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WorksheetsChapter 9: Supply Chain Management
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Today, SCM systems focus on extending beyond an organization’s four walls to influence:
A. Suppliers
B. Suppliers’ supplier
C. Customers’ customer
D. All of the above
Which of the following is not one of the three main links in the supply chain?
A. Materials flow from suppliers and their “downstream” suppliers at all levels
B. Transformation of materials into semifinished and finished products – the organization’s own production processes
C. Distribution of products to customers and their “downstream” customers at all levels
D. None of the above
Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Cost
D. Deliver
What is it called when distorted product demand information passes from one entity to the next throughout the supply chain?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain planning software
D. Supply chain execution software
Which of the following automates the different steps and stages of the supply chain?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain planning software
D. Supply chain execution software
What is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain visibility
D. Supply chain execution software
Which of the following generates demand forecasts using statistical tools and forecasting techniques?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain visibility
D. Supply chain execution software
Which of the following statements is accurate?
A. DSSs assist decision makers in the design and operation of integrated supply chains
B. DSSs identify opportunities for improvements across the supply chain
C. DSSs identify opportunities for improvement beyond the intuition and insights of even the most experienced managers
D. All of the above
What is the set of processes that plans for and controls the efficient and effective transportation and storage of suppliers from suppliers to customers?
A. Supply chain execution
B. Logistics
C. Demand planning
D. Supply chain planning
Which of the following is a key to SCM success?
A. Be future oriented
B. Listen to signals from telecommunications equipment and plan accordingly
C. Wean suppliers off traditional business practices
D. Make the sale to the manufacturers
Which of the following is a top reason why executives use SCM to manage extended enterprises?
A. Increase costs
B. Cost control
C. Productivity reduction
D. Process cycle time increments
The customers’ customer is upstream in the supply chain.
True
False
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.
True
False
Information technology, consumer behavior, visibility, and speed are the four changes resulting from advances in technology that are driving supply chains.
True
False
Information technology’s primary role in supply chain management is creating the integrations or tight process and information linkages between functions within a firm - such as marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and distribution – and between firms.
True
False
Deploy in incremental phases and measure and communicate success is one of the keys to success for SCM.
True
False
Materials flow from suppliers and their (a) suppliers at all levels.
Consumer behavior, (a) , competition, and speed are the four changes resulting from advances in IT that are driving supply chains.
The (a) effect occurs when distorted product demand information passes from one entity to the next throughout the supply chain
Make the sale to (a) is one of the keys to SCM success
