Deck 4: Supply Management Integration for Competitive Advantage
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Deck 4: Supply Management Integration for Competitive Advantage
1
A long-term contract does not provide an incentive for a supplier to invest in new plants and equipment.
False
2
The use of cross-functional sourcing guarantees a successful outcome to a project or assignment.
False
3
Many firms are now co-locating supply management personnel directly at operations locations so supply management can respond quickly to operations' needs.
True
4
Because the links between operations and supply management have been so close,it is not unusual for supply management to report directly to operations.
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5
The need for confidentiality regarding financial,product,and process information is the most frequently cited reason for not developing closer supplier relationships.
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6
Perhaps the most important and challenging linkages exist between supply management and marketing/sales.
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7
Closer relationships interest all suppliers.
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8
In collaboration,the relationship is bilateral; both parties have the power to shape its nature and future direction over time.
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9
Experience reveals that cross-functional sourcing teams are usually part-time/continuous assignments,making the use of sourcing teams a challenging way to work.
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10
Membership on a team can have negative effects on individuals.
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11
Supply management usually maintains significant data about individual activity costs that can increase total cost.
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12
Although outsourcing products through low cost country sourcing environments or contract manufacturers is very different from North American buyer-seller situations,they can and should be treated the same.
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13
Integration does not require that people create a common understanding of the end goal or purpose.
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14
Purchasing offices were once corporate backwaters,filled with people who didn't dream of advancing to the top rungs of their organization.
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15
Many supply management groups are recruiting commodity managers with very strong technical backgrounds,who are able to talk the talk and walk the walk alongside their engineering counterparts.
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16
A team may pressure an individual to support or conform to a lower production norm than the individual's personal norm.
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17
Successfully using teams does not require extensive planning before a team should be allowed to pursue an assignment.
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18
Perhaps the greatest benefit of team interaction is that once a team makes a decision,implementing the decision often becomes easier due to group buy-in.
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19
A shift to closer,more trusting buyer-supplier relationships is easy.
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20
External relationship management begins with internal relationship management,internal alignment is key.
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21
In forward-thinking enterprises,supply management seldom plays a key role in the development of new products and services.
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22
If given the opportunity,suppliers seldom have a major impact on the overall timing and success of a new product.
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23
Suppliers of critical nonstandard commodities are involved much later in the product development initiative.
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24
Early visibility to product requirements allows supply management to share critical information with suppliers that can help avoid delays.
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25
Organizations should use teams selectively due to limited resource availability.
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26
If positive work is never recognized or reinforced through rewards,the positive effort will likely be extinguished.
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27
Goal setting is not a critical cross-functional team requirement.
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28
Being an effective team leader means satisfying a demand set of essential operating responsibilities and requirements while still promoting the creativity,leadership ability,and cohesiveness of team members.
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29
The sharing of technology roadmaps often strongly influences the type of buyer-supplier relationship that results in the integration process.
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30
The effectiveness of the sourcing team leader is one of the strongest predictors of team success.
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31
Cross-functional sourcing teams are a less-than-ideal way to promote cross-organizational cooperation.
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32
____ involves professionally managing suppliers and developing close working relationships with different internal groups.
A) Purposeful cooperation
B) Program management
C) Credible commitment
D) Supply integration
E) Relationship management
A) Purposeful cooperation
B) Program management
C) Credible commitment
D) Supply integration
E) Relationship management
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33
Supplier selection should never occur before a new part is actually designed or reaches production.
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34
Suppliers are never an invaluable source of ideas for process improvement.
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35
On supplier assessments,performance data should be weighted in such a manner that they are aligned with customer performance requirements.
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36
The physical co-location of a supplier engineer at a buying company is increasingly becoming a part of the normal product development process structure.
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37
Interacting as a team requires the same set of skills as the skills required for traditional work.
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38
Cross-functional sourcing teams that incorporate supplier participation report fewer problems coordinating work activity between the team and key suppliers.
