07 - Distribution Logistics, Global Tracking And Tracing

Question 0

Explain the components of a vertical distribution structure!

Answer 0

1) finished goods warehouse
- > close to production site
- > short term storage of finishing
2) central warehouse
- > contains the full line of goods
- > function: refilling of following warehouses or direct distribution
3) regional warehouse
- > contains only a selection of goods, depends on sales and region
- > function: buffer to disburden up- and downstream warehouse within on region
4) distributing warehouse
- > assigned to one sales region
- > contains only the bestselling products of one region

Question 1

Name the 4 most relevant production site selection factors!

Answer 1

1) purchase driven site factors
2) production driven site factors
3) sales driven site factors
4) transport driven site factors

Question 2

Which elements influence a company’s distribution cost structure most?

Answer 2

1) number and size of warehouses
2) delivery cost to costumer
3) transportation costs between warehouses
4) inventories

Question 3

How can the VMI help to achieve the strategic goal of ECR?

Answer 3

ECR = efficient costumer respond
VMI = vendor managed inventory
Supplier takes responsibility for a customer’s inventory on provided up-to-date information

Question 4

What does the acronym CPFR stand for? Why do you think CPFR is necessary?

Answer 4

Collaboration planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
+ planning promotion events and forecast promotion volume
+ check store orders and inventories and monitor promotion sales
+ promotion evaluation

Question 5

Explain how a complete and global tracking and tracing solution for the production and assembly of a windscreen might look like!

Answer 5

1) install RFID (radio-frequency identification

- > contactless, radio-controlled data exchange. A passive micro-chip transfers saved information to a RFID-reader.

Question 6

How can incoterms help to improve international good flows?

Answer 6

= international commercial term

Question 7

What is meant by ECR? Name its components!

Answer 7

= efficient customer response

1) logistics
- > efficient replenishment/VMI
- > cross docking
- > synchronized production
- > supplier integration
2) marketing
- > efficient product introduction
- > efficient store assortment
- > efficient promotion

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