Exam 15: Supply Chain Sustainability

Reverse logistics addresses the movement of physical goods from consumer to producer and product information is an important by-product of the reverse-logistics process.

In a disaster relief supply chain, preparation should precede the disaster, which in turn precedes the response.

A shipment that is transported using two or more modes during its journey is said to be:

ISO 14001:2004 standards require that companies must be inspected by ________ on a regular basis to maintain their certification.

A just-in-time (JIT) system minimizes inventory cost for the company but increases inconvenience in the form of noise, traffic, and air pollution for the community at large.

One motivation for reverse logistics is warranty repair or replacement.

What reason is cited by the authors for the difficulty with receiving approval for sustainability as a strategy?

Which of these statements about disaster relief supply chains is best?

Describe a traveling salesman scenario from your own experience. How can the nearest neighbor heuristic be used to solve it?

________ is the total amount of greenhouse gasses produced to support a firm's operations.

A key difference between a shortest route problem and a traveling salesman problem is:

What are the three most important ethical considerations for workforce management?

Financial responsibility addresses the fiscal needs of:

Which of these sequences in humanitarian supply chain operations is correct?

The delivery driver left the office at 8 a.m. and already had a route mapped out that allowed him to visit all customers once and then return to the office while driving the shortest possible distance. This route was determined by solving a(n) ________.

In some disaster relief efforts ________ is a problem because stocks of some supplies are excessive and for other supplies, stocks are non-existent.

The traveling salesman problem is used to minimize the freight density in a designated salesman's territory.

A supply chain that integrates forward logistics with reverse logistics is called a(n) ________.

Matrix 15.1 Use this data in this matrix to answer the following questions. -Refer to Matrix 15.1. What is the break-even point for shipping a 7,500 pound shipment in class 92.5?

________ addresses the moral, ethical, and philanthropic expectations that society has of an organization.