Assignment #4

OPER8340 Fall 2020

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Assignment #4
(Drawn from Module 4; Units 1, 2 & 3)
Week 11

This assignment is marked out of 32 points and is worth 3% of your course grade.

1. Describe three advantages of using shipping containers. (3 x 2 points = 6 points)

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2. What aspect of railway infrastructure (related to the wheel sets on rail cars) has
made integration of systems in different countries difficult? Explain why. (4 points)
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3. Describe three security tactics and how they could reduce theft. (3 x 2 points = 6
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4. a). What is the purpose of the Harmonized System of Nomenclature? (2 points)

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b). Give four examples of how it impacts international trade. (4 x 2 = 8 points).

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5. Identify six services that Customs Brokers provide to companies involved with
international trade. (6 points)

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