JAYA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES

BA5025-LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Multiple Choice Questions.
UNIT-1

1-----------advices ship owner on various port details

A. ship agent
B. stevedores
C. freight forwarder
D. captain
ANSWER: A

2. The word Logistics is derived from----------word

A. Greek
B. Latin
C. Spanish
D. English
ANSWER: A

3. Logistics grew from............during world war II

A. Airforce
B. Military
C. Commerce
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

4. The word Logistikos means skilled in

A. Transportation
B. Documentation
C. Calculation
D. Warehouse
ANSWER: C

5. Place utility created in

A. Operative function
B. Logistics function
C. Distribution function
D. Production function
ANSWER: B

6. The concept value chain is coined by

A. Peter Drucker
B. Michel E Porter
C. Malcom Mclean
 D. None of these
ANSWER: B

7. Inbound Logistics is a--------activity of a value chain

A. Support
B. Primary
C. Secondary
D. Final
ANSWER: B

8. HRM is a------function of value chain

A. Support
B. First
C. Final
D. Not related
ANSWER: A

9. The processes use to persuade clients to purchase from you instead of your competitors in value chain
A. Outbound logistics
B. Marketing and sales
C. HRM
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

10is a one who agrees to ship all portion of his cargo through members of liner conference
A. Contract exporter
B. Tramper
C. Logistician
D. Liner
ANSWER: A

11is a logistics system element

A. Information
B. Place
C. HRM
D. All of these
ANSWER: A

12. The basic goal of---------is to achieve maximum turnover while satisfying customer commitments
A. Inventory management
B. Procurement
C. Network design
D. Technology
ANSWER: A

13--------is a planned space for the storage and handling of goods and material
A. Depot
B. Warehouse
C. Storage place
D. Container
ANSWER: B

14. Which is a key part of the supply chain and primarily aims to control the movement and storage of
materials within a warehouse
 A. Warehouse management system
B. Management information system
C. Technical information system
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

15. When Cost of Creating that Value deducts from value captured will get
A. Margin
B. Loss
C. Discount
D. Surplus
ANSWER: A

16is a set of activities that an organization carries out to create value for its customers.
A. Value chain
B. Margin
C. Logistics
D. Transportation
ANSWER: A

17transportation is used by oil sector companies for mass movement of Petroleum products including
gases.
A. Truck
B. Pipeline
C. Rail
D. Road
ANSWER: B

18is the best option for time sensitive cargo

A. Airfreight
B. Maritime Transport
C. Road transport
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

19. Multiple carriers during a single journey is known as

A. Multimodal transportation
B. Intermodal transportation
C. Single transportation
D. Long transportation
ANSWER: A

20. Single carrier during a single journey is known as----

A. Multimodal transportation
B. Single transportation
C. Long transportation
D. Intermodal transportation
ANSWER: D

21------system refers to the practice of loading barges (lighters) aboard a larger vessel for transport.
A. LASH
B. RORO
C. SD14
D. PANAMAX
 ANSWER: A

22. LASH also known as

A. RORO
B. SD14
C. Kangaroo ship
D. None of these
ANSWER: C

23. Transport Minister of India

A. Mr.Narendra Modi
B. Mr.Nitin Gadkari
C. Mr.Pranab Mukharjee
D. Arun Jaitly
ANSWER: B

24. Maritime transport is under the ministry of

A. Shipping
B. Road transport
C. Water transport
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

25. India currently ranks 16th among the maritime countries with a coastline of A.
7,527 km
B. 7,517 km
C. 7,117 km
D. 7,717 km
ANSWER: B

26. The 12 major Indian ports, which are managed by

A. Port Trust of India
B. Private companies
C. MTO
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

27. Ennore Port is an example for----

A. Land lord port model
B. Govt.port
C. Pvt.port
D. Central port
ANSWER: A

28--------companies need a larger organisation than tramp companies

A. Liners
B. containers
C. ships
D. aircrafts
ANSWER: A

29. All the major ports are administered under Port Trust Act A.
1956
B. 1963
 C. 1950
D. 1925
ANSWER: B

30. The port that handles coal traffic is

A. Cochin
B. Kandla
C. Mangalore
D. Tuticorin
ANSWER: D

31. The port which was formerly called Nhava Sheva is

A. New Mangalore
B. Cochin
C. JNPT
D. Tuticorin
ANSWER: C

32. Container vessels were formerly called

A. Trucks
B. Vanships
C. Ships
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

33. Insulated container is an example of

A. Steel container
B. Thermal container
C. Iron container
D. Bulk container
ANSWER: B

34. Container which has a base only

A. Bulk container
B. Flat container
C. Thermal container
D. None of these
ANSWER: C

35. Location of ICDs is regulated by

A. Ministry of commerce
B. Ministry of railways
C. Ministry of Transportation
D. Ministry of Health
ANSWER: A

36. ICD stands for

A. International container depot
B. Intermodal container depot
C. Inland container depot
D. Inter container depot
ANSWER: C

