WorksheetsCHAPTER 4: ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL ISSUES IN LOGISTICS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Draw what you think organizational and managerial issues in logistics looks like!
Which factors are the ones you must look for in the organization of logistics in a firm?
Number of employees and their salary.
Number of sales and profit.
The weather and position of the sun.
Number and location of costumers and organization's size.
Relates to a firm’s ability to deliver products, materials, and services without defects or errors to both internal and external customers.
Productivity.
Quality.
Quantity.
Risk.
What has profoundly impacted logistics practices on a worldwide basis?
Several robberies in shipment.
Terrorist attacks.
Transportation insecurity.
Employer and employee theft.
True or false? Technology by itself does not improve a firm's performance.
True.
False.
When was introduced the “triple bottom line” concept?
Mid 1990s.
Late 1970s.
Mid 1980s.
Early 2000s.
What does ISO stand for?
International Supply Organization.
Italian Sauce Organization.
International Standards Organization.
Inventory and Supply-chain Optimisation.
How can productivity be defined?
The amount of output.
The amount of input divided by the amount of output.
The amount of output divided by the amount of input.
One problem with a fragmented logistics structure is that because logistics activities are scattered throughout the firm, they likely remain subservient to the objectives of the department in which they are housed.
True.
False.
It centers on the haphazard development of processes, additions and modifications to processes o er time, and/or changing process requirements.
Range complexity.
Process complexity.
Reverse logistics.
Flexibility.
Organizational structure that states the following: "Logistics activities are managed in multiple departments throughout an organization".
Fragmented.
Unified.
Centralized.
Decentralized.
What is risk?
Susceptibility to disruptions that could lead to a loss for a firm.
Refers to employee theft.
Indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
Taking and removing of personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
True or false? It’s not possible to present a comprehensive description of the many organizational topics associated with logistics.
True.
False.
How much does transportation cost?
Half of what a firm earns.
Two-thirds of all oil consumption in the United States.
Approximately 20% of the total costs of a company.
How can you define theft?
Susceptibility to disruptions that could lead to a loss for a firm.
Indicates a possible or impending danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
Taking and removing of personal property with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
One of the most effective methods of protecting goods.
True or false? There are many companies in which a person holding the position of chief logistics officer (CLO) leads the logistics function.
True.
False.
Chooses to concentrate all products in a single point (or very limited points) from where they are distributed:
Fragmented.
Unified.
Centralized.
Decentralized.
Is the growing number of nodes and the associated changes to the links in logistics systems.
Complexity management.
Logistics.
Network Complexity.
Unified logistics structure.
True or false? In a unified logistics structure, multiple logistics activities are combined into and managed as a single department.
True.
False.
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