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Chapter 1
Understanding the Supply Chain
True/False
1. A supply chain includes only the organizations directly involved in supplying ponents needed for manufacturing、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
2. A supply chain consists of all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customer request、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
3. A supply chain could be more accurately described as a supply network or supply web、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
4. The objective of every supply chain is to maximize the overall value generated、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
5. The objective of every supply chain is to maximize the value generated for the manufacturing ponent of the supply chain、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
6. Every supply chain must include all 5 stages、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
7. The cycle view of a supply chain holds that the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
8. The cycle view of a supply chain holds that the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories depending on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
9. The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories depending on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
10. The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
11. The objective of the customer arrival process is to maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
12. The objective of the customer arrival process is to ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and municated to other affected supply chain processes、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
13. The objective of customer order entry is to ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and municated to other affected supply chain processes、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
14. The objective of customer order entry is to maintain a record of product receipt and plete payment、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Hard
15. The replenishment cycle occurs at the retailer/distributor interface、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Hard
16. The replenishment cycle occurs at the distributor/manufacturer interface、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Hard
17. The replenishment cycle is initiated when a supermarket runs out of stock of a particular item、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Hard
18. The replenishment cycle is initiated when customers load items intended for purchase into their carts、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Hard
19. The manufacturing cycle occurs at the distributor/manufacturer interface、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
20. The manufacturing cycle occurs at the manufacturer/supplier interface、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
21. The production scheduling process in the manufacturing cycle is similar to the order entry process in the replenishment cycle、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Hard
22. The production scheduling process in the manufacturing cycle is similar to the order fulfillment process in the replenishment cycle、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Hard
23. The procurement cycle occurs at the manufacturer/supplier interface、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
24. The procurement cycle occurs at the retailer/distributor interface、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
25. The cycle view of the supply chain is useful when considering operational decisions, because it specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
26. The cycle view of the supply chain is useful when considering operational decisions, because it categorizes processes based on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
27. The push/pull view of the supply chain is useful when considering strategic decisions relating to supply chain design, because it categorizes processes based on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Moderate
28. The push/pull view of the supply chain is useful when considering strategic decisions relating to supply chain design, because it specifies the roles and responsibilities of each member of the supply chain、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Moderate
29. Pull processes may also be referred to as reactive processes、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
30. Pull processes may also be referred to as speculative processes、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
31. Push processes may also be referred to as speculative processes、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
32. Push processes may also be referred to as reactive processes、
Answer: False
Difficulty: Easy
33. All supply chain activities within a firm belong to one of three macro processes – CRM, ISCM and SRM、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
34. There is a close connection between the design and management of supply chain flows and the success of a supply chain、
Answer: True
Difficulty: Easy
Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is not a stage within a typical supply chain?
a. Customers
b. Retailers
c. Wholesalers/Distributors
d. Manufacturers
e. All of the above are stages within a typical supply chain、
Answer: e
Difficulty: Easy
2. Which of the following is not a stage within a typical supply chain?
a. Customers
b. Retailers
c. Wholesalers/Distributors
d. Merchandisers
e. ponent/Raw material suppliers
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
3. Supply chain profitability is
a. not correlated to the value generated by the various stages of the supply chain、
b. the total profit to be shared across all supply chain stages、
c. the difference between the revenue generated from the customer and the overall cost across the supply chain、
d. the total revenue generated by the distributor stage of the supply chain、
e. b and c only
Answer: e
Difficulty: Difficult
4. Successful supply chain management requires which of the following decision phases?
a. supply chain strategy/design
b. supply chain planning
c. supply chain operation
d. all of the above
e. a and b only
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
5. The decision phases in a supply chain include
a. production scheduling、
b. customer relationship management、
c. supply chain operation、
d. supply chain orientation、
e. all of the above
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
6. The cycle view of a supply chain holds that
a. the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories、
b. the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages、
c. all processes in a supply chain are initiated in response to a customer order、
d. all processes in a supply chain are performed in anticipation of customer orders、
e. None of the above are true、
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
7. The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that
a. the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed at the interface between successive stages、
b. all processes in a supply chain are initiated in response to a customer order、
c. all response in a supply chain are performed in anticipation of customer orders、
d. the processes in a supply chain are divided into 2 categories depending on whether they are initiated in response to or in anticipation of customer orders、
