Supply chain SL 2

The steps taken to move and store a product from the supplier stage to a customer stage in the supply chain are referred to as?

• Transportation

• Wholesaling

• distribution

• retailing

Distribution is a key driver of the overall profitability of a firm because

  

the addition of distributors only adds cost to the supply chain.

 

• it cannot be developed as a part of supply chain strategy.

• it directly impacts both the supply chain cost and the customer experience.

• it slows down the responsiveness of the supply chain.

• it slows down the responsiveness of the supply chain.

Companies in the same industry often select very different distribution networks because all of the alternatives

• some companies are poorly run.

• different companies try to avoid using the same approach.

• different companies have different objectives for their supply chain.

The ease with which the customer can place and receive their order as well as other aspects of value that the sales staff provides is

• customer experience.

• product availability.

• response time.

• order visibility.

The ability of the customer to track their order from placement to delivery is

  

response time.

• product availability.

   

• customer experience.

• order visibility.

The amount of time it takes to develop a product and have it available for sale is

  

response time.

• product returnability.

   

• order visibility.

• time to market.

The costs incurred in bringing material into a facility are

• sourcing transportation costs.

   

• outbound transportation costs.

   

• crossbound transportation costs.

   

• inbound transportation costs.

As the number of facilities in a supply chain increases, total facility costs

  

decrease.

• increase.

• decrease.

• increase to a point and then decrease.

   

• decrease to a point and then increase.

Which of the following is an advantage of manufacturer storage with direct shipping?

• Supply chains save on the fixed cost of facilities, because the need for other warehousing space in the supply chain has been eliminated.

• Transportation costs are low because the average outbound distance to the end consumer is small and package carriers are used to shipping the product.

• Response times tend to be small because the order has to be transmitted from the retailer to the manufacturer.

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  Order tracking is easy to implement because of the complete integration of information systems at both the retailer and the manufacturer.

The main advantage of in-transit merge over drop-shipping is

• order tracking is easy to implement because of the complete integration of information systems at both the retailer and the manufacturer.

   

• supply chains save on the fixed cost of facilities, because the need for other warehousing space in the supply chain has been eliminated.

• the ability to reduce cost of inventory by centralizing inventories at the manufacturer.

• somewhat lower transportation cost and improved customer experience.