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