SCM Unit 01 - 05-Mcq's
SCM Unit 01 - 05-Mcq's
List Areas that manager of the Companies in any supply chain must make decisions individually and
collectively for improving performances?
Production-Inventory-Location-Information
b) Process-Supply-Customer-Business
c) Retail-services-network-profit
d)Shipping-develop-sell-buy
c) Supplier–Storage-manufacturing– distributor–storage–retailer–customer
d)Network-Raw-material-Customer
a) To have the right products -at the right place- at the right moment at minimal cost.
What are three basic decisions to make regarding the creation and holding of inventory?
b) Process-Supply-Customer-Business
a) In house or outsource
b) Supplier selection
c) Procurement
d)Product design
b)supply chain
c)marketing channel
d)warehouse
a. Cost-Revenue-Inventory-credits
c. Penality-Stock-Labor-Technology-Capital
d. Productivity-Goods-Supply-Customers
The two types of lead times that supports performance measures in supply chain involves?
a) Order fill rate –stock out rate-back order level and On-time delivery
A. Reliabilty –legibility--flexibility
A restaurant is an example of a
b. hybrid
c. pure service
c) Strategic fit
d) Maintenance
On which dimensions should the performance of a distribution network be evaluated at the highest
level?
D. C and B only
The number of different products/configurations that a customer desires from the distribution
network is
A. Response time.
B. Product variety.
C. Product availability.
D. Customer experience.
When designing supply chain networks, companies must account for fluctuations in
A. exchange rates
B. demand
A firm’s ____________ focus on cost leadership tend to find the lowest cost location for their
A. Competitive Strategy
B. Production Technology
C. Political Factors
D. None
Facility location decisions have a long-term impact on a supply chain’s performance because
C. Poor utilization
A. True
B. False
_______is an example of a company that through trial and error adapted its distribution network to
take advantage of the Internet along with its existing retail store network.
A. Wal-Mart
B. Blockbuster
C. Border
D.None
A. strategic factor
C. competitive factor
D. all the above
A. Drop-shipping
B. In-transit merge
C. Carrier Delivery
D. Last-mile Delivery
A. Local Storage
B. Distributor’s supply
C. Quick response
D. Government’s support
D. Both A & B
In manufacturer storage with direct shipping, the transportation costs are higher because of
A. Fuel costs
D.Government Regulation
What is one major fear of managers when they decide to outsource their logistics function?
b.Transfer of fixed costs and capital investments into variable costs and expenditure
A. Drop-shipping
B. In-Transit Merge
C. Carrier Delivery
D.Last-mile Delivery
Outboundtransportation costs per unit tend to be higher than inbound costs because
A. True
b.False
D. Both A & B
A decrease in the response time should _______ the number of facilities in the network
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Could not be determined
D.Depends on location
A. High
B. Low
A.transportation.
B) retailing.
C) distribution.
D) manufacturing
A warehouse that emphasizes speed and efficient product flow to hold goods for short periods of
time and move them out as soon as possible:
B) is a freight forwarder.
C) is a distribution centre.
D) isCanada,
Air an inventory expediting centre
a Montreal-based airline, uses its excess storage capacity on passenger flights to Europe
to haul cargo. It typically collects several small shipments consigned to a common European
destination. Shipment schedules are mandated by the passenger side of its business. Air Canada is
D) import agent
Combining different transportation modes in order to get the best features of each is called:
A.freight forwarding.
B) dual distribution.
C) intermodal transportation.
D) bimodal logistics.
C) defined as the time that passes from ordering an item until it is received and ready for use or sale.
D) accurately
In Canada, described
Coca-Cola by all of the
Beverages hasabove
rolled out new marketing, technologies, and packaging to
outmaneuver private-label Canadian cola bottlers, which have captured considerable market share.
Coke will bring in a new just-in-time distribution system based on unit trains and cross-docking sales
A) Cross-docking will allow Coca-Cola to greatly reduce the need to store and warehouse products.
B) The use of cross-docking means Coca-Cola will rely more on business-to-business marketing.
