Explore topic-wise MCQs in Company QA.

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1.

Reverse Logistics is referred to as

A. sending material from customers to manufacturers
B. sending material from suppliers to manufacturers
C. sending material from suppliers to customers
D. all of the above
Answer» B. sending material from suppliers to manufacturers
2.

Packaging machinery may be of the following types

A. Accumulating and collating machines
B. Bottle caps equipment, over-capping, lidding, closing, seaming and sealing machines
C. Coding, printing, marking, stamping, and imprinting machines
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
3.

……………..is a part of development of facility structures.

A. Transportation
B. Warehousing
C. Sorting
D. Logistics
Answer» C. Sorting
4.

The need for holistic approaches is that EXCEPT

A. SCM is integrative and interdisciplinary.
B. Logistics is just one of several established sub-disciplines.
C. SC can be broken down into its component parts and looked for different levels to manage risk
D. There is no risk in e-SCM
Answer» E.
5.

The companies will realize the benefits of implementing IT when which of the following is undertaken?

A. Companies need to invest heavily in information systems.
B. Companies need to automate the existing supply chain systems and processes.
C. Companies need to re-engineer their supply chain structure.
D. Companies need to re-engineer their supply chain structure and undertake revision in the supporting organizational processes.
Answer» E.
6.

Forward logistics refers to

A. sending material from customers to manufacturers
B. sending material from suppliers to manufacturers
C. sending material from manufactures to suppliers
D. all of the above
Answer» C. sending material from manufactures to suppliers
7.

Order management refers to

A. the process of receiving, tallying, and processing orders
B. is an online software can automate the process
C. Helps in keeping sync with your inventory
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
8.

Environmental benefits due to e-logistics are

A. proper and standard packaging increases flexibility on vehicles
B. electronic commerce has increased the exchange cost.
C. Rerouting of vehicles has added to congestion
D. None of the above
Answer» B. electronic commerce has increased the exchange cost.
9.

ERP systems refers to customization and configuration then

A. Customization is always optional
B. Software can be used without configuration before use
C. Software updation is optional
D. Customisation is using standard ERP software
Answer» B. Software can be used without configuration before use
10.

E-procurement advantages include

A. E-procur’ sys’ offer visibility and control
B. efficiency, transparency, equity, fairness and encouragement of local business
C. Reduces competition
D. lowers transaction costs
Answer» D. lowers transaction costs
11.

e-business- studies on three-layer classification

A. Primary effects mainly come from IT infrastructure like terminal equipments, mobile phones, network infrastructures
B. Secondary effects stem from applications, for example, change in warehousing, transportation or packaging
C. Tertiary Effects centrally refer to the consumption patterns and rebound effects- supports paperless, building less and pollution less environment
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
12.

Radio Frequency identification (RFID)

A. uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects
B. An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder; a radio receiver and transmitter.
C. When triggered by nearby RFID reader device, the tag transmits digital data
D. All of above are true
Answer» E.
13.

e- Payment Methods are except

A. credit / debit cards
B. bank transfers
C. electronic wallets
D. Physical cash payment
Answer» E.
14.

The variability in demand orders among supply chain participants:

A. cannot be controlled
B. refers to the bullwhip effect
C. can be controlled with electronic order placement
D. is more pronounced in relational exchanges ANSWER: B
Answer» C. can be controlled with electronic order placement
15.

…………inventory is not the type of inventory based on inventory position in the supply chain.

A. Supplier
B. Manufacturer
C. Retailer
D. Customer
Answer» E.
16.

Transportation serves as a ……………. During the movement of product.

A. In-transit storage
B. Warehouse
C. Product storaged.
D. Movement
Answer» B. Warehouse
17.

For transaction along the e-SC

A. Payment gateways and payment providers offer highly effective security and anti-fraud tools to make transactions reliable.
B. E-commerce fraud is growing
C. There is lack of anonymity
D. All are true
Answer» E.
18.

ERP systems track

A. business resources
B. the status of business commitments
C. information through manufacturing purchasing sales and accounting
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
19.

…………is the fastest mode of transport.

A. Road transport
B. Railway transport
C. Water transport
D. Air Transport
Answer» E.
20.

SKUs means

A. Stock Keeping Units
B. Stock Knocking uniformity
C. Stock knowledge united
D. None of the above .
Answer» B. Stock Knocking uniformity
21.

…………..occurs when a company retains core business to perform some of its work Outside

A. .a. Outsourcing
B. KPI
C. 3PL
D. 4PL
Answer» B. KPI
22.

The traditional “three R’s” are except

A. Reduce
B. Reuse
C. Recycle
D. Rotate
Answer» E.
23.

RFID tags does not include

A. Passive tags are powered by energy from the RFID reader's interrogating radio waves.
B. Active tags are powered by a battery and thus can be read at a greater range from the RFID reader; up to hundreds of meters.
C. Unlike a barcode, the tag doesn't need to be within the line of sight of the reader, so it may be embedded in the tracked object.
D. All of above are true
Answer» E.
24.

e- SCM needs to have

A. Process orientation as a basic understanding in the value creation process
B. It involves coordination and integration of these processes within and among  companies.
C. SCM process is from Customer Order intake to customer fulfilment
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
25.

KAIZEN means

A. Complete improvement
B. Collaborative planning and improvement
C. Continous improvement
D. Continous monitoring
Answer» D. Continous monitoring
26.

…..... is the design of seamless value-added processes across organization boundaries to meet the real needs of the end customer.

A. Operations
B. Supply chain management
C. Process engineering
D. Value charting
Answer» C. Process engineering
27.

………….includes design and administration of systems to control the flow of materials, WIP and finished inventory to support business unit strategy.

A. Logistics Management
B. Materials Management
C. Bill of Materials
D. Distribution Management
Answer» B. Materials Management
28.

…………..is a function of re-arranging and re- packing as per individual orders.

A. Break- Bulk
B. Warehousing
C. Cross Docking
D. Sorting
Answer» D. Sorting
29.

Data warehouses

A. DWH also known as an enterprise data warehouse (EDW)
B. store current and historical data in one single place
C. Extract, transform, load (ETL) and extract, load, transform (E-LT) are the two main approaches used to build a data warehouse system.
D. All above are true
Answer» E.
30.

Logistics Renovation towards E-logistics has

A. Procurement and fulfilment as the key process
B. only procurement is key process6
C. only fulfilment is key process
D. none of the above.
Answer» B. only procurement is key process6
31.

The …..... has made it possible for other companies to eliminate intermediaries and sell directly to the end consumer.

A. SCM
B. Internet
C. competition
D. global sourcing
Answer» C. competition
32.

.…….. represent the frequency of satisfying customer order in given span of time.

A. order cycle time
B. fill rate
C. perfect order
D. system flexibility
Answer» C. perfect order
33.

Controlling in e-SCM is controlling of SCM flows

A. Product flow
B. Information flow
C. Financial flow
D. All are true
Answer» E.
34.

Value stream mapping is an application of process mapping, developed to apply …..principles to process improvement.

A. Management
B. Lean
C. Supply chain
D. Cycle time
Answer» C. Supply chain
35.

A software system used to maintain relational databases is true for except

A. RDMS
B. SQL
C. Cannot be accessed from a local network
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
36.

.………….is concerned with a firm’s ability to satisfy customer’s requirement in timely manner

A. Minimum Inventory
B. Price stabilization
C. Quality
D. Rapid Responses
Answer» E.
37.

Advantages of e-SCM except :

A. It improves efficiency,
B. It increases inventory at each SC partner
C. It helps to take competitive advantage over competitors
D. It increases ability to implement just-in-time delivery
Answer» C. It helps to take competitive advantage over competitors
38.

e-SCM can be looked into details for

A. Process engineering and inventory management
B. Assets and infrastructure dependencies-
C. Organizations and inter-organizational networks
D. All of above
Answer» E.
39.

DSS is an application of Hebert Simon model which has three phases

A. i) Intelligence phase: to identify the problem and then go to the design phase for solution.
B. ii) Design- way to find solution
C. iii) Choice - selection criteria varies from problem to problem.
D. All are true
Answer» E.
40.

VMI stands for

A. Vendor material inventory
B. Vendor managed inventory
C. Variable material inventory
D. Valuable material inventory
Answer» C. Variable material inventory
41.

Competitive advantage can be created and achieved by logistics managers by

A. cost advantage.
B. Quality.
C. value advantage.
D. cost and value advantage
Answer» E.
42.

RFID means

A. Radio frequency Identification Data
B. Radio frequency Identification
C. Rapid Frequency Identity
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Rapid Frequency Identity
43.

SCM process involves in order

A. Plan, Source, execute,deliver, return
B. Source Plan,, execute, return deliver,
C. execute deliver Plan, Source, return
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Source Plan,, execute, return deliver,
44.

.The correct sequence of an organizations supply chain from a systems perspective is:

A. transformation process, delivery to customers, acquisition of resources.
B. transformation process, acquisition of resources, delivery to customers.
C. acquisition of resources, transformation process, delivery to customers.
D. delivery to customers, acquisition of resources, transformation process
Answer» D. delivery to customers, acquisition of resources, transformation process
45.

The downstream supply chain is:

A. xclusively inside an organization.
B. involved with procurement of material from suppliers.
C. the distribution of products or delivery of services to customers.
D. both the first and third answer above.
Answer» D. both the first and third answer above.
46.

Electronic signature technology is

A. e-signature is signature in electronic form
B. Has legal stand as handwritten signature
C. Electronic signatures are legal concept distinct from digital signatures
D. All are true
Answer» E.
47.

New Trends and technology in logistics now include

A. Artificial and Augmented Intelligence
B. Data standardization and Advance Analytics
C. Real Time Supply Chain Visibility
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
48.

Inventory management for E-Commerce uses

A. ABC analysis
B. First in first out(FIFO)
C. Regular Inventory auditing:
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
49.

3-PL stands for

A. Three points logistics
B. Third party logistics
C. Three points location
D. The Party Logistics
Answer» C. Three points location
50.

Need for OMS is

A. Streamline Fulfilment Process
B. Reduces Errors
C. Single View For Multiple Channels
D. All of the above
Answer» E.