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4. …………is the time that elapses between issuing replenishment order and receiving
the material in stores.
a. Replenishment time
b. Lead time
c. Idle time
d. None of these
5. ……………is the task of buying goods of right quality, in the right quantities, at the
right time and at the right price.
a. Supplying
b. Purchasing
c. Scrutinizing
d. All of these
10 In Porter’s Value Chain, which primary activity is the one involved with receipt of
goods, warehousing and inventory control?
a. Marketing and sales
b. Inbound logistics
c. Operations
d. Outbound logistics
11 What is the goods movement status of the outbound delivery after a goods issue has
been cancelled?
a. Cancelled
b. Restarted
c. Not yet started
d. Reversed sign
12 What is the requirement for the Purchase order items that are included when the
inbound delivery is created?
a. They should have material control key
b. They should have confirmation control key
c. Planned confirmation key
d. Order item confirmation key
13 You must always specify a batch before goods are issued. What is the solution if the
delivery quantities of an item are to be taken from different batches?
a. In Ware house Management
b. Manually in the batch split screen of the delivery item
c. Using automatic batch determination when creating the outbound delivery
d. All of these
14 Logistics has moved into business to move, lodge and supply inputs and outputs.
(a) True (b) False
15 The objective of minimum variance involves ass’s commitment and relative turn
Velocity.
(a) True (b) False
16 Transportation cost is not directly related to the type of product, size of shipment, and
distance.
(a) True (b) False
20 Freight transportation often accounts for even two-thirds of the total logistics cost and
has a major impact on the level of customer service.
(a) True (b) False
4 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been criticized on a number of grounds. Which
of the following is not a common criticism of ERP?
a. It doesn’t allow decisions and databases from all parts of the organisation to be
integrated
b. Implementation is expensive
c. The effect it has on businesses is disappointing
d. It can have a disruptive effect on the organization’s operations
16 The main issue in designing process-oriented layout concerns the relative positioning
of _____ to minimize cost of material handling.
a. work stations
b. departments
c. raw materials
d. entrances, loading docks
17 Indirect Material is that material which can be easily identified and related with a
particular product, job, and process.
a) True (b) False
19 In which stage of the product life cycle should product strategy focus on forecasting
capacity requirements?
a. introduction
b. growth
c. maturity
d. decline
20 Which of the following helps operations managers direct their efforts toward those
items that show the greatest promise?
a. value engineering
b. financial analysis
c. product cost justification
d. product-by-value analysis
4 The outbound logistics service is not provided to enhance the value of our product.
(a) True (b) False
6 Community planning schools have prepared planning staffs with models of social
planning and physical land-use planning.
(a) True (b) False
7 The value chain attempts to identify those activities which add value to:
a. The organization’s stakeholders.
b. The senior strategic managers in the organisation.
c. The organization’s shareholders.
d. The customer or final user.
12 Warehouses enable storage of goods when their supply exceeds demand and by
releasing them when the demand is more than immediate productions.
(a) True (b) False
16 When suppliers, distributors, and customers partner with each other to improve the
performance of the entire system, they are participating in a ________.
a. value delivery network
b. demand chain
c. supply chain
d. supply and demand chain
19 All of the following would be among the major logistics functions within a logistics
system except:
a. Order processing.
b. Transportation.
c. Warehousing.
d. Sales promotion.
20 Which of the following transportation forms carries 25 percent of total cargo shipped
in Canada, and accounts for the largest portion of transportation within cities, rather
than between cities?
a. Railroads.
b. Trucks.
c. Pipelines.
d. Water carriers.
5 In Value Chain Analysis, which of the following is not classed as a primary activity?
Service.
a. Inbound logistics.
b. Human resource management.
c. Sales and marketing.
d. Outbound logistics.
8 Distribution channels perform a number of functions that make possible the flow of
goods from the producer to the customer.
(a) True (b) False
9 Distribution of a product through one……………or retailer in a specific geographical
area.
a. Transportation
b. Wholesaler
c. Both(a) and (b)
d. All of these
10 E-logistics features:
a. Every modification is logged
b. Advanced search capabilities
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
13 Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) activities start with the beginning of the Program
and continue until delivery of all products and services in the Program scope.
(a) True (b) False
19 Corps logisticians consider joint, multinational, and host nation assets when planning
support for engineer operations.