C) The use of cross-docking means Coca-Cola will implement the customer service concept in its
relations with ultimate consumers.
Air freight is costly, but its speed may create savings because of:
B) lower inventory.
There are five basic transportation modes. They are air carrier, motor carrier, and:
Lead time and order cycle time are the same as:
C) logistical clockage
D) replenishment time
Direct Shipment network to single destination serves the best only when the demand at buyer's
location is________
A. High
B.Low
Which of the following firm uses milk run to support its manufacturing operations?
A. Walmart
C. Dell
D.Toyota
Identify the important infrastructure required to coordinate all operations in a tailored network.
A. Transportation
B. Inventory
C. Facility
D. Information
A. Slower
B. Faster
C.Cheaper
D. Expensive
A. Slower
B. Faster
C.Cheaper
D. Expensive
D.None of These
Which of the following mode of transports does not have a significant impact on transportation?
A. Airports
B. Ports
C. Water
D.Roadways
Once the design of a product is complete, the next process to commence is __________
A. Production
B. Planning
C.Procurement
D. Pricing
A. Dell
B. Procter & Gamble
C. Apple
D. Motorola
Which of the following should not be true for making sourcing decisions?
C. Using auctions
A. Lead Time
B.Design capability
D.Quality
Which factor would not contribute to growth in supply chain surplus by a third party?
A. Demand Uncertainty for a firm
B. Shortage of capital
C. Firm scale
A. Aggregation
B. Outsourcing
C. In-housing
D. Design Collaboration
B. Facility allocation
D. Maintenance services
B.Logistics
D. Process Aggregation
Which is the major component of delivery costs?
A.Delivery frequency
B.Packaging
C. Transportation Network
D.Unit sizes
A. Amazon
B.Barilla
C.Dell
D. Walmart
A. True
B.False
The lack of coordination makes the___________ to decrease thus affecting the performance of
supply chain.
C.Inventory Costs
D.Transportation Costs
Which of the given obstacles will reduce the total profit for a supply chain?
A. Incentive obstacles
B.Operational obstacles
C.Information-processing obstacles
D.Behavioural obstacles
Shipments made during peak period________ than that of sales during the peak period.
A.Increases
B.Decreases
Whch stage in the supply chain helps for forecasting the demand?
A. Customer
B. Retailer
C.Wholesaler
A.Pricing Fluctuations
C.Lack of Trust
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D.5
A. Amazon
B. Wal-Mart
A. Replenishment process
C.Natural Disruptions
D.Information misuse
____________ is the driver which has more significance to the overall supply chain performance.
A. Transportation
B. Facility
C. Inventory
D.Informatiom
A. Accuracy
B. Accessibility
C. Incomplete
D.Reliable
Information is used for making variety of decisions across the different drivers in the supply chain.
A. True
B. False
A. Demand of products
C. Supply issues
A. CRM
B. ISCM
C. SRM
A. CRM
B. ISCM
C. SRM
A. True
B. False
Name the company which has been successful in their interaction with customers and also in retail
operations.
A. Amazon
B. Dell
C. Apple
D. Walmart
____________ is said to be the major process which helps the firm to get connected to its customers.
A. Marketing
C. Sales
D. Service centers
A.Automation
B.Configuration
C. Personalization
D.Customization
Proper integration between ISCM and ________ is required in order to fulfill the demand.
A. CRM
B. SRM
C. Both A & B
A. Pricing
B. Promotion
C.Marketing
A.Strategy planning
B.Demand planning
C. Source planning
D.Supply planning
A. 4
B.5
C.6
D.8
Higlight the macroprocess that supports for design and execution of auctions.
A. CRM
B. ISCM
C. SRM
A.Sourcing
B. Coordination
C. Forecasting
D.Pricing
Name the company which is the best Software vendor for ISCM processes.
A. Oracle
B. Sage Group
C. Microsoft
A. Saas platform
C. Mobile devices
D. Customer service
Risk mitigation strategies for the use of IT in a supply chain can be____________
B. Security Applications