The sum of the supply chain surplus and supply chain cost.

The remainder after supply chain cost is subtracted from supply chain surplus.

The remainder after supply chain surplus is subtracted from supply chain cost.

Supply chain profitability minus the supply chain cost.

The objective of every supply chain is to

Maximize the overall value generated.

Minimize the overall cost generated.

Minimize the cost to the manufacturer.

Maximize the profit of the manufacturer

Webvan designed a supply chain with large warehouses in several major cities in the united states, from which groceries were delivered to customer homes. They failed partly because of

Higher labor costs for picking orders.

Slow inventory turnover compared to industry averages.

A key issue facing toyota is

Design of its global production and distribution network.

Developing an internet marketing system.

Whether to specialize in a particular market.

How to implement model changes.

Walmart's supply chain features clusters of stores around distribution centers, which facilitates

Frequent but inexpensive replenishment at the stores.

Rapid design cycles from their r&d group.

Sharing of information with suppliers.

Which of these statements about dell's supply chain is best?

Dell's initial success was largely driven by their assembly→customer supply chain linkage.

Dell's supply chain surplus was largely driven by their negative shipping model.

Dell's initial success was largely driven by the ability to accurately forecast what customers wanted and supply those models to retail outlets that carried their computers.

Dell's supply chain consists of only two members, dell and the customer

The decision phases in a supply chain include

Customer relationship management.

The supply chain strategy category would include a decision about

How large the warehouse in kokomo should

Which items in the warehouse will be shipped to malibu.

Which warehouse will supply the surf city location.

When the order should be shipped to the little old lady from pasadena.

The profitability of a supply chain is impacted primarily by the

Design, planning and operation categories of decisions.

Operation category of decisions.

Design and planning categories of decisions.

Planning and operation categories of decisions.

The cycle 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.

The processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories.

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 2 categories depending on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders.

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

The customer order cycle occurs at the

Retailer/distributor interface.

Distributor/manufacturer interface.

Manufacturer/supplier interface

Customer arrival refers to

The point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase.

The customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer.

The process where product is prepared and sent to the customer.

The process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership

The objective of the customer arrival process is to

Maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders.

Get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost.

Maintain a record of product receipt and complete payment.

Ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and communicated to other affected supply chain processes

Customer order entry is

The customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer.

The point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase.

The process where product is prepared and sent to the customer.

The process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership

The objective of customer order entry is to

Ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and communicated to other affected supply chain processes.

Get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost.

Maintain a record of product receipt and complete payment.

Maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders.

Customer order fulfillment refers to

The process where product is prepared and sent to the customer.

The point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase.

The customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer.

The process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership.

The objective of customer order fulfillment is to

Get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost.

Maintain a record of product receipt and complete payment.

Maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders.

Ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and communicated to other affected supply chain processes

Customer order receiving is

The process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership

The point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase.

The customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocates product to the customer.

The process where product is prepared and sent to the customer.

The replenishment cycle occurs at the

Retailer/distributor interface.

Distributor/manufacturer interface.

Manufacturer/supplier interface.

The manufacturing cycle occurs at the

Distributor/manufacturer interface.

Retailer/distributor interface.

Manufacturer/supplier interface.

The production scheduling process in the manufacturing cycle is similar to the

Order entry process in the replenishment cycle.

Order receiving process in the replenishment cycle.

Order fulfillment process in the replenishment cycle.

Order trigger process in the replenishment cycle

The manufacturing and shipping process in the manufacturing cycle is equivalent to the

Order fulfillment process in the replenishment cycle.

Order receiving process in the replenishment cycle.

Order entry process in the replenishment cycle.

Order trigger process in the replenishment cycle

The procurement cycle occurs at the

Manufacturer/supplier interface

Retailer/distributor interface.

Distributor/manufacturer interface.

The cycle view of the supply chain is useful when considering operational decisions, because

It specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain.

It categorizes processes based on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders.

Processes are identified as either reactive or speculative.

