1.

Question 1
Germany, which is a large importer of coffee green beans, is also an exporter of the very same
product because buying from German companies signals the ___ of the product? (Fill in the
blank)
1 point

Safety

Quantity

Quality

Authenticity
2.
Question 2
The geographic location of a supplier is important while making sourcing decisions because?
1 point

Labor costs may be affected by location

Transportation costs are affected by location

Tax treatment of parts may be affected by location

All of the above

3.
Question 3
Currency hedging is used to protect against?
1 point

Labor unrest at a supplier

Delays in order shipments

Changes in foreign exchange rates

Natural disaster affecting the supply chain

4.
Question 4
Supply chain logistics are concerned with?
1 point

Transportation, location
Transportation, storage

Storage, value addition

Storage, location
5.
Question 5
Intellectual Property (IP) affects which characteristic of transactions between companies and
their suppliers?
1 point

Frequency of Transaction

Asset Specificity

Uncertainty

None of the above

6.
Question 6
Which factors must be considered in make-or-buy decisions?
1 point

Strategic, Risks, Economic factors

Quality, Strategic, Risks

Economic factors, Quality, Strategic

Economic factors, Risks, Quality

7.
Question 7
Charlie Outboard Engines uses metal gaskets in its boat motors. One of the components of the
motor is a metal gasket which can be manufactured in-house or obtained from numerous
suppliers who supply automobile manufacturers and can produce the gaskets cheaper. Charlie
should?
1 point

Outsource the production

Make it in house

Indifferent between A or B
None of the above
8.
Question 8
A small momentary demand change from the end consumers is magnified and displaced with
respect to time upstream through the supply chain as a result of?
1 point

Continuous flow and product grouping

Transportation and single unit handling

Continuous flow and single unit handling

Batch quantities and lead time

9.
Question 9
Foxtrot Machining supplies metal housings used by kitchen blender makers. Foxtrot experiences
large variations in demand for the housings and yet it is known that demand for blenders is
relatively stable. Which of the following is not a likely reason for this discrepancy?
1 point

Frequent sales offered by retail stores on blenders

Bulk discounts offered by Foxtrot to blender manufacturers

Increased use of blenders for making smoothies

All of the above

10.
Question 10
Marketing decisions play an important role in countering the bullwhip effect.
1 point

True

False
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1.
Question 1
Germany, which is a large importer of coffee green beans, is also an exporter of the very same
product because buying from German companies signals the ___ of the product? (Fill in the
blank)
1 point

Safety

Quantity

Quality

Authenticity
2.
Question 2
The geographic location of a supplier is important while making sourcing decisions because?
1 point

Labor costs may be affected by location

Transportation costs are affected by location

Tax treatment of parts may be affected by location

All of the above

3.
Question 3
Supply chain managers are often required to consider issues arising from?
1 point

Rate of child births in supplier countries

Prevalence of child labor in supplier countries

Press freedom in the supplier country

None of the above

4.
Question 4
Supply chain logistics are concerned with?
1 point
Transportation, location

Transportation, storage

Storage, value addition

Storage, location
5.
Question 5
Supply chains can be viewed as operating on the following four layers?
1 point

Contracts, Information, Financial, Governance

Logistics, Information, Financial, Governance

Logistics, Information, Technological, Governance

Logistics, Commercial, Financial, Governance

6.
Question 6
In which of the following cases would the order placing company need protection using
contracts?
1 point

Low asset specificity, low uncertainty

Low asset specificity, high uncertainty

High asset specificity, low uncertainty

High asset specificity, high uncertainty

7.
Question 7
Charlie Outboard Engines uses metal gaskets in its boat motors. One of the components of the
motor is a metal gasket which can be manufactured in-house or obtained from numerous
suppliers who supply automobile manufacturers and can produce the gaskets cheaper. Charlie
should?
1 point

Outsource the production

Make it in house
Indifferent between A or B

None of the above

8.
Question 8
A small momentary demand change from the end consumers is magnified and displaced with
respect to time upstream through the supply chain as a result of?
1 point

Continuous flow and product grouping

Transportation and single unit handling

Continuous flow and single unit handling

Batch quantities and lead time

9.
Question 9
Foxtrot Machining supplies metal housings used by kitchen blender makers. Foxtrot experiences
large variations in demand for the housings and yet it is known that demand for blenders is
relatively stable. Which of the following is not a likely reason for this discrepancy?
1 point

Frequent sales offered by retail stores on blenders

Bulk discounts offered by Foxtrot to blender manufacturers

Increased use of blenders for making smoothies

All of the above

10.
Question 10
A supplier Lima plans to reduce the package sizes it delivers to its customers. Will this magnify
the bullwhip effect?
1 point

Yes

No

Can’t say

Data insufficient
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