TNK124 Exams - True or False Flashcards
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.
True
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.
True
What is true regarding reverse logistics and closed loop supply chains?
The transport price for the returning goods is probably not important.
False
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.
True
What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?
Remanufacturing is better than direct reuse.
False
What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?
Refurbishment is not better than remanufacturing.
False
What is true (in general) when it comes to recover embedded value?
Recycling is better than refurbishment.
False
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.
True
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.
True
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.
False
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.
False
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.
True
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
The close to the consumer, the more high-quality returns.
True
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
Forecasting return flows do not need knowledge of the market.
False
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
Specialized return systems risk to become ineffective.
True
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
The closer to the consumer the more specialized return system is required.
True
What is true regarding reverse logistics?
Reverse logistics focuses on the distribution of products to end consumers.
False
What is true regarding reverse logistics?
Reverse logistics consist of product disassebly, parts disassembly, parts remanufacturing, and raw material extraction.
True
What is true regarding reverse logistics?
Reverse logistics consist of waste management, product recovery management, and direct reuse.
True
What is true regarding reverse logistics?
Reverse logistics and Closed loop supply chains (CLSC) never has the same meaning.
False
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
The closer to the consumer, the less high-quality returns.
False
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
Competence and knowlede of the market is required.
True
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
The closer to the customer the more specialized return systems is required.
True
What is true (in general) regarding a sorting function in reverse logistics?
Reverse logistics systems do not need efficient sorting functions.
False