Exam 14: Supply Chain Integration

Table 14.1 Alison's Accessories is a high volume worldwide fashion house with outlets in 65 countries. Kalil, the supply chain manager is conducting her usual thorough analysis of her final four candidates for supplier and has developed the following tables of pertinent costs and other shipping metrics. Regardless of supplier, Alison's Accessories will operate 220 days per year and has forecast annual demand of 250,000 units. Kalil has obtained quotes for three different shipment sizes (Freight Costs table). All costs are in US Dollars. Unit costs Freight Costs Other Costs -Use Table 14.1 to answer the question. Kalil believes that Alison's would benefit most from medium sized shipments of accessories from their chosen supplier. Which supplier would result in the lowest total cost using this criterion?

The stage of new service or product development at which personnel are trained and some pilot runs can be conducted to look for possible problems in production is called:

One of the benefits of additive manufacturing is its ability to reduce time and resources required for design and development of new products.

The SCOR model requires a:

In presourcing, suppliers are selected early in the concept-development stage.

The practice whereby a manufacturer has inventories of materials on consignment from its suppliers falls under the scope of:

One electronics manufacturer manages risk by making agreements with factories well in advance to guarantee productive capacity at an agreed price. If their product is popular, then they can use that productive capacity during an otherwise busy season at a lower cost. Such an agreement could best be described as:

Which of the following statements is True regarding additive manufacturing (AM) design programs, and specialized designers?

________ is an extreme application of the forward placement tactic.

Jackson Sheds has four different warehouse configurations under study, ranging from four warehouses to seven warehouses (only integer values). Each warehouse has a capacity of 300 units and costs $200 to maintain over the course of a year. Demand can range from 1,000 units per year up to 2,000 units in increments of 250 units. If the system warehouse capacity is sufficient to handle the year's demand, then the per unit cost is $2 per unit, but if the warehouse capacity is insufficient, the per unit cost for each unit in excess of system capacity is $5 per unit. The likelihood for each possible demand is shown in the table. Which warehouse configuration is best for Jackson Sheds?

Which one of the following statements is True about a cooperative orientation in supplier relationships?

Which of the following changes would decrease the likelihood of the bullwhip effect?

Possible internal causes of supply chain disruptions are:

Knoxville Industries had their supplier design the improved body armor for their new apparel. This level of supplier involvement, known as ________ was sure to result in a pain free season.

Concurrent engineering helps firms avoid the costly mismatch between the design of a new offering and the capability of the processes required to produce it.

The practice of selecting suppliers and giving them significant responsibility for the design of certain components or systems of the product is called:

Additive manufacturing could be used to offer highly ________ products, which may yield an increase in customers' perceived product value and willingness to pay.

Jackson Sheds has four different warehouse configurations under study, ranging from four warehouses to seven warehouses (only integer values). Each warehouse has a capacity of 200 units and costs $200 to maintain over the course of a year. Demand can range from 1,000 units per year up to 2,000 units in increments of 250 units. If the system warehouse capacity is sufficient to handle the year's demand, then the per unit cost is $2 per unit, but if the warehouse capacity is insufficient, the per unit cost for each unit in excess of system capacity is $3 per unit. The likelihood for each possible demand is shown in the table. Which warehouse configuration is best for Jackson Sheds?

Which of the following changes would increase the likelihood of a supply chain experiencing the bullwhip effect?

________ is a supplier relation in which the buyer and seller are partners, each helping the other as much as possible.