Supply Chain Management MCQs [set-7]

151. Moving goods from producer to the distributor is called as........

A. Downstream
B. Upstream
C. Horizontal stream
D. None of these
Answer: A

152. Different machineries are used for material handling......

A. Yes
B. No
C. can't say
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D. None of these . c
Answer: A
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153. Handling material in the organisation
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A. production
B. finance
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C. supply chain management
D. Marketing
Answer: C

154. SCM should follow.......,,, method for working

A. Known
B. Unknown
C. standardized
D. Can't say
Answer: C

155. SCM always strive for to give.......... Time for the material handling
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
 C. Moderate
D. can't say
Answer: B

156. 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

157. 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

158. 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

159. Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:
A. Coo- petition
B. Tailored Logistics
C. Partnerships
D. Supply Chain Management
Answer: C

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

A. Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods

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 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

161. According to the manufacturing-based definition of quality

A. “Quality is the degree of excellence at an acceptable price and the control of variability at an
acceptable cost"
B. Quality depends on how well the product fits patterns of consumer preferences
C. Even though quality cannot be defined, you know what it is
D. Quality is the degree to which a specific product conforms to standards
Answer: D

162. Cooperative supply chain relationships developed to enhance the overall

business performance of both parties is a definition of:
A. Third-party logistics
B. Supply chain collaboration
C. Dovetailing
D. Relationship marketing
Answer: B

163. Total Quality Management emphasizes

A. The responsibility of the Quality Control staff to identify and solve all qualityrelated problems
B. A commitment to quality that goes beyond internal company issues to suppliers and customers
C. A system where strong managers are the only decision makers
D. A process where mostly statisticians get involved
Answer: A

164. "Kaizen" is a Japanese term meaning

A. A Foolproof Mechanism
B. Just-in-time (JIT)
C. A Fishbone Diagram
D. Continuous Improvement
Answer: D

165. Among the tools of TQM, the tool ordinarily used to aid in understanding the
sequence of events through which a product travels is a…

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 A. Pareto chart
B. Flow chart
C. Check Sheet
D. Taguchi Map
Answer: B

166. The inputs to a transformation process include all of the following except
A. Material
B. People
C. Information
D. Assembly
Answer: B

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

A. Lean production.
B. Division of labor.
C. Mass production.
D. Interchangeable parts.
Answer: A

168. When suppliers, distributors, and customers partner with each other to
improve the performance of the entire system, they are participating in a ________
A. Channel Of Distribution
B. Value Delivery Network
C. Supply Chain
D. Supply And Demand chain
Answer: C

169. Which of the following is not an area of responsibility for a logistics manager?
A. Inventory
B. Purchasing
C. Warehousing
D. Marketing
Answer: B

170. In a SC, Material flows in one direction while _________from in both

direction

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 A. Process
B. Information
C. Product
D. Semi-finished Goods
Answer: B

171. does not add value to the final product?

A. Jobbing processes
B. Lean production processes
C. Continuous processes.
D. Batch processes
Answer: C

172. 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

173. Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics
to ________ intermediaries
A. Competitors
B. Third Party Logistics (3PL) Providers
C. Channel Members
D. Cross-functional Teams
Answer: B

174. 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: C

175. What type of process would a paper mill be most likely to use?
A. Continuous flow
B. Project

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 C. Job shop
D. Flow shop
Answer: A

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