AGB 425 Quiz 6
Excess inventory can lead to:
-storage problems
-perishability problems
-cold chain maintenance problems
-All of these apply
All of these apply
Modern food processing and manufacturing practices have increased the length and complexity
of the food supply chain and the number of handlers involved in the chain.
True
False
True
The safety stock or inventory that fills the gaps during unanticipated spikes in demand or delays
in production is known as:
-decoupling
-buffering
-balancing supply and demand
-localization
-buffering
Some costs can be reduced when food companies outsource some or all of their logistics
functions.
True
False
True
, Consolidation in the food processing and manufacturing sector has the effect of eliminating
small- and mid-sized producers.
True
False
True
Domestically, most food is moved by truck or rail.
True
False
True
Transportation oversight is a control activity while the actual transport of goods is an execution
activity.
True
False
True
Among the most pressing environmental concerns in the food processing and manufacturing
sector are:
-food waste
-packaging waste
-water use and contamination
-All of these apply
All of these apply
The word inventory can be used to describe both the supplies needed for a processing or
manufacturing process and the final products that are waiting to be shipped to customers.
True
False
True
According to estimates by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), less than 10
percent of food produced worldwide is lost, wasted, or discarded due to inefficiency and
mishandling in the food supply chain.
Excess inventory can lead to:
-storage problems
-perishability problems
-cold chain maintenance problems
-All of these apply
All of these apply
Modern food processing and manufacturing practices have increased the length and complexity
of the food supply chain and the number of handlers involved in the chain.
True
False
True
The safety stock or inventory that fills the gaps during unanticipated spikes in demand or delays
in production is known as:
-decoupling
-buffering
-balancing supply and demand
-localization
-buffering
Some costs can be reduced when food companies outsource some or all of their logistics
functions.
True
False
True
, Consolidation in the food processing and manufacturing sector has the effect of eliminating
small- and mid-sized producers.
True
False
True
Domestically, most food is moved by truck or rail.
True
False
True
Transportation oversight is a control activity while the actual transport of goods is an execution
activity.
True
False
True
Among the most pressing environmental concerns in the food processing and manufacturing
sector are:
-food waste
-packaging waste
-water use and contamination
-All of these apply
All of these apply
The word inventory can be used to describe both the supplies needed for a processing or
manufacturing process and the final products that are waiting to be shipped to customers.
True
False
True
According to estimates by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), less than 10
percent of food produced worldwide is lost, wasted, or discarded due to inefficiency and
mishandling in the food supply chain.
