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1
Which most closely matches the Association for Operations Management definition of logistics?
A)Moving stuff
B)The art and science of obtaining, producing and distributing material and products in the proper place in the proper quantity
C)What can Brown do for you?
D)The world delivered by 10am
E)When it positively absolutely has to get there
2
Third-party logistics providers include all of the following except:
A)United Parcel Service (UPS)
B)FedEx
C)DHL
D)Ceva Logistics
E)Santa Claus
3
The fundamental decision in logistics is:
A)What to send
B)How often to send something
C)How many items to send
D)What form of transportation to use
E)What color to paint your delivery trucks
4
According to the Logistics-System Design Matrix, when shipping high volumes of materials, all of the following are logical except:
A)Air
B)Pipeline
C)Highway
D)Rail
E)Water
5
Cross docking refers to:
A)The practice of having ships dock in the form of a cross
B)Using a consolidation warehouse to break down larger shipments for the local area
C)Finding the optimal parking location at a loading dock
D)Optimizing dock size in a port
E)Mobile platforms to dock at for ships
6
Typical issues to consider in facility location include all of the following except:
A)Proximity to customers
B)Business climate
C)Total cost
D)Quality of labor
E)None of the above
7
In location planning, the Factor rating system:
A)Is the most widely-used
B)Uses an easy to understand format
C)Assigns point values to factors
D)Uses total points from all factors to pick a location
E)All of the above
8
In location planning, the Centroid method requires all of the following information except:
A)Amount to be shipped
B)Distance between locations
C)Truck available for shipping
D)X and Y coordinates on a grid
E)All of the above





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