1. Which of the following is not an area to responsibilities for a logistics manager?
Correct : B. Marketing
2. DRP stands for
Correct : A. distribution requirement planning
3. Which of the following is not a component of 4 PL?
Correct : B. resource providers
4. ……………….includes design and administration of systems to control the flow of
materials, WIP and finished inventory to support business unit strategy.
Correct : A. Logistics Management
5. …………is the time that elapses between issuing replenishment order and receiving the
material in stores.
Correct : B. Lead time
6. In Railway transportation the ownership in with…………….
Correct : D. Government
7. ……………..is a part of development of facility structures.
Correct : B. Warehousing
8. The first thing that the consumer will notice about the product is the …………. Of the
product.
Correct : B. Packaging
9. …………….. concept is similar to the concept of unitization and has the similar objective of
space reduction
Correct : B. Cube Minimization
10. The objective of performance measure is to achieve a ……………
Correct : C. Perfect order
11. RO-RO concept means:…………
Correct : D. Roll on- Roll off
12. The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain is
Correct : B. Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer
13. The purpose of supply chain management is
Correct : C. integrating supply and demand management
14. …………..refers to supply chain practices that strive to reduce energy and environmental
footprints in terms of freight distribution.
Correct : B. Green Logistics
15. …………..involves streamlining the distribution process in terms of physical and
information efficiency.
Correct : B. Channel Integration
16. ……………is the task of buying goods of right quality, in the right quantities, at the right
time and at the right price.
Correct : D. Purchasing
17. ……………………..is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a
purchase.
Correct : A. Customer Service
18. …………..is a function of re-arranging and re- packing as per individual orders.
Correct : C. Cross Docking
19. Break-Bulk warehouse performs ………function.
Correct : C. Sorting
20. The term ………….refers to any idle resources that can be put to some future use.
Correct : A. Inventory
21. ………………is related with a single manufacturing location, not multiple manufacturing
centres.
Correct : D. Decoupling
22. Properly designed …………..helps in reducing total logistical cost.
Correct : D. Logistical network
23. ……………is a kind of distribution strategy.
Correct : C. Milk Run
24. VMI stands for
Correct : B. Vendor managed inventory
25. The major decision areas in supply chain management are
Correct : A. location, production, distribution, inventory
26. ………….is concerned with a firm’s ability to satisfy customer’s requirement in timely
manner.
Correct : D. Rapid Responses
27. The purpose of ……….is to arrive at a realistic projection of demand patters across different
market and for different product lines.
Correct : A. Demand forecasting
28. Buying according to the requirements is called …………
Correct : D. Hand to mouth buying
29. Following is not type of Piggy-Back……………..
Correct : A. LASH
30. Special purpose material handling equipment are used in ………….
Correct : A. Line layout
31. The ………….system should be designed after analysing the needs for the organization.
Correct : C. Material handling
32. EOQ is that order quantity which result in …………total inventory cost.
Correct : B. Minimum
33. Re-order level depends upon two factors, lead time and ……….
Correct : D. Safety stock
34. ………….is the invisible element in the system which is the facilitator of other function.
Correct : A. Information
35. ……………is developed to identify marketing and financial objectives of the firm.
Correct : B. Strategy
36. ………..is most suitable for remote and hilly areas.
Correct : A. Road transport
37. …………is the fastest mode of transport.
Correct : A. Road transport
38. When air transport is used in combination with road or rail transport, it is called……….
Correct : C. Birdy back
39. ………….means using land transport i.e. rail or road transport to connect two separate
water transport.
Correct : D. Land bridge
40. …………are used for vertical movement of materials, generally from one floor to another.
Correct : C. Elevators
41. ………..can move carton loads or pallet loads horizontally or vertically.
Correct : D. Forklift trucks
42. Customer service create time and ………. utility for the customer.
Correct : C. place
43. …….. represent the frequency of satisfying customer order in given span of time.
Correct : B. fill rate
44. Intermediaries play an important role in matching…………..
Correct : B. demand & supply
45. …………analysis, parameters for classification of inventory is unit price of material.
Correct : C. HML Analysis
46. In ……….analysis, classification parameter is nature of source of supply.
Correct : D. GOLF
47. Market logistics planning has ________ steps.
Correct : A. Three
48. Which of the following is not included in logistics process.
Correct : D. gathering customer ideas for new product
49. 3-PL stands for
Correct : B. Third party logistics
50. Which of the following is not a part of supply chain management system?
Correct : D. Competitor
51. The ………….component is long range general movement in periodic sales over sufficient
long period of time.
