Exam 9: Information Systems and Supply Chain Management

From the retailer's view,___________ reduces the retailer's supply chain costs and investment because the vendor assumes the costs and risks of shipping the product to the customer.

Ali supervises the conveyor belts in a distribution centre.Her job is to make sure the merchandise moves quickly from the receiving docks to the staging area in order for the trucks to load and deliver.No merchandise is stored as the vendors already prepared it specifically for the stores.Ali works in ______________________ at the distribution centre.

With quick response (QR)delivery systems,the ability to satisfy the customer's demand can _____________ while inventory investment can ____________.

_______ are companies that purchase transport services.Then they consolidate small shipments from a number of shippers into large shipments which move at a lower freight rate.

The retailer's order is transmitted to the distribution system via computers.Then the computer at the distribution centre creates a(n)____,a document or display on the screen in a forklift truck that tells the order filler how much of each item to get from the storage area and to take to the staging area.

A _____ stores purchase data collected at the point of sale that is used to access data designed to support decision making in an organization.

What are two benefits of having an efficient supply chain?

Which of the following best describes logistics?

How can the QR system increase product availability,yet decrease inventory investment?

To meet specific needs of a variety of customers,retailers must:

Which of the following is a benefit of having an efficient supply chain?

_____________________________ is the computer-to-computer exchange of business documents from retailer to vendor and back.

________________________ includes logistics,and is a set of activities and techniques firms employ to efficiently and effectively manage the flow of merchandise from the vendors to the retailer's customers.

Because of their position in the supply chain,retailers are in a unique position to:

How can retailers that use a QR system reduce logistics expenses?

Alvin works in a distribution centre.According to his job description,he is responsible for _____ or filling out paperwork to record the receipt of merchandise at the centre.

Which is NOT a benefit of using RFID over traditional bar codes?

Ian's job at the Nordstrom distribution centre is to place some of the incoming apparel on hangers in size order before rolling them down to be ticketed.Ian is preparing the merchandise to be:

Information stored in a data warehouse can be used to:

Which of the following is a computer-to-computer exchange of business documents from retailer to vendor and back?