Supply Chain 101
What is lead time, and why is it critical in supply chain planning?
The time between order placement and delivery; affects inventory and responsiveness
What year was Rutgers founded?
1766
This social app from China gained global traction for its ultra-cheap shopping model.
Temu/Shein
This AI company released the model “Gemini 1.5” to compete with GPT-4o.
Google DeepMind
This artist’s “soup can” paintings made everyday grocery items into high art.
Andy Warhol
What mode of transport is fastest for international shipping?
Air freight
The Rutgers–Newark campus is known for leading in what national ranking?
Diversity / Social mobility
This soda brand’s 2024 ad campaign revived its classic 1990s “You Got the Right One Baby” jingle.
Pepsi
This soda brand’s 2024 ad campaign revived its classic 1990s “You Got the Right One Baby” jingle.
Pepsi
Before erasers, people used this food to remove pencil marks.
Bread
What does a just-in-time (JIT) inventory system aim to minimize?
Inventory holding or carrying costs
Which famous Supreme Court Justice attended Rutgers Law School–Newark?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This coffee chain faced employee unionization drives across multiple U.S. cities beginning in 2021.
What viral water bottle brand blew up on TikTok in 2024?
Stanley bottle
This surrealist artist painted melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory.
Salvador Dali
What is the “bullwhip effect”?
When small demand changes cause big supply chain fluctuations
Rutgers was originally founded under what name?
Queens College
In 2023, this athletic-wear company dropped Kanye West after controversy surrounding his “Yeezy” line.
Adidas
What app launched “Lemon8” as a sister platform for lifestyle content?
TikTok/Bytedance
This country has an official national animal that’s mythical — a unicorn.
Scotland
Which major shipping company uses the slogan “The World on Time”?
FedEx
What major corporate research center recently partnered with Rutgers for innovation and data analytics?
Accept: Panasonic, Prudential, or Audible
This cosmetics brand broke sales records after its founder’s Super Bowl LVII performance without a new album.
Fenty Beauty
Which artist dropped the album “The Tortured Poets Department”?
Taylor Swift
This animal’s fingerprints are so similar to humans’ that they can confuse crime-scene investigators.