CLA Chapter 1 Test Questions and Answers
This involves the efficient, effective forward and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related
... [Show More] information between the point of origins and the point of consumption in order to meet the customer requirements. - Correct AnswerSupply Chain Logistics
Converts raw materials into manufactured products and range small to large. - Correct AnswerProduction facilities
Material expediters who deliver materials to manufactures, retailers, and consumers. - Correct Answertransportation
Examples are mines and farms that extract materials needed to produce an product - Correct AnswerRaw material providers
Places where materials are stored for future use or through which materials are passed on to transporters - Correct Answerwarehouse/DC's
In terms of materials, the __________ is a network of connected facilities, transportation lanes, and information systems. - Correct Answersupply chain
All materials currently being worked on is called? - Correct Answerwork in process
The __________ is the "movement, storage, control and protection of materials and products throughout the process of their manufacture, distribution, consumption, and disposal." - Correct Answermaterial handling logistics
Finished products ready for storage or shipment is called? - Correct Answerfinished goods inventory
The force driving a product through its life cycle is? - Correct Answercustomer
Global Supply Life Cycle order of precedence - Correct Answercustomers, raw materials, manufacturing, warehouses/distribution centers, and transportation
__________ is consisting of materials ready for use in production. - Correct Answerraw materials inventory
A customer can be a supplier to another customer so the total chain can have any number of supplier/customer relationships? - Correct AnswerTrue
The first step in a typical warehouse/DC operation is - Correct Answerreceiving
Products that are in the process of being transported from a supplier to a customer is: - Correct Answerin transit inventory
__________ is assigning products to the proper location within the warehouse/distribution center is. - Correct Answerstocking
__________ is the process of sourcing and building inventory to establish targets based on customer needs. - Correct AnswerSupply
__________ is the practice of assembling products from various locations within the warehouse/distribution center for a specific customer order. - Correct Answerorder processing
Material movers and handlers do not have to be responsive to the customer. - Correct AnswerFalse
A trend in supply logistics is. - Correct AnswerAll of the above
Materials management has a tremendous influence on the ultimate cost of a product because: - Correct AnswerIt handles the flow of materials within an organization and its customers
__________ is the time it takes to process an order from the time the order is received from the customer until the order is delivered. - Correct Answerorder cycle time
__________ are goods that are transferred directly from the incoming vehicle to the outgoing vehicle. - Correct Answercross-docking
What is the key function of the shipping department that requires skill and experience? - Correct AnswerLoading
What is completely determined by the customer? - Correct AnswerShipping [Show Less]