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SCMN 3710 final Questions and Correct
Answers By Expert
1. The two primary costs (tradeoffs) analyzed in the EOQ
model are
Ans: Ordering/Setup (transportation) and Inventory
Carrying/Holding (insurance)
The fixed interval model does not require close or constant
surveillance of _______.
Ans: Inventory
The two fundamental decisions required to manage a stock
point are
Ans: Ordering/Setup (transportation) and Inventory
Carrying/Holding (insurance)
Nicholas Mwololo
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The context of a "Low Pick, High Store" environment where
"Storage" dominates would suggest equipment selection
and warehouse design that favored
Ans: random locations, high density storage and
manual handling
The "general objective" of materials handling is to create a
productive, efficient, and safe operation that balances
Ans: service and cost, volume and capacity, and safety
and productivity
The context of a "High Pick, Low Storage" environment
where "Picking" dominates would suggest equipment
selection and warehouse design that favors
Ans: dedicated locations, low density storage and
automated handling
Nicholas Mwololo
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As the number of picks per order picker decreases on a given
tour, his/her total time out ___ and the time per pick ___.
Ans: Decreases, Increases
If a DC that picks primarily cases switches to mostly broken
cases (with the same items), which of the following would
occur in the DC?
Ans: Labor costs would increase
The drawback of centralized inventory is:
Ans: that it extends lead times and results in higher
transportation costs.
Dependent demand relates to
Ans: demand for another inventory item or product.
Nicholas Mwololo
SCMN 3710 final Questions and Correct
Answers By Expert
1. The two primary costs (tradeoffs) analyzed in the EOQ
model are
Ans: Ordering/Setup (transportation) and Inventory
Carrying/Holding (insurance)
The fixed interval model does not require close or constant
surveillance of _______.
Ans: Inventory
The two fundamental decisions required to manage a stock
point are
Ans: Ordering/Setup (transportation) and Inventory
Carrying/Holding (insurance)
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 2
The context of a "Low Pick, High Store" environment where
"Storage" dominates would suggest equipment selection
and warehouse design that favored
Ans: random locations, high density storage and
manual handling
The "general objective" of materials handling is to create a
productive, efficient, and safe operation that balances
Ans: service and cost, volume and capacity, and safety
and productivity
The context of a "High Pick, Low Storage" environment
where "Picking" dominates would suggest equipment
selection and warehouse design that favors
Ans: dedicated locations, low density storage and
automated handling
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 3
As the number of picks per order picker decreases on a given
tour, his/her total time out ___ and the time per pick ___.
Ans: Decreases, Increases
If a DC that picks primarily cases switches to mostly broken
cases (with the same items), which of the following would
occur in the DC?
Ans: Labor costs would increase
The drawback of centralized inventory is:
Ans: that it extends lead times and results in higher
transportation costs.
Dependent demand relates to
Ans: demand for another inventory item or product.
Nicholas Mwololo
