Logistics and Freight Distribution

Logistics involves a broad set of activities dedicated to the ___________ and _________ of goods, from raw material sourcing to final market distribution as well as related information flows.

• transliteration, transportation

• teleportation, distribution

• transformation, distribution

• transcription, distribution

The purpose of logistics is to _________

• make available goods, raw materials, and commodities, fulfilling four major requirements related to order, delivery, quality, and cost fulfillment

• manufacture goods, move raw materials, and commodities, introducing four major requirements related to order, delivery, quality, and cost fulfillment

• make unavailable goods, raw materials, and commodities, unfulfilling three major requirements related to order, delivery, and cost fulfillment

• make goods and raw materials with commodities, creating demand for order, delivery, quality, and cost fulfillment

Below are issues related to logistics EXCEPT:

• location of suppliers

• the transport modes to be used

• where the freight will be stored

• timing and sequencing of personnel

Previously, supply chain management tended to focus on transportation and warehousing aspects, while logistics would consider sourcing as well as final distribution.

• True

• False

Logistics activities include the following: (more than one answer):

• physical distribution

• materials management

• personnel management

• recycling activities

Physical distribution is the range of activities involved in the movement of goods from points of production to final points of sale and consumption.

• True

• False

Materials management considers all the activities involved in the manufacturing of commodities in all their stages of production along a supply chain.

• True

• False

Production and marketing activities such as production planning, demand forecasting, purchasing, and inventory management are all part of _______

• personnel management

• distribution management

• materials management

• event management

A facility designed to store goods for longer periods of time (weeks or months) is called ________.

• distribution center

• warehouse

• storage space

• storage bunker

Goods stored in a ________ ______ have usually been sold and are in transit to their destination.

• public warehouse

• private warehouse

• contract warehouse

• distribution center