BENNETT MECHANICAL APTITUDE TEST SOLVED
[GRADED A+]
IW - ✔✔Import warehouse: is a central warehouse facility
designed to store product to replenish the Distribution Centers
that service the stores. IWs are typically used for, but not limited
to, imported product. Target currently operates two Import
Warehouses, one on each coast.
RDC - ✔✔Regional Distribution Center: is a term that refers to
Target-owned warehouses where product is received and/or
stored and then distributed to stores.
FDC - ✔✔Food distribution center: is a Distribution Center
specifically dedicated to transporting and storing fresh and frozen
foods
,UDC - ✔✔Upstream distribution center (seasonally sensitive) :
are a specific type of distribution center within Target's Global
Supply Chain that distribute hard-to-forecast items to stores.
Managing this kind of inventory at a specialized facility has a
number of benefits for Target:
Sales growth: Stores are more likely to be in-stock
Margin growth: Stores are less likely to have excess inventory
that results in markdown
Lead-time neutrality: UDCs add an additional node to the supply
chain without increasing lead time
Capacity: Pooling these items upstream in our supply chain adds
capacity to the overall network
FC - ✔✔fulfillment center (.com) are type of Distribution Center
supporting our Target.com direct to consumer business. Unlike a
DC, which trucks products out to stores, a Fulfillment center's
outbound product flow is to carriers who will deliver to guests.
, casepack - ✔✔generic term used to refer to the box in which a
product is shipped
VCP - ✔✔(Vendor Case Pack) Large box that vendor ships to
DC's. Can consist of smaller boxes
SSP - ✔✔(Store Ship Pack) Small box sent to each store
Flow Case Pack - ✔✔VCP/SSP are same, i.e. 12/12 thus it flows
through DC
Breakpack case pack - ✔✔VCP/SSP 12/4 (12=total units) VCP
arrives at DC and goes to packing station where it is allocated to
store or FC.
DVS - ✔✔Direct vendor ship - bypasses DC. supply chain term
used to reference the process of shipping product directly from a
vendor or distributor to the guest rather than stocking and
shipping the inventory from Target.com FCs.
Change our rate - ✔✔Cost of different transportation modes
OH - ✔✔On hand; amount of merch physically available in a
location.
[GRADED A+]
IW - ✔✔Import warehouse: is a central warehouse facility
designed to store product to replenish the Distribution Centers
that service the stores. IWs are typically used for, but not limited
to, imported product. Target currently operates two Import
Warehouses, one on each coast.
RDC - ✔✔Regional Distribution Center: is a term that refers to
Target-owned warehouses where product is received and/or
stored and then distributed to stores.
FDC - ✔✔Food distribution center: is a Distribution Center
specifically dedicated to transporting and storing fresh and frozen
foods
,UDC - ✔✔Upstream distribution center (seasonally sensitive) :
are a specific type of distribution center within Target's Global
Supply Chain that distribute hard-to-forecast items to stores.
Managing this kind of inventory at a specialized facility has a
number of benefits for Target:
Sales growth: Stores are more likely to be in-stock
Margin growth: Stores are less likely to have excess inventory
that results in markdown
Lead-time neutrality: UDCs add an additional node to the supply
chain without increasing lead time
Capacity: Pooling these items upstream in our supply chain adds
capacity to the overall network
FC - ✔✔fulfillment center (.com) are type of Distribution Center
supporting our Target.com direct to consumer business. Unlike a
DC, which trucks products out to stores, a Fulfillment center's
outbound product flow is to carriers who will deliver to guests.
, casepack - ✔✔generic term used to refer to the box in which a
product is shipped
VCP - ✔✔(Vendor Case Pack) Large box that vendor ships to
DC's. Can consist of smaller boxes
SSP - ✔✔(Store Ship Pack) Small box sent to each store
Flow Case Pack - ✔✔VCP/SSP are same, i.e. 12/12 thus it flows
through DC
Breakpack case pack - ✔✔VCP/SSP 12/4 (12=total units) VCP
arrives at DC and goes to packing station where it is allocated to
store or FC.
DVS - ✔✔Direct vendor ship - bypasses DC. supply chain term
used to reference the process of shipping product directly from a
vendor or distributor to the guest rather than stocking and
shipping the inventory from Target.com FCs.
Change our rate - ✔✔Cost of different transportation modes
OH - ✔✔On hand; amount of merch physically available in a
location.
