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School of Distance EducationUNIVERSITY OF CALICUTSchool of Distance EducationSUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENTIV Semester – ELECTIVE IIIM.Com. (2018 Admn.)MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS1. A supply chain which includes the distribution of finished product and service?a. Outbound logisticsb. Inbound logisticsc. Supply of goodsd. Transportation2.What additional factor does overall equipment effectiveness take into account which makes it moremeaningful than efficiency or utilization?a. Flexibilityb. Speedc. Costd. Quality3. Which of the following is true for supply chain management?a. The physical material moves in the direction of the end of chain.b. Flow of the cash backward through the chain.c. Exchange of information moves in both the direction.d. All the above4. The purpose of supply chain management isa. Provide customer satisfactionb. Improve quality of a productc. Integrating supply and demand managementd. Increasing production5. VMI stands fora. Vendor material inventoryb. Vendor managed inventoryc. Variable material inventoryd. Valuable material inventory6. The major decision areas in supply chain management area. Location, production, distribution, inventoryb. Planning, production, distribution, inventoryc. Location, production, scheduling, inventorySupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 1
School of Distance Educationd. Location, production, distribution, marketing7. Distribution requirement planning is a system fora. Inventory managementb. Distribution planningc. Both a and bd. None of these8. The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain isa. Storagecustomer.supplierb. orageretailerc. erdistributord. stributordistributorretailerretailercustomer9. Logistics is the part of supply chain involved with the forward and reserve flow ofa. Goodsb. Servicec. Cashd. All of these10. Reserve logistics is required becausea. Goods are defectiveb. Goods are unsoldc. The customer simply change their mindsd. All of the above11. 3-PL stands fora. Three points logisticsb. Third party logisticsc. Three points locationd. None of the above12.The supply concept originated in what discipline?a. Marketingb. Operationsc. Logisticsd. Production13.Qualified is defined by the customer isa. An unrealistic definition of qualityb. A user based definition of qualityc. A manufacturing based definition of qualityd. A product based definition of quality14.The supply chain management philosophy emerged in.a. 1960’sb. 1970’sc. 1980’sd. 1990’s15.Which of the following are not key attributes of supply chain managementa. Inventory controlb. Customer powerc. Technologyd All the aboveSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 2
School of Distance Education16. Positive, long term relationships between supply chain participants refers toa. Co-operationb. Tailor logisticsc. Partnershipd. Supply chain management17.The input to a transformation process include all of the following excepta. Materialb. Peoplec. Informationd. Assembly18. Zero defects in manufacturing.a. Is a relevant goal only in electronic assemblyb. Is readily achievable in all areasc. Is the goal of TQMd. Is an unobtainable and misleading idea19. Which of the following is not an area responsibility for a logistic managera. Inventoryb. Purchasingc. Warehousingd. Marketing20. Which came last in the development of manufacturing techniques?a. Learn productionb. Division of laborc. Mass productiond. Interchangeable parts21.Which one of the following would not generally be considered as an aspect of operationsmanagement?a. Work methodsb. Secured financial resourcesc. Maintain qualityd. Product or service design22.Inspection, scarp, and repair are example ofa. Internal costb. External costc. Cost of dissatisfactiond. Warranty & service cost23.All the following costs are likely to decrease a result of better quality excepta. Customer dissatisfactionb. Maintenance costc. Scrap costd. Warranty and service cost24.Which came last in the development of manufacturing processa. Lean productionb. Division of laborc. Mass productiond. Craft production25. Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?a. Retailerb. Wholesalerc. Producerd. CustomerSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 3
School of Distance Education26.A supply chain includes the chain of entities involved in the planning, procurement, productionand. of products and servicesa. Distributionb. Supplyc. Demandd. Transport27.Companies manage their supply chain through.a. Informationb. Competitorc. Internetd. Skilled operator28.Lean production involvesa. Improvement of speed onlyb. Improvement of quality onlyc. Elimination of all types of wasted. Elimination of cost only29.Which of the following is not a factor affecting the supply chain?a. Reduced number of suppliersb. Increased competitionc. Longer product life cycle.d. Increased opportunities to strategically use technology30.TQM refers toa. Total quantity managementb. Total quality managementc. Total quality marketingd. Total quotient management31. includes design and administration of system to control the flow of materials, workin progress and finished inventory to support business unit strategya. Logistics managementb. Materials managementc. Bills of materialsd. None of these32. . and physical distribution are the two major operations of logisticsa. Supply chain managementb. Material managementc. Logistics managementd. None of these33.Buying according to the requirements is called .a. Seasonal buyingb. Hand to mouth buyingc. Scheduled buyingd. Tender buying34.Getting the right goods to the right location at the right time for the least cost is known asa. Market facilitiesb. Market logisticsc. Market distributiond. None of the above35. . are meant to store products for moderate to long period of timea. Storage warehousesb. Distribution warehousesc. Automated warehousesd. None of the aboveSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 4
