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The document discusses various topics related to supply chain management including lean principles, pull model of SCM, e-procurement, quality management, and logistics. It provides multiple choice questions to test understanding of concepts like the benefits of e-procurement for budgetary control, examples of typical supply chain members, and factors that affect supply chains other than opportunities to use technology strategically.

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SCM MCQ 2nd

The document discusses various topics related to supply chain management including lean principles, pull model of SCM, e-procurement, quality management, and logistics. It provides multiple choice questions to test understanding of concepts like the benefits of e-procurement for budgetary control, examples of typical supply chain members, and factors that affect supply chains other than opportunities to use technology strategically.

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1.

Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:

 Co-opetitions tailored
 logistics partnerships
 supply chain management

2. Which of the following statements is true of LEAN?

 Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods


 Lean principles are separate body of knowledge
 Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period of time

3. There are various strategies used to meet objectives of effective consumer response (ECR).What
would be an appropriate strategy to achieve timely, accurate, paperless information flow?

 Efficient replacement
 Revision of organization processes supported by information systems
 Integrate this activity into all supply chain planning
 Efficient store assortments

4. When a manufacturer develops an innovative product and then identifies a suitable target
market and distribution channel. This is an example of:

 Pull model of SCM


 Value stream
 Vlue chain
 Push model of SCM
5. The typical aim of the pull from customer approach to supply chain management is:

 Enhance product and service quality


 Promote information sharing between supply chain members
 To improve costs of distribution
 Optimize the production process for cost and efficiency

6. When performance managing an electronic-supply chain management (e-SCM), measurement


frameworks provide categories and examples of metrics. What would Return on Investment
be a metric of?

 Delivery performance
 Supply chain partnership
 Cost in supply chain
 Profitability

7. Again, with e-SCM performance management, what would be metrics of Costs in Supply Chain

 Inventory cost
 Total cost
 Manufacturing cost
 Distribution cost
 All of the above
8. Production related procurement refers to the purchasing of:

 Raw materials
 Office supplies
 Information systems
 Furniture

9. Another aim of e-procurement is increased choice of supplier leading to sourcing items:

 From the right source


 Delivered at the right time
 At the right price
 Of the right quantity

10. E-procurement aims to improve performance of what is known as the 'five rights of
purchasing'. One aim of e-procurement is increasing savings by sourcing items:

 Of the right quantity


 Of the right quality
 At the right price
 From the right source
11. The terms purchasing and procurement should not be seen as synonymous. As such, which of
the following statements do you think has greatest validity?

 Procurement has a broader meaning than purchasing


 Procurement is broadly equivalent to purchasing
 Purchasing has a broader meaning than procurement
 None of the above

12. Of the following, which is an e-procurement benefit related to budgetary control?

 Enabling them to concentrate on strategic purchasing issues


 Reduced purchase cycle
 Rules to limit spending and improved reporting facilities

13. Negotiated contracts with regular suppliers typically in long-term relationships is an example
of:

 MRO sourcing
 E-procurement
 Systematic sourcing
 Spot sourcing

14. For B2B transactions involved with e-procurement, the merchant site should facilitate:

 Initial purchases
 Modified rebuys
 Straight rebuys
 Partially complete orders
 All of the above
15. Cooperative supply chain relationships developed to enhance the overall business performance
of both parties is a definition of:

 third-party logistics
 supply chain collaboration
 dovetailing
 relationship marketing

16. An important feature of supply chain management is its application of electronic commerce
technology that allows companies to share and operate systems for:

 Order processing, transportation scheduling, and inventory management


 cost-effective flowing of raw materials
 future purchasing of computer systems
 future merger opportunities

17. All of the following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except

 customer dissatisfaction costs


 maintenance costs
 scrap costs
 warranty and service costs
18. Inspection, scrap, and repair are examples of

 internal costs
 external costs
 costs of dissatisfaction
 societal costs

19. Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management?

 Determining the exact mix of products and services that the customers will want
 Designing the operation's products,services and processes
 Developing an operations strategy for the operations
 Planning and controlling the operation

20. A successful TQM program incorporates all of the following except

 continuous improvement
 employment involvement
 benchmarking
 centralized decision making authority

21. Which of the following is not true about a lean production system?

 It puts emphasis on quality, flexibility, and time reduction


 It puts emphasis on reducing a company's labor force
 It is involved in maintaining and improving the system with lower amounts of inventory.
 It relies on buffers against unforeseen occurrences
22. Which one of the following is not a typical question dealt with by an operations manager?

 How much capacity will be needed in the months ahead?


 What is a satisfactory location for a new facility?
 Which products/services should be offered?
 All are typical of operations decisions.

23. Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?

 Retailer’s Creditor
 Wholesaler
 Producer
 Customer

24. When suppliers, distributors, and customers partner with each other to improve the
performance of the entire system, they are participating in a ________

 Channel Of Distribution
 Value Delivery Network
 Supply Chain
 Supply And Demand Chain

25. Which of the following is not an area of responsibility for a logistics manager?

 Inventory
 Purchasing
 Warehousing
 Marketing
26. To reduce inventory management costs, many companies use a system called ________, which
involves carrying only small inventories of parts or merchandise, often only enough for a few
days of operation

 reduction-inventory management
 supply chain management
 just-in-time logistics
 limited inventory logistics

27. A Supply Chain includes the chain of entities involved in the planning,procurement,production
and ------------- of products and services

 Distribution
 Supply
 Demand
 Transport

28. Companies manage their supply chains through ________.

 Information
 transportation modes
 competitors
 the Internet
 skilled operators
29. Which one does not use operations management?

 Supermarket
 Bank
 Hospital
 They all use it.

30. Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting the supply chain?

 Reduced number of suppliers


 Increased competition
 Longer product life cycles
 Increased opportunities to strategically use technology

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