DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Third Semester
RAIL ROAD LOGISTICS
(Upto 2012 2013 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
1. Examine the significance of transportation in logistics.
2. What are the various facilities offered by railways to
ensure smooth flow of cargo across the nation?
3. How can railways ensure optimum capacity utilization?
4. In what ways the roadways are superior to railways.
5. Analyze the role played by technology in improving rail
road logistics.
6. Bring out the advantages and disadvantages of container
lorries.
7. Give your suggestions to improve the operations of
railways in India.
8. How can railways and roadways work hand in hand to
improve the logistics operations in our country?
Sub. Code
32
DE-3148
2
Sp 1
SECTION B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain in detail the advances in logistics transportation.
10. Discuss the factors influencing growth of rail logistics in
India.
11. What are the different methods adopted to determine the
freight charges in railways?
12. Elucidate the latest innovations made by railways to
improve Cargo transportation.
13. Examine the role played by national and toll highways in
roadways logistics.
14. What are the problems of inter-state logistics?
15. Write short notes on
In-bound transportation
Multimodal transportation
Reverse logistics.