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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Uncategorized topics .
| 1. |
Which of the following is not an area to responsibilities for a logistics manager? |
| A. | Inventory |
| B. | Marketing |
| C. | Warehousing |
| D. | Purchasing |
| Answer» B. Marketing | |
| 2. |
DRP stands for |
| A. | distribution requirement planning |
| B. | dividend requirement planning |
| C. | distribution resource planning |
| D. | distribution reverse planning |
| Answer» A. distribution requirement planning | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is not a component of 4 PL? |
| A. | control room |
| B. | resource providers |
| C. | information |
| D. | recycling |
| Answer» B. resource providers | |
| 4. |
……………….includes design and administration of systems to control the flow of materials, WIP and finished inventory to support business unit strategy. |
| A. | Logistics Management |
| B. | Materials Management |
| C. | Bill of Materials |
| D. | Distribution Management |
| Answer» A. Logistics Management | |
| 5. |
…………is the time that elapses between issuing replenishment order and receiving the material in stores. |
| A. | Replenishment time |
| B. | Lead time |
| C. | Idle time |
| D. | Replacement Time |
| Answer» B. Lead time | |
| 6. |
In Railway transportation the ownership in with……………. |
| A. | Manufacturer |
| B. | Third Party |
| C. | Buyer |
| D. | Government |
| Answer» D. Government | |
| 7. |
……………..is a part of development of facility structures. |
| A. | Transportation |
| B. | Warehousing |
| C. | Sorting |
| D. | Logistics |
| Answer» B. Warehousing | |
| 8. |
The first thing that the consumer will notice about the product is the …………. Of the product. |
| A. | Price |
| B. | Packaging |
| C. | Expiry date |
| D. | Bar code |
| Answer» B. Packaging | |
| 9. |
…………….. concept is similar to the concept of unitization and has the similar objective of space reduction |
| A. | Logistical Packaging |
| B. | Cube Minimization |
| C. | Building block |
| D. | Palletizing |
| Answer» B. Cube Minimization | |
| 10. |
The objective of performance measure is to achieve a …………… |
| A. | Benchmark |
| B. | Perfect distribution |
| C. | Perfect order |
| D. | Goal |
| Answer» C. Perfect order | |
| 11. |
RO-RO concept means:………… |
| A. | Roll on – Ride Off |
| B. | Ride on- Ride off |
| C. | Roll Off- Roll on |
| D. | Roll on- Roll off |
| Answer» D. Roll on- Roll off | |
| 12. |
The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain is |
| A. | Storage–Supplier–manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer |
| B. | Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer |
| C. | Supplier–Storage-manufacturing– distributor–storage–retailer–customer |
| D. | Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage– retailer–distributor–customer |
| Answer» B. Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer | |
| 13. |
The purpose of supply chain management is |
| A. | provide customer satisfaction |
| B. | improve quality of a product |
| C. | integrating supply and demand management |
| D. | increase production |
| Answer» C. integrating supply and demand management | |
| 14. |
…………..refers to supply chain practices that strive to reduce energy and environmental footprints in terms of freight distribution. |
| A. | Inbound Logistics |
| B. | Green Logistics |
| C. | Outbound Logistics |
| D. | SCM |
| Answer» B. Green Logistics | |
| 15. |
…………..involves streamlining the distribution process in terms of physical and information efficiency. |
| A. | Technical Integration |
| B. | Channel Integration |
| C. | Channel Hierarchy |
| D. | Vertical Marketing System |
| Answer» B. Channel Integration | |
| 16. |
……………is the task of buying goods of right quality, in the right quantities, at the right time and at the right price. |
| A. | Supplying |
| B. | Scrutinizing |
| C. | Selling |
| D. | Purchasing |
| Answer» D. Purchasing | |
| 17. |
……………………..is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. |
| A. | Customer Service |
| B. | Product Management |
| C. | Purchase management |
| D. | Logistics Management |
| Answer» A. Customer Service | |
| 18. |
…………..is a function of re-arranging and re- packing as per individual orders. |
| A. | Break- Bulk |
| B. | Warehousing |
| C. | Cross Docking |
| D. | Sorting |
| Answer» C. Cross Docking | |
| 19. |
Break-Bulk warehouse performs ………function. |
| A. | Warehousing |
| B. | Collecting |
| C. | Sorting |
| D. | Supply |
| Answer» C. Sorting | |
| 20. |
The term ………….refers to any idle resources that can be put to some future use. |
| A. | Inventory |
| B. | Warehousing |
| C. | Logistics |
| D. | Procurement |
| Answer» A. Inventory | |
| 21. |
………………is related with a single manufacturing location, not multiple manufacturing centres. |
| A. | Safety Stock |
| B. | EOQ |
| C. | ROL |
| D. | Decoupling |
| Answer» D. Decoupling | |
| 22. |
Properly designed …………..helps in reducing total logistical cost. |
| A. | Logistics |
| B. | Warehouse |
| C. | Distribution |
| D. | Logistical network |
| Answer» D. Logistical network | |
| 23. |
……………is a kind of distribution strategy. |
| A. | RORO |
| B. | LASH |
| C. | Milk Run |
| D. | LNA |
| Answer» C. Milk Run | |
| 24. |
VMI stands for |
| A. | Vendor material inventory |
| B. | Vendor managed inventory |
| C. | Variable material inventory |
| D. | Valuable material inventory |
| Answer» B. Vendor managed inventory | |
