JUNE 2022 EXAMINATIONS

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SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO LOGISTICS &
DISTRIBUTION

DATE: 9TH JUNE 2022

TIME: 10:00am – 12:30pm

DURATION: TWO & A HALF HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

There are EIGHT questions. Answer FOUR: TWO from Section I and
TWO from Section II. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARKS
25%.

Read them carefully, write clearly. Your answers should be in an essay

form and give examples where necessary. Define your terms and give
factual reasons and examples to support your statements.

All answers should be typed on the provided Answering Booklet.

Remember to save your document regularly and, at the end of the
exam, upload your document in word format onto the ‘Assignment
Uploads’ portal on Intranet.

GOOD LUCK!

PLEASE TURN OVER

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 SECTION I
Question 1
a) What is logistics? Describe the mission of logistics management.
b) Explain how marketing and logistics are interrelated for the satisfaction of
customers.

Question 2
How do you expect the COVID-19 pandemic, in your own country, to influence the
smooth operation of logistics?

Question 3
Why there is a need for business to adopt a more holistic view of the different
operations of their companies in order to take into account how these operations
interact with each other?

Question 4
What is the impact of the war in Ukraine on the supply chain? Provide at least 3
examples.

SECTION II

Question 5
What is the Total Logistics Concept (TLC) and why does this concept entail a different
approach to logistics?

Question 6
Why can distribution and logistics have a variety of different impacts on an
organization’s financial and marketing performance?

Question 7
Explain how to align the need of distribution capabilities with the needs of the final
consumer.

Question 8
How do satellite and internet technologies re-shape logistics and distribution both
locally and globally? Provide examples.

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