Deck 8: Enterprise Applications: Business Communications

Question 1

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

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Middleware translates information between disparate systems.

Answer 2

True
Explanation: Middleware translates information between disparate systems.

Question 3

Application integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Answer 3

True
Explanation: Application integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Question 4

A forward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all downstream systems and processes.

Question 5

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

Question 6

Integrations are achieved using middleware-several types of software that sit between and provide connectivity for two or more software applications.Middleware translates information between disparate systems.

Question 7

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all downstream systems and processes.

Question 8

Integrations provide enterprise-wide support and data access for a firm's operations and business processes.

Question 9

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

Question 10

A backward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

Question 11

Integrations allow separate systems to communicate directly with each other,eliminating the need for manual entry into multiple systems.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Enterprise application integration (EAI)middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together,reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Question 14

Application integration is the integration of data from multiple sources,which provides a unified view of all data.

Question 15

Data integration is the integration of data from multiple sources,which provides a unified view of all data.

Question 16

Eintegration is the use of the Internet to provide customers with the ability to gain personalized information by querying corporate databases and their information sources.

Question 17

A forward integration takes information entered into a given system and sends it automatically to all upstream systems and processes.

Question 18

Enterprise application integration (EAI)middleware takes a new approach to middleware by packaging commonly used applications together,reducing the time needed to integrate applications from multiple vendors.

Question 19

Data integration is the integration of a company's existing management information systems.

Question 20

The customers' customer is upstream in the supply chain.

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

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

Question 25

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

Question 26

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

Question 27

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

Effective and efficient supply chain management systems can enable an organization to decrease the power of its buyers.

Question 30

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

Question 31

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

Question 32

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

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

Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

Question 39

Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

Question 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

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

Question 43

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

Question 44

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

Question 45

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

Question 46

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

Question 47

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

Question 48

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

Question 49

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

Question 50

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

Question 51

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 52

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

Question 53

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 54

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

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

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 61

Robotics supports procurement.

Question 62

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

Question 63

Inbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

Question 64

Drones support logistics.

Question 65

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 66

RFID supports procurement.

Question 67

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

Question 68

RFID supports logistics.

Question 69

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

Question 70

Cradle to grave provides materials management support.

Question 71

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

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

Question 74

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

Question 75

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

Question 76

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

Question 77

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

Question 78

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 79

Robotics supports materials management.

Question 80

Drones support materials management.