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2. Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management
components.
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3. Plan, source, give, get, and return are the five basic supply chain management components.
True False
4. In the basic supply chain, source refers to building relationships with suppliers to procure raw
materials.
True False
5. In the basic supply chain, source refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.
True False
6. In the basic supply chain, return refers to supporting customers and product returns.
True False
7. In the basic supply chain, make refers to manufacturing products and create production
schedules.
True False
8. In the basic supply chain, return refers to prepare to manage all resources required to meet
demands.
True False
9. In the basic supply chain, plan refers to preparing to manage all resources required to meet
demand.
True False
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10. In the basic supply chain, deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to customers.
True False
11. Materials are transformed into semi finished and finished products—the organization's own
production processes.
True False
12. Products are distributed to customers and their downstream customers at all levels.
True False
13. A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.
True False
14. Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.
True False
15. Customer order cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and
the delivery of the product.
True False
True False
17. Inventory turnover is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.
True False
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18. Customer order cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.
True False
19. Inventory cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the
delivery of the product.
True False
True False
21. Information technology's primary role in supply chain management is creating the
integrations or tight process and information linkages between functions within a firm—such
as marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and distribution—and between firms.
True False
22. Effective and efficient supply chain management systems can enable an organization to
decrease the power of its buyers.
True False
23. Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.
True False
24. Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different
activities of the supply chain.
True False
25. Supply chain execution system is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.
True False
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26. Supply chain visibility ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of
the supply chain.
True False
27. Electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic exchange of
information between supply chain participants.
True False
28. The bullwhip effect occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one
partner to the next throughout the supply chain.
True False
29. The bullwhip effect is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information between
supply chain participants.
True False
30. Electronic data interchange occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from
one partner to the next throughout the supply chain.
True False
31. A supply chain execution system might electronically route orders from a manufacturer to a
supplier using electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic
exchange of information between supply chain participants.
True False
32. Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.
True False
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33. Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.
True False
34. Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during
the design process of a product.
True False
35. Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while
improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
True False
36. Selling chain management enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply
chain issues.
True False
37. Supply chain event management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle
from inquiry to sale.
True False
38. Collaborative demand planning allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required
during the design process of a product.
True False
39. Collaborative engineering helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while
improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
True False
40. Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
True False
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41. Procurement can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw
materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?
True False
42. Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement
of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
True False
43. Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
True False
True False
45. Logistics controls processes inside a company (warehouse logistics) and outside a company
(transport logistics) and focuses on the physical execution part of the supply chain.
True False
46. Materials management is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the
supply chain.
True False
47. Logistics can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw materials
should we purchase to minimize spoilage?
True False
48. Procurement includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
True False
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49. Outbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
True False
True False
51. Logistics includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and
communication to take a product from cradle to grave. Cradle to grave provides logistics
support.
True False
52. Cradle-to-grave provides logistics support throughout the entire system or life of the
product.
True False
53. Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials
through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
True False
54. Logistics includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
True False
True False
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56. 3D printing is a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-
dimensional solid object from a digital model.
True False
57. Drones include a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-
dimensional solid object from a digital model.
True False
True False
True False
60. RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
True False
True False
True False
63. Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
True False
64. 3D printing is unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
True False
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65. Drones support logistics.
True False
True False
67. Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input.
True False
True False
True False
True False
71. RFID systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
True False
72. The maker movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a
creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
True False
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73. The robotics movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a
creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
True False
74. Makerspaces is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.
True False
75. Cradle to grave is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment,
and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
True False
76. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short distances.
True False
77. RFID's Electronic Product Code (RFID EPC) promotes serialization, or the ability to track
individual items by using the unique serial number associated with each RFID tag.
True False
78. A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human. Amazon.com
is piloting drone aircraft for package deliveries.
True False
79. Robotics focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.
True False
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Multiple Choice Questions
80. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you prepare to manage all resources
required to meet demand?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
81. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you build relationships with suppliers to
procure raw materials?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
82. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you manufacture products and create
production schedules?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Make
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83. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you plan for the transportation of goods to
customers?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
84. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you support customers and product
returns?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
85. Where would you find the customers' customer in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
86. Where would you find the suppliers' supplier in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
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87. Where would you find the manufacturer and distributor in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
88. Walmart and Procter & Gamble (P&G) implemented a tremendously successful SCM system.
The system linked Walmart's _____________ centers directly to P&G's _____________ centers.
A. Manufacturing, distribution
B. Distribution, manufacturing
C. Stores, distribution
D. Distribution, stores
89. What can effective and efficient supply chain management systems enable an organization to
accomplish?
90. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Cost
D. Deliver
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91. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Analyze
D. Deliver
92. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Sale
D. Deliver
93. What is it called when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning systems
C. Supply chain planning systems
D. Supply chain execution systems
A. Organizations know about employee events triggered downstream in the supply chain
B. Customers receive distorted product demand information regarding sales information
C. Distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the
supply chain
D. The ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain
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95. What is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain in real time?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain visibility
D. Supply chain execution software
96. Which of the following metrics represents an unfilled customer order for a product that is out
of stock?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
97. Which of the following metrics represents the time it takes to manufacture a product and
deliver it to the retailer?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
98. Which of the below metrics represents the agreed upon time between the purchase of a
product and the delivery of the product?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
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99. Which of the following metrics represents the frequency of inventory replacement?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
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103.What is inventory turnover?
