SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Logistics Vocab
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
business-skills
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A system in which the size and timing of replenishment orders into a retailer's system are the manufacturer's responsibility.
inventory flow diagram
VMI (vendor-managed inventory)
systems approach
ergonomics
2. Having products available when they are needed by customers.
export management company
Consignee
time utility
logistics
3. Movement and storage of raw materials - parts - and components within a firm.
stowability
free (foreign) trade zone
materials management
comprehensive systems analysis
4. Refers to removing impediments to the flow of information and goods.
Maquiladora
detention
seamless distribution
unified logistics structure
5. Material that is used to block and brace products inside carrier equipment to prevent the shipment from shifting in transit and becoming damaged.
investment recovery
export management company
dunnage
nesting
6. Inventory is replenished on a constant - set schedule and is always ordered at a specific time; the quantity ordered varies depending on forecasted sales before the next order date.
associative forecasting
judgmental forecasting
fixed order interval system
inventory carrying (holding) costs
7. Classifying orders according to pre-established guidelines so that a company can prioritize how orders should be filled.
BOL
electronic procurement (e-procurement)
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
order triage
8. Strategic - Tactical - Operational
dunnage
inventory shrinkage
FOB origin - freight prepaid
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
9. A framework that identifies five key processes - plan - source - make - deliver - return - associated with supply chain management.
SCOR (Supply-Chain Operations Reference Model)
rail gauge
dunnage
intramodal competition
10. A common credential that will be used to identify workers across all modes of transportation.
TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
Operational (planning time horizon)
data
power retailer
11. The level of inventory at which a replenishment order is placed.
ROP (reorder point)
perfect order
excess capacity
supply management
12. A warehousing facility that is owned or occupied on a long-term lease by the firm using it.
logistics information system
GIS (Graphical Information Systems)
field warehousing
private warehousing
13. Depicts the demand for - and replenishment of - inventory.
office automation systems
WMS (Warehouse Management Systems)
delivery window
inventory flow diagram
14. Bringing together inventory from different sources.
The major functions of the different planning time horizons
associative forecasting
decentralized logistics organization
bulk-making
15. An organization maintains a single logistics department that administers the related activities for the entire company from the home office.
draft
information (channel) strategy
cost trade-offs
centralized logistics organization
16. Occurs when a cargo takes up a vehicle's or a container's cubic capacity before reaching its weight capacity.
disintermediation
facility closing
cube out
cycle (base) stock
17. Being out of an item at the same time there is a willing buyer for it.
partial systems analysis
stockout
Container Security Initiative (CSI)
GSCF
18. The movement and storage of materials into a firm.
hazardous materials
inbound logistics
order processing
time series forecasting
19. Price of the product at its source plus transportation costs to its destination.
supplier development (reverse marketing)
right-to-work laws
landed costs
import quotas
20. A U.S. federal agency that regulates workplaces to ensure the safety of workers.
sorting
shipper's letter of instruction (SLI)
distribution center
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
21. State laws that specify that a worker does not have to join the union to work permanently at a facility.
short sea shipping
logistics information system
contract (third-party) warehousing
right-to-work laws
22. Refers o cargo stowed loose - without specific packing - and generally handled with a pump - scoop - or shovel.
co-branding
system security
bulk cargo
cargo preference
23. Having products available where they are needed by customers.
load center
short-interval scheduling
shipper's letter of instruction (SLI)
place utility
24. Similar to common carriers in that public warehousing serves all legitimate users and has certain responsibilities to this users.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
public warehousing
order cycle
ergonomics
25. Aka bulk-making
package testing
throughput
supplier development (reverse marketing)
accumulating
26. Transport products that are ground into a powder - mixed with water - and then shipped in slurry form through a pipeline.
slurry systems
detention
dead inventory (stock)
order processing
27. Twenty-foot equivalent unit; a measure of the number of 20-foot containers that are used or handled.
TEU
Six Sigma
economic utility
transportation
28. Goods that flow from the consumer to the manufacturer (e.g. - product recalls and product recycling).
sorting
reverse logistics
BOL
variable slot location
29. Companies that specialize in transporting parcels or small packages.
parcel carriers
transit time
complementary products
make-to-order
30. Includes all activities from when an appropriate location is authorized to fill an order until goods are loaded aboard an outbound carrier.
customer satisfaction
decentralized logistics organization
order picking and assembly
Consignor
31. Refers to the value or usefulness of a product in fulfilling customer needs and wants.
pilferage
pull inventory system
economic utility
AI
32. Assemble small shipments into a single - larger shipment.
relationship management
consolidate
communication system
ergonomics
33. The buyer pays the freight charges when the goods arrive - and the seller owns the goods while they are in transit.
customs broker
order processing
expatriate workers
FOB destination - freight collect
34. The pick location is brought to the picker (e.g. - carousels).
FOB destination - freight prepaid
industry systems analysis
part-to-picker system
common carrier
35. Satisfying current and emerging customer needs.
order fill rate
shippers' associations
relevancy
channel intermediaries
36. All activities associated with the flow and transformation of goods from the raw material stage - through to the end user - as well as the associated information flows.
information
relevancy
supply chain
barge
37. General contractor that ensures that third-party logistics companies are working toward relevant supply chain goals and objectives.
bulk-making
comprehensive systems analysis
multiclient warehousing
fourth-party logistics (lead logistics provider)
38. Cooperative - formal or informal supply chain relationships between manufacturing companies and their suppliers - business partners - or customers - developed to enhance the overall business performance of both sides.
simulation
ROP (reorder point)
supply chain collaboration
scrap materials
39. Boxes or other containers secured to a pallet or slip sheet.
investment recovery
picker-to-part system
waste materials
unit load
40. Measurement that ensures conformity with an organization's policies - procedures - or standards.
order management
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
procurement (purchasing)
control
41. Facilitators that make the channel function better.
safety (buffer) stock
cargo preference
channel intermediaries
documentation
42. A buyer invites bids from multiple sellers - and the seller with the lowest bid is often awarded the business.
reverse auctions
documentation
fast supply chain
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
43. Products are produced prior to receiving a customer order.
fast supply chain
socially responsible procurement
demurrage
make-to-stock
44. Key suppliers locate on - or adjacent to - automobile plants - which helps reduce shipping costs and inventory carrying costs.
sweatshops
customs broker
supplier parks
fixed order interval system
45. An order that simultaneously achieves relevant customer metrics.
routing
GSCF
contract logistics
perfect order
46. The seller pays the freight charges in advance but bills the buyer for them. The buyer owns the goods in transit.
supply management
FOB origin - freight prepaid and charged back
warehouse
office automation systems
47. Refers to an alliance in the container trades in which ocean carriers retain their individual identities but cooperate in the area of operations.
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
time utility
Nonvessel-operating common carrier (NVOCC)
ocean carrier alliances
48. Building up a variety of different products for resale to a particular customer.
assorting
inventory carrying (holding) costs
slurry systems
freight bill
49. Refers to a situation in which a hazard or defect is discovered in a manufactured or processed item - and its return is mandated by a government agency.
stowability
pick-to-light technology
product recall
supply management
50. The documents associated with transportation shipments.
back order
obsolete materials
documentation
communication system