How to prepare for PN Logistics Branch initial Test

Q. A company’s channel decisions directly affect every:
a) customer’s choices
b) employee in the channel
c) channel member
d) competitor’s actions
Answer: c) channel member

Q. A supply chain is essentially a sequence of linked:
a) customer and prospects
b) supplier and manufacturer
c) suppliers and customers
d) warehousing and wholesaling units
Answer: c) suppliers and customers

Q. Intermediaries play an important role in matching:
a) dealer with customer
b) manufacturer to product
c) information and promotion
d) supply and demand
Answer: d) supply and demand

Q. Companies manage their supply chains through:
a) information
b) transportation modes
c) competitors
d) the Internet
Answer: a) information

Q. Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics to ______ intermediaries.
a) competitors
b) third-party logistics providers
c) channel members
d) cross-functional teams
Answer: b) third-party logistics providers

Q. The supply chain concept originated in what discipline?
a) marketing
b) operations
c) logistics
d) production
Answer: c) logistics

Q. A restaurant is an example of a:
a) major service with accompanying goods and services
b) hybrid
c) pure service
d) pure tangible good
Answer: b) hybrid

Q. The supply chain management philosophy emerged in which decade?
a) 1960s
b) 1970s
c) 1980s
d) 1990s
Answer: d) 1990s

Q. Which of the following are not key attributes of supply chain management?
a) inventory control
b) leveraging technology
c) customer power
d) all are key attributes
Answer: c) customer power

Q. Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:
a) co-opetitions
b) tailored logistics
c) partnerships
d) supply chain management
Answer: c) partnerships

What to Study for PN Logistics Branch Test?

When you apply in PAF Logistics branch, Army Logistics branch or in Pak navy Logistics branch through Short Service commission then academy test contains questions related to Logistics and Supply chain management. See pattern below which are totally past experiences of Initial tests.

Q. The variability in demand orders among supply chain participants:
a) cannot be controlled
b) refers to the bullwhip effect
c) can be controlled with electronic order placement
d) is more pronounced in relational exchanges
Answer: b) refers to the bullwhip effect

Q. Cooperative supply chain relationships developed to enhance the overall business performance of both parties is a definition of:
a) third-party logistics
b) supply chain collaboration
c) dovetailing
d) relationship marketing
Answer: b) supply chain collaboration

Q. What is a perfect order?
a) simultaneous achievement of relevant customer metrics
b) an order that arrives on time
c) an order that arrives undamaged
d) an order that is easy for the receiver to fill
Answer: a) simultaneous achievement of relevant customer metrics

Q. Which of the following is NOT a reason that companies are depending more on their suppliers?
a) More focus on core competencies
b) Need for more flexibilities
c) Desire to share risks
d) More control over their suppliers
Answer: d) More control over their suppliers

Q. Which of the following is true for supply chain management?
a) The physical material moves in the direction of the end of chain
b) Flow of cash backwards through the chain
c) Exchange of information moves in both the direction
d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above

Q. The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain is:
a) Storage–Supplier–manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer
b) Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer
c) Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–distributor–storage–retailer–customer
d) Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–retailer–distributor–customer
Answer: b) Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer

Q. The aim of supply chain management is to:
a) Manage the storage and movement of materials in the supply chain
b) Reduce total logistics costs
c) Manage suppliers so as to minimise the cost of procurement
d) Enhance value in the final marketplace and maximise profit for the whole supply chain
Answer: d) Enhance value in the final marketplace and maximise profit for the whole supply chain

Q. What is one major fear of managers when they decide to outsource their logistics function?
a) The achievement of cost savings
b) Transfer of fixed costs and capital investments into variable costs and expenditure
c) Increasing the scale and scope of operations
d) Loss of operational control and reduced contact with customers
Answer: d) Loss of operational control and reduced contact with customers

Q. What are the relationship risks that occur when outsourcing logistics activities to external suppliers?
a) Poor ability to train and educate employees
b) Reduction of customer satisfaction
c) Increasing costs for maintaining assets and equipment
d) Information asymmetry and goal incongruences
Answer: d) Information asymmetry and goal incongruences

Q. The supply chain concept originated in what discipline?
a) marketing
b) operations
c) logistics
d) production
Answer: a) marketing