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PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS 1-1. Did it surprise you that logistics has such an important economic impact? Why or why not? The answer to this question likely depends on the student’s prior […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 10: WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT 10-1. Why does warehousing exist in a supply chain? A key reason for warehousing is because patterns of production and consumption do not coincide and warehousing serves to match different […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 11: PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING 11-1. How do product characteristics influence packaging and materials handling considerations? One consideration is a product’s physical characteristics. Substances exist in three forms—solid, liquid, gas—and each form has […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 12: TRANSPORTATION 12-1. Why is transportation important to a firm’s supply chain operations? Transportation influences, or is influenced by, many logistics activities such as the fact that transportation costs are directly affected by […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 13: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 13-1. How has globalization impacted the transportation manager’s job? The text cites the People’s Republic of China as an example of globalization’s impact on the transportation manager’s job. In particular, […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 14: INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS 14-1. Discuss some of the key political restrictions on cross-border trade. Political restrictions on cross-border trade can take a variety of forms. Many nations ban certain types of shipments that […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 2: LOGISTICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2-1. In what ways can information be helpful in logistics and supply chain management? There are a number of ways in which information can be helpful in logistics […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL LOGISTICS 3-1. Discuss the differences between corporate level, business unit level, and functional level strategies. Corporate-level strategy is focused on determining the goals for the company, the types of […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANGERIAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS 4-1. Discuss several issues that influence the organization of logistics activities within a firm. The organization of logistics activities within a firm depends on a number […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 5: THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CONCEPT 5-1. Discuss the differences between a supply chain and supply chain management. A supply chain can be viewed as a combination of processes, functions, activities, relationships, and […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 6: PROCUREMENT 6-1. What is procurement? What is its relevance to logistics? Procurement refers to the raw materials, component parts, and supplies bought from outside organizations to support a company’s operations. It is […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 7: DEMAND MANAGEMENT, ORDER MANAGEMENT, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE 7-1. What is the relationship between demand management, order management, and customer service? There is a key link between order management and demand forecasting in […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 8: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 8-1. How might different organizational functions have different inventory management objectives? Marketing, for example, tends to want to ensure that sufficient inventory is available for customer demand to avoid potential […]

PART II ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS CHAPTER 9: FACILITY LOCATION 9-1. Explain how the location decision process involves several layers of screening or focus. The initial focus is on the region, the delineation of which can vary on whether a […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 1: AN OVERVIEW OF LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. Logistics clearly contributes to ___________ and ___________ utility. a. time; place b. form; time c. place; form d. possession; time [LO 1.1: To discuss […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 10: WAREHOUSING MANAGEMENT Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. Warehousing and ___________ are substitutes for each other. a. transportation b. materials handling c. packaging d. inventory management [LO 10.1: To discuss the role of warehousing […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 11: PACKAGING AND MATERIALS HANDLING Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. Products exist in ___________ forms, and each form has specific packaging requirements. a. two b. three c. four d. five [LO 11.1: To illustrate […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 12: TRANSPORTATION (correct answers are bolded) Multiple Choice Questions 1. ___________ is the actual, physical movement of goods and people between two points. a. Logistics b. Transportation c. Materials handling d. Materials management [LO: Material at the […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 13: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. ___________ refers to the buying and controlling of transportation services by either a shipper or consignee. a. Transportation management b. Logistics management c. Routing d. Tracking […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 14: INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. ___________ refers to the sum of the gross domestic product of all countries. a. Net world product b. World net income c. Gross world product d. […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 2: LOGISTICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. Which of the following is not a benefit to utilizing information in logistics? a. greater knowledge and visibility across the supply chain b. greater […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 3: STRATEGIC AND FINANCIAL LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. Depending on industry and product type, reverse logistics costs as a percent of revenue can range between ___________ and ___________ percent. a. 5; 10 […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANGERIAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. ___________ and ___________ are the two basic organizational structures associated with logistics. a. Centralized; hierarchical b. Fragmented; centralized c. Fragmented; unified d. […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 5: THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT CONCEPT Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. An underperforming supply chain is defined as one that exhibits poor service, unproductive assets, or ___________. a. high variable operating costs b. outdated […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 6: PROCUREMENT Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. ___________ refers to the raw materials, component parts, and supplies bought from outside organizations to support a company’s operations. a. Inbound logistics b. Procurement c. Materials management […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 7: DEMAND MANAGEMENT, ORDER MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. The creation across the supply chain and its markets of a coordinated flow of demand is the definition of ___________. a. […]

TEST BANK CHAPTER 8: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. ___________ refers to stocks of goods and materials that are maintained for many purposes, the most common being to satisfy normal demand patterns. a. Logistics b. […]

1 TEST BANK CHAPTER 9: FACILITY LOCATION Multiple Choice Questions (correct answers are bolded) 1. The initial focus in facility location is on a ___________. [LO: Beginning of the chapter material; Moderate; Application; AACSB Category 3: Analytical thinking] 2. Which […]