(a)True (b) False
20 Engineer logistical plans will most likely be in support of joint and multinational
operations.
a. logistical
b. Engineer logistical
c. Corps engineer
d. All of these
1 __________ utility refers to the value or usefulness that comes from a customer being
able to take possession of a product
a. Time
b. Place
c. Form
d. Possession
2 ___________ utility refers to having products available where they are needed by
customers.
a. Possession
b. Time
c. Place
d. Form
3 All of the following terms have been used to refer to business logistics except:
a. business logistics
b. industrial distribution
c. logistics management
d. all of the above are correct
4 How well a company does what it says it's going to do" represents _______.
a. efficiency
b. productivity
c. leading edge logistics
d. effectiveness
8 In the health care industry, employers, the public and private insurers are examples of
a. lobbyists.
b. stakeholders.
c. formal interest groups.
d. political groups.
10 The total cost of logistics for a typical company is 7% to 12% of sales and is growing
due to increasing supply chain complexities.
(a)True (b) False
11 A third-party logistics provider (3PL) is an asset based company that offers logistics
and supply chain management services to its customers.
(a)True (b) False
12 The majority of focus group participants indicated that information technology (IT) is
a key capability for a 3PL in the delivery of a service offering.
(a)True (b) False
14 Which of the following is the term used for medium range capacity planning with a
time horizon of three to eighteen months?
a. material requirements planning
b. short-range planning
c. strategic planning
d. aggregate planning
15 Aggregate planning is capacity planning for
a. the long range
b. the intermediate range
c. the short range
d. typically one to three months
16 Planning tasks associated with job scheduling, machine loading, and dispatching
typically fall under
a. short-range plans
b. intermediate-range plans
c. long-range plans
d. mission-related planning
17 A cascading impact of delays and detentions due to nodes are often evident in reviews
of operations.
(a)True (b) False
18 Postal services originated with the necessity of communicating written messages.
(a)True (b) False
20 Indian postal services are mainly concerned with collection, sorting, and distribution
of letters
(a)True (b) False
5. …………………is the task of buying goods of right quality, in the right quantities, at
the right time and at the right price.
a. Supplying
b. Purchasing
c. Scrutinizing
d. All of these
10. Procuring an item in staggering deliveries according to the delivery schedule finished
to the supplier by the buyer.
a. Seasonal Buying
b. Hand to mouth buying
c. Scheduled Buying
d. Tender Buying
13. …………..are the basic materials which have not undergone any conversion since
their receipt from suppliers.
a. WIP
b. Raw Material
c. Finished Parts
d. Work Made Parts
17 The important of logistics systems lies in the fact that it leads to ultimate
consummation of the sales contract.
(a)True (b) False
18 SCM stands for
a. Supply chain manufacture
b. Supply chain management
c. Support chain management
d. All of these
19 Supply chain is not the process that is involved from the procurement of raw materials
till the outcome as finished products.
(a)True (b) False
1 The growth of 3PL companies began back in the 1980’s when businesses began to look
for new ways in which they could outsource logistics functions and concentrate on their
core business.
(a)True (b) False
2 Deciding to a use a third party logistics company is not a decision that depends on a
variety of factors that differ from business to business.
(a)True (b) False
8 The logical starting point is to understand how logistics competency adds value to the
user firms and its customers.
(a)True (b) False
9 TPR stands for:
a. the promotion rate
b. top promotional return
c. temporary price reduction
d. All of these
10 The main reason for manufacturers to use sales promotions when launching new
products is to:
a. increase sales
b. establish distribution
c. develop loyalty
d. encourage trial
11 The 4PL concept addresses the shortfalls of traditional 3PL arrangements and offers
the opportunity to achieve substantial incremental benefits.
(a)True (b) False
12 As the markets get more competitive, promotion is an imperative element of the 3PL
Marketing Mix.
(a)True (b) False
13 …………….is involved in price decisions, both internal and external to the firm.
a. Logical
b. Logistics
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. All of these
15 The product in logistics is mainly a service, which can be different depending on the
customer group.
(a)True (b) False
16 Asset based third party logistics companies’ use their own trucks, warehouses and
personnel to operate their business.
