Quiz 1 Part 6

Wal-Mart Stores Incorporated has opened a new front in its battle with Amazon.com Incorporated... suggests that

• A Amazon and Wal-Mart are in a legal tussle

• B Wal-Mart has invited Amazon to do business with it

• C Wal-Mart has launched another branch near Amazon

• D the two companies are neck and neck in competition

Which company had the patent for a floating warehouse first?

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Which are the strategies that both companies have employed to give their businesses an edge?

I Using drones for deliveries

II Giving deliveries free of charge

III Giving up online orders

IV Co-ordinating local deliveries

• A I, II, III

• B I, III, IV

• C I, II, IV

• D II III, IV

According to Brandon Fletcher, in order to meet the challenges of online purchases from the congested city centres and far-flung places, there is a need for

• A a lot of competition amongst customers

• B more loyalty tactics to retain customers

• C a logistic company to deliver by courier service

• D an air-borne warehouse that can deliver goods more efficiently

In paragraph 7, a moveable warehouse with drones are all of the following except

• A it can serve a wider distribution area

• B the warehouse can be a helium gas airship

• C it can release drones to deliver parcels without going back to distribution hub

• D the drones can fly back to the warehouse to restock while it flies to the next town

The Wal-Mart patent application stands a better chance of getting approved because

• A the aerodynamics design has greater potential

• B it is a practical, moveable warehouse which can deliver results

• C the manager of Longhorn has confirmed the submission of the design

• D there are more details about how the gas-filled aircraft will be built and implemented

Which word would best describe the shadowed practices that have been going at Wal-Mart?

• A Competitive

• B Intelligent

• C Unethical

• D Bossy