Exam 18: Supply Chain Information Systems and Electronic Sourcing

Increasing the level of integration between logistics and other SCM applications presents firms with both technical and organizational hurdles.

_____ systems attempt to allocate fixed logistics capacity in the best possible way, given business requirements.

SRM and CRM applications are directly focused on planning and managing the firm's internal linkages.

At the most basic level, information flows record and retrieve critical data, then execute and control physical and monetary flows, and are referred to as _____.

The most important benefit of a visibility system is not that the system is able to correct a supply chain problem, but that it allows people to become aware of problems earlier and thus take corrective actions more quickly that they would otherwise.

Making information visible requires a degree of separation between the parties.

A set of SRM sourcing modules acts as an interactive system designed to support purchasing managers in making effective decisions concerning supplier selection, contract management, contract compliance, and so on.

Which of the following is not one of the benefits of a supplier performance module in an e-sourcing suite?

In ERP, all processes use unique databases, and information is captured multiple times.

Increased redundancy of information between files allows different systems to cross-reference and efficiently use the data contained in all files.

Facing increased cost pressure, organizations rely more on people to replace systems.