Question 1

Typically, the volume and value of purchases of materials and services are decreasing as
organisations bring more operations in-house.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following incorporates the management of inventory and stores?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materials management 
B)  Physical distribution management 
C)  Purchasing and supply management 
D)  Logistics 
A)  Materials management 
B)  Physical distribution management 
C)  Purchasing and supply management 
D)  Logistics

Question 3

Which function is generally responsible for creating contracts with suppliers to buy in materials and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marketing 
B)  Accounts 
C)  Purchasing 
D)  Logistics 
A)  Marketing 
B)  Accounts 
C)  Purchasing 
D)  Logistics

Question 4

Supply chain planning and control

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperation on new products and services is also easier 
B)  Contracts are easier to break off 
C)  More economies of scale are possible 
D)  Greater confidentiality is possible 
A)  Cooperation on new products and services is also easier 
B)  Contracts are easier to break off 
C)  More economies of scale are possible 
D)  Greater confidentiality is possible

Question 5

One of the major supply chain developments of recent years has been the expansion in the proportion of products that businesses are willing to source from outside their country. This is
Called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Global sourcing 
B)  Overseas procurement 
C)  External sourcing 
D)  International purchasing 
A)  Global sourcing 
B)  Overseas procurement 
C)  External sourcing 
D)  International purchasing

Question 6

With the increase of direct delivery to consumers, because of such innovations as Internet-based
retailing, the logistics chain could extend through to the end customer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Typically, the volume and value of purchases of materials and services are decreasing as organisations bring more operations in-house.

Which of the following incorporates the management of inventory and stores?

Which function is generally responsible for creating contracts with suppliers to buy in materials and services?

Supply chain planning and control

One of the major supply chain developments of recent years has been the expansion in the proportion of products that businesses are willing to source from outside their country. This is Called:

With the increase of direct delivery to consumers, because of such innovations as Internet-based retailing, the logistics chain could extend through to the end customer.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

Product Design

Strategic Capacity Planning

Process Design and Facility Layout

Workjob Design

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

Waiting-Line Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Tables

Working With the Normal Distribution

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Exam 13: Aggregate Operations Planning and Master Scheduling

Typically, the volume and value of purchases of materials and services are decreasing as organisations bring more operations in-house.

Which of the following incorporates the management of inventory and stores?

Which function is generally responsible for creating contracts with suppliers to buy in materials and services?

Supply chain planning and control

One of the major supply chain developments of recent years has been the expansion in the proportion of products that businesses are willing to source from outside their country. This is Called:

With the increase of direct delivery to consumers, because of such innovations as Internet-based retailing, the logistics chain could extend through to the end customer.

Introduction to Operations Management

Competitiveness, Strategic Planning, and Productivity

Demand Forecasting

Product Design

Strategic Capacity Planning

Process Design and Facility Layout

Workjob Design

Location Planning and Analysis

Management of Quality

Statistical Quality Control

Supply Chain Management

Inventory Management

Material Requirements Planning and Enterprise Resource Planning

Just-In-Time and Lean Production

Job and Staff Scheduling

Project Management

Waiting-Line Analysis

Answers to Selected Problems

Tables

Working With the Normal Distribution

Filters