Managing supply chain (AS Business)

Staff that work less than a full time week are called

• Part-time staff

• Temporary staff

• Full-time staff

• None of the above/answers

Staff that work for a limited period of time are called

• Part-time staff

• Temporary staff

• Full-time staff

• None of the above/answers

Employing a flexible workforce can involve which of the following (select all that apply)

• Part-time staff

• Temporary staff

• Multi-skilled staff

• Flexible contracts

• None of the above/answers

What is the term for when an organisation uses a separate business or businesses to complete part of its work?

• In-housing

• Outsourcing

• Vertical Integration

• Horizontal Integration

• None of the above/answers

Fill in the blank. Part-time staff are staff that work ______ a full time week.

• Less than

• More than

• Equal to

• None of the above/answers

Fill in the blank. Temporary staff are staff that work for ________ period of time.

• A Limited

• An Unlimited

• A Permanent

• None of the above/answers

Select all that apply for Producing to Order:

• Business only produces when actual order is placed

• Producing items and hoping they will sell

• Reduces risk of being left with unsold stock

• Requires flexible production process

• None of the above/answers

True or False. Outsourcing occurs when an organisation uses its own business to complete part of its work

• True

• False

Select all of the advantages of outsourcing:

• Make use of specialist skills and services

• Increases capacity

• Business can be affected by poor quality

• Supplier might be more expensive

• None of the above/answers

Select all of the disadvantages of outsourcing:

• Make use of specialist skills and services

• Decreases capacity

• Can be held accountable for actions of suppliers

• Business can be affected by poor quality

• Supplier might be more expensive