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APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional CSCPPractice Questions 2023 - Part 45
1. A company has a single manufacturing facility. It distributes the products through retail stores located in various regions. Which of the following distribution strategies will minimize the company's warehousing costs?
A) Utilizing third-party logistics (3PL) providers
B) Pooling inventory in regional warehouses shipping to multiple retail
C) Shipping directly from the manufacturing facility to retail locations
D) Cross-docking at regional warehouses shipping to multiple retail stores
2. A firm has identified key benefits for developing a strategic alliance and has selected appropriate supply chain partners. Which of the following actions should the firm take to build a successful alliance with a supplier who is also a competitor?
A) Establish processes to control shared information.
B) Negotiate contracts that maximize the firm×?â?¬â?¢s profits.
C) Instruct employees to ignore the competitive aspect of the relationship.
D) Analyze market for competitive advantage.
3. Which of the following considerations are essential to a company's advanced supply chain strategy that utilizes cloud computing?
A) Understanding the history and evolution of supply chain technologies
B) Understanding the complexity of information services configuration
C) Understanding the content and scope of a company×?â?¬â?¢s cloud implementation
D) Understanding the product offering of local and global internet service providers (ISPs)
4. Which of the following supply chain fulfillment strategies is more commonly associated with e-commerce enabled supply chains?
A) Push system
B) Parcel shipments
C) Small number of niche customers
D) Fewer reverse logistics activities
5. Which of the following distribution strategies is characterized by items flowing through a warehouse in an almost continuous manner?
A) Cross-docking
B) Direct shipment
C) Multilevel
D) One-piece flow
A) Utilizing third-party logistics (3PL) providers
B) Pooling inventory in regional warehouses shipping to multiple retail
C) Shipping directly from the manufacturing facility to retail locations
D) Cross-docking at regional warehouses shipping to multiple retail stores
2. A firm has identified key benefits for developing a strategic alliance and has selected appropriate supply chain partners. Which of the following actions should the firm take to build a successful alliance with a supplier who is also a competitor?
A) Establish processes to control shared information.
B) Negotiate contracts that maximize the firm×?â?¬â?¢s profits.
C) Instruct employees to ignore the competitive aspect of the relationship.
D) Analyze market for competitive advantage.
3. Which of the following considerations are essential to a company's advanced supply chain strategy that utilizes cloud computing?
A) Understanding the history and evolution of supply chain technologies
B) Understanding the complexity of information services configuration
C) Understanding the content and scope of a company×?â?¬â?¢s cloud implementation
D) Understanding the product offering of local and global internet service providers (ISPs)
4. Which of the following supply chain fulfillment strategies is more commonly associated with e-commerce enabled supply chains?
A) Push system
B) Parcel shipments
C) Small number of niche customers
D) Fewer reverse logistics activities
5. Which of the following distribution strategies is characterized by items flowing through a warehouse in an almost continuous manner?
A) Cross-docking
B) Direct shipment
C) Multilevel
D) One-piece flow
1. Right Answer: B
Explanation:
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation:
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation:
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation:
5. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Cross-docking is a distribution technique in which items are brought into a distribution center for immediate dispatch. Instead of being received and stored away, these items are loaded into the distribution center×?â?¬â?¢s sorting system or are taken directly to shipping for sorting and dispatch. This may require the vendor to perform some additional value-added step, such as hanging garments on hangers, repackaging the item for easier sorting, or adding labels such as a price tag to the item.
Explanation:
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation:
3. Right Answer: B
Explanation:
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation:
5. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Cross-docking is a distribution technique in which items are brought into a distribution center for immediate dispatch. Instead of being received and stored away, these items are loaded into the distribution center×?â?¬â?¢s sorting system or are taken directly to shipping for sorting and dispatch. This may require the vendor to perform some additional value-added step, such as hanging garments on hangers, repackaging the item for easier sorting, or adding labels such as a price tag to the item.
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