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AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724
SUBJECT :LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
Total Marks: 80
Q1.What is Physical Distribution Management (PDM)? Why is PDM considered to be a critical area
of overall supply chain management? Discuss he system or ‘total’ approach to PDM in detail
Answer:Physical distributionisthe groupof activitiesassociatedwiththe supply of finished product
from the production line to the consumers. The physical distribution considers many sales
distributionchannels,suchaswholesale andretail,andincludescriticaldecisionareas like customer
service, inventory, materials, packaging, order processing, and transportation and logistics. You
often will hear these processes be referred to as distribution, which is used to describe the
marketing and movement of products.
Accounting for nearly half of the entire marketing
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2. Q2. “Many innovations on technology-based approaches are well-suited to the enhancement of
The effectiveness of Supply Chain Management”-Justify the statement by giving few applications
of information technology in SCM
Answer:Innovationisin.JustaskBill Ford,starof the Ford Motor Company commercials touting the
company's "new mission—innovation."
Innovationisalsoat the core of IBM, which invests billions of dollars in research and development
everyyearandhas beenthe leadingpatent-generating company in the United States for more than
a decade. "Innovation that matters, for our company and the world," is an IBMcore value.
Q3. Define SCM integration and discuss the four stages of Steven’s model of supply chain
integration. Also, describe the strategies involved in SCM integration
Answer:Supplychainintegrationisa close alignment and coordination within a supply chain, often
with the use of shared management information systems. A supply chain is made up of all parties
involved in fulfilling a purchase, including raw materials, manufacturing the product, transporting
completed items and supporting services.
Q4. Why is the location of warehouse important for the SCM? Discuss some methods for
determining the location of the warehouse
Answer:Warehousing and warehouse management are part of a logistics management system,
whichisitself acomponentinsupplychainmanagement.Althoughviewedbysome assimplyaplace
to store finished goods, inbound functions that prepare items for storage and outbound functions
that consolidate,packandshipordersprovide importanteconomicand service benefits to both the
business and its customers.
Central Location: A warehouse provides a central location for receiving, storing and distributing
products. As each inbound shipment arrives,
Q5. What is Customer Profitability Analysis? Why has it gained importance in the recent times? Is
it ethical to deny a customer who is not profitable?
Answer:Customer profitability (CP) is the difference between the revenues earned from and the
costs associated with the customer relationship in a specified period.

3. "a profitable customerisaperson,householdor a company that overtime, yields a revenue stream
that exceedsbyanacceptable amountthe company'scoststreamof attracting,selling and servicing
the customer"
Although CP is nothing more than the result of
Q6. What are the essential differences in the Supply Chain Management of Products vs. Services?
Discuss the application of Supply Chain Management principles in Financial Services .
Answer:Itall dependson the companypolicyandethics. Some companies give top most priority for
service goods and few on products movement.
The end goal of any company is a satisfied customer. The process of locating, obtaining and
transportingthe inputsneeded to do this is the core function of supply chain management. Supply
chaindesignin the manufacturing industry requires a great deal of focus on physical product and a
broader supplier base, while service firms typically have little need for physical inputs other than
office supplies, and often work with a much smaller group
Q7. Explain the two major functions of transportation functionality namely product movement
and product storage?
Answer:Product Movement: Whether handled by the marketer or contracted to others, these
functions are crucial to having a cost-effective and efficient distribution system.
Principles of Marketing Tutorials we explore the movement of product by first examining how
physical distributiondecisions often involve analyzing the trade-off between the service level the
marketer offers to customers versus the costs associated with providing these services.
Next we provide an in-depth examination of three major tasks that the marketer or distribution
service providers may need to carryout in order to ship
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