Exam 14: Supply Chain Integration

Table 14.1 Alison's Accessories is a high volume worldwide fashion house with outlets in 65 countries. Kalil, the supply chain manager is conducting her usual thorough analysis of her final four candidates for supplier and has developed the following tables of pertinent costs and other shipping metrics. Regardless of supplier, Alison's Accessories will operate 220 days per year and has forecast annual demand of 250,000 units. Kalil has obtained quotes for three different shipment sizes (Freight Costs table). All costs are in US Dollars. Unit costs Freight Costs Other Costs -Use Table 14.1 to answer the question. As shipping volume increases from 15,000 to 25,000 to 50,000, which supplier experiences the smallest percentage increase in inventory cost?

The product development team ensures compatibility of the proposed product with corporate strategy and regulatory standards in the:

Compare and contrast competitive orientation versus cooperative orientation for supplier relations.

Which of the following is not an advantage the Internet provides for a firm's order placement process?

Table 14.1 Alison's Accessories is a high volume worldwide fashion house with outlets in 65 countries. Kalil, the supply chain manager is conducting her usual thorough analysis of her final four candidates for supplier and has developed the following tables of pertinent costs and other shipping metrics. Regardless of supplier, Alison's Accessories will operate 220 days per year and has forecast annual demand of 250,000 units. Kalil has obtained quotes for three different shipment sizes (Freight Costs table). All costs are in US Dollars. Unit costs Freight Costs Other Costs -Use Table 14.1 to answer the question. Kalil believes that Alison's would benefit most from smaller shipments of accessories from their chosen supplier. Which supplier would result in the lowest total cost using this criterion?

Once certified, a supplier can be used by the purchasing department without the purchaser having to make background checks.

Suppliers can gain power from a number of sources in the buyer / supplier relationship. When a buyer has access to knowledge, information and skills desired by the supplier, this is called a(n) ________ source of power.

Additive manufacturing poses severe risks to the ________ with respect to safeguarding product designs from those who want to copy them.

Which of the following statements about cross-docking is not correct?

The more sophisticated the application of additive manufacturing becomes, the lesser the company will need skilled employees and workforce planning.

________ is the condition where the buyer has purchasing power when the purchasing volume represents a significant share of the supplier's sales.

________ is the awarding of a contract for an item or service to only one supplier.

Steve-O engaged in ________ by using only suppliers that recycled and managed their flow of environmental waste.

Supply chain integration is the effective coordination of supply chain processes through the seamless flow of information to suppliers, up and down the supply chain.

The finished goods of one firm may actually be the raw materials for another firm.

The standard for supply chain security management is ________.

The Burdell Wheel and Tire Company has completed a total cost analysis for two suppliers of tires to support their business. They also consider delivery speed, consistent quality and volume flexibility in their selection process. Each criterion is given a weight (total = 100 points), and each supplier is scored on each criterion (1 = poor, 10 = excellent). The data are shown in the following table. Using the preference matrix approach for selecting suppliers, which supplier should Burdell select?

Additive manufacturing is a disruptive technology that should not be incorporated into supply chains.

A common disruption of the external supply chain is product and service mix changes.

Supply chain integration is the effective coordination of supply chain processes through the seamless flow of information to suppliers, but does not include customers, such as distributors and retailers.