School of Distance Education36. . uses advanced materials handling systems under the direction of a central computera. Storage warehousesb. Distribution warehousesc. Automated warehousesd. None of the above37. . encompasses all activities associated with the flow and transformation of goodsfrom the rawmaterial stage, through to the end user, as well as the associated information flows.a. Production lineb. Supply chainc. Marketing channeld. Warehouse38.Which of the following is not one of the process in the SCOR modela. Sellb. Planc. Maked. Return39.According to Professor Mentzer and colleages, the supply chain concept originated in whatdiscipline?a. Marketingb. Operationsc. Logisticsd. Production40. . is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchasea. Customer serviceb. Product managementc. Purchase managementd. None of the above41.“Kaizen” is a Japanese term meaninga. A fool proof mechanismb. Just in time (JIT)c. A fishbone diagramd. Continuous improvement42.The most common form of quality control includes:a. Planningb. Organizingc. Inspectiond. Directing43.When suppliers, distributors, and customers collaborate with each other to improve theperformance of the entire system, they are participating in a .a. Channel of distributionb. Value delivery networkc. Supply chaind. Supply and demand chain44.A supply chain is a sequence of firms that performance activities requireda. To find products that are similarb. To facilitate wholesalers inventory selectionsc. To create synergy in their training programsd. To create and deliver goods to consumersSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 5
School of Distance Education45.Intermediaries play an important role in matching .a. Dealer with customerb. Manufacture to productc. Information & promotiond. Supply & demand46.Today, a growing number of firms now out source some or all of their logistics to intermediariesa. Competitorsb. Third party logistics providersc. Channel membersd. Cross functional teams47. What technique deal with the problem of supply sufficient facilities to production lines orindividuals that require uneven service?a. Supply-demand theoryb. PERTc. Inventory theoryd. Queing theory48.A type of logistics costinga. Consumer costingb. Employee costingc. Activity costingd. None of these49.Supply chain management is increasingly difficult and complex due to:a. Increased pace of globalizationb. Populationc. Economies of scaled. Improvements in communication system50.The time difference between a business ordering and receiving stock is called thea. Recorder quantityb. Lead timec. Buffer stockd. Recorder level51. The business term that involves choosing a supplier, agreeing what to buy at a certain price and bywhen is called?a. Logisticsb. Supply chain managementc. Stock controld. Procurement52.Procurement methods have considerable impact on.a. Product pricingb. Inventory levelc. Warehouse spaced. Transportation modes53.AITS in inventory controls means.a. All Inventory Transport Systemb. Automated Inventory Tracking and Systemc. Alternative Inventory Trading Systemd. Adoption of Inventory Tracing StorageSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 6
School of Distance Education54. Expand SPCa. Standard process controlb. Statistical performance controlc. Standard production controld. Statistical production control55. Which of the following is not included in the logistic costs?a. Storage of material and wasteb. External and internal transportc. Storage of semi-finished productsd. None of these56. Which cost element is included in inventory holding?a. Service costb. Risk costc. Storage costd. All of these57. Which of the following is considered as fixed cost for supply chain costing?a. Driver salaryb. Depreciation of vehiclec. Warehouse building property taxd. All of these58. Which of the following is not included in logistics costs?a. Storage of material and wasteb. External and internal transportc. Storage of semi-finished productsd. None of these59.What refers to the distance to and from a delivery zone?a. Drop distanceb. Stem distancec. Petal distanced. None of these60. Which logistics net work modeling technique, is often referred to a “rule of thumb”?a. Optimization modelingb. Simulation modelsc. Heuristic modeld. None of these61. Which of the following document is a contract between the owner of goods and carrier (as withdomestic shipments)?a. Consular invoiceb. Commercial invoicec. Certificate of valued. Bill of lading62. What is included in the product segmentation while undertaking supply chain segmentation?a. Sizeb. Temperature regimec. Hazardd. All of these63. Which phase of supply chain design process, decides on which market will be supplied fromwhich locations?a. Supply chain strategyb. Supply chain planningc. Supply chain operationd. None of these64. Which aggregate planning strategy, involves a stable machine capacity and workforce areSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 7
