Suppose that you have a Network Facility Location model that minimizes total costs but you also want to capture the Level of Service (LOS). Which of the following statements make sense for defining the LOS?

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The average distance from DCs to customers.

The total weighted distance traveled inbound and outbound.

Maximum distance of any customer from a DC.

The average cost per mile (kilometer) traveled on the outbound arcs.

None of the above.

When running a Supply Chain Network Design optimization model, which of the following statements are true?

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The most flexible (but not necessarily the lowest cost) manufacturing strategy is to have every plant produce every product.

Using multi-commodity flow models improves the robustness of the solution.

The impact of network design on safety stock levels is captured in the facility costs.

Multi-commodity flow models are more complex and require more data than single commodity models.

None of the above.

Concerning the Master Production Schedule (MPS), which of the following statements are true?

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Illustrates when products will be available for sales in the future.

The Level strategy can lead to higher switching costs than the Chase strategy.

The Level strategy can lead to a higher inventory level than the Chase strategy.

Level and Chase strategies typically lead to the same production plans.

None of the above.

Concerning Distribution Channels, which of the following statements are true?

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The four major types of players in a distribution channel are manufacturers, wholesalers/distributors, retailers, and consumers.

If a retailer adds a Mixing Center that receives shipments from multiple vendors and consolidates them into mixed full truckload deliveries to its DCs, then this will tend to decrease the economic lot size quantity for individual products.

Mixing Centers work best when only very large suppliers (those sending a lot of product to the retailer) rather than smaller suppliers participate.

When suppliers use Direct to Store Delivery (DSD), this reduces the volume of product flowing through a retailer's DCs.

None of the above.

Regarding the lesson about Reverse Supply Chain, which of the following statements are true?

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Return products are part of closed loop supply chains.

Repair is where you bring the product back to working order.

Direct reuse or return to the distribution mode is the fastest way back for returns.

When the used product is remanufactured, its quality levels are as new products.

None of the above.