WorksheetsManaging supply chain (AS Business)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
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
What is the series of activities involved in taking the initial resources to providing the final product?
Supply chain
Matching supply
Demand chain
Inputs
The way that a supply chain is managed will affect which of the following things? (select all that apply)
Extent to which suppliers meet the requirements of the business reliably
Costs of the business
Ability of the business to be flexible to customer requirements
If the right supplies arrive on time
None of the above/answers
What is the term for when businesses start producing at different stages in the production process?
Outsourcing
Vertical integration
Horizontal integration
Corporate Social Responsibility
None of the above/answers
What refers to the extent which a business takes into account its stakeholder views and accepts its obligations to society over and above the legal requirements?
Corporate Social Responsibility
Community Service
Corporate Objectives
Stakeholder Management
Select all the types of supply chain decisions:
How centralised should purchasing be?
Is the aim to build a long-standing relationship with one supplier?
Setting out Terms and Conditions of the supplier relationship
Completed in-house or be completed by an outside company
Branding and SEO optimisation
Select all the influences on the choice of suppliers?
Dependability
Vertical Integration
Quality of materials
Cost of materials
Corporate Social Responsibility
As a manager, if you were dealing with unpredictable demand, what strategies would you choose? (Select all that apply)
Produce to order
Employ flexible workforce
Pay out dividends
Vertically integrate