School of Distance Educationmaintained with a constant output rate?a. Chase strategyb. Flexibility strategyc. Level strategyd. None of these65. Which of the following is not a part of logistics?a. Production schedulingb. Replenishmentc. Procurementd. Meandering66. Which of the following transportation modes used for digital products?a. Raidb. Truckc. Aird. Internet67. Non destructive methods of inspecting and identify goods in transportation systems is calleda. Radiographyb. Cargo scanningc. Produce inspectiond. Goods verification68.The word ‘logistics’ is derived from the French word .a. Logicb. Loggerc. Longerd. Logos69. Logistics is typically considered as a subset of a. Marketingb. Supply chain managementc. Human resource managementd. None of these70. CPFR stands fora. Collection Planning Forecasting and Replacementb. Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Reflectivec. Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replacementd. Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment71. 4PL stands fora. Fourth Party Logistic Providerb. Four Point Logistics Providerc. Location Providerd. None of these72. Integrated logistics systems includeda. Materials managementb. Materials flow systemsc. Physical distribution supported by information technologyd. All of the above73. A supply chain is made up of a series of process that involve an input, a ., and anoutputa. Shipmentb. SupplierSupply Chain & Logistics managementc. Customerd. TransformationPage 8
School of Distance Education74.“3PL”involves using a supplier to provide .servicea. Marketingb. Designc. Logisticsd. Contract manufacture75. . is a tool to chart how individual process are currently be conducted and to help layout to newimprove processa. Process mappingb. Pareto chartingc. Supply chain designd. Design chain mapping76. .are the products that emerge when new products arrive to replace old productsa. Innovative productsb. Replacement productsc. Imitative productsd. All of these77. was the first kind of packaging Materials used in the historya. Basketb. Glassc. Metald. None of these78. Which of the following is not an input into logisticsa. Landb. Competitive advantagec. Facilitiesd. Equipment79. . is referred as professional working in the field of logistics management?a. Managerb. Warehouse manc. Logisticiand. None of these80. What is the primary objective for material management?a. Efficient materials planningb. Maintaining good supplier and customer relationshipc. Supply and distribution of materialsd. All of these81. Which of the following is not a function of wholesaler?a. Stock holdingb. Sub distributionc.d. None of thesePromotion82. The length of time for which sellers extend credit terms to buyers is known as .a. Markerb. Datingc. Buyingd. Price tag83. Where production logistics is primarily applied?a. Manufacturing plantsb. Ware housesc. Stock roomsd. None of theseSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 9
School of Distance Education84. describes the process of logistics within the industrya. Management logisticsb. Production logisticsc. Logisticiansd. None of these85. . Is referred as a professional working in the field of logistic management?a. Managerb. Ware house manc. Logisticiand. None of these86. A systematic process for originating, developing and evaluating new product ideas is known as .a. Marketing researchb. Product planning & developmentc. Market forecastd. All of these87. . refers to the process of having the right item in the right quantity at the right time atthe right place for the right condition to the right customersa. Business logisticsb. Engineering logisticsc. Management logisticsd. None of these88. It has been believed that the concept of the logistics originated from the .a. Governmentb. Militaryc. Peopled. None of thesec. Packingd. None of these89. What is the primary function of a logisticiana. Inventory managementb. Selling90. Which of the following is an output of logisticsa. Landb. Facilitiesc. Competitive advantaged. Equipment91. A company’s channel decisions directly affect every a. Marketing decisionb. Employee in the channelc. Competitor’s actiond. Channel member92. What does ROP expands toa. Repeat Order Quantityb. Reorder Quantityc. Reorder-Pointd. Repeat Order Point93. The objectives of logistics isa. Rapid responseb. Consolidated movementc. Create visibilityd. All of these94. To reduce inventory management costs , many companies use a system called . ,which involves carrying only small inventories of parts or merchandise , often only enough for aSupply Chain & Logistics managementPage 10
School of Distance Educationfew days of operationa. Reduction inventory managementb. Supply chain managementc. Economic order quantityd. Just in time logistics95. In a supply chain, material flows in one direction while . from in both directiona. Processb. Informationc. Productd. Semi-finished goods96. Today, a growing number of firms now out source some or all of there logistics to .Intermediariesa. Competitorsb. Third party logistics providersc. Channel membersd. Cross functional team97. What are the two basic type of the production system?a. Automated & manualb. Intermittent & non –intermittent processc. Normal and continuous processd. Continuous process and batch98. Efficiency is defined bya. Actual output divided by design capacityb. Capacity divided by utilizationc. Effective capacity divided by actual outputd. Actual output divided by effective capacity99. A big advantage of process layout isa. It is flexibilityb. It low costc. The ability to employee low skilled labord. It is a high equipment utilization100. Selecting suppliers and purchasing item is called .a. Negotiationb. ProcurementSupply Chain & Logistics managementc. Contractingd.SelectionPage 11
School of Distance EducationANSWER red by:Sri. Muneer M,Assistant Professor,Hi Tech Arts & Science College,Vattoli.Supply Chain & Logistics managementPage 12
Supply Chain & Logistics management Page 3 16. Positive, long term relationships between supply chain participants refers to a. Co-operation b. Tailor logistics c. Partnership d. Supply chain management 17.The input to a transformationprocess include all of the followingexcept a. Material b. People c. Information d. Assembly 18.
