WGU D470 - TRANSPORTATION,
LOGISTICS, AND DISTRIBUTION. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
Logistics - ANS Materials Management + Distribution
Logistics - ANS Materials Management + Distribution
Supply Chain - ANS Suppliers + Logistics + Customers
Supply Chain - ANS Suppliers + Logistics + Customers
Five Rights - ANS Right product, place, time, quantity, and cost.
Five Rights - ANS Right product, place, time, quantity, and cost.
Total Logistics Concept (TLC) - ANS Integrates logistics elements (transport, storage,
packaging, etc.) into a single optimized system.
Total Logistics Concept (TLC) - ANS Integrates logistics elements (transport, storage,
packaging, etc.) into a single optimized system.
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,Trade-off analysis - ANS Ensures that savings in one area do not cause higher costs
elsewhere.
Trade-off analysis - ANS Ensures that savings in one area do not cause higher costs
elsewhere.
Logistics costs in the U.S. (2020) - ANS Around 7.6% of GDP.
Logistics costs in the U.S. (2020) - ANS Around 7.6% of GDP.
Transport cost - ANS ~48% of logistics cost (highest).
Transport cost - ANS ~48% of logistics cost (highest).
Logistics impact on GDP - ANS 7.4%-14.5% depending on country.
Logistics impact on GDP - ANS 7.4%-14.5% depending on country.
Logistics planning levels - ANS Strategic (long-term), Tactical (mid-term), Operational (short-
term).
Logistics planning levels - ANS Strategic (long-term), Tactical (mid-term), Operational (short-
term).
Planning vs. Control - ANS Planning = doing the right thing (design), Control = doing things
right (execution).
Planning vs. Control - ANS Planning = doing the right thing (design), Control = doing things
right (execution).
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,Logistics planning cycle - ANS Where are we now? What are our objectives? Plan the
operations, Monitor performance, Adjust and repeat.
Logistics planning cycle - ANS Where are we now? What are our objectives? Plan the
operations, Monitor performance, Adjust and repeat.
Globalization in logistics - ANS Requires logistics systems that are complex, integrated, and
flexible.
Globalization in logistics - ANS Requires logistics systems that are complex, integrated, and
flexible.
Challenges of globalization - ANS Long lead times, multiple transport modes, customization
by region.
Challenges of globalization - ANS Long lead times, multiple transport modes, customization
by region.
DPP - ANS Assigns true logistics costs to individual products.
DPP - ANS Assigns true logistics costs to individual products.
MRP/DRP - ANS Plans production and distribution to minimize waste.
MRP/DRP - ANS Plans production and distribution to minimize waste.
Logistics system components - ANS Moving functions (transport) and stationary functions
(storage, manufacturing).
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, Logistics system components - ANS Moving functions (transport) and stationary functions
(storage, manufacturing).
Economic importance of logistics - ANS Impacts GDP and cost components across various
industries.
Economic importance of logistics - ANS Impacts GDP and cost components across various
industries.
Historical evolution of logistics - ANS From informal coordination in the 1950s-60s to strategic
rethinking in the 2000s.
Historical evolution of logistics - ANS From informal coordination in the 1950s-60s to strategic
rethinking in the 2000s.
Third-party logistics (3PL) - ANS Growth observed in the 1980s due to rising costs and
technology adoption.
Third-party logistics (3PL) - ANS Growth observed in the 1980s due to rising costs and
technology adoption.
Emergence of supply chain management - ANS 1990s focus on end-to-end collaboration.
Emergence of supply chain management - ANS 1990s focus on end-to-end collaboration.
Key trends in logistics (2010s-present) - ANS Green logistics, humanitarian logistics, lean/agile
supply chains, e-commerce, AI, and Big Data.
Key trends in logistics (2010s-present) - ANS Green logistics, humanitarian logistics, lean/agile
supply chains, e-commerce, AI, and Big Data.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
LOGISTICS, AND DISTRIBUTION. EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED
AND UPDATED)
Logistics - ANS Materials Management + Distribution
Logistics - ANS Materials Management + Distribution
Supply Chain - ANS Suppliers + Logistics + Customers
Supply Chain - ANS Suppliers + Logistics + Customers
Five Rights - ANS Right product, place, time, quantity, and cost.
Five Rights - ANS Right product, place, time, quantity, and cost.
Total Logistics Concept (TLC) - ANS Integrates logistics elements (transport, storage,
packaging, etc.) into a single optimized system.
Total Logistics Concept (TLC) - ANS Integrates logistics elements (transport, storage,
packaging, etc.) into a single optimized system.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Trade-off analysis - ANS Ensures that savings in one area do not cause higher costs
elsewhere.
Trade-off analysis - ANS Ensures that savings in one area do not cause higher costs
elsewhere.
Logistics costs in the U.S. (2020) - ANS Around 7.6% of GDP.
Logistics costs in the U.S. (2020) - ANS Around 7.6% of GDP.
Transport cost - ANS ~48% of logistics cost (highest).
Transport cost - ANS ~48% of logistics cost (highest).
Logistics impact on GDP - ANS 7.4%-14.5% depending on country.
Logistics impact on GDP - ANS 7.4%-14.5% depending on country.
Logistics planning levels - ANS Strategic (long-term), Tactical (mid-term), Operational (short-
term).
Logistics planning levels - ANS Strategic (long-term), Tactical (mid-term), Operational (short-
term).
Planning vs. Control - ANS Planning = doing the right thing (design), Control = doing things
right (execution).
Planning vs. Control - ANS Planning = doing the right thing (design), Control = doing things
right (execution).
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,Logistics planning cycle - ANS Where are we now? What are our objectives? Plan the
operations, Monitor performance, Adjust and repeat.
Logistics planning cycle - ANS Where are we now? What are our objectives? Plan the
operations, Monitor performance, Adjust and repeat.
Globalization in logistics - ANS Requires logistics systems that are complex, integrated, and
flexible.
Globalization in logistics - ANS Requires logistics systems that are complex, integrated, and
flexible.
Challenges of globalization - ANS Long lead times, multiple transport modes, customization
by region.
Challenges of globalization - ANS Long lead times, multiple transport modes, customization
by region.
DPP - ANS Assigns true logistics costs to individual products.
DPP - ANS Assigns true logistics costs to individual products.
MRP/DRP - ANS Plans production and distribution to minimize waste.
MRP/DRP - ANS Plans production and distribution to minimize waste.
Logistics system components - ANS Moving functions (transport) and stationary functions
(storage, manufacturing).
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Logistics system components - ANS Moving functions (transport) and stationary functions
(storage, manufacturing).
Economic importance of logistics - ANS Impacts GDP and cost components across various
industries.
Economic importance of logistics - ANS Impacts GDP and cost components across various
industries.
Historical evolution of logistics - ANS From informal coordination in the 1950s-60s to strategic
rethinking in the 2000s.
Historical evolution of logistics - ANS From informal coordination in the 1950s-60s to strategic
rethinking in the 2000s.
Third-party logistics (3PL) - ANS Growth observed in the 1980s due to rising costs and
technology adoption.
Third-party logistics (3PL) - ANS Growth observed in the 1980s due to rising costs and
technology adoption.
Emergence of supply chain management - ANS 1990s focus on end-to-end collaboration.
Emergence of supply chain management - ANS 1990s focus on end-to-end collaboration.
Key trends in logistics (2010s-present) - ANS Green logistics, humanitarian logistics, lean/agile
supply chains, e-commerce, AI, and Big Data.
Key trends in logistics (2010s-present) - ANS Green logistics, humanitarian logistics, lean/agile
supply chains, e-commerce, AI, and Big Data.
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
