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1)Which warehouse productivity measure provides a good assessment for the speed

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Question

1)Which warehouse productivity measure provides a good assessment for the speed of warehouse worker activity? 1. Lines per hour 2. Orders per hour 3. Items per hour 4. All of the above 5. None of the above

2) Product development is never a challenge that directly impacts long range success of the company or your ability to deliver Service, Cash and Cost

True

False

3) As a business leader in charge of supply chain and operations management you don't care about volume cannibalization or gross margin because they don't have an impact on Service, Cash or Cost

True

False

4)A comprehensive warehouse management system (WMS) can provide decision support for activities performed throughout the warehouse, from the point of receiving, to putaway, picking, and shipping

True

False

5)

The following attributes are part of the Market strategies of innovation management

Communication plan debrief

Trial plans

Product release date

1 & 2 only

None of the above

6)

A warehouse management system will run independently of all other business systems that a company maintains for customer order fulfillment

True

False

7)

Why might a company wish to negotiate FOB (freight-on-board) destination terms when it is the seller of the goods?

To ensure that the product arrives at the customer location safely

To provide a higher level of customer service for the customer

To maintain control for the goods through the delivery process

All of the above are valid reasons

8)

The steps of process improvement methodologies include

Define and analyze the problem

Generate ideas

Evaluate and select ideas

Implement ideas

All of the above

1.

Communication plan debrief

2.

Trial plans

3.

Product release date

4.

1 & 2 only

5.

None of the above

6)

A warehouse management system will run independently of all other business systems that a company maintains for customer order fulfillment

True

False

7)

Why might a company wish to negotiate FOB (freight-on-board) destination terms when it is the seller of the goods?

1.

To ensure that the product arrives at the customer location safely

2.

To provide a higher level of customer service for the customer

3.

To maintain control for the goods through the delivery process

4.

All of the above are valid reasons

8)

The steps of process improvement methodologies include

1.

Define and analyze the problem

2.

Generate ideas

3.

Evaluate and select ideas

4.

Implement ideas

5.

All of the above

Explanation / Answer

1) The warehouse productivity measure which provides a good assessment for the speed of warehouse worker activity is orders per hour, lines per hour, items per hour.

Answer is "All of the above"

2) Product development is never a challenge that directly impacts long range success of the company or your ability to deliver Service, Cash and Cost - FALSE

Product development is definitely a challenge and effects the success of the company.

3) As a business leader in charge of supply chain and operations management you don't care about volume cannibalization or gross margin because they don't have an impact on Service, Cash or Cost - FALSE

Volume cannibalization is the reduction in the volume and gross margin is the profit figure. Both will have impact on service, cash and cost

4) A comprehensive warehouse management system (WMS) can provide decision support for activities performed throughout the warehouse, from the point of receiving, to putaway, picking, and shipping - TRUE

5) The attributes that are part of the Market strategies of innovation management are trial plans

6) A warehouse management system will run independently of all other business systems that a company maintains for customer order fulfillment - FALSE

7) Why might a company wish to negotiate FOB (freight-on-board) destination terms when it is the seller of the goods -

Answer is - All reasons are valid

8)The steps of process improvement methodologies include - Answer is all of the above