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39
Many companies are encouraging suppliers to provide a permanent on-site representative who can aid the company in improving customer order fulfillment processes.
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40
If team members receive delayed reinforcement,they will exert greater effort than if the reinforcement is immediate.
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41
A/An ____ consists of personnel from different functions and increasingly from suppliers who are brought together to achieve supply management or supply chain-related tasks.
A) big R
B) external RM
C) cross-functional sourcing team
D) little r
E) internal RM
A) big R
B) external RM
C) cross-functional sourcing team
D) little r
E) internal RM
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42
Which of the following is not true regarding establishing sourcing team goals?
A) Teams with established goals often use those goals as a basis for evaluating how well the team is performing.
B) Teams will establish, on average, challenging rather than easy goals.
C) External pressure on a team to set goals usually results in the setting of more challenging goals.
D) Teams establish goals only because they have to.
E) Teams with goals perform better, on average, than teams that are asked simply to perform their best without explicit end goals.
A) Teams with established goals often use those goals as a basis for evaluating how well the team is performing.
B) Teams will establish, on average, challenging rather than easy goals.
C) External pressure on a team to set goals usually results in the setting of more challenging goals.
D) Teams establish goals only because they have to.
E) Teams with goals perform better, on average, than teams that are asked simply to perform their best without explicit end goals.
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43
Management can exert subtle control over a team's tasks through all of the following except ____.
A) authorizing the creation of the sourcing team
B) selecting the team's task
C) selecting the team leader and members
D) conducting performance reviews and holding teams accountable for performance outcomes
E) sitting in on all team meetings
A) authorizing the creation of the sourcing team
B) selecting the team's task
C) selecting the team leader and members
D) conducting performance reviews and holding teams accountable for performance outcomes
E) sitting in on all team meetings
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44
All of the following questions are important in considering new or existing suppliers for integration except ____.
A) Is the supplier capable of hitting affordable targets regarding cost, quality, conductivity, weight, and other performance criteria?
B) Does the supplier have sufficient marketing funds for promoting its new products?
C) Will the supplier be able to meet product introduction deadlines?
D) Will the supplier be able to increase capacity and production fast enough to meet our market share requirements?
E) Do the supplier's personnel have the required training to start up required processes and debug them?
A) Is the supplier capable of hitting affordable targets regarding cost, quality, conductivity, weight, and other performance criteria?
B) Does the supplier have sufficient marketing funds for promoting its new products?
C) Will the supplier be able to meet product introduction deadlines?
D) Will the supplier be able to increase capacity and production fast enough to meet our market share requirements?
E) Do the supplier's personnel have the required training to start up required processes and debug them?
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45
Which of the following is not an example of an appropriate use of a cross-functional team?
A) New product development.
B) Preparing a RFQ for a routine commodity product.
C) Locating a new production or distribution facility.
D) Developing a commodity or purchase family strategy.
E) Establishing a new business unit.
A) New product development.
B) Preparing a RFQ for a routine commodity product.
C) Locating a new production or distribution facility.
D) Developing a commodity or purchase family strategy.
E) Establishing a new business unit.
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46
Which of the following is not a requirement of being an effective team member?
A) Understands the team's task.
B) Has time to commit to the team.
C) Has the right political connections.
D) Has the ability to work with others in a group.
E) Can assume an organizational rather than strict functional perspective.
A) Understands the team's task.
B) Has time to commit to the team.
C) Has the right political connections.
D) Has the ability to work with others in a group.
E) Can assume an organizational rather than strict functional perspective.
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47
A ____ is one that requires members to use a variety of higher level skills,supports giving members regular feedback about performance,results in an outcome with a significant effect on the organization and others outside the team,and provides members autonomy for deciding how they will do the work.
A) SRM
B) SOW
C) technology roadmap
D) meaningful task
E) CRM
A) SRM
B) SOW
C) technology roadmap
D) meaningful task
E) CRM
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48
Which of the following is not a benefit of using a cross-functional sourcing team?
