Exam 9: Supply and Value Chain Management

All selling activities such as tour operators and concessionaires

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of certifications?

Affordability is one reason for tourists' preference for package tours.

Which of the following is an advantage for tourists when purchasing a package tour?

All sustainability certifications follow the same guidelines.

When cruise companies work together to improve a port area in a destination, this is an example of:

A supply chain and a value chain have the same purpose.

Reverse logistics is easy, and therefore a simple way to achieve increases in sustainability.

When choosing a sustainable tour operator, businesses can look for which of the following?

Choosing a tour operator that has sustainability options throughout the entire package is relatively easy.

All of the negative impacts resulting from tourism originate along the tourism supply chain.

Reverse logistics should include a process for the reduction of waste.

Tourism supply chains are generally global in nature.

Companies in the supply chain, with direct contact to end customers, and having bargain power over other actors in the supply chain

The primary goal of a focal company is to build relationships and collaboratively determine sustainability targets appropriate to the destination.

Which of the following is a primary reason why reverse logistics are often overlooked?

Effective collaboration along the value chain builds physical capital within the industry.

Collaboration between firms in the same level of the tourism supply chain

The inputs that a company buys to make or sell its product and includes suppliers, purchases and production lines

Which of the following would make the best focal company?