What are some of the types of activities often outsourced?
The logistics services most frequently outsourced are those that are more operational, transactional, and repetitive in nature. Looking at the results over all of the regions studied, the most frequently outsourced services include domestic transportation (83%), international transportation, (75%), warehousing (74%), customs brokerage (58%), and forwarding (53%). The less frequently outsourced logistics services tend to be customer-related, involve the use of information technology, and are more strategic in nature.
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The following information is available for Montrose Company at December 31: Cash in bank account$8,540 Petty cash$250 Short-term investment$10,400 Checks from customers$1,350 Equipment$805 Treasury bill maturing in 60 days$10,000 Money orders$290 A three-year certificate of deposit maturing in three years$6,000 Based on this information, the amounts considered Cash and Cash Equivalents, respectively on December 31 are:
A. Cash $8,790; Cash equivalents $26,400 B. Cash $19,190; Cash equivalents $16,000 C. Cash $10,430; Cash equivalents $20,400 D. Cash $11,235; Cash equivalents $26,400 E. Cash $8,540; Cash equivalents $22,290
Which of the following is NOT a reason a practitioner may have regarding which model to emphasize?
a. If the model is right b. If the model facilitates additional understanding c. If the model is consistent with the practitioner’s approach d. If the model meets the client’s needs
A Duke study found that obese workers missed __________ times the number of workdays of nonobese workers.
A. 5 B. 8 C. 14 D. 23
At one time, most firms assumed defects were an inevitable part of mass production. ________ firms showed that this assumption was not valid.
A. American B. European C. Japanese D. Latin American E. Chinese