Distribution Basics
The meaning of the acronym ID.
What is Industrial Distribution?
More often than leaving their companies, employees actually leave these individuals.
What is managers?
At Texas A&M, the acronym SWID stands for this group that empower women in Industrial Distribution.
What is the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution?
These are some common industries a person within Industrial Distribution may find themselves.
What is oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, technology, and supply chain?
At today’s event, this was served to attendees.
What is breakfast foods?
This type of distribution sells bulk to businesses, while its counterpart sells directly to consumers.
What is the difference between wholesale and retail distribution?
Companies may offer flexible schedules, remote work, wellness programs, or PTO to support this aspect of employee well-being.
What is work-life balance?
This is a great event SWID hosts that promotes networking the day prior to the career fair.
What is the SWID Summit?
These positions are often entry-level roles for ID graduates.
What is Sales Representative, Supply Chain Analyst, Operations Coordinator?
Amazon Prime is best known for offering this shipping speed.
What is 2 days?
The acronym KPI refers to this type of measurement used to evaluate performance.
What is a Key Performance Indicator?
The type of skills (soft or technical) that matter more when evaluating a new employee.
What is Soft Skills?
Founded in the early 1900s, Texas A&M’s Industrial Distribution program has been around for this many years.
What is 78 years old? (+/- 5 years)
The average starting salary for Texas A&M Industrial Distribution graduates is approximately this amount.
What is $71,400?
True or False — Forklifts are legally allowed on highways.
What is False?
This three-letter acronym is used in distribution to identify and track individual products in inventory.
What is a SKU?
This type of employee group is formed around shared identities, interests, or experiences to foster inclusion in the workplace.
What is an Employee Resource Group (ERG)?
Maelin currently serves in this role within the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution.
Who is the secretary?
These professional certifications can help boost an ID grad's career.
Who is Lean Six Sigma, PMP, APICS, and SPIM?
This was the very first product ever sold on Amazon.
What is a book?
This supply chain phenomenon refers to the amplification of demand variability as it moves upstream.
What is the bullwhip effect?
By 2030, this generation will make up roughly 30% of the workplace.
Who is Gen Z?
This individual leads the mentorship program within SWID.
Who is Jaspreet?
The percentage of Texas A&M Industrial Distribution graduates that secure a job upon graduation.
What is 100%?
True or False — In ancient civilizations, chocolate was once used as a form of currency.
What is True?