SCM C1

Supply chain profitability is

• not correlated to the value generated by the various stages of the supply chain.

• the total profit to be shared across all supply chain stages.

• the difference between the revenue generated from the customer and the overall cost across the supply chain.

• B and C only

Which of the following is not a stage within a typical supply chain?

• Customers

• Retailers

• Wholesalers/Distributors and Manufacturers

• All of the above are stages within a typical supply chain.

Which of the following is not a stage within a typical supply chain?

• Customers

• Retailers

• Component/Raw material suppliers

• Merchandisers

Successful supply chain management requires which of the following decision phases?

• Supply chain strategy/design

• all of the above

• Supply chain operation

• Supply chain planning

The decision phases in a supply chain include

• production scheduling

• customer relationship management.

• supply chain operation

• supply chain orientation.

The cycle view of a supply chain holds that

• the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories.

• the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages.

• all processes in a supply chain are initiated in response to a customer order.

• all processes in a supply chain are performed in anticipation of customer orders.

The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that

• the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages.

• all processes in a supply chain are initiated in response to a customer order.

• the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories depending on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders

• all responses in a supply chain are performed in anticipation of customer orders.

Which of the following is not a cycle in the supply chain cycle view?

• Analysis cycle

• Customer order cycle

• Replenishment cycle

• Manufacturing cycle

Which of the following is not a cycle in the supply chain cycle view?

• Customer order cycle

• Replenishment cycle and Manufacturing cycle

• Procurement cycle

• All of the above are part of the supply chain cycle view.

The customer order cycle occurs at the

• customer/retailer interface.

• retailer/distributor interface.

• distributor/manufacturer interface.

• manufacturer/supplier interface.