1. Which of the following would be a characteristic of a facility with little excess capacity?
A) Allows a facility to be very flexible and to respond to wide swings in the demands placed on it B) Costs money and therefore can decrease efficiency C) Requires proximity to customers and the rest of the network D) Will likely be more efficient per unit of product it produces
2. Walmart's supply chain features clusters of stores around distribution centers, which facilitates
A) high transportation costs. B) frequent but inexpensive replenishment at the stores. C) rapid design cycles from their R&D group. D) sharing of information with suppliers.