Exam 12: Supply Chain Integration

________ are electronic marketplaces where buying and selling firms meet to do business,without protracted contract negotiations.

Use the following to answer the questions below. The Burdell Wheel and Tire Company assembles tires to wheel rims for use on cars during manufacture of vehicles by the automotive industry.Burdell wants to locate a low-cost supplier for the tires he uses in his assembly operation.The supplier will be selected based on total annual cost to supply Burdell's needs.Burdell's annual requirements are for 25,000 tires,and the company operates 250 days a year.The following data are available for two suppliers being considered. -Refer to the instruction above.The high-cost supplier desperately wants the Burdell Company business.They have indicated that if Burdell will select them as their supplier,they will not charge for shipping.How does this change the decision on tire suppliers?

What are some ways that supply chain partners can collaborate on product designs? How do these ways differ?

Supply chain integration is the effective coordination of supply chain processes through the seamless flow of information to suppliers,but does not include customers,such as distributors and retailers.

Use the following to answer the questions below. The Steele Bike Company assembles bicycles for a major retail toy outlet.The main purchase is bicycle frames for making these bicycles.Dan Steele,the owner,wants to locate a low-cost supplier for the frames used in this assembly operation.The supplier will be selected based on total annual cost to supply Steele's needs.Annual requirements are for 100,000 frames,and the company operates 200 days a year.Two suppliers,Acme and State,have quoted the same price for the frames,but quantities,lead times and shipping costs are considerably different.The following data are available for the two suppliers. -Refer to the instruction above.What are the total annual costs if State is the supplier selected?

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 competitive orientation to supplier relations is that the buyer and supplier are partners.

Define the term logistics and briefly discuss any three important logistics decisions.

SKUs with lower volumes and higher weekly variability may be best served with an assemble-to-order or make-to-order supply chain design.

One source of disruption caused by the external supply chain is:

Early supplier involvement is a program that allows suppliers to fill orders prior to the customer placing them.

Electronic Data Interchange enables the transmission of routine,standardized business documents from computer to computer over telephone or direct leased lines.

The ramp-up stage of the development process precedes the full launch stage.

Concurrent engineering is the term used to describe a firm's development of a new product after it has been discovered that a competitor is engineering a similar product for launch.

Use the following to answer the questions below. The Burdell Wheel and Tire Company has completed a total cost analysis for two suppliers of tires to support their business.They also consider delivery speed,consistent quality and environmental sensitivity in their selection process.Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points),and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor,10 = excellent).The data are shown in the following table. -Refer to the instruction above.Using the preference matrix approach for selecting suppliers,which supplier should Burdell select? total weighted score?

The stage of new product or service development that links the creation of new services or products to the corporate strategy of the firm is called:

Which of the following is NOT an advantage resulting from a firm outsourcing its customer service process?

Use the following to answer the questions below. The Steele Bike Company has completed a total cost analysis for two suppliers of bicycle frames to support their business.They also consider on-time speed,top quality and customization in their selection process.Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points),and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor,10 = excellent).The data are shown in the following table. -Refer to the instruction above.Using the preference matrix approach for selecting suppliers,what is State's total weighted score?

Once certified,a supplier can be used by the purchasing department without the purchaser having to make background checks.

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 400 units and costs $200 to maintain over the course of a year.Demand can range from 1000 units per year up to 2000 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?