Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management

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Products can be replaced by mail or at a store.

• PLAN

• SOURCE

• MAKE

• DELIVER

• RETURN

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My customers need my product quickly so we've decided to use airplanes as the mode of transportation.

• PLAN

• SOURCE

• MAKE

• DELIVER

• RETURN

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One of the machines in the manufacturing plant must be repaired or replaced.

• PLAN

• SOURCE

• MAKE

• DELIVER

• RETURN

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The company must decide how many employees to hire this year.

• PLAN

• SOURCE

• MAKE

• DELIVER

• RETURN

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One of my suppliers has increased the cost of their product every year, I must find a new supplier for the company.

• PLAN

• SOURCE

• MAKE

• DELIVER

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Added value is when

• Inputs are transformed to create outputs that meet customer demand
• Inputs are made
• Inputs are transformed to create different outputs
• Inputs of a high quality have more value

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Lean production essentially means the elimination of

• Labour
• Time
• Waste
• Problems

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Kaizen means

• Continuous interaction
• Continuous meetings
• Continuous improvement
• Continuous communication

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A retailer is a business

• intermediary between manufacturers and retailers which buys in large quantities and resells
  in smaller quantities.
• that buys products from wholesalers or manufacturers and resells them to the ultimate
  consumer.

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Procurement is

• an intermediary between manufacturers and retailers which buys in large quantities and resells
  in smaller quantities.
• the purchasing of goods (materials, parts, supplies, equipment) required to run an enterprise.

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Buffer stock:

• Goods kept in store to cover seasonal
  demand e.g. Christmas sale
• b Goods kept in store to cover unforeseen
  shortages or fluctuations in demand

Multiple Select

In ABC Analysis, Items are classified based on

• Consumption/ usage value

• Availability of the resource

• Value of the item in store

• Cost of the item

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In FSN Analysis , S Stands For

• Speed Moving

• Slow Moving

• Store Moving

• Several Moving

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A factor involved in the cost of inventory that is outdated is considered:

• Obsolence

• Back order

• Seasonability

• Finished Good

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Under  economic-order-quantity decision model, it is assumed that ________.

• the quantity ordered can vary at each reorder point 
• demand, ordering costs, and carrying costs are uncertain
• the purchasing cost per unit is affected by the order quantity
• no inventory stockouts occur

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The Inputs in MRP system comes from the ____ resources

• Bills of Materials

• Master production Schedule

• Inventory Records file

• All of the above.

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What is a problem caused by JIT?

• Supply Shocks/Demand Changes
• Too many employees
• Increased Unemployment
• Consumers unhappy

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JIT aims to keep stock levels to the bare minimum.

• True
• False

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Concerning relationships with suppliers, which of the following combinations is critical to the success of JIT?

• close relationships with trust
• close relationships with skepticism
• distant relationships with trust
• distant relationships with skepticism
• none of the above

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The goal of channels of distribution is to move products from producers to  

• Middleman
• Final Consumer
• Agents
• Producers 

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wholesaler susually buy in large quantities

• True
• False

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Procurement refers to the raw materials, component parts, and supplies bought from outside organizations to support a company’s operations

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The ideal order quantity a company should purchase for its inventory given a cost set of production, demand rate, and other variables is known as:

• Reorder point

• Economic order quantity

• Anticipation stock

• Inventory control

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^{JIT-just in time} _{is a concept}

• of purchasing goods required to run entrprise
• of reducing inventories by co-ordinating the delivery of materials just before they are needed

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Procurement is

• reducing inventories by co-ordinating the delivery of materials just before they are needed
• the purchasing of goods required to run an enterprise

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Match the following word with the correct definition: OUTSOURCING

• including a wide range of services

• details of what is expected and needed

• contracting functions out to third-party providers

• the need for particular goods or services

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Choose the correct answer: The direct flow of goods from receipt at warehouse to shipping, bypassing storage.

• Order picking

• Transshipment

• Break-bulk

• Cross-docking

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The purchase-order lead time is the ________.

• time between placing an order and its delivery
• time between receiving a customer order and producing the products 
• ) time between receiving a customer order and delivering the items 
• time required to correct errors in the defective products 

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Among different types of costs associated with inventory, the opportunity cost of the investment tied up in inventory is a(n) ________.

• purchasing cost 
• ordering cost
• stockout cost
• carrying cost

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Among different types of costs associated with inventory, the costs of obtaining purchase approvals are ________.

• purchasing costs
• ordering costs 
• stockout costs 
• carrying costs

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What is Master Production Schedule (MPS)

• A dependent demand technique that use to determine material requirement.

• A list of components, their description and the quantity of each required to make 1 unit of a product.

• The schedule date for an order to be release.

• A timetable that specifies what is to be made and when.

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The list of quantities of components, ingredients, and materials required to produce a product is the

• purchase order
• Engineering change notice
• bill-of-materials
• master schedule

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Reverse logistics is an activity that ensures _____________.

• Productivity

• Quick response

• Reuse and recycling of products

• Quality standards

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Just-in-time/SCM purchasing requires the following condition:

• Many suppliers

• Short-term contracts

• Cooperation between purchasing and suppliers

• Continuous competitive bidding

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Reverse logistics is required because

• Goods are defective

• Goods are unsold

• The customer simply change their minds

• All of above

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3. VMI stands for

• Vendor material inventory

• Vendor managed inventory

• Variable material inventory

• Valuable material inventory

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A system in which the vendor determines the quantities needed for purchase and retains ownership of products until they are issued to production.

• Just-in-time (JIT) purchasing

• Par level inventory

• Vendor-managed inventory

• Buyer's club

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Where does JIT originate from?

• U.S
• UK
• Croatia
• Japan

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JIT stands for

• Joint Intervene Testimony 
• Just-IT-Test
• Just
• Just-In-Time

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One goal of JIT partnerships is the removal of in-plant inventory by delivery in small lots directly to the using department as needed.

• true
• false

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The following is (are) the prerequisite(s) for JIT.

• Multi skilled workers

• Vendor should produce defect free

• Worker should be empowered his own decision

• All of the above

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Just-In-Time aimed at

• Zero inventories

• Reduced manpower

• Over production

• All of the above