Deck 9: Warehousing

Question 1

"Slotting" a warehouse means:

A)Products are positioned for value added services
B)Products are assigned a specific warehouse location
C)Products are placed in a pick line location
D)None of the above.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The use of a Warehouse Management System(WMS) to route fork trucks on-demand is called:

A)Simultaneous routing
B)Variable routing
C)Directed routing
D)Task Interleaving

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Order assembly is important to both manufacturers and retailers.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The modern concept of a distribution center means that products are never placed in storage

Question 5

The warehouse functionality of sorting means that products are being assembled in custom assortments to meet the needs of specific orders.

Question 6

a firm engages in extended storage they normally are:

A)Holding inventory in excess of typical replenishment requirements
B)Speculating that inventory cost will decrease
C)Engaged in customization
D)Performing value added services.

Question 7

Jones firm decides to assemble specific products in their distribution warehouse to meet customer requests.They are:

A)Performing custom distribution
B)Performing selective marketing
C)Performing value added services
D)All of the above.

Question 8

A disadvantage of RFID tags versus UPC codes is that RFID is more expensive

Question 9

a firm uses cross-docking inventory:

A)Must be staged for shipping
B)Typically moves directly from receiving to shipping
C)Always is tagged for shipping
D)Is considered short movement freight

Question 10

Recycling is a major part of reverse logistics.

Question 11

When a company cross-docks products, the products are generally in storage for several days

Question 12

When engaged in warehouse picking and a combination of customer order requirements are selected simultaneously the method being employed is called:

A)Combination discrete selection
B)Combined selection
C)Discrete selection
D)Wave selection

Question 13

Assembly is a primary service expected to be performed by lead suppliers.

Question 14

a firm "spot stocks" inventory they are engaged in:

A)Placing inventory in an exact location in the warehouse
B)Placing inventory in consignment
C)Marking inventory for ease of identification
D)Placing inventory in a local warehouse in anticipation of future need

Question 15

company which has limited experience in warehousing who has a need to establish temporary warehouse facilities in multiple cities would most likely use:

A)Private warehouses
B)Public warehouses
C)Contract Warehouses
D)Common Warehouses

Question 16

function of a distribution warehouse is consolidation, which means the facility is being used to

A)Group small inbound shipments into one large outbound shipment
B)Collect products/packaging materials or disposal
C)Hold safety stock inventory
D)None of the above:

Question 17

Cross docking is a form of sorting.

Question 18

Value Added Services (VAS) are seldom performed by Integrated Service Providers (ISP)

Question 19

four economic benefits of warehousing are:

A)Receiving, shipping, handling, and storage
B)Shipping, receiving, assortment, and value added
C)Consolidation, sorting, seasonal storage, and reverse logistics
D)None of the above benefit combinations

Question 20

firm that supports an automotive assembly plant by providing just-in time inventory is engaged in:

A)Cross Docking
B)Order Assembly
C)Mixing
D)Sequencing

Question 21

A slot is the location where an over-the-road truck is parked.

Question 22

The best approach to developing a distribution warehouse is to locate a vacant building and then design a material handling system that will work in that structure.

Question 23

Pallets and slip-sheets basically perform the same functionality in a material handling system.

Question 24

When a firm locates a temporary inventory in a specific location it is called Spot Stocking

Question 25

Wave selection means that multiple orders are being picked simultaneously

Question 26

Distribution warehouses that are dedicated to a specific firm are called public warehouses