37. CFS stands for

 A. Cargo freight service
B. Container freight station
C. Container free service
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

38. CONCOR is under the ministry of ---

A. Railways
B. Shipping
C. Commerce
D. Transport
ANSWER: A

39. Conference system is an association of ---

A. Tramps
B. Liners
C. Tankers
D. Containers
ANSWER: B

40. The capacity to have inventory when it is desired by the customer

A. availability
B. Stock out
C. Fill rate
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

41. It occurs when demand exceeds product availability

A. order level
B. returns
C. sales
D. stockout
ANSWER: D

42. Time between a customer order and placement

A. Lead time
B. JIT
C. Delivery time
D. Transport time
ANSWER: A

43-------is a modern tramp vessel designed to convey bulk cargoes

A. SD14
B. RO RO
C. OBO
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

44. Ore/bulk/oil ships are known as

A. OBO
B. SD14
C. RO RO
D. PANAMAX
ANSWER: A
45. Vessels designed to carry cars
A. SD14
B. RO RO
C. PANAMAX
D. OBO
ANSWER: B

46-------is a general cargo vessel engaged primarily on deep sea liner service
A. OBO
B. Tween deck
C. PANAMAX
D. Coaster
ANSWER: B

47. Light aboard ship is known as

A. LASH
B. SD14
C. Tween deck
D. Coaster
ANSWER: A

48------Cargo carriers are operating around the coast

A. Reefer
B. Coaster
C. SD14
D. PANAMAX
ANSWER: B

49. Another name of LASH ships

A. Kangaroo ship
B. Lighter
C. Barge
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

50. Those cargo ships which can pass through the Panama canal
A. PANAMAX
B. Coaster
C. Barge
D. Reefer
ANSWER: A

UNIT-2

51-------are natural gas carrier fleets

A. ULCC
B. VLCC
C. LNG
D. LASH
ANSWER: C

52. Vessels exceeding 200000 dwt is called -----

A. VLCC
B. ULCC
C. HLCC
 D. MLCC
ANSWER: A

53. GRP stands for

A. Glass fibre reinforced fibre
B. Gross profit rate
C. Growth rate policy
D. Goods rate policy
ANSWER: A

54. 65% container fleet consists of

A. steel containers
B. iron containers
C. GFR containers
D. silver containers
ANSWER: A

55are interfaces between connecting modes of transportation

A. ICD
B. GOVT
C. Ships
D. Roads
ANSWER: A

56scheme helps those consignors with less load

A. HCL
B. FCL
C. LCL
D. ICD
ANSWER: C

57. FCL stands for

A. Full container load
B. Freight container load
C. Freight cargo load
D. Full cargo load
ANSWER: A

58. Who invented containers

A. Malcom mclean
B. Wright brothers
C. Porter
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

59-------containers are using in carriage of cargo requires respiration

A. Ventilated container
B. Oil container
C. Bulk container
D. Dry cargo container
ANSWER: A

60. TEU stands for

A. Trade equivalent Unit
 B. Twenty equivalent unit
C. Trade equity unit
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

61container are using for the transportation of livestock

A. Flat container
B. Bulk container
C. Liquid container
D. Pen container
ANSWER: D

62are fitted with hangers for garment transportation

A. Garment on hanger ships
B. Flat ships
C. Hanger ships
D. Bulk ships
ANSWER: A

63. Single carrier contract through single contract

A. Multimodal
B. Single modal
C. Intermodal
D. Transport modal
ANSWER: A

64. Containerisation in India is introduced in A.

1960
B. 1968
C. 1990
D. 2000
ANSWER: B

65. is a price at which certain cargo is delivered from one point to another
A. Shipping fee
B. Chart fee
C. Freight
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

66------of freight consists of consist of fixed cost,semi fixed cost,variable cost etc
A. Shipping cost
B. Actual cost
C. Semi variable cost
D. Freight
ANSWER: B

67. Insurance expense is a--------type of actual cost

A. Variable
B. Fixed
C. Semi variable cost
D. Shipping cost
ANSWER: B
68. ---refers to payment of bill of lading freight in advance.
A. Dead freight
B. Advance freight
C. Lumpsum freight
D. Prorata freight
ANSWER: B

