WGU D470 Practice Exam • Questions With Definite
Solutions
How are fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider solutions delivered?
Accurate Answer:- Across the entire supply chain
Which type of transportation mode is optimal for shipping a package
containing an expensive antique vase a very long distance? Accurate
Answer:- Air
Which surcharge is used to account for variations in marine fuel pricing?
Accurate Answer:- Bunker adjustment surcharge
What are the two key factors used in the selection of the most appropriate
type of road transport for a large shipment? Accurate Answer:- Weight
and volume of cargo
A company is distributing four products (A, B, C, and D) with the following
volume-to-weight ratios:
Product Volume-to-weight ratio
A: 100
B: 600
C: 1000
D: 250
Which product is relatively the most efficient for distribution? Accurate
Answer:- Product A
Which stage of the product life cycle (PLC) function has the greatest positive
slope? Accurate Answer:- Growth
A skincare company is facing a large amount of fluctuation in the demand for
its products.
Which operational means of production strategy should the company use in
this situation? Accurate Answer:- Variability-based
A large chemical company produces a water treatment chemical that is used
in the purification process for municipal water treatment facilities.
, Which manufacturing process should the chemical company use?
Accurate Answer:- Continuous production
Which type of company performance ability minimizes waste in its production
process? Accurate Answer:- Quality performance
A company is reengineering its logistics network by lowering costs.
How will this action affect the network? Accurate Answer:- The number
of facilities decreases.
A supermarket chain produces its own brand of food products that it uses as a
replacement for brand-name items when stock levels are low. The products
are essentially identical to those it purchases from brand-name
manufacturers.
What is the result of this strategy for the supermarket chain? Accurate
Answer:- It decreases logistics costs.
Which operational decision would affect a shipping company's functionality?
Accurate Answer:- Vehicle maintenance
Why do companies outsource distribution operations? Accurate Answer:-
To reduce logistics costs
What happens to product sales in the introductory phase of the product life
cycle (PLC)? Accurate Answer:- They increase at an increasing rate.
Which type of logistics should a company interested in improving its recycling
operations focus on? Accurate Answer:- Reverse
A company's distribution center receives large shipments from its
manufacturing plants, which are then shipped out as smaller shipments to
customers.
Which type of operation is the distribution center using? Accurate
Answer:- Break-bulk
A government entity sets a road tax exemption for electric vehicles.
What is this type of government action called? Accurate Answer:-
Incentive
Solutions
How are fourth-party logistics (4PL) provider solutions delivered?
Accurate Answer:- Across the entire supply chain
Which type of transportation mode is optimal for shipping a package
containing an expensive antique vase a very long distance? Accurate
Answer:- Air
Which surcharge is used to account for variations in marine fuel pricing?
Accurate Answer:- Bunker adjustment surcharge
What are the two key factors used in the selection of the most appropriate
type of road transport for a large shipment? Accurate Answer:- Weight
and volume of cargo
A company is distributing four products (A, B, C, and D) with the following
volume-to-weight ratios:
Product Volume-to-weight ratio
A: 100
B: 600
C: 1000
D: 250
Which product is relatively the most efficient for distribution? Accurate
Answer:- Product A
Which stage of the product life cycle (PLC) function has the greatest positive
slope? Accurate Answer:- Growth
A skincare company is facing a large amount of fluctuation in the demand for
its products.
Which operational means of production strategy should the company use in
this situation? Accurate Answer:- Variability-based
A large chemical company produces a water treatment chemical that is used
in the purification process for municipal water treatment facilities.
, Which manufacturing process should the chemical company use?
Accurate Answer:- Continuous production
Which type of company performance ability minimizes waste in its production
process? Accurate Answer:- Quality performance
A company is reengineering its logistics network by lowering costs.
How will this action affect the network? Accurate Answer:- The number
of facilities decreases.
A supermarket chain produces its own brand of food products that it uses as a
replacement for brand-name items when stock levels are low. The products
are essentially identical to those it purchases from brand-name
manufacturers.
What is the result of this strategy for the supermarket chain? Accurate
Answer:- It decreases logistics costs.
Which operational decision would affect a shipping company's functionality?
Accurate Answer:- Vehicle maintenance
Why do companies outsource distribution operations? Accurate Answer:-
To reduce logistics costs
What happens to product sales in the introductory phase of the product life
cycle (PLC)? Accurate Answer:- They increase at an increasing rate.
Which type of logistics should a company interested in improving its recycling
operations focus on? Accurate Answer:- Reverse
A company's distribution center receives large shipments from its
manufacturing plants, which are then shipped out as smaller shipments to
customers.
Which type of operation is the distribution center using? Accurate
Answer:- Break-bulk
A government entity sets a road tax exemption for electric vehicles.
What is this type of government action called? Accurate Answer:-
Incentive
