Exam 5: Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Financial Analysis

The logistics management approach was supported by

There are four major categories with examples that provide a useful way for examining logistics and supply chain performance: They are time,____,cost,and supporting metrics.

The purpose of this chapter is to

The focus on performance measurement is a recent event in industry.

Channel structure management includes decisions regarding the use of outsourcing,channel inventories,____,and channel structure.

Effective order management can have an impact on

Supply chain management involves the control of raw material,in-process,and finished goods inventories and cash flow.

Discuss the Supply Chain Financial Impact on the firm.

Discuss the metric classification scheme that has been developed by the Supply Chain Council and defined in the Supply Chain Operations and Reference (SCOR)model.

A metric requires definition,involves a calculation,or is a combination of measurements,and is often a ratio.

Another metric classification scheme that has been receiving increased attention is that developed by the Supply Chain Council and contained in the Supply Chain Operations and Reference (SCOR)model as it dispenses with conventional metrics for a process named D1.

What is the best financial metric?

Customers and suppliers should be included in the development of metrics.

What is the "Order to Cash" cycle?

Which of the following is NOT an element of Order Management?

There are five major categories of metrics that need to be used to measure the performance of Process D1: reliability,____,flexibility,cost,and assets.