Supply Chain Management MCQs [set-3]

51. The ultimate goal of SCM is......

A. high productivity
B. cost reduction
C. better service
D. all the above
Answer: D

52. Many time people has confusion between SCM and........

A. finance
B. transportation
C. marketing
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D. human resource . c
Answer: B
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53. .... Is part of supply chain management
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A. material handling
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B. retail management
C. sales management
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D. none of these
Answer: A

54. “ Zero defects in manufacturing …”

A. is a relevant goal only in electronic assembly
B. is readily achievable in all areas
C. is the goal of tqm
D. is an unobtainable and misleading idea
Answer: C

55. A ____________ encompasses all activities associated with the flow and
transformation of goods from the raw material stage, through to the end user, as
well as
the associated information flows.
 A. production line
B. supply chain
C. marketing channel
D. warehouse
Answer: B

56. Which one of the following is not a typical question dealt with by an operations
managers?
A. how much capacity will be needed in the months ahead?
B. what is a satisfactory location for a new facility?
C. how to motivate employees?
D. all are typical of operations decisions.
Answer: D

57. Which of the following are not key attributes of supply chain management?
A. inventory control
B. leveraging technology
C. customer power
D. all are key attributes
Answer: D

58. Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:
A. coo- petition
B. tailored logistics
C. partnerships
D. supply chain management
Answer: C

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

A. lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods
B. lean principles are separate body of knowledge
C. lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period of time.
D. lean principles include reducing waste.
Answer: D

60. Cooperative supply chain relationships developed to enhance the overall

business performance of both parties is a definition of:

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 A. third-party logistics
B. supply chain collaboration
C. dovetailing
D. relationship marketing
Answer: B

61. "Kaizen" is a Japanese term meaning

A. a foolproof mechanism
B. just-in-time (jit)
C. a fishbone diagram
D. continuous improvement
Answer: D

62. Among the tools of TQM, the tool ordinarily used to aid in understanding the
sequence of events through which a product travels is a…
A. pareto chart
B. flow chart
C. check sheet
D. taguchi map
Answer: B

63. The inputs to a transformation process include all of the following except
A. material
B. people
C. information
D. assembly
Answer: B

64. Which came last in the development of manufacturing techniques?

A. lean production.
B. division of labor.
C. mass production.
D. interchangeable parts.
Answer: A

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

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 A. channel of distribution
B. value delivery network
C. supply chain
D. supply and demand chain
Answer: C

66. Which of the following is not an area of responsibility for a logistics manager?
A. inventory
B. purchasing
C. warehousing
D. marketing
Answer: B

67. A Supply Chain which includes the Distribution of finished products and
services
A. outbound logistics
B. inbound logistics
C. supply of goods
D. transportation
Answer: A

68. In a SC, Material flows in one direction while _________from in both direction
A. process
B. information
C. product
D. semi-finished goods
Answer: B

69. A supply chain is a sequence of firms that perform activities required:

A. to find products that are similar
B. to facilitate wholesalers inventory selections
C. to create synergy in their training programs
D. to create and deliver goods to consumers
Answer: D

70. Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics
to ________ intermediaries

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 A. competitors
B. third party logistics (3pl) providers
C. channel members
D. cross-functional teams
Answer: B

71. What are the two basic types of production systems?

A. automated and manual
B. intermittent and non-intermittent (continuous) process
C. normal and continuous process
D. continuous process and batch
Answer: B

72. What type of process would a paper mill be most likely to use?
A. continuous flow
B. project
C. job shop
D. flow shop
Answer: A

73. Which of the following is true?

A. value is always lower than price.
B. value is what consumers are prepared to pay.
C. cost is always lower than price.
D. price is always lower than value
Answer: B

74. Efficiency is defined by

A. actual output divided by design capacity.
B. capacity divided by utilization.
C. effective capacity divided by actual output.
D. actual output divided by effective capacity.
Answer: D

75. As production systems move from projects to batch production to mass

production to continuous production
A. processes become more flexible
B. customer involvement with the process increases

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 C. products become more standardized
D. demand volumes decrease
Answer: D

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