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WorksheetsBM2 2.01-3.01 Test Review
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 54mins
If your company sells a thing to a customer, your company most likely has a __________.
supply chain
warehouse
physical location
customer database
Supply chain management isn't just the management of products — it's also the management of ____________________.
information, time, and money
customers, sales, and marketing
products, services, and logistics
people, places, and things
Managing your product supply when your suppliers are sourcing their suppliers is called:
Supply Logistics
Inventory Management
Tier II Supplier Managment
Chain Management
____________ includes the cost of goods negotiations, on-time delivery management, quality audits and management, new product development.
operations management
product supply
logistics
supplier management
_____________ is the management of the movement of goods.
supplier management
logistics
supply chain
product relocation
You need to have enough _________ on hand to supply your customers what they want, when they want it — but you can't have too much __________ on hand or you will have paid (possibly) too much money out of pocket.
supply
cash
inventory
production
All of these are reasons why a business could end up with too much inventory, except for:
you sold too many of an item
minimum order quantities
something changed in the marketplace
you thought you would sell more of an item
___________ functions as the voice of the customer at your company. What shipping method does your customer want? What size boxes do you need to pack your product in and how many units per pack?
logistics
sales and marketing
customer service
product acquisition
Supply chain management is optimized when you are delivering _______ your customers want, ________ they want it, and doing that by spending as _______ money as possible.
what, when, little
the products, where, much
who, how, little
what, when, much
___________ is a part of supply chain management, but it's not the totality of all that supply chain management.
purchasing
manufacturing
selling
timing
What is provider of goods or services or a seller with whom the buyer does business called?
supplier
vendor
producer
customer
A __________ receives services, materials, supplies, energy, and components to use in creating finished products, such as dress shirts, packaged dinners, air-planes, electric power, legal counsel, or guided tours
vendor
producer
supplier
customer
A _____________ receives shipments of finished products to deliver to its customers, who wear the shirts, eat the packaged dinners, fly the planes, or turn on the lights.
customer
vendor
supplier
producer
A person who sells food items on the street is an example of a __________.
vendor
producer
customer
supplier
A person who supplies the vegetables needed for a vender to sell items on the street is an example of a __________.
vendor
supplier
producer
customer
The person who is responsible for purchasing the merchandise for a store
Buyer
Inventory Control
Stock Turnover
Vendor
A business from which merchandise is purchased
Stock Turnover
Vendor
Stock
Physical Inventory System
The amount of goods a business has, including goods in the backroom and on the sales floor.
Inventory
Invoice
Stock Turnover
Vendor
Another term for inventory
Physical Inventory System
Inventory Control
Stock
Stock Turnover
The vendor's bill for stock purchased.
Physical Inventory System
Invoice
Just-in-time Inventory Control System
Vendor
The management of the merchandise a store has for sale.
Inventory Control
Just-in-time Inventory Control System
Open-to-buy
Physical Inventory System
A usually computerized method of inventory control that involves linking a store to its suppliers through a computer system that purchases new inventory automatically as sales are made.
Just-in-time Inventory Control System
Inventory Control
Stock
Perpetual Inventory System
An inventory system that makes use of periodic counts of stock to ascertain stock levels.
Inventory Control
Perpetual Inventory System
Inventory
Physical Inventory System
Inventory system that maintains a continual record of inventory purchased and sold
Vendor
Just-in-time Inventory Control System
Perpetual Inventory System
Open-to-buy
A tool that measures how often stock is sold during a given time period.
Stock Turnover
Physical Inventory System
Invoice
Inventory Control
The term risk is used in business to refer to the
possibility of loss or gain
chances that consumers take
uncontrollable possibility of danger
mistakes that employees make
An earthquake is an example of a _________________ risk.
strategic
operational
speculative
pure
What do risk managers need to do to help their company successfully launch a new product?
Evaluate the potential gains and losses of the launch
Ignore risks the company has encountered in the past
Develop fail-proof risk management strategies
Act quickly to beat the company's competition
Which of the following is an example of a hazard risk?
Tornadoes
Product Shortages
Inflation
Competition
An example of an internal financial risk is
foreign exchange rate changes
improper budgeting practices
consumer buying power
credit downgrades
Poor product development, unreliable manufacturing equipment, and product shortages are examples of __________ risks.
strategic
hazard
financial
operational
What category of risk typically has the most impact on a business's ability to reach its goals and objectives?
