Centrailized and Decentrailized Warehouses

Decentralized warehouse is

• Maintain one warehouse

• Maintaining many smaller warehouses

• Maintaining big warehouses

• Increased shipping cost

Consolidation Warehousing is

• Lower inventory levels required

• Lower shipping costs for participants

• No capital investment required (reduces risk)

• All of the above

Stocking finished products in a warehouse enables a company to immediately

• Use equipment efficiently

• Keep employees busy

• Utilize all of the rack space

• Satisfy a customer's order

Which of the following are not examples of advanced technologies supported by WMS to improve warehouse efficiency?

• Barcode scanners

• Mobile computers

• Pick-to-voice

• Forklifts

Order tracking capability enables users to:

• Combine shipments

• Determine shipments' exact status and location

• Maintain warranty information

• Review customer preferences

In today's modern warehouses and DCs, a WMS is the central ____________________ of managing a warehouse and DC.

• Place

• Center

• Brain

• Operations

Which one is false

Warehouse Consolidation is --------

• Lower Inventory Levels Required

• Higher Inventory Levels Required

• Increased risk

• Increase operation efficiency