Question 1

The ________ process involves the activities required to deliver a product or service to a customer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ process involves the activities required...

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about purchasing?

Accepted Answer

A) Purchasing's primary role is to satisfy the firm's long-term supply needs. 
B) Purchasing's primary role should be placing and tracking orders. 
C) Purchasing's primary role is to negotiate lower prices. 
D) Purchasing's primary role is to negotiate prices and delivery dates. 
A) Purchasing's primary role is to satisfy the firm's long-term supply needs. 
B) Purchasing's primary role should be placing and tracking orders. 
C) Purchasing's primary role is to negotiate lower prices. 
D) Purchasing's primary role is to negotiate prices and delivery dates.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an external cause of supply chain disruptions?

Accepted Answer

A) late deliveries 
B) new service or product introductions 
C) customer service or product mix changes 
D) underfilled shipments 
A) late deliveries 
B) new service or product introductions 
C) customer service or product mix changes 
D) underfilled shipments

Question 4

In a competitive orientation to negotiations between buyer and supplier,the buyer does not always possess the power in the relationship-the supplier sometimes holds the power and can exercise this power during negotiations with the buyer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) product or sales promotions. 
B) new product or service introduction. 
C) late deliveries. 
D) engineering changes. 
A) product or sales promotions. 
B) new product or service introduction. 
C) late deliveries. 
D) engineering changes.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a component of the supply chain?

Accepted Answer

A) order fulfillment 
B) materials 
C) customer relationship 
D) competitors 
A) order fulfillment 
B) materials 
C) customer relationship 
D) competitors

Question 7

________ is the condition where the buyer has purchasing power when the purchasing volume represents a significant share of the supplier's sales.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the condition where the buyer...

Question 8

Suppliers can gain power from a number of sources in the buyer / supplier relationship.When a buyer has access to knowledge,information and skills desired by the supplier,this is called a(n)________ source of power.

Accepted Answer

A) expert 
B) reward 
C) referent 
D) coercive 
A) expert 
B) reward 
C) referent 
D) coercive

Question 9

Which one of the following statements correctly represents a benefit of centralized buying?

Accepted Answer

A) Local managers have more control over their business. 
B) Purchases and production schedules are meshed more easily. 
C) Customization to local preferences is simplified. 
D) Increased buying power can result in significant savings in purchasing costs. 
A) Local managers have more control over their business. 
B) Purchases and production schedules are meshed more easily. 
C) Customization to local preferences is simplified. 
D) Increased buying power can result in significant savings in purchasing costs.

Question 10

List and describe typical disruptions to the external supply chains.

Accepted Answer

Typical disruptions include volume chang

Question 11

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:

Accepted Answer

A) design. 
B) analysis. 
C) development. 
D) full launch. 
A) design. 
B) analysis. 
C) development. 
D) full launch.

Question 12

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 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 $3 per unit.The likelihood for each possible demand is shown in the table.
   Which warehouse configuration is BEST for Jackson Sheds?

Accepted Answer

The cost table for four throug

Question 13

The ________ model focuses on the supply chain processes plan,source,make,deliver,and return.

Accepted Answer

SCOR (supp

Question 14

The authors present four types of e-purchasing;what are they and how do they work? Which of these could be accomplished by the least IT-savvy supply chain? Why?

Accepted Answer

The four approaches to e-purchasing pres

Question 15

A common disruption of the supply chain resulting from internal causes is demand volume changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Logistics is the process whereby product

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a lever in an integrated supply chain?

Accepted Answer

A) collaborative activities by supply chain partners 
B) reduced replenishment lead times 
C) reduced order lot sizes 
D) elimination of product shortages and backorders 
A) collaborative activities by supply chain partners 
B) reduced replenishment lead times 
C) reduced order lot sizes 
D) elimination of product shortages and backorders

Question 18

What are five ways to minimize the bullwhip effect in supply chains?

Accepted Answer

The authors provide nine ways,listed bel

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Table 14.1
Alison's Accessories is a high volume worldwide fashion house with outlets in 65 countries.Sadly,space does not permit an exhaustive list but once the test is over,check out their website.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 the date in Table 14.1.Analyze costs and make recommendations regarding the shipping options and suppliers.Which combination of shipping amount and supplier yields the lowest total cost?

Accepted Answer

Supplier C shipping 50,000 units at a ti

Exam 14: Supply Chain Integration

The ________ process involves the activities required to deliver a product or service to a customer.

Which one of the following statements is TRUE about purchasing?

Which of the following is NOT an external cause of supply chain disruptions?

In a competitive orientation to negotiations between buyer and supplier,the buyer does not always possess the power in the relationship-the supplier sometimes holds the power and can exercise this power during negotiations with the buyer.

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

Which of the following is NOT a component of the supply chain?

________ is the condition where the buyer has purchasing power when the purchasing volume represents a significant share of the supplier's sales.

Suppliers can gain power from a number of sources in the buyer / supplier relationship.When a buyer has access to knowledge,information and skills desired by the supplier,this is called a(n)________ source of power.

Which one of the following statements correctly represents a benefit of centralized buying?

List and describe typical disruptions to the external supply chains.

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:

The ________ model focuses on the supply chain processes plan,source,make,deliver,and return.

The authors present four types of e-purchasing;what are they and how do they work? Which of these could be accomplished by the least IT-savvy supply chain? Why?

A common disruption of the supply chain resulting from internal causes is demand volume changes.

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

Which of the following is NOT a lever in an integrated supply chain?

What are five ways to minimize the bullwhip effect in supply chains?

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

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