Deck 10: Extending the Organizationsupply Chain Management

Question 1

Products are distributed to customers and their downstream customers at all levels.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the basic supply chain plan refers to preparing to manage all resources required to meet demand.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In the basic supply chain return refers to prepare to manage all resources required to meet demands.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.

Question 5

In the basic supply chain source refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.

Question 6

Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 7

In the basic supply chain deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.

Question 8

In the basic supply chain source refers to building relationships with suppliers to procure raw materials.

Question 9

Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 10

A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

Question 11

In the basic supply chain make refers to manufacturing products and create production schedules.

Question 12

Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.

Question 13

Plan, source, give, get, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.

Question 14

Customer order cycle time is the agreed-upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.

Question 15

Materials are transformed into semi finished and finished products-the organization's own production processes.

Question 16

The customer's customer is upstream in the supply chain.

Question 17

Inventory turnover is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

Question 18

Customer order cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.

Question 19

In the basic supply chain return refers to supporting customers and product returns.

Question 20

Inventory cycle time is the agreed-upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.

Question 21

Supply chain execution system is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.

Question 22

Supply chain event management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.

Question 23

Selling chain management enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.

Question 24

The bullwhip effect is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants.

Question 25

Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.

Question 26

The bullwhip effect occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the supply chain.

Question 27

Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.

Question 28

Procurement can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?

Question 29

Electronic data interchange occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the supply chain.

Question 30

Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.

Question 31

Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

Question 32

Electronic data interchange (EDI) is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants.

Question 33

Information technology's primary role in supply chain management is creating the integrations or tight process and information linkages between functions within a firm-such as marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and distribution-and between firms.

Question 34

Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a product.

Question 35

Collaborative demand planning allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a product.

Question 36

Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.

Question 37

Collaborative engineering helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

Question 38

Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.

Question 39

Supply chain visibility ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.

Question 40

A supply chain execution system might electronically route orders from a manufacturer to a supplier using electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between supply chain participants.

Question 41

3D printing supports materials management.

Question 42

Drones include a process that builds-layer by layer in an additive process-a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 43

Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as required.

Question 44

Inbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 45

Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.

Question 46

Logistics includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and communication to take a product from cradle to grave. Cradle to grave provides logistics support.

Question 47

Procurement includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.

Question 48

Outbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as required.

Question 49

Materials management is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.

Question 50

The process of 3D printing (additive manufacturing) builds-layer by layer in an additive process-a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 51

Logistics includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.

Question 52

Logistics can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?

Question 53

3D printing supports procurement.

Question 54

RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

Question 55

Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.

Question 56

Logistics controls processes inside a company (warehouse logistics) and outside a company (transport logistics) and focuses on the physical execution part of the supply chain.

Question 57

Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 58

3D Printing is a process that builds-layer by layer in an additive process-a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.

Question 59

Cradle-to-grave provides materials management support.

Question 60

Cradle-to-grave provides logistics support throughout the entire system or life of the product.

Question 61

The robotics movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well as a consumer of things.

Question 62

In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you prepare to manage all resources required to meet demand?

A) Plan
B) Source
C) Deliver
D) Return

Question 63

RFID systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.

Question 64

RFID's Electronic Product Code (RFID EPC) promotes serialization, or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial number associated with each RFID tag.

Question 65

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

Question 66

Makerspaces is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.

Question 67

3D printing is unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

Question 68

Robotics supports procurement.

Question 69

Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

Question 70

The maker movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well as a consumer of things.

Question 71

Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

Question 72

RFID supports logistics.

Question 73

Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.

Question 74

Robotics supports materials management.

Question 75

Drones support materials management.

Question 76

Robotics focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

Question 77

A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human. Amazon.com is piloting drone aircraft for package deliveries.

Question 78

Cradle-to-grave is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.

Question 79

Drones support logistics.

Question 80

RFID supports procurement.