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IDIS 240 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
100% Pass.
If you buy Allen-Bradley products in Houston, Texas, you must purchase only from Reynolds
Electric, this is an example of ------- distribution - Answer✔exclusive
Does OEM stand for? - Answer✔Original Equipment Manufacturer
What does MRO stand for? - Answer✔Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
3M products are sold through many distributors. This is an example of ________ distribution. -
Answer✔Intensive
What is this describing: Bundling products and services - Answer✔Assortment
How long is the customer willing to wait? - Answer✔Wait Time
When does the customer want to place orders? - Answer✔Purchase time
Selling products in smaller quantities than allowed by the manufacturer? - Answer✔Breaking
Bulk
Pertains to the container of the product? - Answer✔Packaging
Does the job function refer to the person who handles walk-in customers? - Answer✔Counter
Sales
The function that occurs right after a product is delivered to a distributor and while the delivery
is checked for accuracy? - Answer✔Receiving
What does PAID stand for? - 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? -
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? - Answer✔Buy-Outs
Is the person responsible for meeting the customer at the customer's location is often referred to
as? - Answer✔Outside Sales
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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 - 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 - Answer✔E. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," a sale is not complete until -
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. - 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: - 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 - Answer✔Contractor
According to the lecture, an "End User" is best defined by the fact that they: - 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? - Answer✔Contractor
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IDIS 240 Exam 1 Questions And Answers
100% Pass.
If you buy Allen-Bradley products in Houston, Texas, you must purchase only from Reynolds
Electric, this is an example of ------- distribution - Answer✔exclusive
Does OEM stand for? - Answer✔Original Equipment Manufacturer
What does MRO stand for? - Answer✔Maintenance, Repair, and Operations
3M products are sold through many distributors. This is an example of ________ distribution. -
Answer✔Intensive
What is this describing: Bundling products and services - Answer✔Assortment
How long is the customer willing to wait? - Answer✔Wait Time
When does the customer want to place orders? - Answer✔Purchase time
Selling products in smaller quantities than allowed by the manufacturer? - Answer✔Breaking
Bulk
Pertains to the container of the product? - Answer✔Packaging
Does the job function refer to the person who handles walk-in customers? - Answer✔Counter
Sales
The function that occurs right after a product is delivered to a distributor and while the delivery
is checked for accuracy? - Answer✔Receiving
What does PAID stand for? - 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? -
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? - Answer✔Buy-Outs
Is the person responsible for meeting the customer at the customer's location is often referred to
as? - Answer✔Outside Sales
1|Page
, © EVERLY 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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 - 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 - Answer✔E. All of these
According to the book "The Distributor's Role in the Supply Chain," a sale is not complete until -
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. - 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: - 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 - Answer✔Contractor
According to the lecture, an "End User" is best defined by the fact that they: - 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? - Answer✔Contractor
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