As the Earth’s atmosphere warms, greenhouse gases (GHGs) prevent escape of the heat from the Earth. The heat is absorbed primarily by the Earth’s:
The global distribution company, DHL, is quoted in one of the textbooks for this subject, as saying that they ‘wish our planet to remain habitable for generations to come’, and that they hope to achieve zero emissions by which year?
What is being defined here: ‘The assessment of a potential supplier’s capability of controlling quali-ty, delivery, quantity, price and all other factors to be embodied in a contract’?
The process of removing items from storage racks and spaces in a warehouse so that the items can be issued and onwards transmitted.
Of what is this a description?
‘XXX inclines can be used to move items from an upper floor to a lower floor’. What is XXX?
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Herman E Daly, an ecological economist, wrote that ‘there is something fundamentally wrong in treating XXXX as if it were a business in liquidation’. What is XXXX?
Select all of the methods shown which would contribute to improved on-road environmental effi-ciency of commercial vehicles.
‘A methodical examination, involving analysis and tests of procedures and practices; and its purpose is to verify whether they comply with legal requirements, internal policies and accepted practice or standards’ (Profex textbook for L3M5 / L3M6) What is this describing?
‘XXX YYY is the process of returning goods from customers. Perhaps because the wrong items were delivered, or because the customer does not want them.’ Choose one of the following to re-place XXX YYY.
In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported that it is highly likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of global warming since the 1950’s. What was their level of certainty?
How many litres of water does it take to produce one kilogram of cotton according to estimates quoted in the Profex textbook for this subject?
Which one of the following does not require Environmental Impact Assessment under UK legisla-tion?
‘A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business opera-tions and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis’. What is the European Commission defining here?
Which of the following would logically and normally be factors in the design and layout of a new warehouse?
Is the QUESTION NO: of paying at least minimum wage a valid QUESTION NO: to pose to potential suppliers as part of a socially responsible procurement policy?
Choose the most appropriate answer.
One of the learning outcomes (also called ‘assessment criteria’ or ‘indicative content’) for this course is ‘Defining organisational value for money to include social outcomes – such as the use of local labour and participation of XXX and / or YYY groups’. Replace XXX and YYY with which words?