Chapter 9 SCM

A break bulk operation receives a single large shipment and arranges for delivery to ____ destinations.

multiple

Which mode of transport is the use of containers handled by special equipment and ships?

air water

A long-term contractual relationship will typically result in lower total ______ than a public warehouse.

cost

Yard management systems is a scheduler. This in essence couples the warehouse with which of the following two types of transportation equipment?

inbound outbound

The four Economic benefits are (1) consolidation and break bulk, (2) ________ , (3) seasonal storage, (4) reverse logistics.

sorting

Instead of maintaining inventory in a warehouse year round, or shipping to customers direct from manufacturing plants, responsiveness in peak selling periods can be enhanced through temporary inventory positioning in _____ markets

strategic

Which two areas in special handling considerations, have grown in importance over the past many years?

e fulfillment operations returns processing

All logistical operations are affect by _____ form truck loading and warehouse picking productivity to transportation vehicle and storage cube utilization.

packaging

Which is the third factor to be determined during the warehouse design process in addition to the number of floors to be included and the cube utilization plan?

product flow

The economic benefits of seasonal storage is to accommodate either seasonal _____ or demand.

production

Select inventory is spot-stocked in a local market warehouse in anticipation of responding to customer needs during the critical _____ period.

sales

Which information is communicated using a bar code or RFID technology?

EPC UPC

Examples of information directed materials handling systems are radio frequency identification, light directed operations and which of the following?

RF wireless

It is difficult to generalize warehouse layout since they are usually ________ accommodate specific product handling requirements.

customized

RF wireless handling uses standard mechanized materials, handling equipment coordinated by information technology to provide operator _______ and _______ in real time.

directions control

The general area concerns the broad geography where an active warehouse makes sense from a service, ______ , and strategic perspective.

economic

Product packaging in standard configurations and order quantities facilitates logistical ______ .

efficiency

When inventory is held for a longer time than required for normal replenishment of customer stocks, it is referred to as ______ storage?

extended

True or false: It is not important to gain a complete understanding of the capacity and application of each system related to integrated warehousing, materials handling and packaging function.

false

Value added services is any work that creates which of the following magnitude of value for customers?

greater

The primary concern for logistics operations is which of the following package design?

industrial

Extended storage is regarding which of the following to be held for a longer period of time than required for normal replenishment of stocks?

inventory

Allowing production efficiencies within the constraints imposed by material sources and consumers is referred to as storage that provides which of the following?

inventory buffer

For active storage, handling processes and technologies need to focus on quick _______ and flexibility with minimal consideration for extended and dense storage.

movement

Warehouse design must consider product ____ characteristics.

movement

A ____ warehouse is operated by the enterprise that owns merchandise handled and stored in the facility. A ______ warehouse, in contrast, is operated as an independent business. _______warehousing is a customized extension of public warehousing.

private public contract

Economical benefit for a warehouse can be quantified in terms of the overall logistics costs occurring in which of the following results?

reduced

The benefits of consolidation are the realization of the lowest possible freight rate, _______ and _______ delivery, and reduced congestion at a customer's receiving dock.

timely controlled

True or False: The basic benefit of sorting is to reconfigure freight as it is being transported from origin to destination.

true

True or False: The types of equipment most commonly used are lift trucks, rider trucks, towlines, tractor trailer devices, conveyors, and carousels.

true

The decision concerning ownership or lease is primarily bass on which of the following consideration?

financial

Which of the following does not require special attention in planning the warehouse layout and product flow of the receiving and loading docks?

costs

What are the active storage concept include?

flow through cross dock distribution

The main advantage of RF is to ______ speed and flexibility of lift truck operation.

improve

True or false: The unitization includes all forms of product grouping, from taping two master cartons together to the use of specialized transportation equipment.

True

Value-added services typically change the physical features or configuration of products so they are presented to _______ in a unique or customized manner.

customers

What is a major disadvantage of automation regarding it proprietary technology networks.

dependency

Which of the following is not impacted by packaging for handling efficiency?

equipment

What is the main advantage of a tow tractor with trailers?

flexibility

While the concept of automation remain valid, the primary barriers are ______ capital investment and ______ degree of flexibility.

high low

What type of service will result from spot-stocking, full-line stocking and value-added services?

improvements

A private warehouse is typically operated by the firm owning the product. The building, however, may be owned or ______

leased

Pick to light is common technology that uses which of the following?

light

Cube minimization is most important for which type of products?

lightweight

Public warehouses are used extensively in what type of system?

logistical

Which type of support of internet sales places some special places some special demands on a firm's warehousing and handling?

logistical

Packing is typically viewed as being either consumer, focused primarily on marketing, or industrial, focused on ______

logistics

The concept of information-directed handling is appealing because it combines the control typical of automated handling with the flexibility of _______ systems

mechanized

Modern warehouses use a variety of integrated systems to achieve efficient _______

operations

Which of the following term refers to the most common nonrigid unitization that is stacked master cartons?

pallets

Most firms depend upon a warehouse management system to standardize work ______ and facilitate best practice.

procedures

When a warehouse is primarily justified on service, the supporting rationale is that _____ from sales improvements will more than offset added cost.

profits

Rigid devices provide an enclosure within which master cartons or loose products are unitized. The premise is that placing products inside a sealed container will both them _______ and facilitate handling.

protect

Which operations characteristics are combined for contract warehousing?

public and private

Public warehouses have traditionally been classified based on operational specialization such as general merchandise, _____ , special commodity, bonded and household goods and furniture.

refrigerated

Which of the following is not an activity supported by reverse logistics?

reordering

Which of the following activity is designed to facilitate the reverse flow of product that did not sell or to accommodate recalls?

returns management

The important differences between contract and public warehouse are the anticipated length of the relationship, degree of exclusive or customized services, and shared incorporation if which of the following?

risks and benefits

Communication is becoming increasingly critical to provide content identification, tracking information, handling instructions, and information essential for _______

security

What type of equipment is mechanized handling often supplemented by?

semiautomatic

Full-line stocking warehouses improve _____ by reducing the number of suppliers that a customer must logistically deal with.

service

Full-line stocking warehouses improve ______ by reducing the number of suppliers that a customer must logistically deal with.

service

What are the factors driving site selection?

service availability and cost

Which of the following is not a basic type of sorting?

storing

Pick-to-light is a common light directed ______ which orders selectors pick designated items directly into cartons or onto conveyors from lighted carousel locations or storage bins.

technology

Which of the following is part of the process of grouping master cartons into one physical unit for materials handling or transport?

unitization

Typical equipment _____ in semiautomatic handling includes automated guided vehicle systems, computerized sortation, robotics, and various forms of live racks.

utilized

Which of the following can be dcoordinated by an area of the warehouse wherein all quantities of all products required to complete all customer order are selected at one time?

wave selection

The primary advantage of slipsheet in comparison to pallets is cost and ______

weight

An important part of warehouse-related technology is the ______ management system.

yard

Since the full line stocking warehouse is more often restricted to a few strategic locations, how often does the warehouse operated?

year round