Strategic
Hazard
Financial
Operational
Technological innovations can increase strategic risk for business by
decreasing the supply of people seeking employment
causing interest rate increases
making some products obsolete
eliminating the convenience of buying in person
A good source of information about a business's retroactive risks would be a(n)
environmental scan
business incident log
local weather forecast
purchasing manager
Which of the following statements accurately explains the nature of prospective risks?
They have not happened before but could occur in the future
They are typically more common than retroactive risks
They are usually easier to identify than retroactive risks
They occurred in the past and could occur again in the future
The two dimensions of risks are
mitigation and acceptance
probability and avoidance
probability and impact
impact and avoidance
Which of the following is often used to measure and rate potential risks?
Contingency and fallback plans
Transference strategies
an environmental scan
A risk impact/probability chart
If a business chooses not to do something that it considers risky, it is ______________ the risk.
accepting
avoiding
mitigating
transfering
A common transference device is a(n)
smoke alarm
risk checklist
insurance policy
contingency plan
A business is most likely to mitigate a risk that is ___________ to eliminate completely.
easy and inexpensive
difficult and expensive
easy and expensive
difficult and inexpensive
Businesses typically accept a risk's consequences if
there is a clear way to avoid the risk
there is absolutely no chance of loss
the potential payoff is guaranteed
the potential payoff is higher than the losses
Businesses are most likely to prepare contingency and fallback plans for risks that they choose to
transfer
accept
mitigate
avoid
Hospitals, fire and rescue services, and police departments, which attempt to avoid risk as much as possible, are usually risk - _____________ organizations.
seeking
speculative
averse
tolerant
Walt's World of Winter ski shop manages existing risks as appropriate, but it does not take risks on new products, new markets, or new equipment. Walt's is a risk _______________ organization.
speculative
tolerant
averse
seeking
When monitoring and controlling risk, businesses must
increase the probability that existing risks will result in loss
consider new as well as existing risks
increase the impact of existing risks
implement control processes before measuring new risks.
People who go into business know that the business may not succeed. This possibility is referred to as business
Risk
Retention
Downsizing
Economizing
The general classifications of business risks are
Competitive, strategic, financial and operational
Production, hazard, operational, and strategic
Hazard, operational, strategic, and financial
Strategic, production, competitive, and hazard
A hurricane that destroys a business is an example of a(n) risk.
Operational
Financial
Strategic
Hazard
A garden store customer tripped over a plant, fell, and sued the store for damages. This is an example of a(n) risk.
Strategic
Operational
Hazard
Financial
A union strike that stops production at a manufacturing plant is a(n) risk.
Financial
Operational
Strategic
Hazard
What category of business risk includes production problems and incompetent employees?
Operational
Hazard
Strategic
Financial
When a rival's product on the market reduces sales of your company's product, your company is experiencing strategic risk cause by
Regulatory and political issues
Changing customer needs
Obsolescence
Competition
Financial loss from investing time and money to comply with accounting standards is an example of which strategic risk?
Reputation damage
Regulatory and political issues
Changing customer needs
Obsolescence
Which of the following is a pure business risk:
Robbery
Obsolescence
Competition
Inflation
Which of the following is an example of a business risk that cannot be covered by insurance:
Goods lost in transit
Destruction of building by fire
Increase in interest rates
Injury of employee on the job
The act of reducing or removing risk by shifting the risk factor to another person or business is referred to as risk.
Retaining
Transferring
Avoiding
Controlling
Having well-planned buildings and providing effective employee training are ways that businesses can ? risk.
Transfer
Insure against
Retain
Prevent or control
Management decides to hold its annual meeting in one U.S. city rather than another because of crime in that city. This is an example of ? the risk.
Retaining
Preventing or controlling
Avoiding
Transferring
Carefully selecting goods or services to sell is an example of handling business risks by ? the risk.
Avoiding
Transferring
Retaining
Preventing or controlling
If a risk is small in terms of money, a business may decide to ? the risk.
Tranfer
Avoid
Control
Retain
Contractual agreements such as guarantees, surety bonds, and leases are examples of business risk being handled through
Management
Transfer
Avoidance
Prevention or controll
Businesses can protect themselves from risk associated with lost shipments by
Inspecting shipment of goods
Purchasing transportation insurance
Training receiving personnel
Selecting resale items carefully
Careful screening of credit customers is an example of handling business risks through
Prevention
Management
Training
Retention
When a business keeps a risk because management is unaware of it, the business is ? the risk.
Avoiding
Preventing or contolling
Retaining
Transferring
Requiring a contractor to purchase a surety bond is an example of handling business risk by the risk.
Transferring
Retaining
Reducing
Preventing
