TNK124 Exams - True or False Flashcards

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What is true regarding reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains?

Efficient management of reverse flows often requires broad collaborations along the supply chain and also between competitors.

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True

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What is true regarding reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains?

The reverese flows often consists of an unclear recipient of an unclear “product”, and is often difficulet to plan and control.

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True

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What is true regarding reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains?

The transport price for the returning goods is probably not important.

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False

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What is true regarding reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains?

The reverse flows often consist of inferior goods, with little (or no) willingness to pay at the recipients of the returns.

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True

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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Remanufacturing is better than direct reuse.

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False

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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Refurbishment is not better than remanufacturing.

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False

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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Recycling is better than refurbishment.

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False

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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

The original value created can be categorized in terms of form, place and time.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding the flow of goods in supply chains?

Value adding in an early stage (raw material extraction, refinery etc) is often considered with divergent flows of material.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding the flow of goods in supply chains?

Value adding in a late stage (e.g. parts assembly, product assembly) is often considered with divergent flows of material.

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False

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What is true (in general) regarding the flow of goods in supply chains?

Value recovery of complex products does often require disassembly operations with convergent flows of recoverable material.

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False

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What is true (in general) regarding the flow of goods in supply chains?

Value recovery of complex products does often require disassembly operations with divergent flows of recoverable material.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

The close to the consumer, the more high-quality returns.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

Forecasting return flows do not need knowledge of the market.

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False

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

Specialized return systems risk to become ineffective.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

The closer to the consumer the more specialized return system is required.

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True

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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics focuses on the distribution of products to end consumers.

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False

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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics consist of product disassebly, parts disassembly, parts remanufacturing, and raw material extraction.

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True

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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics consist of waste management, product recovery management, and direct reuse.

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True

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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics and Closed loop supply chains (CLSC) never has the same meaning.

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False

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

The closer to the consumer, the less high-quality returns.

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False

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

Competence and knowlede of the market is required.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

The closer to the customer the more specialized return systems is required.

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True

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What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics systems do not need efficient sorting functions.

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False

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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics focuses on the distribution of products to end consumers.

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False

26
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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Recover logistics consist of waste management, product recovery management, and direct reuse.

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True

27
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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics consist of product assembly, parts assembly, parts manufacturing, and raw material extraction.

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False

28
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What is true regarding reverse logistics?

Reverse logistics and Closed loop supply chains (CLSC) often has the same meaning.

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True

29
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

Abandonment is considered with a high cost.

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True

30
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

Reuse is considered with a low cost.

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True

31
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

The cost for recycling is lower than the cost for
remanufacturing.

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False

32
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

The cost for remanufacturing is higher than the cost for abandonment.

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False

33
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What is true regarding divergent flows?

All flows in process industries are divergent.

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False

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What is true regarding divergent flows?

The flow is divergent when a single raw material is split up into several different products.

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True

35
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What is true regarding divergent flows?

The flow is divergent when several different products are recycled into one single raw material.

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False

36
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What is true regarding divergent flows?

The flow is divergent when a single product is split up into several different parts for reuse or remanufacturing.

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True

37
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Remanufacturing is better than incineration.

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True

38
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Direct reuse is better than refurbishment.

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True

39
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Incineration is better than refurbishment.

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False

40
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Recycling is better than repairing.

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False

41
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

Reuse is considered with a high cost.

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Flase

42
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

Resuse is considered with a low cost.

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True

43
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

The cost for recycling is higher than the cost for remanufacturing.

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True

44
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What is true (in general) when it comes to reclamation cost?

The cost for remanufacturing is higher than the cost for abandonment.

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False

45
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What is true (in general) when it comes to environmental impact in terms of carbon intensity (kg C02e/kg) of materials?

Virgin copper has a lower carbon intensity than recycled steel.

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False

46
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What is true (in general) when it comes to environmental impact in terms of carbon intensity (kg C02e/kg) of materials?

Recycled copper has a lower intensity than virgin aluminium.

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True

47
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What is true (in general) when it comes to environmental impact in terms of carbon intensity (kg C02e/kg) of materials?

Recycled paper has a lower carbon intensity than virgin rubber.

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True

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What is true (in general) when it comes to environmental impact in
terms of carbon intensity (kg C02e/kg) of materials?

Virgin rubber has a lower carbon intensity than recycled wood.

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False

49
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What is true regarding Closed loop supply chains (CLSC)?

Close loop supply chains (CLSC) is often used to recover the embedded value in some products or some specific part of the product.

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True

50
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What is true regarding Closed loop supply chains (CLSC)?

The reverse flows often consist of a clear recipient of a specified product.

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False

51
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What is true regarding Closed loop supply chains (CLSC)?

Remanufacturing and refurbishing is a central part of product recovery management.

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True

52
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What is true regarding Closed loop supply chains (CLSC)?

The reverse flows often consist of high-quality goods, and a great willingness to pay on the customer side.

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False

53
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What is true regarding convergent flows?

All material flows in process industries are convergent.

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False

54
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What is true regarding convergent flows?

The flow is convergent when a single raw material is spitted up into several different components.

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False

55
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What is true regarding convergent flows?

The flow is convergent when several different components are assembled into one single product.

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True

56
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What is true regarding convergent flows?

The flow is convergent when a single product is spitted up into several different parts for reuse or remanufacturing.

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False

57
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Recycling is better than refurbishment.

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False

58
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Incineration is better than refurbishment.

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False

59
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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Remanufacturing is never better than incineration.

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False

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What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?

Recycling is better than repairing.

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False