69. Salary is a --- type of actual cost in freight

A. Semi fixed cost
B. Lumpsum freight
C. Advance freight
D. Dead freight
ANSWER: A

70. Lubricating oil is a-------type of cost

A. Semi variable cost
B. Variable cost
C. Semi fixed cost
D. Actual cost
ANSWER: B

71-------is not refundable even if the shipment fails to arrive at its destination
A. Lumpsum freight
B. Dead freight
C. Advance freight
D. Actual cost
ANSWER: C

72. Hazardous goods attract--------freight rates

A. low
B. high
C. medium
D. no
ANSWER: B

73. Transportation provides------utilty to goods

A. Place
B. Price
C. Promotion
D. Time
ANSWER: A

74. Consignments for public use will be carried at -----

A. High rates
B. Low rates
C. Medium rates
D. None
ANSWER: B

75------freight is paid at the destination when a substantial part of cargo arrives

A. Advance freight
B. Lumpsum freight
C. Dead freight
D. None of these
 ANSWER: B

76. If for any reason the cargo cannot be delivered at destination ,the ship owner is entitled to get----
A. Dead freight
B. Back freight
C. Advance freight
D. Lumpsum freight
ANSWER: B

77. When a person who has chartered a ship does not make use of the entire cargo spaceship owner is entitled to get----
A. Back freight
B. Dead freight
C. Lumpsum freight
D. Advance freight
ANSWER: B

78. A specific place for a ship in harbour is called----

A. Berth
B. Dock
C. Yard
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

79. The term used for carriage of goods when points of origin and destination are both within the same country
A. Valuation charge
B. Cabotage
C. ULD charge
D. GCR
ANSWER: B

80. The charge that is levied by railways when a consignment received at destination is not taken delivery of within
the admissible free time is----
A. Wharfage
B. Demurrage
C. Fine
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

81. Conference system is an association of shipowners

A. Tramps
B. Liner
C. Airlines
D. Trucks
ANSWER: B

82. The ship being chartered for a specific voyage between places is
A. Conference
B. Voyage charter
C. Liner service
D. Tramp service
ANSWER: B
83. Charter party is a word meaning divided document
A. Latin
B. Italian
C. Greek
D. English
ANSWER: A

84. The freight charges that include the cost of depreciation and registration is
A. Fixed cost
B. Variable cost
C. Semi variable
D. Usage charge
ANSWER: A

85. Contract of affreightment is the term used for the carriage of goods by
A. Road
B. Rail
C. Air
D. All of these
ANSWER: B

86. The delivery of a damaged product has

A. An increase in its value.
B. A decrease in it's value
C. High demand
D. No change in the value
ANSWER: B

87is a service that operates within a schedule and has a fixed port rotation with published dates of calls at
the advertised ports
A. Tramp service
B. Liner service
C. Shipping service
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

88is a ship that has no fixed routing or itinerary or schedule and is available at short notice
A. Liner service
B. Shipping service
C. Tramp service
D. Voyage
ANSWER: C

89is usually follow the schedule when to move the product

A. Tramp
B. Liner
C. Voyage
D. Trucks
ANSWER: B

90will publish their schedule and rates to the public

A. Liner
B. Tramp
C. Shipping service
 D. Rail cargo
ANSWER: A

91. Usually liner are discussed their rates with their member of ----
A. Liner conference
B. Tramp conference
C. IATA
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

92-------is not follow the schedule when to move the product

A. Trains
B. Tramps
C. Trucks
D. Airlines
ANSWER: B

93. Service price of tramp vessels are ----

A. Low
B. High
C. Medium
D. No charges
ANSWER: B

94. Usually------carry the product in seasonal demand and also bulk cargo
A. Liner
B. Tramps
C. Trucks
D. Ships
ANSWER: B

95--------can give their service to customer at any time that customer want
A. Tramps
B. Liner
C. Rail cargo
D. Airlines
ANSWER: A

96. Service price of Liners are ----

A. Fixed
B. Not fixed
C. Changing
D. Government norms
ANSWER: A

97-------is a trade association of airlines

A. Conference
B. IATA
C. PTI
D. DGSC
ANSWER: B

98. IATA is headquartered in Montreal

A. Montreal
 B. India
C. Africa
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

99. IATA was formed in

A. 1956
B. 1945
C. 1567
D. 1901
ANSWER: B

100. ICAO stands for

A. International Credit Association
B. International Civil Aviation Association
C. Intertrade Council of America
D. None of these
ANSWER: B
UNIT-3
101. Amritsar international airport is in ----
A. Delhi
B. Chennai
C. Punjab
D. Cochin
ANSWER: C

