CLTD Online Practice Questions and Answers

A manufacturer must consider the long-term effects of its products' impact on the environment. A key product design consideration is:

A. routing and scheduling

B. material handling

C. facility planning

D. packaging options

A company wishes to ship large quantities via ocean freight, utilizing the entire vessel capacity. The most appropriate contract of carriage to use a:

A. bill of loading (B/L).

B. wet lease.

C. charter party.

D. letter of credit.

According to the SCOR model, the five major categories of metrics that should be used to measure the performance of Process D1: Deliver Stocked Product include assets, costs, flexibility:

A. reliability, and responsiveness

B. capability, and responsiveness

C. reliability, and capability

D. reliability, and availability

A company wants to minimize tariff costs while avoiding the need to file for duty drawback. Which of the following practices would best achieve this objective?

A. Adopt Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) rules

B. Use foreign/free trade zones (FTZs)

C. Use an international third-party logistics (3PL) provider

D. Ship by free on board (FOB) terms

An American company that ships bulk product manufactures in Asia and sold in Europe may consider which of the following intermodal practices to help minimize total transportation costs?

A. Rail bridge

B. Last mile delivery

C. Landway

D. Land bridge

A supply chain manager is developing a strategy to improve their organization's environment sustainability and will begin including the triple bottom line (TBL) as a key performance metric. Which of the following components are included in the TBL?

A. Integrated, profitable, and lean

B. Financial, profit-oriented, and social

C. Economic, environmental, and social

D. Supply chain visibility, environmental, and profitable

Which of the following statements best describes why a firm would consider using a third-party logistics (3PL) provider to improve asset productivity?

A. 3PLs have better control of supply chain functions.

B. 3PLs are experts on issues related to security of shipments.

C. 3PLs can bolster firms

In an international transaction requiring a third-party confirmation, which of the following documents provides evidence that the merchandise conforms to the description in the commercial invoice when it left the country of export?

A. Certificate of manufacture

B. Certificate of origin

C. Certificate of compliance

D. Certificate of inspection

Collaborative planning, forecasting, and replenishment (CPFR) enables supply chain partners to:

A. discontinue forecasting of independent demand.

B. balance total network supply and demand.

C. link electronic data interchange (EDI) systems.

D. determine customer order decoupling points.

A company is most likely to use a third-party logistics (3PL) provider to provide:

A. customer service, supply chain consulting, and consolidation.

B. transportation, warehousing, and customs clearance.

C. supply chain consulting, shipment consolidation, and warehousing.

D. shipment consolidation, transportation, and customer service.