It focuses on processes that are external to the firm

The push/pull view of the supply chain is useful when considering strategic decisions relating to supply chain design, because

It categorizes processes based on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders.

It specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain.

It clearly defines the processes involved and the owners of each process.

It focuses on processes that are external to the firm.

Which of the following statements about pull processes is accurate?

They may also be referred to as reactive processes.

They may also be referred to as speculative processes.

Execution is initiated in anticipation of customer orders.

At the time of execution, demand must be forecast.

Which of the following statements about push processes is accurate?

They may also be referred to as speculative processes.

Execution is initiated in response to customer orders.

At the time of execution, demand is known with certainty.

They may also be referred to as reactive processes.

Supply chain macro processes include which of the following?

Customer relationship management (crm.

Internal relationship management (irm.

External relationship management (erm.

Supply chain relationship management (scrm.

Supply chain macro processes include which of the following?

Supplier relationship management (srm.

Internal relationship management (irm.

External relationship management (erm.

Supply chain relationship management (scrm.

Activities involved in the customer relationship management (crm. Macro process include

Planning of internal production and storage.

Activities involved in the supplier relationship management (srm. Macro process include

Supplier evaluation and selection.

Planning of internal production and storage.

A key supply chain difference between gateway and apple is that

Apple has always carried product in their stores while at one time gateway stores carried no Inventory.

Gateway's stores currently carry a large variety of products made by other manufacturers, while apple carries only apple products.

Gateway has always used a push system while apple has always used a pull system.

Gateway has no suppliers, preferring to make everything in-house, while apple buys many of Their components from suppliers.

Zara's supply chain strategy

Results in supply more closely matching customer demand.

Results in longer lead times for store order fulfillment, primarily due to shipping time.

Of purely online sales reduces the costs that they would incur with a brick and mortar store system.

Of high volume but low cost apparel requires production well in advance of the actual selling season for each garment type.

Toyota's global complementation strategy

Mandates that plants can produce vehicles for export to markets that remain strong when the local market weakens.

Calls for plants to be devoted to the production of vehicles for only the local market.

Dictates that parts plants be built to supply all of the needs for each vehicle production plant worldwide.

Requires that a single parts plant, for example, for brakes, export brake components to all of its vehicle assembly plants worldwide.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Each stage in a supply chain is connected through the flow of products, information, and funds. These flows often occur in both directions and are usually managed by

Pricing department.

One of the stages.

Upper management.

Engineering department

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A supply chain features a constant flow of

Information, product and funds.

Personnel, information, and policies.

Processes, funds, and product.

Product, processes, and support.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which set of supply chain flows is correctly described?

Funds flow only upstream but information flows both upstream and downstream in a supply chain.

Product flows only downstream and information flows only upstream in a supply chain.

Information and product both flow upstream and downstream in a supply chain.

Funds flow both upstream and downstream but product flows only downstream in a supply

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about supply chains is best?

New product development is not a supply chain function.

If a supplier uses a shipping company to send product to a customer, the shipping company is technically not a supply chain member.

Funds in a supply chain flow upstream only.

Flows in a supply chain may be managed by an intermediary

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sequence of stages is typical for product flow in a supply chain?

Supplier → manufacturer → distributor

Retailer → distributor → customer

Manufacturer → retailer → distributor

Supplier → customer → retailer

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Supply chain surplus involves what two parts?

Manufacturing cost and selling price

Customer value and supply chain cost

Customer value and high quality products

Reliable transportation and supply chain cost

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For any supply chain, the source of revenue is generated by

Efficient operations.

Information flows.

The customer.

Product flows.

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Understanding Supply Chain Quiz

Each stage in a supply chain is connected through the flow of products, information, and funds. These flows often occur in both directions and are usually managed by

A supply chain features a constant flow of

Which set of supply chain flows is correctly described?

Which statement about supply chains is best?

Which sequence of stages is typical for product flow in a supply chain?

Supply chain surplus involves what two parts?

For any supply chain, the source of revenue is generated by

Customer value is

The objective of every supply chain is to

Retailing in the united states is largely

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