Question 1: Distinguish between possession, form, time, and place utility.

Question 2: Why do contemporary supply chains need to be fast and agile?

Question 3: Discuss some of the ways that inventory can be reduced in the supply chain.

Question 4: Distinguish between a fixed order quantity and fixed order interval system. Which one generally requires more safety stock? Why?

Question 5: What are implications of the JIT approach for supply chain management?

Question 6 : Why is transportation important to a firm's supply chain operations?

Question 7: Why is it important to know about the characteristics of a country's transportation infrastructure?

Question 8: Discuss the factors that influence the number of facilities that a firm chooses to operate.

Question 9 (: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to locating manufacturing, assembly, or distribution facilities in countries with relatively low wages.

Question 10 (: What quality-of-life considerations do you think are the most important for locational decisions? Why?

Question 11: Discuss the three basic demand forecasting models.

Question 12: List and discuss several demand forecasting issues.

Question 13: How do product characteristics influence packaging and materials handling considerations?

Question 14: Discuss some of the packaging requirements associated with hazardous cargo.

Question 15: What environmentally friendly packaging strategies might a firm adopt?

Question 16: What is procurement? What is its relevance to logistics?

Question 17: Discuss three potential procurement objectives.

Question 18: Discuss the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

Question 19: Discuss some of the challenges associated with international logistics.

Question 20: What are the two primary purposes of export packing?

Question 21: Name the six general types of information management systems, and give one logistics application for each one that you've named.

Question 22: What is activity-based costing (ABC)? What are the five steps of the ABC process?

Question 23: Describe the two issues that managers face with respect to computer and data security.

Question 24: What are the differences between a centralized and a decentralized logistics department?

Question 25: Name the seven types of comprehensive logistics systems audits that should be performed. Which do you view as the most important? The least important? Why?

Questions 26: Define and describe the order cycle. Why is it considered an important aspect of customer service?

Questions 28: List the various methods of order transmittal and discuss relevant characteristics of each.

Questions 29: Discuss how transportation managers could be involved with other operations of the firm.

Questions 30: Explain the weight break concept.

Questions 31: Explain how a routing guide might be used by a transportation manager.

Question 32: Distinguish between warehouses and distribution centers.

Question 33: What is cross-docking? How might it affect warehousing design?

Question 34: What are the advantages and disadvantages of private warehousing?

Question 35: Discuss the trade-offs associated with order-picking versus stock-replenishing functions.

Question 36: How might the storage of hazardous materials affect the design of a warehousing facility?