CDLT - 2Cycle

Which best describes the main role of a distribution center?

• Designing new products

• Long-term warehousing of goods

• Sorting and redistributing goods quickly

• Selling directly to end consumers

Which activity is NOT typically performed at a distribution center?

• Breaking bulk shipments

• Final product assembly

• Inventory redistribution

• Selling products to walk-in customers

A logistics network includes which of the following?

• Retailers

• Distribution centers

• Suppliers

• All of the above

The “last mile” in logistics refers to:

• Delivery from supplier to factory

• Shipment from port to warehouse

• Transport from warehouse to end customer

• Movement between factory floors

Which is an advantage of using distribution centers?

• Reduced lead times for customers

• Higher product design costs

• Increased manufacturing delays

• Decreased transportation coordination

A WMS primarily helps managers with:

• Recruiting warehouse employees

• Tracking product inventory and flow

• Designing supply chain networks

• Marketing goods to customers

Which of the following is a drawback of using spreadsheets as WMS?

• Easy to share

• Simple to automate

• Limited in scalability for large operations

• Low cost to implement

In a WMS, the “reorder level” represents:

• The amount of safety stock

• The trigger point for restocking inventory

• The maximum capacity allowed

• The cost of a product per unit

Which data is NOT usually tracked in a WMS?

• SKU

• Quantity

• Employee home addresses

• Location

A key benefit of modern digital WMS systems compared to manual spreadsheets is:

• Lack of real-time data

• Greater chance of duplication errors

• Automatic updates across multiple users

• Higher paper-based record storage