Chapter 1: Inbound and outbout logistics Quiz

What does the term Inbound Logistics imply?

• Activities required to bring goods to a warehouse or production plant

• Activities of manufacturing finished products

• Activities of customer service

• Activities of outbound transportation

Is Inbound Logistics an outsourced service?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Depends on the company size

What activities does Inbound Logistics involve?

• Managing customer complaints

• Selling finished products

• Receiving and storing raw materials

• Advertising new products

What benefits does Inbound Logistics offer to customers?

• Identification and reduction of inbound costs

• Higher inventory levels of packaging and ingredients

• Limited supply chain agility

• Slow market response

Is receiving and storing raw materials a big responsibility for manufacturers? Why?

• No, because it's a simple process

• Yes, because it affects the efficiency of staff

• No, it's the responsibility of the suppliers

• Yes, but it doesn't affect efficiency

What facilities do big companies have for storing raw materials?

• They don't store raw materials

• They store raw materials at the production plant

• No facilities, they outsource storage

• Separate facilities for storing raw materials

What may significantly affect the efficiency, with which staff can distribute raw materials?

• The size of the company

• The organizational element of the materials receiving process

• The location of the warehouse

• The type of raw materials

Inbound Logistics is an outsourced service.

• Only for small companies

• Depends on the industry

• False

• True

Inbound Logistics offers customers many benefits.

• Depends on the company size

• Only for large manufacturers

• False

• True

The advantages of the effective inbound logistics service are as follows, except:

• Consolidation of goods prior to shipping

• Local representation to affect customs compliance procedures

• Product quality control after shipping

• Managing the transport and freight forwarding of inbound materials and finished product