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SCMH - Make Vs. Buy Decision (Group D - Week 10)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Make Vs Buy decision of a nation depends on three pillars. Which one does not belong in the group?

a)

Business Strategy

b)

Risks

c)

Economic Factors

d)

Maintenance

2.

_________ 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.

a)

Maintenance

b)

Risks

c)

Business Strategy

d)

Economic Factors

3.

These are identified mostly with their decision to make or buy.

a)

Product Units

b)

Human Resources

c)

Customers.

4.

The second pillar under the Make Vs Buy strategy is?

a)

Risks

b)

Business Strategy

c)

Human Resources

d)

Economic Factors

5.

All the expense of outsourcing cannot be regained through these activities and thus they should not be neglected when the options are considered.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

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.

a)

Human Resources

b)

Economic Factors

c)

Risks

d)

Business Strategy

7.

The costs that are often neglected in outsourcing manufacturing operations are as follows, except:

a)

Casted complexity and its effect on lean flows.

b)

Expanded, extended inventories.

c)

Transportation and handling charges.

d)

Maximum return on invested capital.

8.

The first and the third pillars in the Make Vs Buy strategy are?

a)

Business Strategy

b)

Economic Factors

c)

Risks

9.

Companies must opt for outsourcing in the following scenarios, except:

a)

Minimize the costs.

b)

Monitor fewer workers.

c)

Leverage internal expertise.

d)

Phase out management of paperwork, documents or training.

10.

This opens up a broad array of new risks.

a)

Supplier

b)

Partnership

c)

Business

d)

Outsourcing

11.

The _______ that need to be taken care of comprise the layouts for handling the outsource supplier, exclusively as the outsourced process changes.

a)

Pricing

b)

IT Network

c)

Net Prices

d)

Total Costs

12.

Apart from judging the source country’s political stability, companies require to examine the safety and lead times of shipment schedule.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

It is very important to acknowledge the risks that are related to the location of an external supplier.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The first pillar in the Make Vs Buy decision is the business strategy adopted by a nation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The developed countries can easily overcome the expenses cost in the exported material through activities like human resources, information technology, maintenance and customer relations.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

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.

a)

True

b)

False