Global Supply chain management

What is a network of connected facilities, transportation lanes and information systems?

• Management

• Supply Chain

• Procurement

• Marketing

Mines and farms that extract raw materials needed to produce a product are:

• Production Facilities

• Distribution Centers

• Warehouses

• Raw Material Providers

Sites that convert raw materials into manufactured products are:

• Production Facilities

• Distribution Centers

• Warehouses

• Raw Material Providers

Places where materials are stored for future use or passed on to transporters are:

• Production Facilities

• Distribution Centers

• Transportation

• Raw Material Producers

Individuals/companies who deliver materials to manufacturers, retailers and consumers are:

• Production Facilities

• Distribution Centers

• Transportation

• Warehouses

A production facility is a mine that extracts raw minerals from the earth.

• True

• False

A product produced in this country and sold in a foreign country is called a:

• Export

• Import

Today, warehouses are expected to execute more transactions in less time than previously expected.

• True

• False

UPS or FedEx plays what role in the supply chain?

• Raw material provider

• Retail outlet

• Transporter

• Distribution center

Logistics is:

• link between facilities in a supply chain

• node between facilities in a supply chain

• production of raw materials into goods