QUESTION: 161

A manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with a single plant and nine regional distribution centers is considering reducing the number of distribution centers in its system. Reducing the number of distribution centers most likely will reduce fixed warehousing and the cost of:

storing cycle inventory in the distribution centers.
storing finished-goods inventory at the manufacturing plants.
transportation from the distribution centers to the customer.
transportation from the plant to the distribution centers.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 162

Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:

a competitor's manufacturing processes.
a firm's leadership ranking relative to industry peers.
which processes require improvement.
that no further improvement is possible.

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 163

Distribution from which of the following types of sites enables goods to enter a country, undergo further modification, and then be exported without paying customs duties?