IDIS 240 Exam 1 NEWEST 2026 MOST TESTED Questions
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If you buy Allen-Bradley products in Houston, Texas, you must purchase only from Reynolds
Electric, this is an example of ------- distribution - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ exclusive
Does OEM stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Original Equipment Manufacturer
What does MRO stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
3M products are sold through many distributors. This is an example of ________ distribution.
- VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Intensive
What is this describing: Bundling products and services - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Assortment
How long is the customer willing to wait? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Wait Time
When does the customer want to place orders? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Purchase time
Selling products in smaller quantities than allowed by the manufacturer? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Breaking Bulk
,Pertains to the container of the product? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Packaging
Does the job function refer to the person who handles walk-in customers? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Counter Sales
The function that occurs right after a product is delivered to a distributor and while the
delivery is checked for accuracy? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Receiving
What does PAID stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Professional Association for Industrial
Distribution
The process that takes place directly after an order ticket has been printed for an order
that is scheduled to be shipped, and is also known as picking, is which of the following? -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Order Filling
The process of buying products, not currently in stock in our warehouse, from our
competitors or other local sources to complete a customer transaction is? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Buy-Outs
Is the person responsible for meeting the customer at the customer's location is often
referred to as? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Outside Sales
Which of the following are specific service outputs provided by the typical industrial
distributor?
,A. Local inventory and Transportation to the customer's place of business
B. Transportation to the customer's place of business
C. Service after the sale
D. All of these - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ D. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," the function of "selling"
includes:
A. Providing information to assist with the construction of industrial products
B. Providing information to assist with the design of industrial products
C. Solving technical problems
D. Both Solve technical problems and provide information to assist with the construction of
industrial products
E. All of these - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ E. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," a sale is not complete
until - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ The customer has paid for the product and has successfully
used the product
Sanderson Farms owns a large chicken processing plant in Bryan, Texas. One night, a 500
horsepower electric motor on one of their processing lines quit working. A local distributor,
Purvis Bearing, had one in their warehouse and was able to get it delivered within one hour.
This is an example of a(n) ________ purchase. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ MRO
, Rolligon - National Oilwell Varco is a manufacturer of oil field-related equipment located
close to College Station, Texas. Their product is shipped throughout the world. They
purchase many components from local distributors to be used in their products. Rolligon -
National Oilwell Varco is an example of: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ OEM
When Texas A&M University decided to build a new building, they paid a company by the name
of Vaughn Construction to oversee the process. Vaughn will hire other companies to
perform most of the work but will perform some of the work themselves. They will get the
material needed for the work they perform from local building material suppliers. Vaughn is
an example of - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Contractor
According to the lecture, an "End User" is best defined by the fact that they: - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Do not resale products in present form
The financial function of 'extending credit' would be most beneficial to which of the following
end-users? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Contractor
In the industrial supply chain, an agent is: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A third-party company
that represents a manufacturer's product in certain areas
Agents: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Sometimes stock but NEVER own inventory
People who specify products in the industrial channel include which of the following:
A. Architects
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If you buy Allen-Bradley products in Houston, Texas, you must purchase only from Reynolds
Electric, this is an example of ------- distribution - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ exclusive
Does OEM stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Original Equipment Manufacturer
What does MRO stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
3M products are sold through many distributors. This is an example of ________ distribution.
- VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Intensive
What is this describing: Bundling products and services - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Assortment
How long is the customer willing to wait? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Wait Time
When does the customer want to place orders? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Purchase time
Selling products in smaller quantities than allowed by the manufacturer? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Breaking Bulk
,Pertains to the container of the product? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Packaging
Does the job function refer to the person who handles walk-in customers? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Counter Sales
The function that occurs right after a product is delivered to a distributor and while the
delivery is checked for accuracy? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Receiving
What does PAID stand for? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Professional Association for Industrial
Distribution
The process that takes place directly after an order ticket has been printed for an order
that is scheduled to be shipped, and is also known as picking, is which of the following? -
VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Order Filling
The process of buying products, not currently in stock in our warehouse, from our
competitors or other local sources to complete a customer transaction is? - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Buy-Outs
Is the person responsible for meeting the customer at the customer's location is often
referred to as? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Outside Sales
Which of the following are specific service outputs provided by the typical industrial
distributor?
,A. Local inventory and Transportation to the customer's place of business
B. Transportation to the customer's place of business
C. Service after the sale
D. All of these - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ D. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," the function of "selling"
includes:
A. Providing information to assist with the construction of industrial products
B. Providing information to assist with the design of industrial products
C. Solving technical problems
D. Both Solve technical problems and provide information to assist with the construction of
industrial products
E. All of these - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ E. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," a sale is not complete
until - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ The customer has paid for the product and has successfully
used the product
Sanderson Farms owns a large chicken processing plant in Bryan, Texas. One night, a 500
horsepower electric motor on one of their processing lines quit working. A local distributor,
Purvis Bearing, had one in their warehouse and was able to get it delivered within one hour.
This is an example of a(n) ________ purchase. - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ MRO
, Rolligon - National Oilwell Varco is a manufacturer of oil field-related equipment located
close to College Station, Texas. Their product is shipped throughout the world. They
purchase many components from local distributors to be used in their products. Rolligon -
National Oilwell Varco is an example of: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ OEM
When Texas A&M University decided to build a new building, they paid a company by the name
of Vaughn Construction to oversee the process. Vaughn will hire other companies to
perform most of the work but will perform some of the work themselves. They will get the
material needed for the work they perform from local building material suppliers. Vaughn is
an example of - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Contractor
According to the lecture, an "End User" is best defined by the fact that they: - VERIFIED
ANSWER✅ Do not resale products in present form
The financial function of 'extending credit' would be most beneficial to which of the following
end-users? - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Contractor
In the industrial supply chain, an agent is: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ A third-party company
that represents a manufacturer's product in certain areas
Agents: - VERIFIED ANSWER✅ Sometimes stock but NEVER own inventory
People who specify products in the industrial channel include which of the following:
A. Architects
