A firm hires a new staff member in its warehousing department. As a FIRST step in the training of this employee, the warehouse manager should
A warehouse manager notices that there has been a constant shortage of 4K TVs for the last few months. An investigation finds that the TVs have been stolen, even though warehouse access is strictly controlled by employee ID badge. In this situation, the warehouse manager's FIRST course of action should be to
A wine bar which also serves tapas and sandwiches notices that its customer volume fluctuates significantly (depending on convention tourism and hotel night stays) and that wait times for seating are growing longer. As a result, managing demand for perishable food products is becoming more challenging.
Which of the following would be MOST useful in this scenario?
Which of the following are the quickest ways to ship food products in order to ensure they do not spoil?
A supply manager negotiates a volume discount with a key supplier. The supplier will provide a discount on screws, bolts, and nuts, based on the quantity indicated on the purchase order (PO). Which of the following would be the BEST way for the buying firm to maximize the benefits of this discount?
\NXY, Inc. buys high-quality fragile products from a supplier. Numerous shipments from this supplier have arrived with dents
on the packages, resulting in damaged products. Given this situation, which of the following is the FIRST course of action WXY should take?
A sourcing manager needs to outsource production in order to meet demand for a specific product. The internal production schedule and forecasted sales have been provided for the next nine months. Internal production follows a level schedule of 4,000 units per month and up to 7,000 units may be stored in inventory. There is no beginning inventory for January. During what month(s) will outsourced production be required to meet forecasted sales?
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Unit Sales3,0003,0004,0001,0009,0005,0004,0003,0005,000
A cross-functional team evaluates the feasibility of a new product line for a company. This type of study is BEST described as
A supply manager for JKL, Inc. is negotiating a contract with a supplier of a component. The component will be used in a new product JKL Is manufacturing and plans to bring to market early next year. Which of the following will be the MOST important provision for the supply manager to negotiate for?
Based on the global reach and complexity of supply chains, resiliency planning and risk assessment are necessary because of which of the following’
A firm has created the following process flow diagrams depicting two possible strategies for the production of a new product line. The triangles represent inventory, and the rectangles represent processing. Each of the two options start with the same raw materials, and both create the product through two stages of processing.
Which of the following statements is correct?
XYZ, Inc. is a company based in the United States. XYZ purchases a large quantity of raw materials from a supplier in the Dominican Republic. The supplier packages the materials and delivers them to the shipping company designated by XYZ and loads them onto the ship. The contract specifies Free Carrier At (FCA) Caucedo, Dominican Republic. While the ship is still in port, a hurricane damages the ship and ruins its cargo. Under Incoterms® 2020 rules, who owns the shipment at this point?
How long after the delivery date must a freight claim on a motor carriage shipment be presented and filed with the carrier in the United States’
A well-established retailer of consumer goods has earned a reputation for providing high quality merchandise at competitive prices. In recent years, however, the retailer has experienced a steady decline in sales within its stores. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the retailer to take?
A manufacturing firm redesigns its premier product to benefit from material standardization. The change will entail re-tooling costs. The firm conducts a cost benefit analysis on four possible options. Option 1 is to make no change at all. Options 2, 3, and 4 represent different re-tooling configurations involving different materials:
Option 1Option 2Option 3Option 4
Re-tooling Costs (Year 1)$0$800,000$1,000,000$1,200,000
Material Costs
Year 151,000,000$700,000$650,000$600,000
Year 2$1,100,000$750,000$700,000$650,000
Year 3SI,200,000$800,000$750,000$700,000
Year 451,300,000$850,000$800,000$750,000
Year 551,400,000$900,000$850,000$800,000
Total$6,000,000$4,000,000$3,750,000$3,500,000
Labor Costs
Year 1$1,000,000$700,000$650,000$600,000
Year 2$1,100,000$770,000$715,000S660,000
Year 3$1,210,000$847,000$786,500$726,000
Year 4$1,331,000$931,700$865,150$798,600
Year 5$1,464,100$1,024,870$951,665$878,460
Total$6,105,100$4,273,570$3,968,315$3,663,060
In addition to this, there will be a cost of $3.5 million in lost production during Year 1, should any of the re-tooling options (2, 3, or 4) be selected.
The firm wants to rank the options in order of financial preference, from the best option to the worst. Based on this information, how should the four options be ranked?
XYZ, Inc. is implementing a new automated system in its distribution center. The supply manager is developing measures to evaluate the success of the automated system pilot. Which of the following is the BEST metric to measure overall success of the pilot7
A company that has never focused on supply management in the past is now faced with increasing competition from new, innovative products entering its market. As a result, the firm's business strategy includes an increased focus on cost containment. Given this situation, which of the following should the company do FIRST?
When identifying complex market conditions affecting product or service demand factors, which of the following methods is typically MOST useful?
A company's average inventory value has remained relatively constant, while its cost of goods sold has increased. Which of the following will also likely show an increase for this firm?
Which of the following is the BEST reason to use Monte Carlo simu-lations to improve a forecast7
If a shipment has a gross weight of 500 pounds and overall dimensions of 42 inches x 48 inches x 48 inches, what is the density of the shipment (in pounds per cubic foot)?
PQR, Inc. produces office supplies for big box retailers. This is a highly competitive market and the requirement for maintaining a continuous inventory of product for retailers is a high priority for PQR. Recently, the firm experienced shipping delays from overseas suppliers. Which of the costs associated with shortages would be MOST critical for PQR?
During an inventory review, a supply manager confirms that parts used for the maintenance of equipment sold during the previous year are still being stored in the warehouse. These parts cannot be used on current equipment. Which of the following BEST describes these parts’
A company needs 1,000 widgets in Year 1 and projects that it will need 1,200 widgets in Year 2. The Year 1 order cost for widgets is $5, and the Year 1 carrying cost is S4. A recent contract renewal with the company's 3PL warehouse supplier will increase carrying costs in Year 2 to S6. How, if at all, will the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) be affected?
