2. Having more facilities in a distribution network, generally means a.  facilities are closer to customers. b.  facilities are farther from customers.

1.reduced costs through lowered cost structure and increased flexibility is one of the reasons for Outsourcing(T/F) 2. cross-docking is a logistics practice of unloading goods from impound Transportation vehicles and loading these Goods directly onto outbound vehicles with little or no storage in between(T/F)

Why might an airline choose direct flights rather than hub and spoke? 3 reasons with explications

What do the authors mean when they talk about the idea that logistics is boundary spanning?

Weighted factor methodUse the table to calculate the most ideal X coordinate for supermarket  Point Quantity offered/requested Transportation costs Coordinate X Coordinate Y Supermarket 1 3,000 0.04 4 8 Supermarket 2 3,500 0.04 7 2 Supermarket 3 2,000 0.07 3 5 Supermarket 4 1,500 0.07 7 4 Supermarket 5 1,200 0.07 6 8

What is equivalent root derivation, and how does it explain the meaning of equivalence point?

Name customs and trade related factors that could play a role in network design in general.

Application of Location and  supply chain using Warehousing and logistics as key area.

Given the dataset of a supply network in the following table: Location X co-ordinates Y co-ordinates Supply or demand Site 1 61 44 40 Site 2 12 16 Site 3 38 26 76 Site 4 6 22 72 63 22 54 Supplier 1 Supplier 2 26 8 77 18 62 37 Supplier 3 Supplier 4 8 65 43 Supplier 5 43 36 26 Supplier 6 8 41 68 a. Calculate the Euclidean distance from every potential site to every supplier b. Calculate the load-distance value for every potential site. c. Conclude on the best site with the lowest load-distance value.