A. Enables viewing of all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the supply
chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the supply
chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
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106.What is a supply chain execution system?
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the supply
chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the supply
chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
108.Which of the following is one of the business areas of supply chain management?
A. Logistics
B. Procurement
C. Materials management
D. All of these
109.What is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
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110.What includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
111.What includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
112.What is procurement?
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply
chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
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113.What is logistics?
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply
chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the supply
chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next
throughout the supply chain.
115.What acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as
required?
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
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116.What distributes goods and services to customers?
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
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120.Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?
122.Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?
123.Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?
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124.What is 3D Printing?
125.What is RFID?
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128.What is a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional
solid object from a digital model?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
129.What focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
130.What are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
131.What uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
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132.What is computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM)?
A. Systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well
as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational
opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.
D. Promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial
number associated with each RFID tag.
A. Systems used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well
as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational
opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.
D. Serialization of or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial number
associated with each RFID tag.
134.What is a makerspace?
A. Systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well
as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational
opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.
D. Serialization of or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial number
associated with each RFID tag.
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135.What is an RFID's electronic product code?
A. System used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as well
as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and educational
opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or unaffordable.
D. Promotion of serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial
number associated with each RFID tag.
136.What are systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products?
137.What is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as
well as a consumer of things?
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138.What is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable?
139.What promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial
number associated with each RFID tag?
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141.What is selling chain management?
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144.What enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues?
145.What applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale?
146.What allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product?
147.What helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability?
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Essay Questions
148.Define the relationship between supply chain management and decision making.
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Chapter 10 Extending the Organization — Supply Chain Management
Answer Key
FALSE
The customer's customer is downstream in the supply chain.
2. Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management
components.
TRUE
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3. Plan, source, give, get, and return are the five basic supply chain management
components.
FALSE
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management
components.
4. In the basic supply chain, source refers to building relationships with suppliers to procure
raw materials.
TRUE
5. In the basic supply chain, source refers to planning for transportation of goods to
customers.
FALSE
In the basic supply chain, deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to
customers.
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6. In the basic supply chain, return refers to supporting customers and product returns.
TRUE
7. In the basic supply chain, make refers to manufacturing products and create production
schedules.
TRUE
8. In the basic supply chain, return refers to prepare to manage all resources required to
meet demands.
FALSE
In the basic supply chain, plan refers to prepare to manage all resources required to meet
demands.
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9. In the basic supply chain, plan refers to preparing to manage all resources required to
meet demand.
TRUE
10. In the basic supply chain, deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to
customers.
TRUE
11. Materials are transformed into semi finished and finished products—the organization's
own production processes.
TRUE
12. Products are distributed to customers and their downstream customers at all levels.
TRUE
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13. A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.
TRUE
14. Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.
TRUE
15. Customer order cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and
the delivery of the product.
TRUE
TRUE
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17. Inventory turnover is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.
FALSE
A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.
18. Customer order cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to
the retailer.
FALSE
Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.
19. Inventory cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the
delivery of the product.
FALSE
Customer order cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and
the delivery of the product.
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20. Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.
FALSE
Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.
21. Information technology's primary role in supply chain management is creating the
integrations or tight process and information linkages between functions within a firm—
such as marketing, sales, finance, manufacturing, and distribution—and between firms.
TRUE
22. Effective and efficient supply chain management systems can enable an organization to
decrease the power of its buyers.
TRUE
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23. Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.
TRUE
24. Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different
activities of the supply chain.
TRUE
25. Supply chain execution system is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply
chain.
FALSE
This is the definition of supply chain visibility.
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26. Supply chain visibility ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities
of the supply chain.
FALSE
This is the definition of supply chain execution systems.
27. Electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic exchange of
information between supply chain participants.
TRUE
28. The bullwhip effect occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one
partner to the next throughout the supply chain.
TRUE
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29. The bullwhip effect is a standard format for the electronic exchange of information
between supply chain participants.
FALSE
This is the definition of electronic data interchange (EDI).
30. Electronic data interchange occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples
from one partner to the next throughout the supply chain.
FALSE
This is the definition of the bullwhip effect.
31. A supply chain execution system might electronically route orders from a manufacturer to
a supplier using electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic
exchange of information between supply chain participants.
TRUE
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32. Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.
TRUE
33. Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.
TRUE
34. Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required
during the design process of a product.
TRUE
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35. Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory
while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
TRUE
36. Selling chain management enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply
chain issues.
FALSE
Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.
37. Supply chain event management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle
from inquiry to sale.
FALSE
Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.
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38. Collaborative demand planning allows an organization to reduce the cost and time
required during the design process of a product.
FALSE
Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required
during the design process of a product.
