Question 1

What are some of the major obstacles to end-to-end supply chain integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Business concerns about loss of visibility and control 
B)  Continuous de-manufacturing 
C)  Difficulty implementing middleware 
D)  Failure in applying tools to service planning problem 
A)  Business concerns about loss of visibility and control 
B)  Continuous de-manufacturing 
C)  Difficulty implementing middleware 
D)  Failure in applying tools to service planning problem A,C

Question 2

Which of the following are not among the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cycle time reductions 
B)  Enhanced operating parameters 
C)  Improved replenishment rates 
D)  Increased turnover of inventory 
A)  Cycle time reductions 
B)  Enhanced operating parameters 
C)  Improved replenishment rates 
D)  Increased turnover of inventory B,C

Question 3

Today, supply chain management is really only used for internal operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Some vendors of customized supply chain management systems have chosen to target their efforts on:

Accepted Answer

A)  Plug-and-plan systems 
B)  Off-the-shelf software 
C)  Customer-centered solutions 
D)  Best-of-brand applications 
A)  Plug-and-plan systems 
B)  Off-the-shelf software 
C)  Customer-centered solutions 
D)  Best-of-brand applications

Question 5

An outsourcing arrangement that is used by some SCM software makers is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct spend 
B)  Synchronized forecasts 
C)  Loose coupling 
D)  Service level agreements 
A)  Direct spend 
B)  Synchronized forecasts 
C)  Loose coupling 
D)  Service level agreements

Question 6

Some SCM software allows many heterogeneous systems to coexist through:

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct spend 
B)  Synchronized forecasts 
C)  Loose coupling 
D)  Service level agreements 
A)  Direct spend 
B)  Synchronized forecasts 
C)  Loose coupling 
D)  Service level agreements

Question 7

What are some of the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cycle time reductions 
B)  Enhanced operating parameters 
C)  Improved replenishment rates 
D)  Increased turnover of inventory 
A)  Cycle time reductions 
B)  Enhanced operating parameters 
C)  Improved replenishment rates 
D)  Increased turnover of inventory

Question 8

Today, supply chain management is really only used for external operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of an external supply chain process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Sales force automation 
D)  Supplier relationship management 
A)  Collaborative planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Sales force automation 
D)  Supplier relationship management

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of an external supply chain process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collaborative planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Sales force automation 
D)  Supplier relationship management 
A)  Collaborative planning 
B)  Enterprise resource planning 
C)  Sales force automation 
D)  Supplier relationship management

What are some of the major obstacles to end-to-end supply chain integration?

Which of the following are not among the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Today, supply chain management is really only used for internal operations.

Some vendors of customized supply chain management systems have chosen to target their efforts on:

An outsourcing arrangement that is used by some SCM software makers is called:

Some SCM software allows many heterogeneous systems to coexist through:

What are some of the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Today, supply chain management is really only used for external operations.

Which of the following is an example of an external supply chain process?

Which of the following is not an example of an external supply chain process?

Silos, Mousetraps, and Islands: a Chronicle of Information Systems in Organizations

The Challenge of Integration

Lets Get Horizontal: Toward a Process View of Organization

The Relentless Distribution of Information Technology

Data at the Core of the Enterprise

The Architecture of an Enterprise System

Planning for Enterprise Systems

The Design of Enterprise Systems

Realizing and Operating Enterprise Systems

People in Enterprise Systems

Integrating Forward: Meeting Demand and Managing Customers

Integrating Upward: Supporting Managers and Executives

Abusiness Process Reengineering, Enterprise Systems, and Supply Chain Integration

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Exam 11: Integrating Backward: Extending the Supply Chain

What are some of the major obstacles to end-to-end supply chain integration?

Which of the following are not among the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Today, supply chain management is really only used for internal operations.

Some vendors of customized supply chain management systems have chosen to target their efforts on:

An outsourcing arrangement that is used by some SCM software makers is called:

Some SCM software allows many heterogeneous systems to coexist through:

What are some of the major improvements that result from extended supply chain management?

Today, supply chain management is really only used for external operations.

Which of the following is an example of an external supply chain process?

Which of the following is not an example of an external supply chain process?

Silos, Mousetraps, and Islands: a Chronicle of Information Systems in Organizations

The Challenge of Integration

Lets Get Horizontal: Toward a Process View of Organization

The Relentless Distribution of Information Technology

Data at the Core of the Enterprise

The Architecture of an Enterprise System

Planning for Enterprise Systems

The Design of Enterprise Systems

Realizing and Operating Enterprise Systems

People in Enterprise Systems

Integrating Forward: Meeting Demand and Managing Customers

Integrating Upward: Supporting Managers and Executives

Abusiness Process Reengineering, Enterprise Systems, and Supply Chain Integration

Filters