Fhyzics brought out this series of articles on supply chain interview questions to help the supply chain aspirants better prepare for supply chain job interviews. Each article will contain fifty questions in one of the supply chain sub-domains and are equally applicable to all industries.
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1. What are the methods to improve personnel safety?
2. What are the methods to improve stock safety and security?
3. Explain stock insurance?
4. What is a quarantine process in a warehouse?
5. What are the steps involved in a put-away process?
6. Are you aware of pick to light and put to light?
7. What are the specific criteria used in ABC’s stock classification?
8. What are the methods to secure an inbound vehicle?
9. What is a balloon ceiling?
10. Explain the static location method?
11. Explain the floating location method?
12. Why floating location is better than a fixed location?
13. What is a locator file?
14. List out some of the WMS vendors.
15. What is the purpose of a dock leveller?
16. What are the different types of seals used to secure containers?
17. What are the typical processes followed for an outbound vehicle?
18. Why near misses in a warehouse should be recorded?
19. What are the safety procedures to be followed while docking vehicles by a driver?
20. Describe velocity analysis in a warehouse.
21. Explain waste management in a warehouse?
22. What are the most common sources of stock damage?
23. How to avoid theft of stock in a warehouse?
24. Are you aware of OSHA guidelines for lifting a load?
25. What are the different capacities of the truck?
26. What is weighing out?
27. What is cubing out?
28. What are some of the inventory disposal methods in a warehouse?
29. What is an E-way bill?
30. What is the purpose of a shrink wrap machine?
31. Explain unitization?
32. What are the types of packing materials?
33. Describe the sorting process in a warehouse.
34. What are the different compliances a warehouse needs to follow?
35. What is needed for stock testing in a warehouse?
36. What is a stock inspection?
37. Why is fumigation done in a warehouse?
38. How are vehicles allocated from yard to dock?
39. What are the typical contents of a first aid kit in a warehouse?
40. Explain guidelines for safer operation of forklifts?
41. Why do we have a flag post?
42. What are the significant sources of fire in a warehouse?
43. What is a warehouse depository receipt?
44. Explain warehouse insurance?
45. What are the typical rodent prevention systems used in a warehouse?
46. What are the contents of a warehouse first-aid box?
47. Explain the purpose of a dock leveler.
48. What are the types of dock levellers?
49. What is balloon sealing?
50. What is the usage of a wheel choke?
Would you like to get the answers to all the above Supply Chain Interview questions to better prepare for your Supply Chain Interview?
Deliverables:
1. Answers to all the above 50 questions and
2. Access to LMS for one month
The fifty questions presented above will help the following supply chain job interviews.
Demand Planner; Production Planner; Supply Planner; Supply Chain Analyst; Supply Chain Head; Inventory Controller; Materials Planner; VP Supply Chain; Warehouse Executive; Warehouse Manager; Inventory Analyst; Master Planner; Master Scheduler; Materials Manager; Category Manager; Commodity Manager; Procurement Specialist; Purchasing Manager; Sourcing Manager; Operations Manager; Operations Director; Production Manager; Production Scheduler; Logistics Coordinator; Logistics Manager; Transportation Analyst; Inventory Manager; Director of Supply Chain; Consultant; Buyer Planner; Logistics Resource Planner; Load Planner; Quality Manager; Production Supervisor; Production Operative; Strategic Sourcing Manager; Purchasing and Inventory Clerk; Logistics Administrator; Reverse Logistics Manager; Transport Administrator; Supply Chain Solution Design Analyst; Warehouse Clerk; Production Clerk; Production Technician; Inventory Associate; Export Manager; Capacity Manager; Manufacturing Manager; Plant Manager; VP of Operations; VP of Manufacturing; Supply Clerk; Replenishment Manager; Director of Procurement; Purchasing Agent; Vendor Manager; Fulfillment Associate; Route Manager; Import Manager; Distribution Manager; Director of Transportation; Operations Assistant; Quality Technician; Business Process Analyst; Quality Assurance Engineer; Continuous Improvement Manager; Planning Engineer; Lean, Six Sigma Specialist; SAP Consultant; Import Export Executive; Supply Network Specialist; Material Availability Analyst; Team Manager SCM; SCM Trainer; Sr. Specialist Supply Chain Logistics Management; Sustainable Supply Chain Specialist; Supply Chain Planner; Manager Supply Chain Management Analytics; Procurement Lead; Manager Store; Procurement Professional; Logistics Specialist; Global Delivery Manager; Sourcing Support Specialist; Category Head; Regional Logistics Incharge; Dispatch Incharge; Digital Transformation Leader for Supply Chain; Field Delivery Executive; Indirect Procurement Officer; DC Manager; Regional Procurement Lead; Yard Supervisor; Principal Buyer; Procurement HR; Fleet Coordinator; Supplier Developer; Vendor Consultant; Transportation Analyst; Manager Hub Operations; Supply Chain Planning System Manager;