102. is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association

A. IATA
B. PTI
C. ICAO
D. PTI
ANSWER: A

103. When goods are sent by airway sender needs to prepare----

A. Bill of Lading
B. Chart
C. Airway bill
D. None of these
ANSWER: C

104. copies of airbills need to be produced

A. 5
B. 3
C. 6
D. 1
ANSWER: B

105---------are those type of goods which are capable of causing risk to health and safety of passengers
A. Dangerous goods
B. Normal goods
C. Precious goods
D. Margin goods
ANSWER: A
106. is the number one priority of IATA
A. Profit
B. Price
C. Safety
D. Trade
ANSWER: C

107. IATA works closely with-------to monitor communicable diseases

A. WHO
B. ICAO
C. PTI
D. Government
ANSWER: A

108. IATA works with ICAO which is an agency of

A. U N
B. WHO
C. U S Govt.
D. Indian Govt.
ANSWER: A

109. In 2004,IATA launched--------program

A. Health programme
B. Simplify the Business
C. Safety programme
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

110. The term---------entered the public domain when Keith Oliver, a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, used
it in an interview for the Financial Times in 1982
A. Logistics
B. Supply chain management
C. Transportation
D. Trade
ANSWER: B

111. Organizations increasingly find that they must rely on effective-----------to compete in the global market and
networked economy
A. Supply chain
B. CRM
C. Marketing
D. Advertising
ANSWER: A

112. JIT stands for

A. Just in time
B. Joint International trade
C. Joint Investigation team
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

113. encompasses all activities involved in the transformation of goods from the raw material stage to the
final stage of delivery
A. supply chain
 B. Value chain
C. Transport
D. Marketing
ANSWER: A

114. involves planning, design and control of flow of material, information and finance along the supply
chain to deliver superior value to the end customer in an effective and efficient manner.
A. SCM
B. CRM
C. ERP
D. EDP
ANSWER: A

115. .SCM starts with the--------and ends with the customer

A. Customer
B. Producer
C. Government
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

116. Total time required for the supply chain to carry out all activities from the beginning to the end is the ----
A. ERP
B. supply chain lead time
C. Order time
D. Lagtime
ANSWER: B

117. Fed EX is an example for--------company

A. 3RD Party logistics
B. Marine cargo
C. Marketing
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

118. A warehouse that emphasizes speed and efficient product flow to hold goods for short periods of time and
move them out as soon as possible is a----------------warehouse
A. storage warehouse.
B. freight forwarder.
C. distribution centre.
D. an inventory expediting centre.
ANSWER: C

119. In physical distribution decisions, total logistics cost includes

A. order processing. transportation.
B. materials handling and warehousing.
C. transportation.
D. All of these
ANSWER: D

120. Dramatic cost savings are possible when efficient transportation systems and information technology can be
substituted for costs.
A. advertising
B. B) personal selling
C. publicity
 D. inventory
ANSWER: D

121. Rail has the largest shipping capacity compared to all except
A. pipeline
B. air carrier
C. water carrier
D. motor carrier
ANSWER: C

122. Lead time and order cycle time are the same as
A. customer service time
B. supply chain flow
C. logistical clockage
D. replenishment time
ANSWER: D

123. The total logistics cost factors need to be balanced against the
A. supply chain managers total experience
B. total expected transportation needs
C. customer service factors
D. lead time expectations
ANSWER: C

124. Poor supply chain management practices can an otherwise excellent marketing
strategy.
A. seriously damage
B. make SWOT analysis difficult for
C. keep people employed on
D. repair
ANSWER: A

125-------is a multi-step operational supply chain management (SCM) process used to create reliable forecasts.
A. Demand planning
B. Aggregate planning
C. Forecasting
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

126. The major drivers of Supply chain performance consists of three logistical drivers and ----
A. two cross functional drivers
B. three cross-functional drivers
C. three multiple drivers
D. none of these
ANSWER: B

127. Facility is the actual-------in the supply chain network where product are stored, assembled or fabricated
A. Physical location
B. Virtual location
C. Multilocation
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

128. The two major types of facilities are production sites and -----
 A. Warehouse
B. Location
C. Factory
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

129. SKU stands for

A. Stock keeping unit
B. Store keeping unit
C. Strong key unit
D. Stock kind unit
ANSWER: A

130. This is the amount of inventory needed to satisfy demand for the product in the period between purchases of the
product
A. Lead inventory
B. Cycle inventory
C. Order inventory
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

131.inventory that is held as a buffer against uncertainty

A. Cycle inventory
B. Lead inventory
C. Safety inventory
D. Order inventory
ANSWER: C

132. If demand forecasting could be done with perfect accuracy, then the only inventory that would be needed would
be
A. cycle inventory.
B. Safety inventory
C. Lead inventory
D. Order inventory
ANSWER: A

