1. You company needs to ship large piece of construction equipment which costs about $500,000 to a customer across the country. Shipping by rail costs $3,000 and will take 8 days. Your company uses 20 % to determine the annual inventory carrying cost. What are the approximate total costs of shipping and in-transit inventory?
A) $10,000.
B) $2,192.
C) $3,000.
D) $5,192.
2. Computer controlled systems that use robots for materials handling activities are:
A) Is an example of unitization.
B) Increases material handling costs.
C) Increases the complexity of materials handling.
D) Is an example of the use of RFID.
3. Within the hierarchy of planning, the Sales & Operations Planning system occurs at which of the following levels?
A) Operational level.
B) Intermediate range
C) Long range
D) Short range