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Business Logistics Management

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Globalization - Technology - Organizational Consolidation - Empowered Customer - Government Policy and Regulation






2. Getting the Right Things to the Right Place at the Right Time at the lowest cost.






3. Partner






4. Assembles and manages the resources - capabilities - and technology of its own organization with those of complementary service providers to deliver a comprehensive supply chain solution.






5. Business agreements between firms that have "parallel" or cooperating positions in the logistics process.






6. Warehouse Management System






7. Processes for developing and implementing successful relationship






8. Strategically positioning customers to improve the profitability of the organization and enhance its relationship with its customer base






9. Deregulation: Transportation - Communications - and Financial Institutions






10. North American Free Trade Agreement. Establishes free trade between US - Canada - and Mexico






11. Time - Quality - Cost - Supporting Metrics






12. Return on Assets.






13. Challenge is to evaluate and successfully implement the technology






14. Getting the right product - to the right customer - in the right quantity - in the right condition - at the right place - at the right time - and at the right cost.






15. Export goods and services to overseas buyers and handles most of the export arrangements.






16. Relevant - Accurate - Accessible - Timely - Transferable






17. Collaborative Planning - Forecasting - and Replenishment






18. The time that elapses from when a buyer places an order until receipt of the order






19. Enterprise Resource Planning






20. Influencing the order - order execution






21. Adding value to products by making them available when they're needed.






22. Supplies expertise to international shippers. Consolidate small shipments. Derives income from fees for service.






23. Network of activities - facilities and personnel required to organize - schedule and deploy the resources for an even to take place and to effectively withdraw after the even (ex: Superbowl).






24. Right product - right time - right quantity - right quality - right cost - right destination






25. Real and recognized benefits to all members - Dynamic creation - measurement - and evolution of collaborative partnerships - Co-buyer and co-seller relationships - Flexibility and security - Collaboration across all stages of business process integ






26. That part of the supply chain process that plans - implements - and controls the efficient - effective flow and storage of goods - services - and related information from point of origin to point of consumption in order to meet customer requirem






27. Form - Time - Place - Quantity - Possession






28. Organizations require collaboration or cooperation.






29. Represents an alternative that may imply even greater involvement than the partnership or strategic alliance






30. The network facilities and supporting transportation is important. It must be capable and able to respond to change in the marketplace.






31. Right: information - partner - quantity - format - time - place - cost






32. Anything that touches the customer






33. Distribution Requirement Planning






34. Electrical Machinery - Power Generation Equipment






35. Possession Utility






36. Adding value to products by having them where people want them.






37. Product/Service - Information - Finance






38. Time Utility - Place Utility - Quantity Utility






39. Segment Customer Base - Identify the product service package - Develop and execute the best procedures - measure performance continuously






40. Cost and Freight






41. Procurement and Manufacturing - value adding activities






42. Reliability - Responsiveness - Flexibility - Cost - Assets






43. Procurement and Manufacturing - value adding activities






44. How firms in this industry create value for their commercial clients






45. An external supplier that performs all or part of a company's logistics functions.






46. CFE - MSE - MAD - MAPE






47. The process of planning - implementing - and controlling the efficient - effective flow and storage of goods - services - and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requ






48. The most pervasive and important global shipment method. Low rates - wide variety of products






49. Reduced complexity - reduced product life cycle - more volatility - organizational structures frequently change.






50. Value added to goods through a manufacturing or assembly process.