Exam 8: Supply Chain Management

______ management is the design and management of flows of products, information, and funds throughout the network of all entities involved in producing and delivering a finished product to the final customer.

By 2030, every sector will see increased water demand, and there will be an estimated 40% global ______ of water supply.

Steps to Responsible Growth is the home-improvement retailer Kingfisher's process design improvement program that consists of ______ across all divisions of the company and action items to undertake in order to meet corporate sustainability policy.

Supply chain trends show a move away from agnostic outsourcing towards long-term partnerships involving ______ between supply chain masters and suppliers.

Social issues in sustainable supply chain management, such as human trafficking or child labor, have so far received ______ attention from academic researchers when compared to environmental issues.

Sustainable ______ goes beyond managing retrieval of defective or returned products by "closing the loop" through reuse and recycling of returned product materials.

The industrial waste byproduct of cradle-to-cradle design can ______ the environment.

Supply chain managers must certify ______ with government regulations from first tier to n-tier suppliers.

Nike developed the New Source Selection Process to help determine whether to ______ a new factory by evaluating, selecting, and monitoring suppliers according to sustainability criteria.

According to a study of cellular phone manufacturers by The Ecology Center, ______ of the cell phones tested contained toxic chemicals.

Describe the significance of the Rana Plaza Disaster.

______ are companies that provide raw materials and components to producers or manufacturers.

Traditional supply chain management concerns the ______ between external suppliers, manufacturing plants, distributors, retailers, and customers.

According to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, carbon emissions from a manufacturing company's ______ activities should be reported as Scope 3 Emissions.

______ supply chains can absorb system shocks from environmental disasters in order to avoid supply chain disruptions and resume normal operations.

Sustainable supply chain management must address a greater array of ______ than traditional supply chain management.

Companies that participate in the United Nations Global Compact are expected to provide adequate accountability and redress in the event that business activities cause ______ violations.

______ is the choice of where capital assets will be situated and where corporate activities will be take place.

Evaluate the state of global supply chains in terms of sustainable performance.

______ costs measure the social, economic, and environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire supply chain.