133. This is inventory that is built up in anticipation of predictable increases in demand that occur at certain times of
the year.
A. Lead inventory
B. Seasonal inventory
C. Order inventory
D. cycle inventory.
ANSWER: B

134.entails moving inventory from point to point in the supply chain

A. Inventory
B. Transportation
C. Production
D. Technology
ANSWER: B

135 serves as the connection between various stages of a supply chain

A. Technology
B. . Information
 C. Production
D. Inventory
ANSWER: B

136 is the set of business processes required to purchase goods & services
A. Marketing
B. Sourcing
C. Finance
D. Human resource management
ANSWER: B

137 determines how much a firm will charge for goods & services that it makes available in the supply
chain
A. Finance
B. Pricing
C. Cost
D. Inventory
ANSWER: B

138. Pricing affects the behavior of the buyer of the good or services, thus affecting---
A. Supply chain performances
B. Inventory
C. Capital
D. Assets
ANSWER: A

139. In------process execution is initiated in response to a customer order

A. PULL
B. PUSH
C. Forward
D. Upward
ANSWER: A

140------is the order quantity that minimizes total inventory holding costs and ordering costs
A. EOQ
B. ERP
C. EPM
D. BPR
ANSWER: A

141. is one of the oldest classical production scheduling models.

A. ERP
B. EOQ
C. BPR
D. EPM
ANSWER: B

142. EOQ applies only when demand for a product is constant over the year and each new order is delivered in full
when inventory reaches ----
A. 1
B. 0
C. 2
D. 10
ANSWER: B
143. Which of the following statements is true
A. Logistics and supply chain are same.
B. Logistics is a subset of supply chain.
C. Physical distribution and logistics are the same.
D. Transportation and logistics are same.
ANSWER: B

144. If a customer visiting a departmental store cannot find his desired soap manufactured by Hindustan
Unilever Ltd (HUL) in the store, which of the following chain partner will he hold responsible for the non-
availability of the soap
A. The distributor
B. The departmental store
C. The logistics service provider
D. The suppliers of raw materials and component
ANSWER: A

145. Food supply chain is characterised by

A. Vertical integration
B. Horizontal integration
C. Formal integration
D. Multiple Integration
ANSWER: A

146. Which one of the following is not the supply challenge being faced by the Indian organizations
A. Complex distribution structure
B. Complex taxation structure
C. Poor infrastructure
D. IT implementation
ANSWER: D

147. Toyota supply chain is characterised by

A. Long term relationship with suppliers
B. Long term relationship with employees
C. Long term relationship with marketing executives
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

148. Current trend in supply chain, there has been a shift in the power structure in a chain towards
A. Retailers
B. Manufacturer
C. Supplier
D. Customer
ANSWER: A

149. Mr.5 percentage in international transport industry is----------

A. Freight forwarder
B. agent
C. shipper
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

150----------department keeps the ship seaworthy

A. insurance
 B. husbandry
C. Transportation
D. Marketing
ANSWER: B
UNIT-4

151. The purpose of supply chain management is…………….

a) provide customer satisfaction
b) improve quality of a product
c) Integrating supply and demand management
d) increase production.
Ans:A

152.Logistics is the part of supply chain involved with the forward and reverse flow of
a) goods b) services c) cash d) all of the above
Ans:D

153. VMI stands for

a) vendor material inventory
b) vendor managed inventory
c) variable material inventory
d) valuable material inventory
Ans:B

154 .The major decision areas in supply chain management are

a) planning, production ,distribution, inventory
b) Location, production, scheduling ,inventory
c) location ,production ,inventory
d) location ,production, distribution, marketing
Ans:A

155.Distribution requirements planning is a system for

a) inventory management
b) distribution planning
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) none of the above
Ans:C

156.Reverse logistics is required because

a) goods are defective
b) goods are unsold
c) the customer simply change their minds
d) all of the above
Ans:D

157. PL stands for

a) three points logistics
b) third party logistics
c) three points location
d) none of the above
Ans:B
 158. What are the elements of logistics system ?
a) transportation
b) warehousing
c) inventory management
d) all of the above
Ans:D

159. Logistics system are made up of 3 main activities.

a) order processing
b) inventory management
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) none of these
Ans:C

160.. E-logistics features :

a) every modification is logged
b) advanced search capabilities
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d) none of these above
Ans:C

161. Which is not a part of basic systems of codification?

a) alphabetical system
b) numerical system
c) colour coding system
d) none of these above
Ans:D

162. …………………… and physical distribution are the two major operations of logistics .
a) supply chain management
b) material management
c) logistics management
d) all of the above
Ans:B

163. Which of the following is not a component of 4 PL?

a) control room
b) resource providers
c) information d) recycling
Ans:B

164. Which of the following is not a part of supply chain management system?
a) supplier b) manufacturer c) information flow d) competitor Ans:D

165. DRP stands for

a) distribution requirement planning
b) dividend requirement planning
c) distribution resource planning
d) distribution reverse planning
Ans:A

166. LASH means:

 a. Lighter Aboard Ship
b. Last Aboard Ship
c. Lighter Aboard System
Ans:A

167. A type of logistics costing

a. Consumer costing
b. Employee costing
c. Activity costing
Ans:C

168. Supply chain management is followed by:-

a. Dell
b. Dabbawalas of Mumbai
c. Both of these
Ans:C

169. The fastest and most costly mode of transport.

a. Air transport
b. Water transport
c. Ropeways
Ans:A

170. Demand forecasting techniques involve:-

a. FSN analysis
b. VED analysis
c. None of these
Ans:C

171. A network of highways connecting India’s four metropolitan cities.

a. Golden Quadrilateral
b. Logistics parks
c. Deep water ports
Ans:A

172. RO-RO concept means:

a. Roll On - Roll Off
b. Ride On-Ride Off
c. Roll Off-Roll On
Ans:A

173. Corrugated Fiberboard is commonly known as

a. Corrosive Board
b. Card board
c. Case board
Ans:B

174. A kind of transportation where no empty wagons or containers are bought back:
a. Rail
b. Road
c. Pipeline
Ans:C
175. Inter modal transportation which combines air
a. Birdy back
b. Fishy Back
c. COF
Ans:A

176. Distribution requirement planning is a system for

a. Inventory management
b. Distribution planning
c. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
d. None of the above
Ans:c

177. Reverse logistics is required because

a. Goods are defective
b. Goods are unsold
c. The customers simply change their minds
d. All of the above
Ans:d
 
178. 3-PL stands for
a. Three points logistics
b. Third party logistics
c. Three points location
d. None of the above
Ans:b

179. Which of the following is true for supply chain management?

a. The physical material moves in the direction of the end of chain
b. Flow of cash backwards through the chain
c. Exchange of information moves in both the direction
d. All of the above
(Ans:d)
 
180. The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain is
a. Storage–Supplier–manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer
b. Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer
c. Supplier–Storage-manufacturing– distributor–storage–retailer–customer
d. Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage– retailer–distributor–customer
Ans:b

181. ______ is not a part of basic systems of codifications.

a. Alphabetical System
b. Numerical System
c. Colour Coding System
d. None of the above
Ans:D

182. _________ includes design and administration of systems to control the flow of materials, WIP and finished
inventory to support business unit strategy.
a. Logistics Management
b. Materials Management
c. Bill of Materials
d. None of the above
Ans:a

183._______ and physical distribution are the two major operations of logistics.
a. Supply Chain Management
b. Materials Management
c. Logistics Management
d. None of the above
Ans:b

184. _______ 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 the above
Ans:b

185. ________ 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. None of the above
Ans: b

186. Which of the following is not a component of 4PL?

a. Control Room (Intelligence)
b. Resource Providers
c. Information
d. Recycling
Ans:a

187. Which of the following is not a part of Supply chain Management system?
a. Supplier
b. Manufacturer
c. Information Flow
d. Competitor
e. Customer
Ans:d

188. ________ is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.
a. Customer Service
b. Product Management
c. Purchase management
d. None of the above
Ans:a
189. Buying according to the requirements is called ______
a. Seasonal Buying
b. Hand to mouth buying
c. Scheduled Buying
d. Tender Buying
e. Speculative Buying
Ans:a

190. SCM stands for?

A. Supply Continuity Management
B. Supply Crisis Management
C. Supplier Change Management
D. Supply Chain Management
Ans : D

191. Are functions related to Supply Chain management in SAP ERP system is all of the following except?
A. Supply chain planning
B. Supply chain execution
C. Supply chain collaboration
D. Supply chain cooperation
E. Supply chain coordination
Ans : D

192. Which of the following doesn’t represent an issue Material Requirement Planning element?
A. Sales Order
B. PIR
C. Transfer Order
D. Production Order
Ans : D

193. Which of the following process includes the generation of a static report that contains planning run material wise and
it displays time of MRP run at the top?
A. MRP Evaluation
B. MRP List
C. Planned Independent Requirements
D. All of the above
Ans: B

