Exam 25: Supply Chain Management

The three factors of information related to the supply chain are ________.

The ________ is used as the measure of supply chain speed.

Which of the following is an example of an interorganizational process?

From which of the following do distributors order products from in a supply chain?

Which of the following refers to the way organizations share their information?

As a factor affecting supply chain performance,facilities concern the location,size,and operations methodology of the places where products are fabricated,assembled,or stored.

The ________ of information can be transactional,such as orders and order returns,or it can be informational,such as the sharing of inventory and customer order data.

Because of the nature of the bullwhip effect,________ face maximum variation in demand.

True demand is the demand from the only party that introduces money into the system.

How do information systems affect supply chain performance?

Define supply chain profitability.How is it different from individual organizational profitability?

Which of the following is true about the bullwhip effect?

Which of the following refers to a network of organizations and facilities that transforms raw materials into products delivered to customers?

Explain the bullwhip effect with an example.

________ refers to the methods by which information is transmitted.

Erratic consumer demand is the major reason for the bullwhip effect.

Raw materials are not considered as inventory in the supply chain.

Information systems ________.

Every supply chain has four basic components: suppliers,manufacturers,distributors,and retailers.

Supply chain profitability is the difference between the sum of the revenue generated by the supply chain and the sum of the costs that all organizations in the supply chain incur to obtain that revenue.