Top 45 Logistics & SCM Interview Questions & Answers *

1) What are the responsibilities of a logistician?

Primary role of a logistician is to

• Manage the supply chain
• Transportation and storage of material
• Transportation management

2) What is the different position a person can work in logistic industry?

A person can work under various position

• Logistic director
• Logistic supervisor
• Logistic associate
• Logistic engineer
• Logistic coordinator
• Logistic specialist
• Logistic analyst

3) Explain what is supply chain management?

Supply chain management includes an integrated approach of planning, implementing and controlling the flow of information, materials and service from raw material to the finished good for the ultimate distribution to the customer.

Türkiye Otomotiv Tarihi

Türkiye otomotiv tarihi genel olarak bilinen aksine Cumhuriyetin ilk yıllarına dayanır. Genç Türkiye’ninilk yıllarında sadece otomobille tanışmamış aynı zamanda otomotiv üretimi ile de çağı yakaladığını söyleyebiliriz.

Ford – 1929- Tophane Üretim Tesisi:

•          1928 de, hükümet ile Ford Motor Company arasında 25 yıl geçerli olacak bir anlaşma imzalandı.

•           1929 da, Tophane’de bir arsa Ford Motor Company’ye tahsis edildi. 450 işçisiyle Ford, montaj üretimine başladı.

•          Temmuz 1931 de, günlük otomobil ve kamyon üretim toplamı 48 adede kadar yükseldi.

Autonomous Vehicle Evolution

New Industry revolution has already begun. -Industry 4.0 - Automotive Industry started to be changed as well. Autonomous Vehicles are one of the most conspicuous news for everybody. This is also exciting when we track how fast it realizes. Let us understand the steps of vehicle automation.

In the basic step, we - human- control it all. power, steering, acceleration and brakes.

Who owns what in automotive industry?

Here is a nice video showing who owns which brand in world automotive ındustry.

Thanks to Interesting Engineering for the video 

When robots will start beating humans at every task?

When robots will start beating humans at every task?

"Researchers predict AI will out perform humans in many activities in the next ten years, such as translating languages (by 2024), writing high-school essays (by 2026), driving a truck (by 2027), working in retail (by 2031), writing a bestselling book (by 2049), and working as a surgeon (by 2053). Researchers believe there is a 50% chance of AI outperforming humans in all tasks in 45 years and of automating all human jobs in 120 years, with Asian respondents expecting these dates much sooner than North Americans. These results will inform discussion amongst esearchers and policymakers about anticipating and managing trends in AI." Source: https://lnkd.in/egruTy3

World Automotive Production is 98 million units.

World 2017 automotive production statistics data recently shared by OICA. Total production increased from 95,5 M to 98M with 2%.

Here are some interesting data;

• China increase percentage is 3%. Last year the ratio was 15%.
• EU production did not change.
• South America production increased 21% after 3 years. Increasing is coming from Brazil.

Graph 1. World Automotive Production - (1999 - 2017)

Turkish Automotive Industry 2017

Turkish Automotive Industry closed 2017 with a new production and export record.  - Total production increased 14% and P.Cars 20%. 1,7 M Vehicles produced in 2017.  - Export increase is 17% in total and P.Cars is 24%. - Export revenue increase is in total 20%, and P.Cars is 41%. The revenue and production percentage difference - I think -  let us understand the technology and R&D usage in Turkey.  

Commercial vehicle production slightly increased. But Heavy truck production is still low comparing to previous years.

Total production increase basically comes from passenger Cars production.

Ford Otosan and Toyota has the increased their export / production comparing to last year. Toyota doubled.

source: www.osd.org.tr