1. (6 points) What do you consider to be some important issues in the design of a logistics

information system for your individual project?

2. What are some features that a logistics information system should provide in

order to improve on traditional systems? Apply to the countries of origin in your individual

project.

3. Cite 3 (out of 6) functions covered by a logistics information system. Why do

you consider these particularly important in your individual project?

4. At the distributors level, the planning process includes:

1. forecast demand for finished products
2. flow management in the stores
3. planning of warehouse-to-store transportation
4. warehouse flow management
5. all of the above

5. The following cost elements should be monitored to achieve optimization of global

operations and logistics functions:

1. procurement costs for raw materials, components and sub-units
2. production costs: labor, work-in-process inventory
3. distribution costs: freight, order preparation, maintenance, spare parts
4. sales price of finished goods
5. all of the above

6. Select 2 (out of 5) types of responsibility centers and explain why they are critical

to the success of your individual project.

7. Performance metrics can measure the level of:

1. efficiency of the managerial functions (quality, organization, costs)
2. adaptability to customer requirements (unpredictable customer demand)
3. adaptability to market requirements (uncertainties in the market place)
4. all of the above
5. none of the above

8. Why is it important to use both internal and external performance measures, and to benchmark them against competitor performance? Apply to your individual project.

9. What performance indicators and metrics are you going to use in your individual

project to evaluate third-party logistics? Justify.

10. Select one organizational structure (out of 4) for your individual project. What are

its key characteristics?

11. In the channel, relationships depend heavily on coordination which involves establish-

ing rules that govern the production and allocation of outputs, and cooperation which implies the

sharing of aims and goals.

True False

12. Just-in-time (JIT) is a relational type of exchange which usually results in:

1. an increase in the number of communications with manufacturing/quality functions
2. integration of quality
3. intensification of functional contacts between customer and supplier
4. greater involvement of other functions in the process of choosing new suppliers
5. all of the above

13. The paradoxical dimension of the cooperative organization is that, although the

outcome of the cooperation is uncertain, it seeks to reduce the uncertainty in its environment and

that of its partner by sharing information and expertise.

True False

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