At Some Catalog Retailers, Employees on Roller Skates Called Pickers

question 135

Multiple Choice

At some catalog retailers, employees on roller skates called pickers are handed a printout of the products a customer wants, and then the pickers skate through large warehouses accumulating the desired products into one central location. The pickers are engaged in ________.

• A) enterprise resource planning
• B) transportation
• C) materials handling
• D) warehousing
• E) inventory control

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Definitions:

Accountants

Professionals responsible for managing and auditing financial records, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal requirements.

Short Run

Describes a period in which some factors of production or inputs are fixed, limiting the ability of a business to fully adjust to market changes.

Long Run

A period in which all factors of production and costs are variable, and firms can adjust all inputs.

Inputs Fixed

Refers to factors of production (like capital and land) that remain constant in quantity, regardless of the level of output.