LOGISTICS III QUIZ
Logistics III Challenge
Test your knowledge of logistics with our engaging Logistics III Quiz! Perfect for students, professionals, and anyone interested in the intricacies of supply chain management, this quiz will challenge your understanding of logistics principles and industry practices.
- 20 multiple choice questions
- Detailed exploration of logistics concepts
- Great for enhancing your knowledge or preparing for exams
1. Lack of ________ and order _________ might be causes of the _______ effect.
Information
Communication; batching; bullwhip
Information; fragmentation; distorted-equilibrium
Variations; customization; disruptive
2. How many categories integrate the market-based evaluation of a company’s suppliers and clients?
4
5
3
2
3. What does the “problem of the collective action” stand for?
The complexity to coordinate several or more participants in the supply chain
The concentration of negotiating power with only one member and how this affects the remaining ones
The dependence of all members of the supply chain on only one or few final customers
4. In the _______ system in a supply chain, there is a(n)________ way of organizing the transactions
Administered; informal
Contract-based ; informal
Conventional chain arrangement ; formal
Administered ; formal
The following are requirements of the sales department, except:
Significant variety of products
Unlimited delivery alternatives (in terms of hour, location, etc)
Quick response to customers
Extensive development periods
6. This is not an indicator of improved economic value when the company integrates its business functions.
Optimum use of fixed assets
Higher efficiency in its operations
On-time delivery for 100% of the placed orders
7. Please order these steps in the logistics redesign process: 1) define objectives & metrics 2) evaluate the current situation 3) define restrictions 4) select alternatives 5) implement the plan
2,1,4,3,5
1,3,2,4,5
1,2,3,5,4
2,1,3,4,5
8. One advantage of the ________ manufacturing strategy is that it allows the company to ________ items in accordance with the clients requirements
MTO; Produce in bulk
MTO; Customize
ATO; Produce in bulk
MTS; Customize
9. A customer asked for 15 pcs. And the retailer decided to order 20% more in order to keep certain safety stock level. If there are two more backward members in this supply chain and each of them opted for disposing of 39% more than the quantity he had been ordered by the previous member, how many pcs. Remained as an excessive stock altogether? Note: you could round up.
20
21
18
17
10. Why do we need to redesign our logistics system?
As the company implements new general strategies, there are possibly a need to modify the logistics one in order to align it with the corporate.
Our major competitors are making it so we have to keep pace with them
Because we have to add another component within our supply chain
11. What is the purpose of EDI?
Exchange of information and documents between purchasing department and suppliers which adds efficiency
Exchange of information between purchasing and and quality-control departments to reduce defect rates
Cooperation between manufacturing and purchasing to assure as less interruptions in the production process as possible
12. Revising orders characteristics belongs to _______ evaluation
Market
Technology
Transportation
13. Which of the following is not a manufacturing restriction?
Machinery
Capacity
Operation budget
Installation
14. The capacity of the company to produce a wide range of products without losing its efficiency refers to:
Optimization of production
Economies of scope
Lean manufacturing
Economies of scale
15. Imagine that a company made a delivery promise to an important customer for extra 650 pair of boots to be delivered partially in April and then the balance in June, in addition to its regular monthly sale of 350 pairs. If it is January now and the production department indicates a capacity to manufacture 20% of the extra order in each of the months from Feb to April (incl.) and the remaining 40% in May, how many pieces in total were ready to be shipped at the end of April?
640
870
740
610
16. What is the reverse logistics?
The process of picking up damaged items and replacing them for the clients
Receiving feedback from the customers about the logistics team performance
Collaborating in the recycling process when the items enter into the end phase of their life cycle
17. Within the concept of quality of a product, while the _________ measures the probability that the item will function as supposed during its lifetime, the _______ refers to the expectation of a product’s life cycle.
Reliability; durability
Compliance ; durability
Durability ; reliability
Performance ; reliability
18. This is not a part of the internal evaluation for logistics-redesigning purposes:
Financial evaluation
Technology evaluation
Manufacturing evaluation
Transportation evaluation
19. The concentration in the customer’s sourcing process consists in:
Joining small orders in a bulk one
Customizing the delivery in accordance with the client’s specific requirements
Splitting a big order into small portions
20. This is not an objective of the purchasing department.
Minimize the investment in stock
Prompt delivery to the customers
Continuous flow of purchased material
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