A company setting up a warehouse wants to maintain a first in, first out (FIFO) stock rotation. Which of the following storage systems should they utilize?
A logistics manager is developing a supply chain risk management plan incorporating contingency plans for alternatives to transportation failures. Which of the following factors best represents this approach?
An organization wanting to improve the management of resources and exceptions across the supply chain should focus on enhancing:
What facility location method has the advantage of analyzing both quantitative data and hard-to-evaluate criteria'?
To prevent the importing of certain luxury good so that a country can use its hard currency on essential goods, governments can refuse to issue a(n)
An oil and gas company needs to ship petrol 1.000 miles from the port of entry to an inland refinery. Which of the following modes of transportation provides the best long-term, cost-efficient solution?
A logistics service provider has an average on-time delivery of 30%, average damage free delivery of 30%, and average correct documentation of 30%. Which of the following values represents the probability that the next delivery would be on-time, damage free, and with correct documentation?
Which of the following statements represents the primary function of inventory?
Which of the following components represents the best opportunity to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of an order cycle?
Which of the following activities best describes the functionality of decoupling stock within firms' inventory systems?
A logistics manager is asked to perform a total cost analysis for the organization. Which of the following trade-offs is critical to consider?
Triple bottom line (TBL) refers to balancing the following impacts:
A developing country would like to improve its trade relations with Europe by updating its port infrastructure. Which international organization would help fund the project?
A customer is looking to purchase product from a company. Which of the following outputs of outbound order management would the customer consider primary?
When determining the optimal logistics terminal location, one of the primary goals is to minimize:
Which of the following items undermines the attempts to simplify transportation pricing'?
When a company decides not to purchase insurance to cover a risk, it is pursuing what type of risk strategy?
Which of the following costs are the most intangible and subjective of all the carrying cost elements'?
From a health and safety perspective, which of the following sets of parameters must be taken into account when considering manual material handling?
A company wants to minimize tariff costs while avoiding the need to file for duty drawback. Which of the following practices would best achieve this objective?
A trucking company picks up a shipment and takes it to a terminal where it is consolidated with other shipments going to the same city This trucking company is most likely a:
A company would like to eliminate unnecessary returns and/or minimize handling It designs a process to check and screen merchandise at the entry point into the organization This is an example of: