Exam 15: Location, Logistics, and Product Returns

_______ carriers are highly restricted/specialized in the types of products that they can carry.

The receipt of bulk shipments which are then broken down and repackaged into outgoing orders in a warehouse is referred to as _______.

Approximately how many miles of railroad track are there in the U.S.?

Bulk goods (grain, etc.) would most likely to be shipped by which transportation mode?

How can a firm benefit from owning its own warehouses? What risks might the firm face from doing so?

Lean warehousing may call for increases in all of the following EXCEPT this:

The use of landfills for disposal of returned products is

The matching of one or more modes of transportation with the items to be shipped, needs of shippers/customers, and appropriate law is referred to as?

The availability of inexpensive labor is related to what location decision consideration?

In the U.S., which of the five basic modes of transportation is responsible for the second-largest volume (in value) of domestic freight hauled?

There are three customer locations with x- and y-coordinates of (0, 0), (4, 3), and (1, 1), respectively. The customers have a projected shipment volume of 12, 20, and 18, respectively. Using the center-of-gravity technique, what is the y-coordinate of a facility to serve these customers (to two decimal places)?

Reducing the number of warehouses should, according to the square root rule, have what effect on the total inventory in the system?

The fifth step in the weighted-factor rating technique is to

A delivery truck makes a delivery at a grocery store then returns to the distribution center with no freight on board. The return trip would be an example of _______.

The objective of the center-of-gravity technique is to

A company is considering Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Baltimore as candidate locations for a new facility. For the weighted-factor rating technique, the company is evaluating each location on three factors (distance to customers, labor costs, and utility costs). The factors are weighted 0.5, 0.3, and 0.2, respectively. Pittsburgh received scores of 90, 75, and 65 for the three factors. Philadelphia received scores of 85, 82, and 70. Baltimore received scores of 82, 85, and 75. Which of the three cities is ranked third by the weighted-factor rating technique?

Choosing to locate in a country where employees would have access to world-class health care would likely involve which location decision consideration?

Rail carriers are typically favorable for which shipping conditions?

The first step in the weighted-factor rating technique is to

Silicon Valley, Wall Street, and Milan are examples of _______.