Supply Chain Logistics

A business' supply chain includes __________________

• all companies involved in the upstream flow

• all companies involved in the downstream flow

• all processes from raw materials to consumption

• All of the Above

The purpose of supply chain management is to...

• Meet customer demands

• Improve quality of a product

• Increase profitability

• Increase production

Select all the modes of transportation in delivering materials and finished goods in the supply chain.

• Trucks

• Trains

• Barges or ships

• Airplanes

Which of the following is NOT a typical supply chain activity?

• Procurement

• Distribution

• Marketing

• Production

A factory that makes hand tools is an example of what type of facility?

• Raw Material Provider
• Production Facility
• Distribution Center
• Transporter

UPS or FedEx plays what role in the supply chain?

• Raw Material Provider

• Distribution Center

• Retail Outlet

• Transporter

"Demand" is a customer's need for a particular product, service or component

• true
• false

The main productivity metric for logistics is order fulfillment

• true
• false

FAST is a trade initiative between which of the following countries?

• U.S. and Cuba
• Europe and U.S.
• Russia, China and U.S.
• Canada, Mexico and U.S.

Which of the following regulates industrial waste disposal?

• Clean Water Act
• ISO 14000
• National Environmental Policy Act
• Superfund