CLTD Online Practice Questions and Answers

Climate-controlled warehouses are typically used:

A. to assure operators can work in the best conditions.

B. for storage of food items such as pasta and sugar.

C. for storage of raw material used in aerospace industry.

D. for storage of certain agricultural and medical products.

In a retail firm's implementation of vendor-managed inventory (VMI), what trading partners are responsible for setting target inventory levels and making restocking decisions?

A. Retail consumers and vendors

B. Retailer and its suppliers

C. Retailer and its buyers

D. Retail consumers and retailers

A manufacturer must consider the long-term effects of its products' impact on the environment. A key product design consideration is:

A. routing and scheduling

B. material handling

C. facility planning

D. packaging options

A developing country would like to improve its trade relations with Europe by updating its port infrastructure. Which international organization would help fund the project?

A. the bank for International Settlements

B. The World bank

C. The Central bank

D. The International Monetary Fund

A company would like to eliminate unnecessary returns and/or minimize handling. It designs a process to check and screen merchandise at the entry point into the organization. This is an example of:

A. defect reduction

B. avoidance

C. gatekeeping

D. asset recovery

When a logistics manager assigns workers to receive, store, and move goods into and out of warehouse, they are managing which of the following activities?

A. Physical distribution

B. Materials handling

C. Production management

D. Inventory management

Which of the following order characteristics would make increased levels of inventory necessary?

A. Speed

B. Variability

C. Cost

D. Delivery

Which of the following parties play an integral role during the transportation process?

A. Carriers, shippers, consignees, and financial institutions

B. Carriers, consignees, freight brokers, and financial institutions

C. general public, carriers, warehouses, and shippers

D. Government, general public, shippers, and consignees

An oil and gas company needs to ship petrol 1,000 miles from the port on entry to an inland refinery. Which of the following modes of transportation provides the best long-term, cost-efficient solution?

A. Rail

B. Trucking

C. Pipeline

D. Barge

A logistics manager seeks total integration of components that are essential to achieve stated objectives. Which of the following frameworks would be best to implement?

A. System concepts and analysis

B. Total cost of ownership (TCO)

C. Lean six sigma concepts

D. Network inventory cost minimization

Which of the following concepts best describes the reason rapid e-commerce growth is changing the warehouse landscape?

A. The limitation of qualified material handlers

B. Proliferation of stock keeping units (SKU)

C. Rapid progress in technology offerings

D. Increasing demand for warehouse space

Which of the following supply chain integrative processes assesses the repair and support of products?

A. Product/service development launch

B. Supplier relationship collaboration

C. Life cycle support

D. Reverse logistics

Which of the following terms refers to the body of laws and international agreements that govern the relationships and contracts between most international parties?

A. Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

B. Incoterms

C. Lex Mercatoria

D. Vienna Convention

The Rotterdam Rules provide protection to which of the following entities?

A. Shippers

B. Carriers

C. European Union (EU) members

D. Companies based in the Netherlands

Which of the following entities can act as a firm's liaison with Customs regarding issues of admissibility but cannot make decisions regarding customs transactions:

A. Export management company (EMC)

B. Export trading company (ETC)

C. Freight broker

D. Customs broker