Which of the following is the GREATEST advantage of using component standardization in product design?
FGH, Inc. is a beverage manufacturer. FGH is having difficulty coordinating daily delivery requirements of bottles from Supplier X. Delivery schedules are set weekly, but often need to be changed. However, the supplier has otherwise established itself as reliable. In the hope of speeding up the replenishment process and reducing coordination efforts, FGH is prepared to share production and inventory information with Supplier X. In this situation, which of the following should FGH implement with Supplier X?
A company moves its warehouse operations to a new location. Soon after, the company experiences higher shipping costs and delays in meeting delivery dates. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of these increased costs and delays?
A company would like to reduce its inventory. The firm's investment in inventory represents 12% of the company's $11 million total assets. The inventory carrying cost is 20%. An inventory reduction of $1 million is considered a feasible goal. What impact would meeting this goal have on profit?
The supply manager for a semiconductor company receives an emergency phone call from the firm's factory manager, who states that the manufacturing equipment is down and that a replacement part is needed as soon as possible. The supply manager checks the stock for this part but finds nothing. In this situation, the supply manager should do which of the following?
A buyer is reviewing a quote for a shipment of electronic materials from Europe to Africa. The supplier offers a reasonable price for the materials and plans to deliver them using its regular shipping service. The terms are such that the buying company takes possession of the goods once they are loaded onto a boat in Europe. Which of the following information should be of GREATEST concern to the buyer?
A manufacturer is updating its production plans for the remainder of the year. The firm has already obtained revised needs information from its customers, as well as the finance and sales teams. Which of the following additional information would be MOST useful to the firm?
A firm sells an average of 2,000 units of snacks from its existing stock while it waits for orders to be delivered. Demand during lead time varies in accordance with a normal distribution. The firm's supply manager prepares a presentation to explain the concept of customer service and safety stock levels using the following figure:
What does the shaded area D (in red) represent?
At the beginning of each year, a large firm’s indirect procurement organization holds a brainstorming session. These sessions produce many great ideas and foster support among the procurement team. However, after a few years, support for the brainstorming sessions begins to diminish, and the projects discussed are pushed aside in order to deal with more pressing issues. In this situation, which of the following would be the BEST course of action to take?
A company determines that demand for an item is steady at 800 units per month, and that the cost of ordering and receiving the item is $300, regardless of how much is ordered. The per item charge is $5, and holding costs are 20% annually. Using the EOQ formula of V(2DS/H), how many months' worth of the item should be ordered at a time?
A company requires a physical tracking system for goods received and handled in its warehouse. The firm's executive management requests a report to justify funding for the tracking system. Which of the following is the PRIMARY point the report should address?
Which of the following refers to the exporting of a product by a country or company at a price that is lower in the foreign importing market than the price charged in the exporter's domestic market?
A specialized sewing shop quilts fabrics for use in upholstered furniture. Various patterns are produced on different machines, each of which has its own set-up routine. At times, one type of machine is idle while others are backed up. The sewing floor supervisor finds new software which makes the machines' patterns interchangeable. Which of the following is the MOST likely result of upgrading to the new software?
Which of the following modes of transportation BEST promotes international trade and offers a low cost option fortransporting large quantities of product?
Which of the following refers to a computer-based system that determines the purchase requisition requirements that go into the manufacture of end items, and addresses an organization's operational, financial and marketing strategies?
A large retailer and one of its suppliers establish a process to combine intelligence from both organizations in order to improve product availability while reducing inventory, transportation, and logistics costs. This process is known as which of the following?
A manufacturer of gardening products has many international suppliers. Because of extended lead-times and logistical concerns, it is critical that the company provides accurate seasonal demand planning data to its suppliers. Given this situation, which of the following types of feedback from the supplier would be MOST critical to the manufacturer?
Which of the following is the FIRST stage in the Retail Event Collaboration Process Overview (VICS CPFR Model)?
A company logistics manager is informed that, because of an emergency, part of the firm's ocean-going cargo had to be thrown overboard. The losses are to be split 50/50 between the shipper and the freight company. Which of the following pertains MOST closely to this issue?
A company is expanding its production capability. A project manager is assigned to bring a team of stakeholders together to conduct an analysis of the situation and develop a plan. During the analysis, the project manager gains an understanding of what resources stakeholders are willing to commit, the stakeholders' expectations, and what the stakeholders have to gain from the project. This analysis is MOST likely to identify which of the following?
A supply manager receives four bids for a special piece of equipment. The equipment is large and does not fit into a normal sea container. The bids are as follows:
Supplier 1Supplier 2Supplier 3Supplier 4
Bid$2,110,000$2,105,000$2,110,000$2,115,000
Incoterms® 2020 RuleGIFDPUFCAFAS
The costs of transportation, included within each bid price, are as follows:
Responsibility for Payment to CarrierTransfer of Risk to BuyerCost of Transportation
Supplier, before goods are loaded onto vessel: purchaser thereafterAlongside vessel nominated by purchaser$50,000
Supplier to named port of destination: purchaser thereafterOnce goods have been loaded onto the vessel$55,000
Supplier to named place of destination once unloaded: purchaser thereafterOnce goods have been unloaded at named place of destination540,000
PurchaserWhere goods are loaded onto the collecting vehicle$30,000
The supply manager has taken account the firm's risk profile and wishes to use FCA for its Incoterms® 2020 rules. Adjusting the pricing in the tenders to reflect this, which supplier should be awarded the contract (based on the lowest price)?