Exam 18: Supply Chain Information Systems and Electronic Sourcing

A data warehouse, in theory, is organized around informational subjects rather than specific business processes.

Currently, vendors specializing in CRM and SRM tend to provide lower levels of functionality in their chosen areas than do the ERP vendors.

Sell-side e-sourcing systems are controlled by buyers and are tied into the buyers' intranets and extranets.

A/An _____ is generally thought of as a decision support tool for collecting information from multiple sources and making that information available to end-users in a consolidated, consistent manner.

EDI is considered a highly interactive mode of communication.

Contract management and compliance provides oversight of the front end of the sourcing process.

On the buying side, organizations are becoming much more focused and sophisticated in making decisions involving investments in e-SCM systems.

[A] _____ is a process in which all data files that include a specific address are automatically updated within the system.

A _____ is controlled by buyers and is tied into their intranets and extranets.

When it comes time to create an information system around business processes, few companies discover that they must also reengineer or change their business processes before they can build an information system around them.

Which of the following is not one of the primary drivers of new e-SCM systems?​

The dangers of poor execution of supply chain processes include increased lead and cycle times, higher costs, and less informed decision making.

In ERP, visibility of specific transactions taking place in each business process is accessible to everyone in the organization.

Which if the following is one of the basic components of an EDI system?

Today, software solutions are aimed at collaboration among supply chain partners through point of sale systems, RFID, and other information-sharing systems.

Users must be able to extract from databases the information they need to make better supply chain decisions.

Real-time updating refers to the process of downloading all data buckets into the main system on a regularly scheduled basis.

The goal of spend analysis is to determine what goods and services are purchased, what suppliers they are purchased from, and where the demand for the items originates in the organization.

A _____ is a proprietary network or a data center that supplies hosted services to a limited number of people.

_____ systems kick off and control the movement of materials among supply chain partners.