Quiz 7 - Chapter 11

___________ refers to the short distance movement that usually takes place within the confines of a building such as a plant or distribution center and between a building and a transportation service provider.

Materials handling

___________ refers to materials used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, and presentation of goods.

Packaging

The primary recovery options for End-of-Life products and packaging materials include the following except for ______.

Reengineering

Which of the following statements is false about packaging and labeling?

A product's chemical characteristics have little to no influence on the way the product is handled.

The building blocks concept is primarily associated with ______ in logistics management.

packaging

A major drawback to metal and plastic pallets is their ___________.

price

___________ logistics systems consider the reverse flow of products, their reuse, and the marketing and distribution of recovered products.

Closed-loop

Measurement system plays an important role in packaging and materials handling in global supply chain. Which of the following is NOT a fact about the metric system?

The majority of the countries in the world are not using metric system.

A unit load involves ___________.

consolidation of several units into larger units to improve efficiency in handling and to reduce shipping costs

A major drawback to wooden pallets is their ___________.

life span