Logistics Mid-term Review Quiz

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Logistics plays a crucial role in transportation and storage of goods from the point of origin to the final customer. They provide the service to manufacturers, retailers and other industries. This needs planning and proper execution as well as time management. This quiz has been created to test your knowledge about logistics. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!

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Logistics Mid-term Review Quiz

What concept refers to where one organization owns multiple participants in the supply chain?

There are three primary methods that organisations can pursue when attempting to integrate their support;y chains. Which of the following is not one of them?

______ and ________ are two basic organiztional structures associated with logistics.

In a _______ logistics structure, logistics activities are managed in multiple departments throughout an organization.

One problem with a ______ logistics structure is that because logistics activities are scattered throughout the firm, they likely remain subservient to the objectives of the department in which they are housed.

In a _______ logistics structure, multiple logistics activities are combined into, and managed as, a single department.

A _______ logistics organization implies that the corporation maintains a single logistics department that administers the related activities for the entire company from the home office.

A ______ logistics organization means that logistics-related decisions are made separately at the divisional or product group level.

A primary advantage of ______ logistics is its relative efficiency, whereas a primary advantage of _____ logistics is its customer responsiveness.

Which of the following is an advantage of a centralized logistics organization?

Which of the following is an advantage of centralized logistics organization?

________ organizational design has its foundations in the command-and-control military operation, where decision-making and communication often follow a top-down flow.

A _______ organizational design attempts to create an organization that is responsive to the parameters of the contemporary business environment.

A key attribute of network organizational design is a shift from _____ to _______.

_________ refers to satisfying current and emerging customer needs.

_______ can be defined as an organization's ability to address unexpected operational situations.

_______ refers to the amount of output divided by the amount of input.

Which of the following is a way to improve productivity?

Productivity improvement efforts in logistics are often directed towards _______.

What is the most important purpose of warehouse work rules?

A ________ is a device used to monitor and control the actions taken by a driver and his/her vehicle.

All of the following are reasons why logisticians should be concerned about theft except:

The materials stolen in ______ are usually for the employee's own use.

What is the primary difference between pilfrage and theft?

The large increase in pirate attacks between 2008 and 2009 was due to a surge in attacks off the _____ coast.

The concept of logistics social responsibility, or corporate social responsibility issues that relate directly to logistics, did not emerge until which decade?

The two areas in logistics systems where most energy costs occur are ________ and _______.

With respect to the design of warehouses, one suggestion for energy savings is to make sure that dock doors are not placed on the _____ side of a building.

Transportation accounts for approximately ______ of all petroleum consumption in the United States.

Reverse logistics can be _____ times more expensive than forwarding logistics.

Which of the following is not one of the three critical factors associated with the process of managing returned goods?

Two of the most important U.S. governament agencies incorporated into the Department of Homeland Security weree the Transportation Security Agency and _______.

Which of the following is responsible for the security of the U.S. transportation system?

All of the following are potential benefits to the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism except:

The Importer Security Filing (ISF) rule requires importers to file _______ pieces of information and carriers to file ______ pieces of information.

A degree of aggressive procurement involvement not normally encountered in supplier selection refers to ______.

Supplier development is synonymous with _______.

Which of the following is not a reason why purchasers are adopting a more proactive and aggressive role in the procurement process?

The ______ defines quality as "a subjective term for which each person has his or her own definition."

_______ is a set of generic standards used to document, implement, and demonstrate quality management and assurance systems.

Upon achieving ISO 9000 certification, an organization can be recertified every ____ years.

______ suggests that there will be 3.4 defects, deficiencies, or errors per one million opportunities.

Reduced costs, reduced errors, and waste, and reduced cycle time are benefits that are associated with ______.

_______ recognizes U.S. organizations for their achievements in quality and performance.

Which of the following is not a Baldrige Quality Award category that is evaluated for achievement and improvement?

_______ essentially allows an organization to determine if it complies with its specific quality system, while _____ is more heavily focused on the actual results from a quality system as well as on continuous improvement.

Which of the following is false?

________ is often a major shortcoming to many global procurement plans.

_______ materials are materials that are no longer serviceable, have been discarded, or are a by-product of the production process.

Research suggests that socially responsible procurement consist of ________ dimensions.

and __ are two basic organiztional structures associated with logistics.

A primary advantage of __ logistics is its relative efficiency, whereas a primary advantage of _ logistics is its customer responsiveness.

A key attribute of network organizational design is a shift from _ to ___.

The two areas in logistics systems where most energy costs occur are __ and _.

The Importer Security Filing (ISF) rule requires importers to file _ pieces of information and carriers to file pieces of information.

___ essentially allows an organization to determine if it complies with its specific quality system, while _ is more heavily focused on the actual results from a quality system as well as on continuous improvement.