An electricity company charges its customers monthly fee for access and a usage fee for consump-tion of electricity. Which pricing structure is the company using?
A manager who is concerned about the environmental impact of packaging should do which of the following?
Which of the following are most likely to be the purposes of packing and packaging?
1. To bring the product cost down
2. To protect the product
3. To improve the product recognition
4. To test the product durability
XYZ Ltd organises a meeting in order to decide on the safety stock level of a strategic material which is used in XYZ latest product - DMD. To do this, they must forecast the future demand for this new product. In the meeting, external consultants are invited to join with cross-functional team. Each person of the group anonymously replies to questionnaires and subsequently receives feedback in the form of a statistical representation of the "group response," after which the process repeats itself. The goal is to reduce the range of responses and arrive at something closer to expert consensus. XYZ Ltd is using which forecasting method?
Resevoir Inc runs several oil refineries across the country. These refineries require heavy invest-ment, particularly in maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) inventory. But the inventory turno-ver rate of these MRO items are low, while some items have expired date, which increases the risks of obsolescence. Which of the following methods can address the issues of these MRO items?
"Open stock plus purchases minus closing stock" is the formula of which of the following?
Which of the following allow an organisation to have more flexible space for storage by leveraging the facilities of other parties? Select TWO that apply.
An organisation always obtains negative cash flow regarding removal and disposal of assets. Is this statement true?
Decommissioning, removal and disposal of assets may have impact on the environment. An organisation should have policies and procedures in place to enhance its environmental performance. Which standard family provides the guidance on environmental policies and procedures?
XYZ Inc opens a tender to purchase new forklift trucks for their new established warehouse. In the final round, there are two suppliers remain who offer two different bids. Supplier A's bid has high initial investment. After calculating the net present value, the NPV in year five is positive. On the other hand, supplier B's bid has low purchase price, with the NPV in year five is negative. If the NPV is the sole selection criterion, XYZ Inc should select the bid which has...?
A retailer wants to improve its service level in inventory management from 95% to 97%. Which of the following is the best course of action?
Extra units that are held in inventory to reduce the risks of stock-out are called...?
Which of the following statements is true of just-in-time (JIT) purchasing?
Company XYZ is a candy manufacturer. Company XYZ makes a batch of 1,000 Christmas candy canes that are no longer edible after December 31. Company XYZ is able to sell 750 canes of the batch, but the other 250 are sitting in the warehouse. December 31 comes, and these candy canes is no longer sell-able. The batch of 250 candy canes belongs to which type of inventory?
XYZ Ltd is looking for new office space overseas. To keep the overhead expense minimal, it chooses leasing rather than purchasing new office. In leasing contract, which of the following costs are most likely to be attributable to the lessee?
1. Disposal costs
2. Rentals
3. Operating costs
4. Vendor selection costs