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When a warehouse is primarily justified on service, the supporting rationale is that ____
from sales improvements will more than offset added cost. - ANSWER Profits
The advantages of consolidation are the realization of the lowest possible freight rate,
_______ and _______ delivery, and reduced congestion at a customer's receiving dock. -
ANSWER Timely and controlled
A ____ warehouse is operated by the enterprise that owns merchandise handled and
stored in the facility. A ____ warehouse, in contrast, is operated as an independent
business. ____ warehousing is a customized extension of public warehousing. - ANSWER
Private, public, contract
The decision concerning ownership or lease is primarily bass on which of the following
consideration? - ANSWER Financial
Public warehouses are used extensively in what type of system? - ANSWER Logistical
What type of service will result from spot-stocking, full-line stocking and value-added
services? - ANSWER Improvements
A long-term contractual relationship will typically result in lower total ____ than a public
warehouse. - ANSWER Cost
A break bulk operation receives a single large shipment and arranges for delivery to
____ destinations. - ANSWER Multiple
, The basic concept that warehouses provide an enclosure for material storage and
handling requires detailed ____ before the size, type, and shape of the facility can be
determined. - ANSWER Analysis
The important differences between contract and public warehouse are the anticipated
length of the relationship, degree of exclusive or customized services, and shared
incorporation if which of the following? - ANSWER Benefits and risks
What are the drivers for site selection? - ANSWER Service availability and cost
A private warehouse is usually operated by the firm owning the product. The building,
however can be owned or ____. - ANSWER Leased
Warehouse design must take into account product ____ characteristics. - ANSWER
Movement
Public warehouses have conventionally been categorized based on operation
specialization like general merchandise, ____, special commodity, bonded and
household goods and furniture. - ANSWER Refrigerated
Which of the following factors are analyzed for each product in terms of annual demand,
weight, cube, and _____. - ANSWER Packaging
Which of the following operations characteristics are combined for contract
warehousing? - ANSWER Private and public
Justifying purchase or option of a site three to five times larger than required to support
initial construction is due to which of the following? - ANSWER Potential expansion
(T/F) Planning issues that establish character of a warehouse determines attainable
handling efficiency. - ANSWER True
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