Packaging and Materials Handling Quiz

Products exist in ___________ forms, and each form has specific packaging requirements.

• two

• three

• four

• five

Product density refers to a product’s ___________.

• volume

• weight

• weight per volume

• fragility

Which of the following statements is false?

• A product’s chemical characteristics have little to no influence on the way the product is handled.

• Some products can be exposed to freezing weather; others cannot.

• The various properties of goods must be made known to consumers to help them make the correct buying decision and properly care for the product.

• Perishable products require special packaging as they move from source to customer.

Which of the following is not an ethylene-sensitive product?

• lettuce

• watermelon

• broccoli

• tomatoes

The building blocks concept is associated with which logistics function?

• warehousing

• packaging

• materials handling

• inventory management

___________ refers to materials used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery, and presentation of goods.

• Materials management

• Materials handling

• Procurement

• Packaging

Packaging serves ___________ general functions.

• five

• four

• three

• two

Properly designing a protective packaging system requires three important kinds of information. Which of the following is not one of the three kinds of information?

• severity of the distribution environment

• performance characteristics of the various cushion materials

• fragility of the product to be protected

• value of the product to be protected

Each of the following is a shipping hazard that a package may be exposed to except:

• retraction.

• vibration.

• compression.

• rough handling.

Which of the following statements is false?

• Package labeling is usually done at the end of the assembly line.

• Pictures are preferable to words for labeling a product.

• Labeling regulations may differ from country to country.

• Labeling requirements within a particular country can vary from state to state (province to province).