A) Reduced time to complete a task.
B) Increased innovation.
C) Joint ownership of decisions.
D) Enhanced communication between functions or organizations.
E) Groupthink.
A) Reduced time to complete a task.
B) Increased innovation.
C) Joint ownership of decisions.
D) Enhanced communication between functions or organizations.
E) Groupthink.
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49
____ occurs when a team does not complete its task in the best or most efficient manner or members are not motivated to employ their resources to create a successful outcome.
A) Groupthink
B) KPI
C) Collaboration
D) Process loss
E) Synergy
A) Groupthink
B) KPI
C) Collaboration
D) Process loss
E) Synergy
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50
Which of the following is not a potential drawback of using a cross-functional sourcing team?
A) Team process loss.
B) Reduced innovation.
C) Negative effects on individual members.
D) Poor team decisions.
E) Groupthink.
A) Team process loss.
B) Reduced innovation.
C) Negative effects on individual members.
D) Poor team decisions.
E) Groupthink.
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51
____ is the process of incorporating or bringing together different groups,functions,or organizations,either formally or informally,physically or by information technology,to work jointly and often concurrently on a common business-related assignment or purpose.
A) Cooptation
B) Program management
C) Collaboration
D) Collusion
E) Integration
A) Cooptation
B) Program management
C) Collaboration
D) Collusion
E) Integration
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52
____ is the tendency of a rational group or team to arrive at a bad decision when other information is available.
A) Serendipity
B) Collusion
C) Process loss
D) Maverick spend
E) Groupthink
A) Serendipity
B) Collusion
C) Process loss
D) Maverick spend
E) Groupthink
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53
All of the following are examples of the different methods that supply management will apply to achieve integration except ____.
A) Cross-functional or cross-organizational committees and teams
B) Hiring English majors into supply management to correct document wording
C) Information systems such as videoconferencing and webmail
D) Process-focused organizations that are dedicated to certain processes
E) Co-location of suppliers and customers
A) Cross-functional or cross-organizational committees and teams
B) Hiring English majors into supply management to correct document wording
C) Information systems such as videoconferencing and webmail
D) Process-focused organizations that are dedicated to certain processes
E) Co-location of suppliers and customers
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54
Which of the following are not considered relationship management skills?
A) Ability to conduct detailed price and cost analyses
B) Ability to act ethically.
C) Ability to listen effectively.
D) Ability to communicate.
E) Ability to use creative problem-solving.
A) Ability to conduct detailed price and cost analyses
B) Ability to act ethically.
C) Ability to listen effectively.
D) Ability to communicate.
E) Ability to use creative problem-solving.
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55
Which of the following is not a common obstacle to closer buyer-seller relationships?
A) Long-term contracts.
B) Confidentiality.
C) Limited interest by suppliers.
D) Legal barriers.
E) Resistance to change.
A) Long-term contracts.
B) Confidentiality.
C) Limited interest by suppliers.
D) Legal barriers.
E) Resistance to change.
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56
When ____ is present,the total group effort is ____ the expected sum of the individual parts.
A) process loss....less than
B) groupthink....more than
C) process loss....more than
D) collaboration....less than
E) process loss....the same as
A) process loss....less than
B) groupthink....more than
C) process loss....more than
D) collaboration....less than
E) process loss....the same as
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57
____ is a function of the professional's ability to translate supply market data into compelling insights that solve business problems and to enable organizational connections and networking accelerate business success.
A) SRM
B) Groupthink
C) Reciprocity
D) Process gain
E) Relationship capital
A) SRM
B) Groupthink
C) Reciprocity
D) Process gain
E) Relationship capital
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58
All of the following are characteristics that define a collaborative buyer-supplier relationship except ____.
