SCMN 3720 Transportation Exam 1 Study Guide.docx

SCMN 3720 Transportation Exam 1 Study Guide **[1 The Role of Logistics in Supply Chains]** 1.[What is Supply Chain Management?] - 2\. [What Is Logistics?] - 3\. [What does logistics primarily do in the supply chain]? - - - 4\. [What are the Seven Rights of Logistics?] - 5\....

SCMN 3720 Transportation Exam 1 Study Guide **[1 The Role of Logistics in Supply Chains]** 1.[What is Supply Chain Management?] - 2\. [What Is Logistics?] - 3\. [What does logistics primarily do in the supply chain]? - - - 4\. [What are the Seven Rights of Logistics?] - 5\. [Describe the origins of the word Logistics.] - - 6\. [Why do we need Logistics?] - - 7\. [Describe logistics costs in the US compared to other countries]. - 8\. [What is the largest category of spending within logistics costs in the U.S. today?] - 9\. [What is the trend of logistics cost in the U.S. and what has that caused?] - 10\. [Describe the roles of logistics in supply chains]. - - - - - - - 11\. [What is economies of scale?] - - 12\. [What are the main elements of total landed costs?] - 13\. [How does total landed costs impact the market reach for companies?] - **[2 Logistics Activities & Fulfillment Models]** 1\. [What are the two main components of logistic activities?] - - - - 2\. [What are the key warehouse activities? Define and give examples of each]. - - **Storage of inventory**: - - - - - **Inventory management**: - - - - - **Material Handling:** - - - **Packaging:** - - - - - - **Value Added Activities** - - - - - - - - **Returns:** - - - **Transportation:** - - 3\. [What is transportation as it relates to logistics?] - 4\. [What are the cost tradeoffs between inventory and transportation?] - 5\. [What revolutionized inventory management?] - 6\. [What are the cost trade-offs with packaging?] - 7\. [What is the rate of returned product for e-commerce retail?] - 8\. [What is the order fulfillment process?] - 9\. [What must a company determine before it can develop its fulfillment model?] - - 10\. [What are the 4 key drivers in determining a company's fulfillment model?] - - - - 11\. [What are the different types of fulfillment models and the characteristics of each?] - - - - - - - - 12\. [What two questions do you need to start a company's Logistics Network Model analysis?] - - 13\. [What are the 4 key cost tradeoffs functional areas in determining a network model?] - - - - Definitions: - - - - - - - - - - **[3 Distribution Facilities]** 1.[What is the goal of a distribution facility?] - - 2\. [Describe what has evolved in distribution facilities since 1950.] - - - - 3\. [Describe the different types of distribution facilities]. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4\. [What's the difference between a warehouse and a distribution center?] - - - - - 5\. [What are the five primary functions of a distribution center and their definitions?] - - - - - - - - - - - 6\. [How is postponement used as an inventory strategy?] - - - 7\. [What are some examples of value added activities?] - - - - - - - - - - - 8\. [What determines the type of storage facility used?] - 9\. [What are some examples of the types of products in temperature-controlled] [facilities?] - - - - 4 Product Storage & Material Handling [1. Why do companies use product storage systems?] - - - - - [2. What determines the type of storage methods used in a Distribution Facility?] - - - - - - [3. Describe the different indoor dry goods product storage methods.] - - - - - - Product Storage Methods: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [4. What product storage method is the most common?] - [5. Describe LIFO and FIFO order picking and how it can impact the storage method.] - - - - [6. How is product storage density measured?] - [7. What product storage method is the least expensive and likely provides the least storage density?] - [8. What product storage method is the most expensive but also provide thes highest storage density?] - [9. How does the order picking method impact the storage method utilized?] - - - - [10. Describe the most basic pallet storage and picking method.] - [11. Describe the different material handling equipment options.] - - - - - - - [12. Which MHE is the most common?] - [13. What determines the material handling equipment utilized?] - [14. Why would CVS build a facility that only focuses on bulk items? (article)] - **[5 Facility Layout & Design part 1]** 1\. [What are the four steps to Distribution Facility Design?] - - - - 2\. [What are the key criteria used in space requirements planning?] - - - - - - - - 3\. [What is peak-to-average storage ratio?] - 4\. [Why is the planned occupancy of a facility important?] - - 5\. [What is the definition of inventory turns and how do you calculate it?] - - 6\. [What does a high inventory turn indicate about a company?] - - 7\. [How is average inventory determined?] - 8\. [What are the dimensions and square footage of a standard pallet?] - - - - - 9\. [Why is it important to know how many items of a SKU can fit on a standard full pallet?] - 10\. [What are the advantages and disadvantages of both a newly built facility and repurposing an existing facility?] - - - - - - 11\. [What are the current trend in warehouse vacancy rates and what is driving the trend?] - **[6 Facility Layout & Design part 2]** 1\. [What is the goal of a distribution facility overall layout?] - 2\. [What are the facility layout principles and their benefits?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3\. [What are the 4 steps to Frazelle's Layout Methodology]? - - - - 4\. [What is meant by Adjacency Optimization in facility design?] - 5\. [What are the 3 steps to finalizing the detail facility design?] - - - 6\. [What is the definition of slotting and how is it used in key warehouse functions?] - - - - 7\. [What does slotting determine?] - - - 8\. [What are the benefits of proper product slotting?] - 9\. [Why are aisle widths important and what benefits can they provide?] - 10.[What cost tradeoffs need to be considered in narrow aisle and very narrow aisle widths?] - **[7 The Order Fulfillment Process]** 1\. [What two things have happened prior to receiving an order from a customer?] - - 2\. [What is the definition of receiving and why is it important to use a bar code scanner in the] [Process?] - 3\. [What is the definition of putaway and why is it important to complete the process?] - 4\. [What is a customer order?] - 5\. [What is the order fulfillment process?] - 6\. [What is perfect order fulfillment?] - 7\. [What is the definition of each step in the order fulfillment process?] - - - - - - - - - - 8\. [What typically happens before an order is accepted?] - 9\. [Why is inventory allocation important in the order fulfillment process?] - 10.[What process is the most labor-intensive process in a distribution facility?] - 11.[What innovation has improved order picking accuracy?] - 12.[What are the four different picking strategies and the advantages and challenges of each?] - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13.[What are the considerations for choosing a picking strategy?] - 14.[Why is the packing process important?] - 15.[What part of the shipping process is critical to customer shipment monitoring?] -