194. What is the usage type for BOM to be used in Production?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Ans: A

195. In the SAP system, Production data structures generated from SAP R/3 master data contains the following data?
A. Bill of material
B. Master recipe
C. Routing
D. All of the above
Ans : D
196. Which of the following is not a key activity of an operations manager?
A. Understanding the needs of the customer
B. Continually learning
C. Managing cash flows
D. Exploiting technology to produce goods and services
Ans: C

197. Material Requirement Planning can be performed?

A. Single Item –single Level & Plant
B. Routing Level
C. None of the above
D. All of these
Ans: A

198. To use SAP F&R, which of the following master data should exist in the system?
A. Product
B. Supply network
C. Calendar
D. Procurement cycle
E. All of these
Ans: E

199. When goods are issued, the system decreases the inventory of components at the storage location in the Production
Planning system?
A. True
B. False
Ans: A

200. packaging is a tool related to the performance of ___________ the basic objective behind the packaging is preventing
damage to the product.
a. Financial function
b. Human relation function
c. individual function
d. Marketing function
Ans:d
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201. Manages physical network
a. Supply Management
b. Supply Chain
c. Logistics Operation
d. Customer Service
Ans:c
 
202. The process that matches market demand and plant capabilities
a. Supply Chain
b. Supply management
c. Inventory management
d. Demand management
Ans:d

203. Level of inventory that a business maintains has a big effect on the overall liquidity and profitability of the company.
a. Inventory management
b. Demand management
c. Demand forecasting
d. Supply management
Ans:a

204. Critical to deliver profit to stakeholders or the shareholders.

a. Product cost
b. Cost control
c. Customer service
d. Procurement
Ans:b

205. Critical process of supply management that aims to determine the accurate forecast requirement of an item or product
by location - using demand history, forecasting technique, data analysis, business judgment, and teamwork.
a. Demand forecasting
b. Warehousing
c. Warehouse
d. Demand and replenishment
ans:d

206. To link the market place, distribution network, manufacturing, and procurement in a way that delivers high customer
service at the lowest cost.
a. Logistic operations' goal
b. Customer service's goal
c. Supply chain's goal
d. Purchasing's goal
Ans:a

207. ________ and ________ deserve to get the best value for every product bought.
a. Customer
b. Supplier
c. Consumer
d. Shareholders
Ans:c

208. Inhales developing forecasts of anticipated demand distribution, planning, and linkage with sales, marketing and
operations to ensure that company's capabilities are in sync.
a. Demand and replenishment
b. Demand management
c. Demand forecasting
Ans:c

209. It aims to maintain and ensure optimum level of inventories to deliver high customer service at minimum cost to the
business.
a. Supply management
b. Inventory management
c. Demand management
d. Operations management
Ans:b

210. Can be as complex as moving materials from source to the factories of the suppliers, and then to the factories of the
manufactures as well as finished products being shipped to the various channels of distribution, either locally or
internationally.
a. Purchasing
b. Supply chain
c. Logistics operation
d. Customer service
Ans:b

211. Includes all the activities that allow the company to prepare for anticipated customer orders
a. Replenishment planning
b. Demand and replenishment
c. Production planning
d. Development of sourcing strategy
Ans:b
212.Encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement demand and
replenishment, and all logistics management activities including customer service.
a. Supply chain
b. Supply management
c. Supply planning
d. Replenishment planning
Ans:c

213. Decisions to produce finished goods or purchase raw, packaging materials or supplies are made based on inventory
and order policies using replenishment systems.
a. Replenishment planning
b. Supply planning
c. Supply management
d. Logistics operation
Ans:d

214. Provides storage facilities for finished goods and raw materials ensuring balanced flow of goods and materials needed
to keep the business running.
a. Storage handling
b. Warehouse
c. Warehousing
d. Distribution centers
Ans:c

215. These are the responsibilities of the Warehouse manager except...

a. material preservation and security
b. decisions in warehouse location
c. warehouse design
d. ordering of goods
Ans:d

216. Efficiency of the warehouse operations will highly depend on a layout that considers traffic, working areas of inward
goods processing, and outward movement of products and materials.
a. Storage and handling
b. Warehousing
c. Customer service management
d. Warehouse management
Ans:d

217. Choice of transportation considers factors such as type of operations, types of load, distances to be traveled, physical
features, weight and other legal considerations
a. Transport
b. Delivery
c. Transportation and delivery
d. Vehicular management
Ans:d

218. Ensures the service policies and programs are in place aims to satisfy customers' needs and deliver them in a cost-
efficient manner.
a.Customer service management
b. Service management
c. Customer service
d. Cost-efficient
Ans:a

219. Process that represents the company's face to the customer, key point of contract for administering service level
agreement developed with the customer, and provides a single source of customer information such as product availability,
shipping dates, and order status.
a. Customer service
b. Customer service management
c. Supply management
d. Replenishment planning
Ans:b

