Logistics - book 2 - revision

As soon as the alarm went off, we received the information to stay in our _______________. It turned out it was the system’s malfunction.

• work stations

• vertical spaces

• safety stock

Our subcontractors usually choose _______________, but this time part of their route was closed for renovation, hence the delay.

• central storages

• contaminations

• milk runs

The construction workers use _______________ to throw out building construction waste from the top floors of the building.

• chutes

• baskets

• racks

Bill and his team couldn’t keep up with work on the production line, causing a(n) _______________, which infuriated the boss.

• set-down

• emergency

• bottleneck

Sometimes, if a lot size of products doesn’t sell, we _______________ them and put them on the market once again.

• group

• refurbish

• tag

We have an efficient _______________ which enables fast delivery from one company to another.

• occupancy cost

• flexibility

• movement system

These products are not on the shelves, but I’ll check our _______________; it will only take a minute or two.

• humidity

• floor stock

• milk run

French wines have been shipped over to England in _______________. It was safer than transporting them in cardboard boxes.

• scraps

• tubs

• crates

We encourage our customers to _______________ the packages, in which we sent their orders. On top of that, despite being environmentally friendly, they have a unique, timeless design.

• reuse

• recall

• refurbish

Tell Jake we’re running out of _______________. There won’t be anything to transport the products on.

• bins

• pallets

• docks