What is the final
step in risk management? 10. Looking at exports
and imports combined who is the U.S.s largest
trading partner?
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MGT 325 Week 5 DQ 1 Audit FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.mgt325assist.com   When deciding to form a
strategic partnership, the text recommends
performing an audit of needs and overall
strategies with regard to logistics operations.
What is the goal of the audit, and what types of
information should come from the audit? Be sure
to respond to at least two of your classmates
postings.
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MGT 325 Week 5 DQ 2 Green Supply Chain FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.mgt325assist.com   What is
meant by a Green Supply Chain? Identify in 200
250 words two techniques or processes that you
could potentially propose to your organizations
supply management group to become more Green.
Be sure to respond to at least two of your
classmates postings.
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MGT 325 Week 5 Final Paper FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.mgt325assist.com You work as a
transportation analyst for Peregrine Trucking Co.
The companys president has asked you to evaluate
the potential of reducing fuel cost by using
trucking equipment that is more efficient and
socially conscious. He would like you to propose
5 processes or tools to achieve such improvements
including equipment (tires, efficient engines,
etc.), new rigs (tractor/trailer), and fleet
operating rules that will help the company meet
its goal. Your job is to consider alternatives,
evaluate potential results and propose a minimum
of solutions presented in a state-of-the-art
academic style report and deliveredontimetothecomp
anypresident(yourcourseinstructor).
Asananalystyoushouldevaluateallresources
available, consider using the Smart Way webpage
(see required web pages), learning from the
course, course text book, library resources and
additional sources to support your contentions.  
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