CSCP Logistics and Reverse Flow 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A pharmaceutical company must track each unit of medication from manufacture to patient. This requirement is addressed by:
- Lot traceability
- Unit-level serialization (Correct answer)
- Batch tracking
- SKU rationalization
Correct answer: Unit-level serialization
Unit-level serialization assigns a unique identifier to each individual item, enabling complete track-and-trace from production to end consumer.
Question 2: Which of the following BEST describes 'closed-loop supply chain management'?
- Managing a supply chain with no external suppliers
- Integrating forward and reverse logistics into a unified system (Correct answer)
- Operating a vertically integrated distribution network
- Using only internal transportation assets
Correct answer: Integrating forward and reverse logistics into a unified system
Closed-loop supply chain management integrates forward distribution and reverse logistics to capture value from returned products and reduce waste.
Question 3: A logistics manager wants to reduce 'empty miles' in the truck fleet. Which strategy DIRECTLY addresses this issue?
- Implementing just-in-time delivery
- Backhaul coordination and load matching (Correct answer)
- Increasing safety stock at distribution centers
- Switching from TL to LTL carriers
Correct answer: Backhaul coordination and load matching
Backhaul coordination matches return trip capacity with freight needing transport in that direction, reducing the percentage of miles driven with empty trailers.
Question 4: Under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, who bears primary financial and operational responsibility for end-of-life product disposal?
- Retailers
- Consumers
- Producers/manufacturers (Correct answer)
- Government agencies
Correct answer: Producers/manufacturers
EPR policies hold producers financially and operationally responsible for managing their products at end-of-life, incentivizing design for recyclability.
Question 5: A warehouse uses a 'goods-to-person' automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS). The PRIMARY operational benefit is:
- Reduced need for inventory management systems
- Increased pick rates and reduced travel time for workers (Correct answer)
- Elimination of receiving and putaway processes
- Lower initial capital investment vs. manual picking
Correct answer: Increased pick rates and reduced travel time for workers
Goods-to-person AS/RS brings products to stationary pickers, dramatically increasing pick rates by eliminating the time workers spend traveling through the warehouse.
Question 6: When calculating landed cost, which of the following is included BEYOND the purchase price?
- Sales commissions paid to distributors
- Tariffs, freight, insurance, and customs brokerage fees (Correct answer)
- Marketing costs for the destination market
- Warranty costs after customer delivery
Correct answer: Tariffs, freight, insurance, and customs brokerage fees
Landed cost includes all costs to get goods to their destination: purchase price plus tariffs, freight, insurance, customs fees, and other import-related charges.
Question 7: A company's reverse logistics program recovers 60% of returned product value through resale and 30% through parts harvesting. The remaining 10% goes to landfill. To improve sustainability, the BEST next step is:
- Increase the gate-keeping rejection rate
- Develop recycling partnerships for the 10% landfill stream (Correct answer)
- Stop accepting returns to reduce reverse logistics costs
- Switch all returns to a single disposition channel
Correct answer: Develop recycling partnerships for the 10% landfill stream
Developing recycling partnerships for the non-recoverable 10% diverts waste from landfill and can generate revenue from raw material recovery.
CSCP Logistics and Reverse Flow 4
A pharmaceutical company must track each unit of medication from manufacture to patient.
This requirement is addressed by: