Logistics
What is the process of moving goods from one location to another called?
What is Transportation
What is the process of finding and purchasing goods or services that a company needs called?
What is procurement?
What is the ideal length for a typical college student's resume?
What is one page?
What company spoke at the first general meeting of the semester?
What is KPMG?
Who was last years president of SCMA?
Who is Sophie?
Which mode of transportation is generally the fastest for long-distance international shipments?
What is air freight?
A factory can produce 1,000 units per day, but one particular machine can only process 600 units. What is that machine called in relation to the process?
What is the bottleneck?
You meet a recruiter at a career fair and they give you their business card. What's an appropriate next step?
What is send a personalized follow-up/thank-you message?
Name a 3PL company that was at the career fair?
Possible answers: DHL, C.H. Robinson, DSV, J.B. Hunt, etc.
How many General meetings this semester?
What is 5?
A company wants to move a large quantity of inexpensive goods overseas. Which transportation mode would typically make the most sense?
What is ocean freight?
A company asks several suppliers to submit their prices and proposed terms for the same product. What is this commonly called?
What is an RFQ (Request for Quotation)?
What does the acronym STAR stand for when answering behavioral interview questions?
What is Situation, Task, Action, Result?
I manufacture equipment used in semiconductor fabrication. My products help enable the production of the chips that power modern electronics. Who am I?
What is Applied Materials?
Where did Spencer Hachtel intern last summer?
What is Lucid?
A ship has a capacity of 10,000 TEUs. Approximately how many standard 20-foot containers can it carry?
What is 10,000 containers?
What inventory strategy attempts to receive materials shortly before they are needed rather than keeping large amounts of inventory on hand?
What is Just-in-Time (JIT)?
During an interview, the interviewer asks, "Do you have any questions for me?" Is "No, I think you've answered everything" generally a good response?
What is No?
You should ideally have thoughtful questions prepared about the role, team, company, or their experience.
How many companies were at the Fall 2026 Career Fair?
What is 53?
What year was SCMA created?
What is 2005?
A container arrives at a U.S. port by ocean, is moved by truck to a rail terminal, transported by train across the country, and then delivered by truck. What is this type of transportation called?
What is Intermodal transportation?
A factory produces 10,000 units but discovers that 5% have defects. Which supply chain/operations metric is most directly measuring this problem?
What is quality / defect rate?
You're asked in an interview, "Tell me about a time you failed." What should your answer focus on most?
What you learned and how you changed your behavior afterward, rather than simply describing the failure.
I make networking hardware and software that helps businesses connect computers, devices, and networks around the world. Who am I?
What is Cisco?
What is Albuquerque, New Mexico?