(a)True (b) False
17 A set of products, each of which contributes to the overall corporate picture, is called:
a. Product portfolio.
b. Product line.
c. Family brands.
d. None of these
1 This measurement is aimed to integrate the customer specification in design, set the
dimensions of quality and the feedback for the control process.
(a)True (b) False
2 The customer query time refers to the time it takes for a firm to respond to a customer
enquiry with the required………….
a. the Internet
b. skilled operators
c. transportation modes
d. information
3 As an important part of SCM, the performance of the production process also needs to
be measured, managed, improved, and suitable metrics for it should be established.
(a)True (b) False
4 These measures are designed to evaluate the performance of delivery and distribution
cost in supply chain.
(a)True (b) False
5 The integration and organization of information and logistics across firms in a supply
chain for the purpose of creating and delivering products and services that provide value
to ultimate consumers is referred to as __________.
a. supply chain management
b. logistics management
c. electronic data interchange (EDI)
d. just-in-time management
6 The four key logistic functions in a supply chain include warehousing and materials
handling, order processing, inventory management, and __________.
a. communication between buyer and seller
b. problem resolution
c. order cycle time
d. transportation
7 The ILS is the integrated planning and action of a number of disciplines in concert with
one another to assure system availability.
(a)True (b) False
11 A firm has the least amount of control over external causes of supply-chain dynamics.
External causes include:
a. Product promotions.
b. Engineering changes to the product.
c. Expected changes in customer demand.
d. Information (e.g., demand forecast) errors.
13 The basic requirements that need to be considered as part of design interface include:
a. Reliability
b. Maintainability
c. Process Integrity
d. Both (a) and (b)
14 IML offers integration capability to control other connected (external) systems and
monitor their operations as well.
(a)True (b) False
19 Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics to
________.
a. third-party logistics providers
b. channel members
c. disintermediaries
d. competitors
e. cross-functional teams
20 The function of a supply chain does not end by providing goods to the customer.
(a)True (b) False
11 Performance management (PM) includes activities that ensure that goals are
consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner.
(a)True (b) False
19 An appropriate strategy to optimize the productivity of retail space and inventory is:
a. revision of organisation processes supported by information systems
b. efficient replacement
c. efficient store assortments
d. none of these
2. When suppliers, distributors, and customers partner with each other to improve the
performance of the entire system, they are participating in a ……………...
a. supply and demand chain
b. demand chain
c. value delivery network
d. channel of distribution
4. From the economic system's point of view, the role of marketing intermediaries is to
transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products
wanted by …………...
a. distributors
b. manufacturers
c. consumers
d. marketers
6. Which of the following is not a key function that intermediaries play in completing
transactions?
a. negotiation
b. negotiation
c. financing
d. promotion
7. In marketing terms, we say that the number of intermediary levels indicates the
………….. of a channel.
a. depth
b. length
c. complexity
d. width
8. An advantage of a channel of distribution over selling direct to consumers is that each
channel member plays a ……………… in the channel.
a. informational role
b. time-saving part
c. decisional role
d. specialized role
11. A corporate VMS has the advantage of controlling the entire distribution chain under
…………………….
a. little control
b. a few intermediaries
c. single ownership
d. mass distribution
13. Leadership in which type of marketing system is assumed not through common
ownership or contractual ties but through the size and power of one or a few dominant
channel members?
a. dual distribution system
b. corporate VMS
c. horizontal marketing system
d. administered VMS
16. In many industries, traditional intermediaries are dropping by the wayside because
of changes in ……………… and the growth of ……………. marketing.
a. technology; direct and online
b. federal laws; business-to-business
c. state and local laws; target
d. channel design; retail
17. Companies should state their channel objectives in terms of targeted levels
of……………..
a. customer service
b. co-op advertising
c. efficiency and reduced conflict
d. fair prices
e. profitability
18. Which type of product might require a more direct marketing channel to avoid delays
and too much handling?
a. perishable products
b. products in their decline stage
c. high-priced products
d. products in their maturity stage
19. Sometimes a producer chooses only a few dealers in a territory to distribute its
products or services. Generally these dealers are given a right to …………… distribution.
a. administered
b. intensive
c. corporate
d. exclusive
20. Channel members should be evaluated using all of the following criteria except which
one?
a. control
b. economic factors
c. adaptive criteria
d. channel leadership
e. none of the above