e. None of the above are true、
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
8. Which of the following is not a cycle in the supply chain cycle view?
a. Analysis cycle
b. Customer order cycle
c. Replenishment cycle
d. Manufacturing cycle
e. Procurement cycle
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
9. Which of the following is not a cycle in the supply chain cycle view?
a. Customer order cycle
b. Replenishment cycle
c. Manufacturing cycle
d. Procurement cycle
e. All of the above are part of the supply chain cycle view、
Answer: e
Difficulty: Moderate
10. The customer order cycle occurs at the
a. customer/retailer interface、
b. retailer/distributor interface、
c. distributor/manufacturer interface、
d. manufacturer/supplier interface、
e. none of the above
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
11. Which of the following is not a process in the customer order cycle?
a. Customer arrival
b. Customer qualification
c. Customer order entry
d. Customer order fulfillment
e. Customer order receiving
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
12. Customer arrival refers to
a. the point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase、
b. the customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer、
c. the process where product is prepared and sent to the customer、
d. the process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership、
e. none of the above
Answer: a
Difficulty: Moderate
13. The objective of the customer arrival process is to
a. get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost、
b. maintain a record of product receipt and plete payment、
c. maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders、
d. ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and municated to other affected supply chain processes、
e. none of the above
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
14. Customer order entry is
a. the point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase、
b. the customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer、
c. the process where product is prepared and sent to the customer、
d. the process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership、
e. none of the above
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
15. The objective of customer order entry is to
a. get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost、
b. maintain a record of product receipt and plete payment、
c. maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders、
d. ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and municated to other affected supply chain processes、
e. none of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
16. Customer order fulfillment refers to
a. the point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase、
b. the customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocating product to the customer、
c. the process where product is prepared and sent to the customer、
d. the process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership、
e. none of the above
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
17. The objective of customer order fulfillment is to
a. get the correct orders to customers by the promised due date at the lowest possible cost、
b. maintain a record of product receipt and plete payment、
c. maximize the conversion of customer arrivals to customer orders、
d. ensure that orders are quickly and accurately entered and municated to other affected supply chain processes、
e. none of the above
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
18. Customer order receiving is
a. the point in time when the customer has access to choices and makes a decision regarding a purchase、
b. the customer informing the retailer of what they want to purchase and the retailer allocates product to the customer、
c. the process where product is prepared and sent to the customer、
d. the process where the customer receives the product and takes ownership、
e. none of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Moderate
19. The replenishment cycle occurs at the
a. customer/retailer interface、
b. retailer/distributor interface、
c. distributor/manufacturer interface、
d. manufacturer/supplier interface、
e. none of the above
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
20. The processes involved in the replenishment cycle include
a. retail order receiving、
b. retail order entry、
c. retail order trigger、
d. retail order fulfillment、
e. all of the above
Answer: e
Difficulty: Moderate
21. The processes included in the replenishment cycle include all of the following except
a. retail order receiving、
b. retail order entry、
c. retail order trigger、
d. retail order fulfillment、
e. none of the above
Answer: e
Difficulty: Moderate
22. The processes included in the replenishment cycle include
a. order arrival、
b. production scheduling、
c. retail trigger、
d. manufacturing、
e. receiving、ﻩ
Answer: c
Difficulty: Moderate
23. The replenishment cycle is initiated when
a. the customer walks into the supermarket、
b. the customer calls a mail order telemarketing center、
c. customers load items intended for purchase into their carts、
d. a supermarket runs out of stock of a particular item、
e. a product is received into stock at a store、
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
24. The manufacturing cycle occurs at the
a. customer/retailer interface、
b. retailer/distributor interface、
c. distributor/manufacturer interface、
d. manufacturer/supplier interface、
e. none of the above
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
25. The processes involved in the manufacturing cycle include
a. receiving、
b. manufacturing and shipping、
c. production scheduling、
d. order arrival、
e. all of the above
Answer: e
Difficulty: Moderate
26. The processes involved in the manufacturing cycle include
a. order trigger、
b. production scheduling、
c. order fulfillment、
d. order entry、
e. manufacturing order analysis、
Answer: b
Difficulty: Moderate
27. The production scheduling process in the manufacturing cycle is similar to the
a. order receiving process in the replenishment cycle、
b. order fulfillment process in the replenishment cycle、
c. order entry process in the replenishment cycle、
d. order trigger process in the replenishment cycle、
e. none of the above
Answer: c
Difficulty: Hard
28. The manufacturing and shipping process in the manufacturing cycle is equivalent to the
a. order receiving process in the replenishment cycle、
b. order fulfillment process in the replenishment cycle、
c. order entry process in the replenishment cycle、
d. order trigger process in the replenishment cycle、
e. none of the above
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
29. The procurement cycle occurs at the
a. customer/retailer interface、
b. retailer/distributor interface、
c. distributor/manufacturer interface、
d. manufacturer/supplier interface、
e. none of the above
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
30. The relationship between the manufacturer and supplier during the procurement cycle is very similar to the relationship between
a. customer a
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