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A brewery sells its beer in aluminum cans. It recycles the cans by using contractors to collect and mold the used cans. This is an example of...?
Suggested Answer: D
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A 'U' flow occurs when the goods receipt and dispatch functions are located at the same end of a warehouse building.
Products flow in at receiving, move in to storage in the back of the warehouse, and then to shipping, which is located at the adjacent to receiving on the same side of the building.
Items with higher throughput level are located closer to the loading bays. An example of a 'U' flow design can be seen in the diagram below.
Advantages of 'U' Flow
- Excellent utilization of dock resources because the receiving and shipping processes can share dock doors
- Facilitating cross-docking because the receiving and shipping docks are adjacent to one another and may be co-mingled
- Excellent lift truck utilization because put away and retrieval trips are easily combined and be-cause the storage locations closest to the receiving and shipping docks are natural locations to house fast moving items
- Yields excellent security because there is a single side of the building used for entry and exit
LO 1, AC 1.1
39 comments · newest first
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Caprice
11 months ago
Yup, closed-loop is the way to go!
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Fatima
11 months ago
Wait, are they really recycling all those cans? Sounds too good to be true.
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Nickolas
12 months ago
Closed-loop for sure, they reuse the same materials!
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Maynard
12 months ago
I thought it was open-loop?
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Aleta
1 year ago
Definitely closed-loop recycling!
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Lorrie
1 year ago
I’m confused because I thought reuse was more about using the same item again without processing it. Is that right?
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Sabina
1 year ago
This question feels familiar; I think we had a practice question on recycling types, and closed-loop was definitely mentioned as a sustainable option.
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Lanie
1 year ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I remember something about open-loop recycling being when materials are repurposed into different products.
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Enola
1 year ago
I think this is about closed-loop recycling since they’re using the same material to make new cans.
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Noel
1 year ago
Okay, I remember learning about this in class. Closed-loop recycling is when the recycled material is used to make the same product again, which is what's happening here with the aluminum cans. I'm confident that's the right answer.
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Ryan
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know recycling has different types, but I can't remember the differences between closed-loop and open-loop. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Lizbeth
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. The brewery is recycling the aluminum cans, so I think the answer is closed-loop recycling.
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Reed
1 year ago
Wait, is carbon recycling even a real thing? That doesn't sound right to me. I'm going to rule that one out and focus on the other options.
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Carlene
1 year ago
The reduced number of VPN tunnels that need to be managed seems like a clear benefit of the hub and spoke approach. That's my best guess for the answer.
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Dolores
1 year ago
Terminating a pension plan feels like a major decision they'd definitely confirm in a letter, but I'm not completely confident about that option.
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Lauryn
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the VM-500 is not supported on VMware NSX, so I'll go with option A.
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Natalie
2 years ago
Haha, this question is a real can of worms! Get it? Can? Worms? Ah, never mind. Anyway, I think the answer is closed-loop recycling, but I'm just hoping I don't get a 'can't opener' on the exam.
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King
1 year ago
A: Exactly, it's a sustainable way to recycle materials.
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Wilburn
1 year ago
B: Yeah, that makes sense. They're reusing the cans to make new ones.
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Gretchen
1 year ago
A: I think you're right, it's closed-loop recycling.
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Jacquline
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Open-loop recycling because the cans are being collected by contractors.
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Roosevelt
2 years ago
I agree with Tennie, because the brewery is collecting and reusing its own cans.
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Kenda
2 years ago
Reuse? That's not really recycling, is it? The question is specifically asking about the recycling process, so I'd go with either closed-loop or open-loop recycling.
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Adria
1 year ago
True, but closed-loop recycling is more focused on keeping materials in a closed system.
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Wenona
2 years ago
But open-loop recycling also involves reusing materials, just in a different process.
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Berry
2 years ago
I agree, closed-loop recycling involves reusing materials in the same process.
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Ailene
2 years ago
I think it's closed-loop recycling.
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Tennie
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) Closed-loop recycling.
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Arlean
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) Open-loop recycling because the cans are being collected by contractors.
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Chandra
2 years ago
I'm not sure about this one. Isn't carbon recycling more about capturing and reusing carbon emissions? I think the correct answer might be open-loop recycling.
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Marylou
2 years ago
B: No, I believe it's open-loop recycling.
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Bethanie
2 years ago
A: I think the answer is closed-loop recycling.
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Julie
2 years ago
This seems like a classic example of closed-loop recycling. The brewery is reusing the same material it started with, which is the key characteristic of a closed-loop system.
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Shayne
2 years ago
No, it's actually closed-loop recycling because they are using the same material.
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Maryrose
2 years ago
C) Open-loop recycling
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Carlee
2 years ago
Yes, that's correct. The brewery is reusing the same material.
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Estrella
2 years ago
A) Closed-loop recycling
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Ezekiel
2 years ago
I agree with Jess, because the brewery is collecting and reusing its own cans.
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Jess
2 years ago
I think the answer is A) Closed-loop recycling.