6th Logistics Unit Test

Logistics, as currently practised, has its origin in

• biblical times

• World War I

• World War II

• suburbanization

Which of the following categories can logistics be divided?

• Business, Military, Events, Services

• Business, Military, Events, Planning

• Business, Events, Services, Production

• Business, Events, Services, Procurement

Which of the following illustrates the logical flow of materials and information?

• Plant - Market - Warehouse

• Plant - Warehouse - Market

• Warehouse - Plant - Market

• Warehouse - Plant - Market

Which of the following can dry van containers be used to transport?

• Frozen poultry

• Bituminous coal

• General cargo goods

• Agricultural products

In scoping the activity of procurement, which of the following activities is relevant?

• The work breakdown structure of the procurement team

• Details relating to what is required in the project

• The minimum standards of work for the project

• The major participants in the project

In warehousing, the acronym FIFO means

• forklifts in forklifts out

• first in first out

• free in free out

• file in file out

10. JB Auto Company decided to export car engines form Barbados to Trinidad. Which of the following methods is BEST suited for transporting the engines?

• Air

• Sea

• Rail

• Road

Which of the following modes of transportation is the quickest?

• Road

• Air

• Sea

• Pipeline

Pipeline transport is unpopular in Caribbean islands because

• it incurs high fixed costs and by virtue of the small size of the islands, they are unable to recover this cost

• the products that are best associated with this mode of transport are not commonly utilized

• this mode of transport is highly problematic and its maintenance costs are very high

• road transport is much cheaper and preferred across the Caribbean region

The most important person to any chain of distribution is?

• wholesaler

• retailer

• customers

• manufacturers