Correct : D. Trend
52. The ……………. Forecasting approach is a decentralized approach.
Correct : D. Bottom up
53. ……………….is the process of planning implementation and control of transportation
services to achieve organization goals.
Correct : B. Transportation Management
54. Transportation serves as a ……………. During the movement of product.
Correct : A. In-transit storage
55. The………… type of material handling system is the simplest and cheapest form of material
handling system.
Correct : A. Manual system
56. Conveyor belt facilitate continuous movement of material over a ………. Route.
Correct : A. Fixed
57. A………is a set of customer service goals which are to be achieved within a specific
combination or mix of products and customer segment.
Correct : A. Mission
58. ABC focuses on…………..activities.
Correct : B. Individual
59. …………….is the method of sorting, transporting and distributing products in unitized or
standardized form in a container.
Correct : C. Containerization
60. …………..occurs when a company retains another business to perform some of its work
activities.
Correct : A. Outsourcing
61. ……………..is the most economical mode of transportation.
Correct : A. Road transport
62. ………….is the most suitable for transportation of fluids.
Correct : D. Pipeline
63. ………….cost is one-time costs.
Correct : A. Fixed
64. ………….cost is directly proportional to the volume of activity.
Correct : B. Variable
65. ………….comprises of raw materials, components, and fuels, etc. which are required to
facilitate manufacturing operations.
Correct : A. Raw material inventory
66. ………… is not the type of inventory based on inventory position in the supply chain.
Correct : D. Customer
67. The objective of outbound supply chain is to make the product available to the………
Correct : A. Customer
68. Supply chain management has its own origin in operation of …….. Enterprise.
Correct : A. Business
69. Which one of the following is not the qualitative technique of forecasting?
Correct : D. Casual method
70. In……….analysis, the parameters of classification is whether seasonal or non-seasonal
materials.
Correct : A. SOS
71. ………….is related with checking whether the goals and objectives formulated earlier have
been achieved or not.
Correct : C. Goal achievement
72. _______ are meant to store products for moderate to long period of time.
Correct : A. Storage warehouses
73. The goal of logistics is
Correct : D. All of the above.
74. In the product life cycle, the emphasis in marketing mix during growth stage is
Correct : A. Distribution.
75. In the product life cycle, the emphasis in marketing mix during maturity stage is
Correct : C. Price.
76. In the product life cycle, the emphasis in marketing mix during decline stage is
Correct : D. Cost reduction.
77. The concept of logistics has been systematically divided into
Correct : A. 2 phases.
78. Michael porter explained the concept of
Correct : C. Competitive advantage.
79. EDI stands for
Correct : B. Electronic Data Interchange.
80. EOQ stands for
Correct : B. Economic Order Quantity
81. Packaging performs two functions. and logistics.
Correct : D. Marketing.
82. Form utility is created by
Correct : A. Operation function.
83. Place utility is created by
Correct : B. Logistics function.
84. Time utility is created by
Correct : D. Distribution function.
85. MRP standsfor
Correct : A. Material requirement planning.
86. MPS stands for
Correct : B. Master production schedule.
87. Master planning in the planning hierarchy
Correct : A. determines the direction of business.
88. Master scheduling is the process that
Correct : B. creates the capacity.
89. Customer order processing level isthat
Correct : D. provides specification for manufacturing.
90. Master planning deals with
Correct : C. supplier interface.
91. The service mission of logistics
Correct : D. reflects the ability of firm to exploit market.
92. Firm infrastructure is
Correct : A. a support activity.
93. Inbound and outbound logistics is
Correct : B. a primary activity.
94. HRM is in the generic value chain of logistics.
Correct : C. not an activity.
95. Marketing and sales is in the generic value chain of logistics.
Correct : B. a primary activity.
96. Competitive advantage can be created and achieved by logistics managers by
Correct : D. cost and value advantage.
97. Real time communication of information regarding requirements and availability of logistics service is the core of
Correct : A. right response.
98. The maintenance of a minimum possible level of inventory required for a desired level of customer service is the objective of
Correct : C. right quantity.
99. The logistical objective that ensures a proper balance between total logistics cost and a desired level of customer service performance is