CLTD Module One. Logistics and
Supply Chain Overview
Order to Delivery Cycle - answer the usual time between the customer placing an order
and receiving the product
Warehousing - answer the activities related to receiving, storing, and shipping materials
to and from production or distribution locations.
Transportation - answer the function of planning, scheduling and controlling activities
related to mode, vendor and movement of inventories into and out of an organization.
Imports – answer products bought in one country and produced in another.
Exports – answer products produced in one country and sold in another.
Packaging - answer materials used to wrap or protect goods.
Materials Handling - answer movement and storage of goods inside inside the
distribution center.
Inventory Management - answerThe branch of business management concerned with
planning and controlling inventories.
Order Management - answerThe planning, directing, monitoring, and controlling of the
processes related to customer orders, manufacturing orders, and purchase orders.
Warehouse management and transportation execution systems - answerlogistics
information systems that initiate and control the movement of materials between supply
chain partners.
Customer Service Management - answera process that enables a business to offer
post-purchase service and information to the customer.
Logistics = - answerPhysical Supply + Distribution
Physical Supply - answerThe movement and storage of goods from suppliers to
manufacturing. The cost of physical supply is ultimately passed on to the customer.
Materials Management - answerThe grouping of management functions supporting the
complete cycle of material flow, from the purchase and internal control of production
Supply Chain Overview
Order to Delivery Cycle - answer the usual time between the customer placing an order
and receiving the product
Warehousing - answer the activities related to receiving, storing, and shipping materials
to and from production or distribution locations.
Transportation - answer the function of planning, scheduling and controlling activities
related to mode, vendor and movement of inventories into and out of an organization.
Imports – answer products bought in one country and produced in another.
Exports – answer products produced in one country and sold in another.
Packaging - answer materials used to wrap or protect goods.
Materials Handling - answer movement and storage of goods inside inside the
distribution center.
Inventory Management - answerThe branch of business management concerned with
planning and controlling inventories.
Order Management - answerThe planning, directing, monitoring, and controlling of the
processes related to customer orders, manufacturing orders, and purchase orders.
Warehouse management and transportation execution systems - answerlogistics
information systems that initiate and control the movement of materials between supply
chain partners.
Customer Service Management - answera process that enables a business to offer
post-purchase service and information to the customer.
Logistics = - answerPhysical Supply + Distribution
Physical Supply - answerThe movement and storage of goods from suppliers to
manufacturing. The cost of physical supply is ultimately passed on to the customer.
Materials Management - answerThe grouping of management functions supporting the
complete cycle of material flow, from the purchase and internal control of production
