Exam 9: Managing Supplier Quality in the Supply Chain

Supplier awards are only issued based upon the Baldrige criteria.

Which of the following is not a potential issue that could arise from single-sourcing?

The ________ section of ISO/TS 16949 includes aspects such as purchasing, suppliers, control plans, setups, preventive maintenance, and traceability.

Vendor-managed inventory results in the supplier being responsible for managing inventories and keeping inventory costs low.

What is electronic data interchange?

Which of the following steps for supplier development involves cost, commitments of resources, metrics for improvement, project charters, accountability, and deliverables?

________ refers to narrowing down the list of approved suppliers for a single component to just one supplier.

For the ________ section of ISO/TS 16949, suppliers must recognize key processes and document these processes.

Key projects are identified when there is an agreement about how the supplier needs to improve and where.

The ISO/TS 16949 standard applies only to healthcare companies.

Electronic Data Interchange systems can do all of the following except ________.

Supplier segmentation is a tool used by many firms to differentiate and discriminate between suppliers.

Explain the ISO/TS 16949 standard.

What is the first step for supplier development?

________ is a system that aids customer and supplier communication by linking together supplier and customer information systems.

Which of the following is not a section of ISO/TS 16949?

Differentiate between single sourcing and dual sourcing.

Sole-source filters that are used in many companies rely on internal validation of quality programs.

QS 9000 was a common standard adopted by Chrysler, General Motors, and Ford for certifying suppliers.

Supplier evaluation is a supplier development activity.