Deck 15: Sustainability

Question 1

Which of the following are considered the evaluation dimensions of distribution network design?
i. Customer needs that are met
ii. Cost of meeting customer needs
iii. Revenue of consumer sales
iv. None of the above.

A)i and ii.
B)i and iii.
C)i, ii, and iii.
D)iv.

Answer 1

i and ii.

Question 2

Firms that target customers who can endure a ____________require few locations that may be far from the customer and can focus on increasing the capacity of each location.

A)Short response time
B)Long response time
C)Double response time
D)Product response time

Answer 2

Long response time

Question 3

Network design decisions have a major impact on performance because they determine the supply chain configuration and set constraints within which transportation, inventory, and information can be used to either _________________ or ______________.

A)Decrease the supply chain cost; increase responsiveness.
B)Increase the supply chain cost; decrease responsiveness.
C)Increase predictability; decrease it.
D)Increase revenue; decrease it.

Answer 3

Decrease the supply chain cost; increase responsiveness.

Question 4

All operations of a supply chain are affected by design decisions. Decisions concerning the role of each facility are significant because they determine _________ the supply chain has in changing the way it meets demand.

A)The amount of tangibility
B)The amount of flexibility
C)The amount of rationality
D)The amount of responsiveness

Question 5

_______________ is a distinct distribution network design in which a product is directly shipped directly from the manufacturer to the end customer.

A)Manufacturer storage with direct shipping and in-transit merge.
B)Manufacturer storage with customer pickup.
C)Manufacturer storage with direct shipping.
D)Retail storage with customer pickup.

Question 6

When operating under distributor storage with carrier delivery, inventory is not held by manufacturers at the factories, but is instead held by ___________.

A)Distributors
B)Retailers
C)Wholesalers
D)All of the above

Question 7

Why are operations in a push system sustainable?

A)It reduces the cost per unit.
B)It accelerates demand.
C)It accelerates supply.
D)It diminishes shipping cost.

Question 8

________ is a method where production is more sustainable and effective.

A)Socio-tech production
B)Lean production
C)Mass production
D)None of the above.

Question 9

Lean production is based upon the ________ system of process flow.

A)Push
B)Pull
C)Both push and pull.
D)Lean production does not exist.