| 25. |
The major decision areas in supply chain management are |
| A. | location, production, distribution, inventory |
| B. | planning, production, distribution, inventory |
| C. | location, production, scheduling, inventory |
| D. | location, production, distribution, marketing |
| Answer» A. location, production, distribution, inventory | |
| 26. |
………….is concerned with a firm’s ability to satisfy customer’s requirement in timely manner. |
| A. | Minimum Inventory |
| B. | Price stabilization |
| C. | Quality |
| D. | Rapid Responses |
| Answer» D. Rapid Responses | |
| 27. |
The purpose of ……….is to arrive at a realistic projection of demand patters across different market and for different product lines. |
| A. | Demand forecasting |
| B. | Speculation |
| C. | Logistics |
| D. | Supply chain management |
| Answer» A. Demand forecasting | |
| 28. |
Buying according to the requirements is called ………… |
| A. | Seasonal Buying |
| B. | Scheduled Buying |
| C. | Tender Buying |
| D. | Hand to mouth buying |
| Answer» D. Hand to mouth buying | |
| 29. |
Following is not type of Piggy-Back…………….. |
| A. | LASH |
| B. | TTFC |
| C. | COFC |
| D. | TOFC |
| Answer» A. LASH | |
| 30. |
Special purpose material handling equipment are used in …………. |
| A. | Line layout |
| B. | Process layout |
| C. | In-land layout |
| D. | Warehousing |
| Answer» A. Line layout | |
| 31. |
The ………….system should be designed after analysing the needs for the organization. |
| A. | Warehousing |
| B. | Logistics |
| C. | Material handling |
| D. | Distribution |
| Answer» C. Material handling | |
| 32. |
EOQ is that order quantity which result in …………total inventory cost. |
| A. | Maximum |
| B. | Minimum |
| C. | Carrying |
| D. | Average |
| Answer» B. Minimum | |
| 33. |
Re-order level depends upon two factors, lead time and ………. |
| A. | Inventory |
| B. | Warehouse |
| C. | Procurement |
| D. | Safety stock |
| Answer» D. Safety stock | |
| 34. |
………….is the invisible element in the system which is the facilitator of other function. |
| A. | Information |
| B. | Logistics |
| C. | EDI |
| D. | ADC |
| Answer» A. Information | |
| 35. |
……………is developed to identify marketing and financial objectives of the firm. |
| A. | LIS |
| B. | Strategy |
| C. | Plan |
| D. | Information System |
| Answer» B. Strategy | |
| 36. |
………..is most suitable for remote and hilly areas. |
| A. | Road transport |
| B. | Railway transport |
| C. | Water transport |
| D. | Pipeline |
| Answer» A. Road transport | |
| 37. |
…………is the fastest mode of transport. |
| A. | Road transport |
| B. | Railway transport |
| C. | Water transport |
| D. | Air Tr |
| Answer» A. Road transport | |
| 38. |
When air transport is used in combination with road or rail transport, it is called………. |
| A. | Piggy Back |
| B. | Fishy back |
| C. | Birdy back |
| D. | Land bridge |
| Answer» C. Birdy back | |
| 39. |
………….means using land transport i.e. rail or road transport to connect two separate water transport. |
| A. | Piggy Back |
| B. | Fishy back |
| C. | LASH |
| D. | Land bridge |
| Answer» D. Land bridge | |
| 40. |
…………are used for vertical movement of materials, generally from one floor to another. |
| A. | Conveyor belts |
| B. | Cranes |
| C. | Elevators |
| D. | Towlines |
| Answer» C. Elevators | |
| 41. |
………..can move carton loads or pallet loads horizontally or vertically. |
| A. | Conveyor belts |
| B. | Cranes |
| C. | Elevators |
| D. | Forklift trucks |
| Answer» D. Forklift trucks | |
| 42. |
Customer service create time and ………. utility for the customer. |
| A. | distribution |
| B. | supply |
| C. | place |
| D. | sales |
| Answer» C. place | |
| 43. |
…….. represent the frequency of satisfying customer order in given span of time. |
| A. | order cycle time |
| B. | fill rate |
| C. | perfect order |
| D. | system flexibility |
| Answer» B. fill rate | |
| 44. |
Intermediaries play an important role in matching………….. |
| A. | product to tegion |
| B. | demand & supply |
| C. | information & promotion |
| D. | dealer with customer |
| Answer» B. demand & supply | |
| 45. |
…………analysis, parameters for classification of inventory is unit price of material. |
| A. | ABC Analysis |
| B. | EOQ |
| C. | HML Analysis |
| D. | GOLF |
| Answer» C. HML Analysis | |
| 46. |
In ……….analysis, classification parameter is nature of source of supply. |
| A. | ABC |
| B. | EOQ |
| C. | HML |
| D. | GOLF |
| Answer» D. GOLF | |
| 47. |
Market logistics planning has ________ steps. |
| A. | Three |
| B. | Four |
| C. | Two |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» A. Three | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is not included in logistics process. |
| A. | Implementing the plan for flow of goods & services. |
| B. | planning the physical flow of goods & services |
| C. | Controlling the physical flow of goods services & information. |
| D. | gathering customer ideas for new product |
| Answer» D. gathering customer ideas for new product | |
| 49. |
3-PL stands for |
| A. | Three points logistics |
| B. | Third party logistics |
| C. | Three points location |
| D. | The Party Logistics |
| Answer» B. Third party logistics | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is not a part of supply chain management system? |
| A. | Supplier |
| B. | Manufacturer |
| C. | Information Flow |
| D. | Competitor |
| Answer» D. Competitor | |
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