A) one or a limited number of suppliers for each purchased item or family of items
B) a win-win approach to reward sharing
C) open exchange of information
D) a credible commitment to work together during difficult times
E) buyer unilaterally resolving disputes
A) one or a limited number of suppliers for each purchased item or family of items
B) a win-win approach to reward sharing
C) open exchange of information
D) a credible commitment to work together during difficult times
E) buyer unilaterally resolving disputes
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59
____ is defined as the process by which two or more parties adopt a high level of purposeful cooperation to maintain a trading relationship over time.
A) Supply base management
B) Collaboration
C) KPI
D) Supply integration
E) SRM
A) Supply base management
B) Collaboration
C) KPI
D) Supply integration
E) SRM
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60
All of the following are examples of how supply management should monitor and anticipate activity in its supply market except ____.
A) ensuring that cost accounting keeps track of historical prices paid
B) forecasting long-term supply and prices for its basic commodities
C) mentoring technological innovations that impact its primary materials or make substitute materials economically attractive
D) evaluating other potential suppliers as well as existing suppliers
E) providing visibility to new product requirements
A) ensuring that cost accounting keeps track of historical prices paid
B) forecasting long-term supply and prices for its basic commodities
C) mentoring technological innovations that impact its primary materials or make substitute materials economically attractive
D) evaluating other potential suppliers as well as existing suppliers
E) providing visibility to new product requirements
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61
The term ____ refers to the set of performance criteria and products and processes an organization intends to develop or manufacture.
A) concurrent engineering
B) early supplier involvement
C) process loss
D) technology roadmap
E) R&D plan
A) concurrent engineering
B) early supplier involvement
C) process loss
D) technology roadmap
E) R&D plan
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62
Which of the following are not definitions of technology roadmaps?
A) Incorporation of new AICPA accounting standards.
B) Projected performance specifications for a class of products or processes.
C) An intention to integrate a new material or component.
D) Development of a product to meet customer requirements that is currently unavailable in the market.
E) Integration of multiple complementary technologies that results in a radically new product.
A) Incorporation of new AICPA accounting standards.
B) Projected performance specifications for a class of products or processes.
C) An intention to integrate a new material or component.
D) Development of a product to meet customer requirements that is currently unavailable in the market.
E) Integration of multiple complementary technologies that results in a radically new product.
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63
In ____,the supplier's engineers work cooperatively with the buying company's engineers to jointly design the product.
A) shadow box design
B) gray box design
C) red box design
D) white box design
E) black box design
A) shadow box design
B) gray box design
C) red box design
D) white box design
E) black box design
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64
All of the following are elements of successful supplier suggestion programs except ____.
A) the savings from the suggestion are often shared 50/50, not kept solely by the buying company
B) the program focuses on cost improvement, not simply cutting the supplier's margins
C) successful buying companies provide prompt feedback to the supplier on its suggestion and also implement good suggestions promptly
D) it is critical to acknowledge the supplier's suggestion through an awards program, newsletter, or announcement at a supplier conference
E) the supplier should be allowed to keep 100% of the savings since it came up with the idea
A) the savings from the suggestion are often shared 50/50, not kept solely by the buying company
B) the program focuses on cost improvement, not simply cutting the supplier's margins
C) successful buying companies provide prompt feedback to the supplier on its suggestion and also implement good suggestions promptly
D) it is critical to acknowledge the supplier's suggestion through an awards program, newsletter, or announcement at a supplier conference
E) the supplier should be allowed to keep 100% of the savings since it came up with the idea
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In ____,suppliers are provided with functional specifications and are asked to complete all technical specifications,including materials to be used,blueprints,and so on.
A) shadow box design
B) white box design
C) gray box design
D) red box design
E) black box design
A) shadow box design
B) white box design
C) gray box design
D) red box design
E) black box design
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In ____,the supplier is given blueprints and told to make the product from them.
A) black box design
B) gray box design
C) red box design
D) white box design
E) shadow box design
A) black box design
B) gray box design
C) red box design
D) white box design
E) shadow box design
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