A supply chain manager would like to guard against potential shortage in their company's manufacturing capacity. Which of the following areas of supply chain risk should the manager pay most attention to?
Which Incoterm® applies only to ocean transportation where the exporter is responsible to bring the goods to the port?
Given the data below, calculate the reorder point (ROP)
Average daily demand = 30 units/day
Lead time = 4 days Safety stock = 20
While designing a logistics network, which of the following actions does a manager need to complete in order to identify the key logistics goals and perform benchmark analysis?
A manufacturer must consider the long-term effects of its products' impact on the environment. A key product design consideration is:
A company desires to improve its cash flow situation by postponing its customs duties payment until the last possible point in the supply chain. The company should consider using which type of warehouse?
What is the primary value-added service that a company would receive from using land-bridge services?
Which of the following measures would a company use in attempting to improve its customer service dimension of dependability'?
Which of the following items undermines the attempts to simplify transportation pricing'?
A logistics manager is asked to perform a total cost analysis for the organization. Which of the following trade-offs is critical to consider?
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?
Which of the following types of benchmarking would a company utilize in order to determine why a significant gap exists in its order fill rates?
Under what circumstances should management generally consider utilizing qualitative forecasting techniques?
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's distribution center receives material from a number of sources and combines them into exact quantities for a specific destination. Which of the following functions is the distribution center providing?
An ocean carrier's goal of maximizing total revenue of the entire ship by offering very competitive rates that cover their variable costs and then increasing rates according to what the traffic will bear is referred to as: