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. Give me ten locational factors that would influence your warehouse location.
2. What are all the factors that determine the number of warehouses?
3. Can you list down the top 10 SOPs for a warehouse?
4. Can you elaborate on how to improve cube utilization?
5. What are the significant sources of fatal accidents in a warehouse?
6. How is DRP implemented in a distribution center?
7. Explain different types of docking mechanisms?
8. When will the load carrying capacity of a forklift will be maximum?
9. Explain the benefits of an AS/RS.
10. When a narrow aisle MHE is suitable for a warehouse?
11. Are you aware of towlines?
12. Are you aware of the Carousel?
13. A Food Corporation of India depot handles wheat in loose stock. What kind of MHE would you recommend?
14. What is PQRST in a warehouse layout design?
15. How would you improve the warehouse inbound throughput?
16. Differentiate between a warehouse and a distribution center.
17. What is a fulfillment center?
18. Why are eCommerce companies considering satellite warehouses?
19. Suggest measures to improve outbound throughput.
20. Why an inbound vehicle shouldn’t be accepted if the loading part is under lock and seal?
21. What are all the documents verified at a warehouse gate by security?
22. How cross-docking improves the inventory turnover ratio of a warehouse?
23. What is headroom in racks?
24. Are you aware of the fire load of a warehouse?
25. What is a fire hydrant?
26. How is a lightning arrestor’s height calculated in a warehouse?
27. What are the benefits of a contract warehouse?
28. Why do companies prefer private warehouses?
29. What are the types of warehouses?
30. List some popular WMS tools.
31. Can you explain receiving in a warehouse step by step?
32. What is ASN?
33. Why is ASN important for a receiving warehouse?
34. What are the different categories of zoning in a warehouse?
35. What are the roles of a cycle counter?
36. What are the different sizes of a palette?
37. What is the capacity of a standard palette?
38. Explain different picking strategies?
39. What is batch picking?
40. What is zone picking
41. What is wave picking?
42. What is discrete picking?
43. What is a shipping manifesto?
44. What do breakbulk warehouses do?
45. What do consolidation warehouses do?
46. What is a GRN? Explain its significance.
47. How do you minimize picking errors?
48. What is a palette washing area?
49. Why do warehouses use mezzanine floors?
50. List out the types of MHE.
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;