1. Inbound logistics is a supply chain management term used for?

A) receiving, storing, and issuing finished goods to consumers
B) activities associated with transforming inputs into final products
C) receiving, inventorying, and issuing material to the production activities
D) providing services to customers to maintain the value of the product



2. A company is considering changing its manufacturing strategy from engineer-to-order (ETO) to make-to-order (MTO). Which of the following risks should the company be careful to consider?

A) Decreasing manufacturing efficiency
B) Increasing work in process (WIP) inventory
C) Increasing raw material costs
D) Decreasing customer satisfaction



3. A warehouse supervisor has discovered a shortage of material to fulfill a customer order. If the inventory report shows that there should be enough material to fill the order, what should be done next?

A) Ask customer to provide safety lead time
B) Review service level for the safety stock
C) Perform daily inventory counts
D) Analyze root cause of inventory differences



4. A large wholesaler formerly owned a number of delivery trucks. The wholesaler sold all of its trucks and now purchases transportation services from fleet operators. This is an example of using which of the following distribution models?

A) Fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider
B) Forward logistics provider
C) Third-party logistics (3PL) provider
D) Spot stock warehousing



5. What technology embeds intelligence into physical objects, thereby allowing a company to communicate with businesses and consumers?

A) Internet-enabled identification
B) Universal product code
C) Radio frequency identification (RFID)
D) Product markup language