WorksheetsSCMH - Make Vs. Buy Decision (Group D - Week 10)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Make Vs Buy decision of a nation depends on three pillars. Which one does not belong in the group?
Business Strategy
Risks
Economic Factors
Maintenance
_________ strategically engages the importance of the company whose product or service is being considered for outsourcing, in addition to the process, technologies or skills needed to design the product or deliver that particular service.
Maintenance
Risks
Business Strategy
Economic Factors
These are identified mostly with their decision to make or buy.
Product Units
Human Resources
Customers.
The second pillar under the Make Vs Buy strategy is?
Risks
Business Strategy
Human Resources
Economic Factors
All the expense of outsourcing cannot be regained through these activities and thus they should not be neglected when the options are considered.
True
False
The various ________ comprise the effect of outsourcing on capital expenditures, return on invested capital and return on assets, along with the probable savings gained by outsourcing.
Human Resources
Economic Factors
Risks
Business Strategy
The costs that are often neglected in outsourcing manufacturing operations are as follows, except:
Casted complexity and its effect on lean flows.
Expanded, extended inventories.
Transportation and handling charges.
Maximum return on invested capital.
The first and the third pillars in the Make Vs Buy strategy are?
Business Strategy
Economic Factors
Risks
Companies must opt for outsourcing in the following scenarios, except:
Minimize the costs.
Monitor fewer workers.
Leverage internal expertise.
Phase out management of paperwork, documents or training.
This opens up a broad array of new risks.
Supplier
Partnership
Business
Outsourcing
The _______ that need to be taken care of comprise the layouts for handling the outsource supplier, exclusively as the outsourced process changes.
Pricing
IT Network
Net Prices
Total Costs
Apart from judging the source country’s political stability, companies require to examine the safety and lead times of shipment schedule.
True
False
The third pillar in the Make Vs Buy strategy is the risks residing in the country that needs to decide if to buy a product or make it on its own.
True
False
It is very important to acknowledge the risks that are related to the location of an external supplier.
True
False
The first pillar in the Make Vs Buy decision is the business strategy adopted by a nation.
True
False
The major risk factors involved in making a product in the home country or purchasing it from foreign countries are quality, reliability, and predictability of outsourced solutions or services.
True
False
The developed countries can easily overcome the expenses cost in the exported material through activities like human resources, information technology, maintenance and customer relations.
True
False
After establishing a sober formal relationship, it is very essential to search for the right balance between fully transparent supplier functions and micromanagement or the perception of it.
True
False
It’s advisable to select the in-house skills and abilities when a product or a function plays a very important role in improving the company’s expenses or is considered a core operation.
True
False
In case the outsourcing partners are selected properly, the companies often attempt to protect themselves from failures or delays by replicating in-house some of the effort that was originally farmed out.
True
False
