PART 1 Question 1 [10 points total, 2 points each] Choose the best answer. Each question has one and only one best answer. 1) Which of the following can be considered as the driver of omni-channel retailing? a) Customer expectations of seamless buying experience. b) The availability of digital platforms. c) Development of big-data analytics. d) All of the above. 2) Which of the following is WRONG about designing a transportation network? a) Milk run may reduce the transportation cost, but it may also increase complexity in coordination. b) Frequent and small shipments give rise to consolidation opportunities in order to reduce transportation costs. c) In milk run, shipments are consolidated in a consolidation center rather than in a vehicle. d) None of the above. 3) Cloud computing affects companies by a) Reducing the time and cost to develop and deploy new applications. b) Enabling data-driven decision making in a more agile manner. c) Providing real-time data and therefore more visibility. d) Only a and b. e) a, b, and c. 4) What would be the total warehouse capacity for a single product if its demand is 10,000 units/year, its annual inventory turnover ratio is 20 , and each product takes 5 square feet (use a factor of 2 to take account of space needed for access and handling)? a) 10,000 square feet b) 20,000 square feet c) 30,000 square feet d) 40,000 square feet 5) What is the main way in which autonomous trucks are disruptive in the long-haul trucking industry? a) By digitizing customer experience. b) By digitizing operations. c) By making a new business model. d) None of the above