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Warehousing space is an example of a third-party logistics company product.

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Lina orders a spare part for her custom-built bike from Lumberne Technologies Inc.The company makes use of three-dimensional printing to produce the spare part in one of the nearby branches of the firm.In this case,which of the following technologies is used to produce the spare part?


A) Lenticular printing​
B) Tampography
C) Molding​
D) Additive manufacturing​

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Mezzah Bros.,a video store that sells DVDs and entertainment publications,stores its products in separate warehouses.Moreover,it uses different modes of transportation to deliver them to customers.This scenario illustrates the _____ of Mezzah Bros.


A) ​transactional functions
B) research functions​
C) logistical functions​
D) financing functions​

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Which of the following statements is true of retailers?


A) They provide time and place utility to agents and brokers.​
B) They facilitate the movement of products from the manufacturer to producers and resellers.​
C) They provide contact efficiency for consumers.
D) They facilitate exchanges of ownership between buyers and sellers.​

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Sustainable supply chain management primarily involves integrating and balancing environmental,social,and economic thinking into all phases of the supply chain management process.

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Third-party logistics companies or logistics integrators are consulting-based organizations that assess another's entire logistical service needs and provides integrated solutions,often drawing on multiple fourth-party logistics companies for actual service.

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DutiLog Inc.is a company that specializes in providing warehousing space and transportation solutions to a diverse group of firms.Given this information,DutiLog Inc.is an example of a third-party logistics company.

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A company's supply chain includes all of the companies involved in the upstream and downstream flow of products,services,finances,and information,extending from initial suppliers to the ultimate customer.

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Which of the following statements is true of channel members?


A) Merchant wholesalers create form utility.​
B) Agents and brokers take ownership of goods in the marketing channel.​
C) They provide generalization of labor.​
D) ​They provide contact efficiency.

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Castle Brew Inc.,a leading multinational beverage manufacturing company,coordinates with Waste Yard Inc.,a waste management company,to devise a strategy that would help in recycling and reusing beverage bottles.Castle Brew Inc.plans to install hundreds of machines that would recycle empty bottles in many locations and provide rewards to those consumers who participate in the initiative as it believes that this initiative would help protect the environment.In this scenario,Castle Brew Inc.is practicing _____.


A) mass customization​
B) demand-supply integration​
C) outsourcing​
D) ​sustainable supply chain management

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Agents and brokers are wholesaling intermediaries who take title to goods and services they market.

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Identify a true statement about supply chain management.


A) ​It reflects a completely employee-driven management philosophy.
B) It enables supply chain managers to respond quickly to sudden changes in supply or demand.​
C) It enables supply chain managers to focus on pushing products down the marketing channels to consumers.​
D) It gives assembly line employees total control of materials, processes, money, and finished products.​

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Under the _____ philosophy,functional areas in a company such as marketing,sales,or research/development communicate frequently and are synchronized with purchasing,manufacturing,and logistics.


A) demand-supply integration​
B) demand chain orientation
C) supply chain analytics​
D) supply chain agility​

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What are the advantages of M-commerce? Why is it important?

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Identify a true statement about agile companies.


A) They use a "pull" strategy instead of a "push" strategy to market their products.​
B) They partner closely with suppliers and service providers to reduce customer wait times for products.​
C) They increase the complexity of the supply chain.
D) They spend less time than their competitors on activities that create direct customer benefits.​

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Offshoring reduces transportation costs of a company.

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A _____ enables consumers to return products to the retailer or manufacturer in the event of a product defect,or at the end of the product's useful life to the consumer.


A) ​gray marketing channel
B) reverse channel​
C) nontraditional channel​
D) digital channel​

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Drop and shop programs use convenience to get consumers to recycle products,like batteries or cell phones,during a regular trip to the store.

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Which of the following statements is true of supply chain oriented firms?


A) They work against their partners when seeking to achieve goals.​
B) They are not better off financially in the long run.​
C) They lack the support of top managers.
D) They are willing to accept short-term risks on behalf of others.​

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A _____ is defined as a system of management practices that are consistent with a systems thinking approach.


A) supply chain agility​
B) supply chain integration
C) supply chain orientation​
D) supply chain analytics​

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