Importance of Logistics: Did it surprise you that logistics have such an important economic impact? Why or why not?

1. Importance of Logistics: Did it surprise you that logistics have such an important economic impact? Why or why not?

2. Information in Logistics Management: In support of inbound and outbound logistics, in what ways can information be helpful in logistics and supply chain management?

3. Inventory Balances: What makes it difficult for managers to achieve the proper balance of inventory?

4. Location of Facilities and Cost: How have cost considerations influenced facility location decisions?

5. Outsourcing Strategy: Is outsourcing advantageous? If so, to whom? If not, why so?

6. Warehouse vs. DCs vs. Cross Docking Facilities: Distinguish among warehouses, distribution centers, and cross-docking facilities.

7. Demand and Order Management Relationship: What is the relationship between demand management, order management, and customer service?

8. Importance of Transportation Management: Why is transportation important to a firm’s supply chain operations?

Name and describe the steps in the supplier selection and evaluation process.

1. Name and describe the steps in the supplier selection and evaluation process.

2. In terms of warehousing design, give examples of trade-offs involving space, labor, and mechanization.

3. List the various methods of order transmittal and discuss relevant characteristics of each one.

4. List and discuss the three elements of the dependability dimension of customer service.

5. Pick three modes of transportation, name the federal agency responsible for safety regulation for each of the modes you picked, and provide a safety-related issue for each mode.