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Hi-Tech Products Inc. (HTP) has just opened a new state-of-the-art distribution centre. It has invested heavily in new technology that will help manage, store, and identify stock items and their locations quickly and continuously. Its investment uses wireless technology. HTP will be using which of the following?

The purchase-order lead time is the...?

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...?

Removal or disposal of assets should depend on an assessment of which of the following? Select TWO that apply.

PPC Refinery (UK) must close down an out-of-date refinery which has very poor environmental performance. The refinery is very sophisticated with many technically complicated machineries, lubricants, coolants and other chemical substances. Decommissioning the refinery is highly risky and hazardous. To manage the decommissioning process well, PPC project team must know these machineries and substances in details. Which document can provide the technical details on the refinery?

A manufacturer has discovered that some of the stock in its storeroom is obsolete and now wishes to take the appropriate action. Should the manufacturer write the stock off?

Which of the following costs may be considered part of the holding costs of inventory?

The cost of sales and the cost of ordering of the goods

The cost of ordering and the cost of pilferage of the goods

The cost of pilferage and the cost of insurance of the goods

The cost of insurance and the cost of deterioration of the goods

Staff at DIY Products Inc (DPI) have been experiencing issues with the identification of stock items. The current labelling system is outdated and unreliable. DPI has therefore invested in a machine-readable approach. Each item has a unique number that is attached visibly to the packaging. This number can be deciphered by a scanner to aid identification. This approach is known as which of the following?

XYZ Ltd is a retailer in the US. Their customers' demand for Thanksgiving and Christmas decora-tions usually rises in the end of the year. This irregular demand results in more required storage space for finished goods during peak seasons. Which of the following are possible solutions for dealing with required additional space?

1. Maximising aisle width

2. Keeping high buffer stock throughout the year

3. Maximising flexibility in warehouse layout

4. Installing mezzanine floor

Ranger Mobile Ltd is a emerging smartphone manufacturer. The manufacturer adopts the just-in-time method: First, the customers make orders, then it will decide which components to be pur-chased according to the bill of materials. These components are known as which of the following?