220. Refers to entering an order into the system, whether manual or computerized.
a. Order processing
b. Purchasing
c. Negotiation and bidding
d. Order taking
Ans:c

221. The process of how goods and services are ordered.

a. Order taking
b. Procurement
c.Purchasing
d. Order processing
Ans:d

223. Sourcing activities, strategic selection of goods and services that is important in an organization.
a. Procurement
b. Purchasing
c. Order taking
d. Order processing
Ans:a

224. It is important for a highly automated system that customer service aligns the customer master files with the
company's coding structure to ensure proper capture of products into the system.
a. Order processing
b. Order taking
c. Supplier selection
d. Negotiation
Ans:c

225. Lets the system check on the credit standing of the customer.
a. Purchasing
b. Order taking
c. Procurement
d. Order processing
Ans:a

226. Responsible in the acquisition of materials and services of the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right quality,
at the right time, at the best time value, at the right place, from the right source
a. Order taking
b. Procurement
c. Purchasing
d. Order processing
Ans:c

227. Process where purchasing determines the most appropriate source of products, materials, and services.
a. Negotiation
b. Supplier selection
c. Vendor selection
d. Negotiation and Bidding
Ans:c

228. To guarantee sourcing of products and materials at the lowest possible price
a. Negotiation
b. Bidding
c. Negotiation and bidding
d. Supplier selection
Ans:d

229. Process by which two or more parties arrive at an agreement which satisfies all involved parties
a. Contract
b. Contract administration
c. Negotiation
d. Management alignment
Ans:c

230. The containerization refers to which is used for unifying a number of shipments which then move as individual units.
a. Common equipment
b. physical equipment
c. Arranged equipment
d. Conduction equipment.
Ans:b

231. ____________ is used to measure the performance in logistics.

a. KPI
B. SCM
C. Equipment utilization
D. None of the above.
Ans:a

232. Insurance expense is a ________ type of actual cost.

a. variable
b. fixed
c. semi-variable
d. shipping cost.
Ans:b

233. multiple carries during a single journey is known as

a. Multimodal transportation
b. single transportation
c. Long transportation
d. Intermodal transportation
Ans:d

234. container which has a base only

a. Bulk container
b. Flat container
c. Thermal container
d. None of the above
Ans: b

235. Time between a customer order and placement

a. lead time
b. JIT
c. Delivery time
d. Transport time
ASns:a
236. inbound logistics is a __________ activity of a value chain
a. Support
b. Primary
c. Secondary
d. Final
Ans:b

237. containerization is introduced in india is

a. 1960
b. 1968
c. 1990
d. 2000
Ans:a

238. Toyota supply chain is characterised by

a. Long tem relationship with suppliers
b. Long term relationship with employees
c. Long term relationship with marketing executives
d. none of these
Ans:a

239. conveyors are required where a continuous flow of material over a long period is required
a. True
b. False
Ans:a

240. The packaging that is used to deliver goods from producer to consumer.
a. Consumer packaging
b. Industrial packaging
c. Supplier packaging
d. Packaging
Ans:b

241. ____________ is a logistical diagnostic that concerns a particular field of a company's logistics and that aims to deal
with an organizational dysfunction and improve the company's performance in general.
a. Internal audit
b. External audit
c. logistics audit
d. none of the above
Ans:c

242. The word logistics is derived from __________ word

a. Greek
b. Latin
c. Spanish
d. English
Ans:a

243.The transportation system refers to the practice of loading barges aboard a larger vessel for transport is
a. LASH
B. RORO
C. S.D14
D. PANAMAX
Ans:a

244. __________ is a planned space for the storage and handling of goods and materials
a. Depot
b. warehouse
c. Network design
d. technology
Ans:b

245. transportation network is a realization of a

a. Global network
b. spatial network
c. graph network
d. model network
Ans:b

246. the secondary function related to _

a. information
b. invoice
c. communication
d. mine function
ans:c

247. The customer value chain is a __________ function of HRM.

a. support
b. first
c. Final
d. Not related
Ans:a

248. The concept of logistics management was evolved during the year
a. second world war(1924-1930)
b. second world war(1939-1945)
c. second world war(1909-1916)
d. second world war(1903-1920)
Ans:b

249. What are the elements of logistics system.

a. transportation
b. warehousing
c. Inventory management
d.All the above
Ans:d

250. __________ defines logistics is concerned with getting product and services where they are needed and when they
are desired
a. Philip kottler
b. Denald J. Bowersox
c. American council
d. John Dockless
Ans:b