SCM 7 8 Flashcards
traditionally thought of as a place to hold or store inventory.
Warehousing
traditionally viewed as
basic functions that collectively support the handling, identification, and protection of product.
Materials Handling & Packaging
True or False
Warehousing functionality has become strategic in nature, taking into consideration significant complexities to efficiently meet customer requirements
True
True or false
Because there are many different types of warehouses and numerous materials handling and packaging considerations, they do not fit into a neat classification scheme as used in areas such as order management, inventory, and transportation.
True
___ encouraged by the advent of e-commerce, is now frequently considered as a very large and strategic capital investment by many firms.
Materials Handling
____ has become strategic in nature, providing numerous ben- efits that take into consideration significant complexities to most efficiently meet customer requirements.
warehouse functionality
___ has continued to evolve, simultaneously incorporating both commercial marketing-related elements as well as industrial handling considerations.
packaging
The term _____ became widely used throughout industry to capture this dynamic development in traditional warehousing.
distribution center
Facilities used for inbound materials are _____
supply-facing warehouses.
Facilities used for customer accommodation are ___
demand-
facing warehouses.
T or F:
Warehouses exist to higher total cost or improve customer service.
F.
should be lower total cost
_________ benefits of warehousing – operational strategy to add value within
the supply chain process.
Service benefits
_______ benefits – operational strategy to save money
by using a storage point.
Economic benefits
Under service benefits of warehousing
It is typically used to support customer requirements. Manufacturers of highly “seasonal products” often ______.
Spot Stock / Spot Stoking
Note:
select inventory is positioned or spot-stocked in a local market warehouse in anticipation of responding to customer need during the critical sales period.
Warehouses can improve service in three ways:
(1) spot-stocking,
(2) full-line stocking,
(3) value-added services.
Under service benefits of warehousing
It is the traditional use of warehouses by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers is to stock product inventory combinations in anticipation of customer orders.
Full line stocking
T or F
A firm following a full-line stocking strategy would temporarily warehouse a narrow product assortment in a large number of warehouses for a limited time period. The spot stocking warehouse is more often restricted to a few strategic loca- tions and operates year-round.
F. interchange both of them
T or F
Full-line stocking warehouses improve service by reducing the number of suppliers that a customer must logistically deal with. The combined assortments also make economical larger shipments possible.
T
The demand for highly customized service has transformed modern distribution warehouses into facilities that specialize in performing ____
value-added services (VAS).
Under service benefits of warehousing
A ____ is any work that creates a greater value for customers. it ypically change the physical features or configuration of products so they are presented to customers in a unique or customized manner.
Value-added service
Bonus:
The following provides a list of typical value-added services:
- Cross-dock/transloading.
- Customer returns.
- Home deliver.
- In-transit merge.
- Kanban.
- Kitting.
- Labeling/pre-ticketing.
- Lot control.
- Mass.
- customization/postponement.
- Manufacturing support.
- Order fulfilment.
- Pick/pack.
- Pool distribution.
- Repair/refurbish.
- Returnable container management.
- Reverse logistics.
- RFID tag application.
- Sequencing/metering.
- Specialty packaging.
- Store support/direct store delivery (D
SD).
The Four basic economic benefits of warehousing are:
(1) consolidation and break-bulk
(2) sorting
(3) seasonal storage
(4) reverse logistics.
The economic benefits of _______ are to reduce transportation cost by using warehouse capability to increase the size of shipments.
multiple choice:
(1) consolidation and break-bulk
(2) sorting
(3) seasonal storage
(4) reverse logistics.
consolidation and break-bulk
In ______, the warehouse receives inventory, from a number of sources, that are combined into a large single shipment to a specific destination.
consolidation
note:
The benefits of consolida- tion are the realization of the lowest possible freight rate, timely and controlled delivery, and reduced congestion at a customer’s receiving dock.
A _____ operation receives a single large shipment and arranges for delivery to multiple destinations. Large shipments are broken down for smaller deliveries to multiple customer destinations.
break-bulk
The basic benefit of _____ is to reconfigure freight as it is being transported from ori- gin to destination.
multiple choice:
(1) consolidation and break-bulk
(2) sorting
(3) seasonal storage
(4) reverse logistics.
Sorting
Three types of assortment—cross-docking, mixing, and assembly—are widely performed in logistical systems.
The objective of _____ is to combine inventory from multiple origins into a customized assortment to meet the needs of a specific customer. Product from multiple sources is mixed to form orders shipped to multiple customers
cross-docking
One major difference with a ____ facility is the addition of product already sitting in the warehouse, such as Product D.
mixing
The economic benefit of ____ is to accommodate either seasonal production or demand.
seasonal storage
Reverse logistics includes the activities to support (give 5):
(1) returns management,
(2) remanufacturing and repair,
(3) remarketing,
(4) recycling, and
(5) disposal.
Warehouse Ownership Arrangements
A ___ warehouse is typically operated by the firm owning the product. The building, however, may be owned or leased.
Private warehouse
Note:
offers more control, flexibility, intangible benefits, and less cost
____ – operated by “niche experts” providing customized service with
long-term relationships.
Contract
____ warehouses are used extensively in logistical systems. Almost any combination of services can be arranged on a for-hire or pay-for-service basis for either short or long term.
Public warehouses
Bonus:
Public warehouses have traditionally been classified based on operational specialization such as (1) general merchandise, (2) refrigerated, (3) special commodity, (4) bonded, and (5) household goods and furniture.
T or F
At low volumes, private warehouses, which can operate on a
per unit basis, are generally more economical.
False. should be public WH
IN making warehouse decisions, the following (give 7) are considered, which are:
- Site selection.
- Design.
- Product-Mix analysis.
- Handling.
- Expansion.
- Layout.
- Sizing.
SDP HELS
T or F: Warehousing reduce transportation costs in a certain range.
- Increase outbound transportation costs.
- Reduce inbound transportation costs.
false
should be:
* Reduce outbound transportation costs.
* Increase inbound transportation costs.
In warehousing, ____ answers the following questions:
How should the product be stored within the warehouse?
What product characteristics might affect this choice?
layout
Give:
3 storage practice (slotting) in warehousing-layout are:
2 ways of picking the product in warehousing-layout:
Storage practice (slotting)
* First available.
* Fixed area.
* ABC.
Picking the product.
* FIFO (first-in-first-out).
* LIFO (last-in-first-out).
Warehouses can be extremely complex operations. Primary functions include product handling and storage.
Give five primary handling activities:
Receiving
Produck Putaway
in-storage product handling
Order-picking,
Shipping.
