CIPS L4M7 Exam - Topic 6 Question 33 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M7 exam

Question #: 33
Topic #: 6

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...?

AClosed-loop recycling

BCarbon recycling

COpen-loop recycling

DReuse

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Suggested Answer: D

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

by Roosevelt at Apr 26, 2024, 05:11 PM

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Caprice

9 months ago

Yup, closed-loop is the way to go!

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Fatima

9 months ago

Wait, are they really recycling all those cans? Sounds too good to be true.

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Nickolas

10 months ago

Closed-loop for sure, they reuse the same materials!

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Maynard

10 months ago

I thought it was open-loop?

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Aleta

10 months ago

Definitely closed-loop recycling!

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Lorrie

10 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

11 months 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

I agree with Tennie, because the brewery is collecting and reusing its own cans.

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Kenda

1 year 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

1 year ago

But open-loop recycling also involves reusing materials, just in a different process.

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Berry

1 year ago

I agree, closed-loop recycling involves reusing materials in the same process.

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Ailene

1 year ago

I think it's closed-loop recycling.

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Tennie

1 year ago

I think the answer is A) Closed-loop recycling.

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Arlean

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

B: No, I believe it's open-loop recycling.

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Bethanie

1 year ago

A: I think the answer is closed-loop recycling.

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Julie

1 year 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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