Shipping & Receiving WK 1

Despite all of the initiatives in e-commerce, supply chain integration, efficient consumer response, quick response, and just-in-time delivery, the supply chain connecting manufacturing with end consumers will never be so well coordinated that warehousing will be completely _______.

• Expanded

• Eliminated

• Flexible

• Integrated

One of the keys to the success of warehouse operations is _______.

• Esthetics

• Purchasing

• Flexibility

• Tracking

Supply chain integration initiatives to minimize pipeline inventory severely reduces the margin for _______ in the supply chain _______.

• Error / Logistics

• Improvement / Logistics

• Error / Improvements

• Profit / Management

_______ and _______ performance are immense in warehouse operations.

• Inaccuracy and cycle speed

• Accuracy and running time

• Slotting and picking

• Accuracy and cycle time

A warehouse that holds raw materials at or near the point of induction into a manufacturing or assembly process is a _______.

• Raw material and component warehouse

• Finished material and work in progress warehouse

• Work in progress warehouse and recycling component warehouse

• Distribution warehouse and finished goods warehouse

A warehouse that holds partially completed assemblies and products at various points along an assembly or production line is a:

• Finished goods warehouse

• Work-in-progress warehouse

• Component warehouse

• Distribution warehouse and distribution center

A warehouse that holds inventory used to balance and buffer variation between production schedules and demand is a:

• Finished goods warehouse

• Work-in-progress warehouse

• Component warehouse

• Distribution warehouse and distribution center

A warehouse that accumulates and consolidates products from various points of manufacture within a single firm, or from several firms, for combined shipment to common customers is a:

• Finished goods warehouse

• Work-in-progress warehouse

• Fulfillment warehouse and fulfillment center

• Distribution warehouse and distribution center

A warehouse that receives, picks, and ships small orders for individual customers is a:

• Finished goods warehouse

• Work-in-progress warehouse

• Fulfillment warehouse and fulfillment center

• Distribution warehouse and distribution center

A warehouse that distributes in the field in order to shorten transportation distances to permit rapid response to customer demands is a:

• Value-added service warehouse

• Local warehouse

• Finished goods warehouse

• Components warehouse