SCM 301 Final Examination and
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Warehousing - Answer Companies storing their purchases, work-in progress, and finished
goods
Distribution Center - Answer A warehouse that is used to receive bulk shipments, break them
down, repackage items, and distribute them to a manufacturing center or retail center
Crossdocking - Answer Unloading an inbound vehicle and reloading the product onto an
outbound vehicle with little to no storage
Sorting - Answer Separating products into grades and qualities
Assorting - Answer Building up a variety of products
Risk Pooling - Answer the relationship between the number of warehouses, system
inventories, and customer service. The effect of risk pooling can be estimated by the square
root rule.
More Centralized - Answer = lower safety stock, lower average inventory, higher lead times
More Decentralized - Answer = higher safety stock, higher average inventory, lower lead
times
Consolidation Warehouse - Answer collect LTL shipments for transport in TL/CL quantities
Private Warehouse - Answer warehouses that are owned and used by an organization (used
by large companies, high volume of products, fixed cost)
Public (3PL) Warehouse - Answer warehouses that are rented or leased to an organization by
another organization (used by smaller companies, low volume of products, variable cost)
Cold Chains Warehouse - Answer - temperate controlled transportation and warehouses
Benefits of Private Warehouses - Answer • reduces purchasing and transportation cost
, • more control
• tax advantages
Disadvantages of Private Warehouses - Answer • financial risk, can't spend that money
elsewhere
• insurance companies prefer to insure public
Benefits of Public Warehouses - Answer • Flexibility and investment cost savings
• 3PL repackaging, assembling, short & long term storage
Disadvantage of Public Warehouses - Answer Lack of Control
Basic Warehouse Operations - Answer • Movement- receiving, putting away, order picking,
shipping
• Storage- Warehouse management system (where product is store, how much you have)
Warehouse Productivity Measures - Answer • productivity ratio
• orders correctly filled
• pounds/units per day
Warehousing Trends - Answer • More public warehouses (3PL)
• sharing information within company and with customers
• added value by packaging or assembling products
Transportation Management Systems - Answer software that allows companies to select the
best mix of transportation modes, services, and pricing
Global Trade Management Systems - Answer provide global visibility, standardization, and
documentation of imports/exports as goods are shipped between countries
Warehouse Management Systems - Answer Software facilitating the proper storage and
movement of inventory
Bill of Lading - Answer common carrier is responsible for all losses, damages, delays in
shipment besides acts of nature. States what supplier is shipping.
Reverse Logistics - Answer Movement of goods from the customer back to the supplier
Already Solved Solutions 2026
Updated.
Warehousing - Answer Companies storing their purchases, work-in progress, and finished
goods
Distribution Center - Answer A warehouse that is used to receive bulk shipments, break them
down, repackage items, and distribute them to a manufacturing center or retail center
Crossdocking - Answer Unloading an inbound vehicle and reloading the product onto an
outbound vehicle with little to no storage
Sorting - Answer Separating products into grades and qualities
Assorting - Answer Building up a variety of products
Risk Pooling - Answer the relationship between the number of warehouses, system
inventories, and customer service. The effect of risk pooling can be estimated by the square
root rule.
More Centralized - Answer = lower safety stock, lower average inventory, higher lead times
More Decentralized - Answer = higher safety stock, higher average inventory, lower lead
times
Consolidation Warehouse - Answer collect LTL shipments for transport in TL/CL quantities
Private Warehouse - Answer warehouses that are owned and used by an organization (used
by large companies, high volume of products, fixed cost)
Public (3PL) Warehouse - Answer warehouses that are rented or leased to an organization by
another organization (used by smaller companies, low volume of products, variable cost)
Cold Chains Warehouse - Answer - temperate controlled transportation and warehouses
Benefits of Private Warehouses - Answer • reduces purchasing and transportation cost
, • more control
• tax advantages
Disadvantages of Private Warehouses - Answer • financial risk, can't spend that money
elsewhere
• insurance companies prefer to insure public
Benefits of Public Warehouses - Answer • Flexibility and investment cost savings
• 3PL repackaging, assembling, short & long term storage
Disadvantage of Public Warehouses - Answer Lack of Control
Basic Warehouse Operations - Answer • Movement- receiving, putting away, order picking,
shipping
• Storage- Warehouse management system (where product is store, how much you have)
Warehouse Productivity Measures - Answer • productivity ratio
• orders correctly filled
• pounds/units per day
Warehousing Trends - Answer • More public warehouses (3PL)
• sharing information within company and with customers
• added value by packaging or assembling products
Transportation Management Systems - Answer software that allows companies to select the
best mix of transportation modes, services, and pricing
Global Trade Management Systems - Answer provide global visibility, standardization, and
documentation of imports/exports as goods are shipped between countries
Warehouse Management Systems - Answer Software facilitating the proper storage and
movement of inventory
Bill of Lading - Answer common carrier is responsible for all losses, damages, delays in
shipment besides acts of nature. States what supplier is shipping.
Reverse Logistics - Answer Movement of goods from the customer back to the supplier
