Global Ports
Year of the first container ship? (must be closest)
What is 1955.
"IQC"
Hint: What we'll do with received parts...
What is Incoming Quality Control.
What management consulting firm, founded in 1926 by a University of Chicago professor, is the biggest of the Big Three management consultancies? In 1975 they debuted overhead value analysis.
What is Mckinsey.
Who was the official "TIME" person of the year in 2023?
Who is Taylor Swift.
On the periodic table, it's the first element to have a 2-letter symbol.
What is Helium.
___% of top 10 global container ports that are located in Asia? (must be closest)
What is 80%
"SKU"
Hint: an identifier that can help you figure out how much of a product you have on hand...
What is Stock Keeping Unit.
Able to elude way more than 40 thieves, what Chinese e-commerce giant ranked in Gartner's Supply Chain Top 25 for the first time in 2019?
What is Alibaba.
What day of the year is "Star Wars Day"?
What is May 4th.
This messenger god wore winged sandals.
Who is Hermes.
Largest Port in the US? (must get correct)
What is the Port of Los Angeles.
"MES"
Hint: not the plural of Me, but in production environments stands for...
What is a Manufacturing Execution System.
This global shipping corporation operated the "Ever Given", which ran aground in the Panama Canal in 2021, blocking the global waterway for nearly 1 week.
What is Evergreen [Marine Corporation].
DAILY DOUBLE
What was the official "Oxford word of the year" for 2023?
What is Rizz.
This Middle eastern country has around 16% of all the world's oil reserves, with an estimated 268 billion barrels
What is Saudi Arabia.
Busiest European Container Port? (must get correct)
What is Rotterdam.
"BORIS"
Hint: this isn’t the guy who handles customer returns, but an acronym for: Buy ______, ____ ___ ____.
What is Buy Online, Return In Store.
This 3-letter-name, German headquartered company is one of the world's largest logistics companies, providing international courier, parcel and express mail services.
What is DHL.
Who did Forbes name the youngest "self-made billionaire ever" in 2019?
Who is Kylie Jenner.
Grab a spoon & clap your hands for this brand of peanut butter that's named after a literary character.
What is Peter Pan.
AAPA stands for this?
What is the American Association of Port Authorities.
"CFM"
Hint: This isn't a measurement of airflow volume, but as it relates to production processes, instead represents...
What is Continuous Flow Manufacturing.
This is the largest company on planet Earth (by market cap).
What is Apple.
What modern day item made a cameo in the final season of Game of Thrones?
If you're "Born to" this color, you're of royal lineage.
What is Purple.