Supply Chain Management I Chapter 1 Test

Often done in the repack area, if there is one

• Sorting packages
• Checking inventory
• Picking

• Packaging

Global supply chain logistics

• A process to deliver products to consumers
• The lifeblood of the global economy

• A marketing strategy
• A type of business model

raw material providers, manufacturer/production, warehouse/distribution centers, transporters, customers

• Supply Chain Life Cycle

• Marketing Strategy
• Elements of supply chain

• Human Resource Management

The phases, roles, and responsibilities within Supply Chain Logistics

• Procurement, Distribution, and Inventory Management
• Marketing, Sales, and Customer ServiceCustomer interaction, supply, warehousing/distibution, transport

• Product Development, Marketing, and Sales
• Human Resources, Finance, and IT

The main function of the shipping department

• Loading

• To handle customer service inquiries
• Shipping

• To develop new products for the company

Units per hour
Line items per hour
Cases per hour

• Performance Measures

• Warehouse and distribution measures

• Payroll Measures

• None of these answers

Receiving, stocking, order processing, shipping

• Inventory Management
• Material Logistics

• MarketingThe responsibilities within a warehouse/distribution center

• Input Logistics

Basic service a warehouse or distribution center provides for customers and the function which most distribution centers are designed

• Storage of goods
• Order processing

• Packaging of goods
• Customer service

Part of order processing

• Picking

• Stocking

• Customer Service
• Product Design

fountainhead for all logistics activities

• Employee Demand

• Customer Demand

• Transportation

• Profit