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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - Unit 1 & 2

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which model emphasizes the quick turnover of a product with a short life cycle?

a)

Flexible Model

b)

Efficient Model

c)

Fast model

d)

Agile Model

2.

Manufacturing management also known as .

a)

production planning

b)

inventory management

c)

operations management

d)

material management

3.

The supply chain concept originated in what discipline?

a)

marketing

b)

operations

c)

logistics

d)

production

4.

What entails working with vendors to supply the raw materials needed throughout the manufacturing process?

a)

Logistics

b)

Sourcing

c)

Production

d)

Supplier

5.

The supply chain management philosophy emerged in which decade?

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

6.

A supply chain is essentially a sequence of linked:

a)

customer and prospects

b)

supplier and manufacturer

c)

suppliers and customers

d)

warehousing and wholesaling units

7.

Inspection, scrap, and repair are examples of

a)

internal costs

b)

external costs

c)

costs of dissatisfaction

d)

societal costs

8.

Which of the following is not a type of operations?

a)

Goods production

b)

storage/transportation

c)

entertainment

d)

price reduction

9.

In the customer enters into separate, parallel agreements with different suppliers for different parts of the services to be outsourced.

a)

hybrid approach

b)

single supplier

c)

multi-sourcing

d)

leverage competition.

10.

The main objective of what is to minimize the overall cost of transportation while ensuring timely delivery?

a)

Location Decision

b)

Production decision

c)

Inventory decision

d)

Transportation decision

11.

A what determines the production process, quantity, and quality of products?

a)

warehouses

b)

production decision

c)

transportation decision

d)

manufacturing plants

12.

In supply chain the process in which the supplier sends product in response to orders placed by the buyer

a)

supplier scoring

b)

Procurement design

c)

Design collaboration

d)

Supplier selection

13.

The term is an institutional procurement process that continuously improve and re-evaluates the purchasing activities of a company.

a)

Strategic sourcing

b)

suppliers

c)

vendor

d)

Production

14.

Intermediaries play an important role in matching.

a)

dealer with customer

b)

manufacturer to product

c)

information and promotion

d)

supply and demand

15.

What involves identifying prospective distributors and suppliers and determining their effectiveness and accessibility?

a)

Logistics management

b)

SCM

c)

Product Management

d)

Customer management

16.

The final product is the ultimate goal of the what?

a)

Quality

b)

vendor

c)

manufacturing process

d)

sourcing

17.

The SCM process usually begins with what?

a)

Warehouses

b)

Production

c)

Transportation

d)

Planning

18.

A specifies parameters governing the buyer-supplier relationship.

a)

Supplier Contract

b)

Procurement

c)

Design collaboration

d)

Supplier selection

19.

Proper procurement _________is essential for organizations to ensure they acquire the right resources at the right time, in the right quantity, and at the right price.

a)

Warehouses

b)

Production

c)

Transportation

d)

Planning

20.

The what works best for companies impacted by seasonality?

a)

Flexible Model

b)

Efficient Model

c)

Fast model

d)

Agile Model

21.

what may be further divided into sub-tasks such as assembly, testing, inspection, or packaging.

a)

Quality

b)

vendor

c)

manufacturing process

d)

sourcing

22.

can deal with building design for the movement of materials, or with logistics that deal with the tangible components of a supply chain.

a)

the production plans

b)

Forecasting of materials requirements

c)

Estimating the levels of inventories

d)

Materials management

23.

what primarily include vendors, transport agencies, warehouses, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and customers?

a)

Financial Flow

b)

Product Flow

c)

Information Flow

d)

Value Flow

24.

In which type of auction, buyers compete to obtain a good or service, and the price typically increases over time.

a)

Ranking

b)

Ordinary

c)

Periodic

d)

Slow

25.

refers to producing the product at a lower cost location near the market.

a)

Near-shoring

b)

On-shoring

c)

Off-shoring

d)

out sourcing

26.

What is a continuous embedded process in which the organization (manufacture of distributor) takes responsibility for the delivery of new products as well as take-back?

a)

production decision

b)

procurement logistics

c)

reverse distribution

d)

inventory decision

27.

Supplier selection uses the output from ____ and assessment to identify the appropriate suppliers.

a)

supplier scoring

b)

Procurement

c)

Design collaboration

d)

Supplier selection

28.

The what model relies on a manufacturer producing the same good over and over and expecting customer demand with little variation?

a)

Financial Flow

b)

Product Flow

c)

Information Flow

d)

Continuous Flow

29.

What deals with the management of product returns, recycling, refurbishing, and disposal?

a)

Information Logistics

b)

Reverse logistics

c)

Procurement logistics

d)

Inventory logistics

30.

What consider various factors such as type of product, demand forecast, manufacturing process, capacity utilisation, and inventory level?

a)

warehouses

b)

production decision

c)

transportation decision

d)

manufacturing plants

31.

Which of the following are the functions of Manufacturing management

a)

production planning

b)

inventory management,

c)

quality control, resource allocation

d)

All of the above

32.

__are sometimes referred to as non-competed contracts.

a)

Supplier Scoring

b)

Direct Negotiations

c)

Design collaboration

d)

Supplier selection

33.

expands the supplier base without increasing the actual number of suppliers.

a)

Multiple sourcing

b)

Single sourcing

c)

Cross sourcing

d)

single and multiple sourcing

34.

Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?

a)

Retailer

b)

wholesaler

c)

reseller

d)

producer

35.

Macro perspective of logistics involves viewing logistics as a system within the context of the overall what?

a)

Economy, society, and environment

b)

Economy

c)

Society

d)

Environment

36.

Companies manage their supply chains through.

a)

information

b)

transportation modes

c)

competitors

d)

the Internet

37.

Which of the following are not key attributes of supply chain management?

a)

inventory control

b)

leveraging technology

c)

customer power

d)

all are key attributes

38.

Which of the following steps are involved in Sourcing processes?

a)

Supplier scoring and assessment

b)

Supplier selection and contract negotiation

c)

Design collaboration

d)

All of the above

39.

is the process of determining the production capacity needed by an organization to meet changing demands for its products.

a)

Capacity planning

b)

Production decision

c)

Transportation decision

d)

None of the above

40.

involves the components used to make finished goods & coordination and visibility with suppliers

a)

Ranking Suppliers

b)

Supplier assessment

c)

Direct Procurement

d)

Supplier evaluation

41.

is the acquisition of goods or commodities by a company, organization, institution, or person.

a)

ranking suppliers

b)

Supplier assessment

c)

Procurement

d)

Supplier evaluation

42.

Effective and convenient return service reduces what?

a)

product waste

b)

customer service

c)

services

d)

production

43.

also known as sole sourcing.

a)

Multiple sourcing

b)

Single sourcing

c)

Cross sourcing

d)

single and multiple sourcing

44.

refers to producing the product in the market where it is sold, even when it is a high-cost location.

a)

Near-shoring

b)

On-shoring

c)

Off-shoring

d)

out sourcing

45.

Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics to intermediaries

a)

Competitors

b)

third-party logistics providers

c)

channel members

d)

cross-functional teams

46.

What is the management of the flow of goods and services and includes all processes that transform raw materials into final products?

a)

Logistics management

b)

Supply Chain Management

c)

Product Management

d)

Customer management

47.

Which of the following is an external driver for SCM?

a)

Political

b)

Economical

c)

Demographic

d)

All of the above

48.

What focuses on the acquisition of materials, components, and goods from suppliers?

a)

Information Logistics

b)

Reverse logistics

c)

Procurement logistics

d)

Inventory logistics

49.

The what of logistics refers to a specific aspect or component of logistics that has a broader, high-level impact on supply chains and logistics operations?

a)

macro dimension

b)

micro dimension

c)

inventory decision

d)

transportation decision

50.

What can result in reduced cost, improved quality, and decreased time to market?

a)

Direct procurement

b)

Direct negotiations

c)

Design collaboration

d)

Indirect negotiations

51.

____ means the time gap between order processing and shipment

a)

Supply Chain

b)

Lead Time

c)

Reorder Time

d)

Formulation of Product Policy

52.

Number of warehouses are greatly affected by _______

a)

Transportation Cost

b)

Warehousing Cost

c)

Inventory Cost

d)

All of the above.

53.
The goal of channels of distribution is to move products from producers to  
a)
Middleman
b)
Final Consumer
c)
Agents
d)
Producers 
54.

Match the following word with the correct definition: OUTSOURCING

a)

including a wide range of services

b)

details of what is expected and needed

c)

contracting functions out to third-party providers

d)

the need for particular goods or services

55.

Choose the correct answer: The direct flow of goods from receipt at warehouse to shipping, bypassing storage.

a)

Order picking

b)

Transshipment

c)

Break-bulk

d)

Cross-docking

56.

Reverse logistics is an activity that ensures _____________.

a)

Productivity

b)

Quick response

c)

Reuse and recycling of products

d)

Quality standards

57.

The beginning stage of the Supply Chain is also called the ________________

a)

Point of Concern

b)

Point of Origin

c)

Point of the Lesson

d)

Point of Comsumption

58.

The fourth stage of the supply chain management flow is called _________

a)

Warehouse

b)

Retail

c)

Distribution

d)

Consumer

59.

The end processes where a company takes a finished product to the consumer is called __________________

a)

Upstream Flow

b)

Ebb and Flow

c)

Downstream Flow

d)

Go with the Flow

60.

1. The purpose of supply chain management is…………….

a)

Provide customer satisfaction

b)

Improve quality of a product

c)

Integrating supply and demand management

d)

A. Increase production

61.

When suppliers, distributors, and customers collaborate with each other to improve the performance of the entire system, they are participating in

a)

Channel of distribution

b)

Value delivery network

c)

Supply chain

d)

Supply and demand chain

62.

The bullwhip effect:

a)

Is an ineffective way to motivate warehouse employees

b)

Applies to rodeos and has nothing to do with supply chain management

c)

Refers to the “swaying” motion associated with triple trailers

d)

Refers to variability in demand orders among supply chain participants.

63.

Which of the following is not an area of responsibility for a logistics manager?

a)

Inventory

b)

Purchasing

c)

Marketing

d)

Transporting

64.

Operation preceding the manufacturing is called as

a)

Inbound logistics

b)

Outbound logistics

c)

Process logistics

d)

none of the above

65.

Operation following the manufacturing is called as

a)

Inbound logistics

b)

Outbound logistics

c)

Process logistics

d)

none of the above