39. Collaborative engineering helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while
improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
FALSE
Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory
while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
40. Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply
chain.
TRUE
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41. Procurement can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw
materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?
TRUE
42. Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
TRUE
43. Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
TRUE
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44. Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.
TRUE
45. Logistics controls processes inside a company (warehouse logistics) and outside a
company (transport logistics) and focuses on the physical execution part of the supply
chain.
TRUE
46. Materials management is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the
supply chain.
FALSE
Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply
chain.
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47. Logistics can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw
materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?
FALSE
Procurement can help a company answer the following question: What quantity of raw
materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?
48. Procurement includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
FALSE
Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
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49. Outbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
FALSE
Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
FALSE
Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.
51. Logistics includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and
communication to take a product from cradle to grave. Cradle to grave provides logistics
support.
TRUE
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52. Cradle-to-grave provides logistics support throughout the entire system or life of the
product.
TRUE
53. Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical
materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and
warehousing.
TRUE
54. Logistics includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
FALSE
Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical
materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and
warehousing.
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55. The process of 3D printing (additive manufacturing) builds—layer by layer in an additive
process—a three-dimensional solid object from a digital model.
TRUE
TRUE
57. Drones include a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-
dimensional solid object from a digital model.
FALSE
3D printing is a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-
dimensional solid object from a digital model.
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58. 3D printing supports procurement.
TRUE
FALSE
3D printing supports procurement.
60. RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
TRUE
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61. RFID supports logistics.
TRUE
FALSE
RFID supports logistics.
63. Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
TRUE
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64. 3D printing is unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
FALSE
Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
TRUE
FALSE
Drones support logistics.
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67. Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.
TRUE
TRUE
FALSE
Robotics supports materials management.
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70. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems are used to
create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
TRUE
71. RFID systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
FALSE
Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems are used to
create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
72. The maker movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a
creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
TRUE
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73. The robotics movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be
a creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
FALSE
The maker movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a
creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
TRUE
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75. Cradle to grave is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment,
and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
FALSE
Makerspaces is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment,
and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
76. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short distances.
TRUE
77. RFID's Electronic Product Code (RFID EPC) promotes serialization, or the ability to track
individual items by using the unique serial number associated with each RFID tag.
TRUE
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78. A drone is an unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
Amazon.com is piloting drone aircraft for package deliveries.
TRUE
79. Robotics focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.
TRUE
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80. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you prepare to manage all resources
required to meet demand?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
In the plan activity you prepare to manage all resources required to meet demand.
81. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you build relationships with suppliers
to procure raw materials?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
In the source activity you build relationships with suppliers to procure raw materials.
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82. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you manufacture products and create
production schedules?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Make
In the make activity you manufacture products and create production schedules.
83. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you plan for the transportation of
goods to customers?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
During the deliver activity you plan for the transportation of goods to customers.
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84. In which of the five basic supply chain activities do you support customers and product
returns?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Deliver
D. Return
In return, you support customers and product returns.
85. Where would you find the customers' customer in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
Customers' customer is downstream in a typical supply chain.
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86. Where would you find the suppliers' supplier in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
Suppliers' supplier is upstream in a typical supply chain.
87. Where would you find the manufacturer and distributor in a typical supply chain?
A. Upstream
B. Downstream
C. In the middle
D. Not on the supply chain
The manufacturer and distributor are in the middle of a typical supply chain.
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88. Walmart and Procter & Gamble (P&G) implemented a tremendously successful SCM
system. The system linked Walmart's _____________ centers directly to P&G's
_____________ centers.
A. Manufacturing, distribution
B. Distribution, manufacturing
C. Stores, distribution
D. Distribution, stores
Walmart's distribution centers are linked directly to P&G's manufacturing centers.
89. What can effective and efficient supply chain management systems enable an
organization to accomplish?
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90. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain
management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Cost
D. Deliver
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five components of SCM.
91. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain
management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Analyze
D. Deliver
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five components of SCM.
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92. Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain
management?
A. Plan
B. Source
C. Sale
D. Deliver
Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five components of SCM.
93. What is it called when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to
the next throughout the supply chain?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning systems
C. Supply chain planning systems
D. Supply chain execution systems
This is the definition of the bullwhip effect.
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94. Which of the following represents the bullwhip effect?
A. Organizations know about employee events triggered downstream in the supply chain
B. Customers receive distorted product demand information regarding sales information
C. Distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout
the supply chain
D. The ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain
Distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the next throughout the
supply chain represents the bullwhip effect.
95. What is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain in real time?
A. Bullwhip effect
B. Demand planning software
C. Supply chain visibility
D. Supply chain execution software
This is the definition of supply chain visibility.
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96. Which of the following metrics represents an unfilled customer order for a product that is
out of stock?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
This is the definition of back order.
97. Which of the following metrics represents the time it takes to manufacture a product and
deliver it to the retailer?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
This is the definition of inventory cycle time.
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98. Which of the below metrics represents the agreed upon time between the purchase of a
product and the delivery of the product?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
This is the definition of customer order cycle time.
99. Which of the following metrics represents the frequency of inventory replacement?
A. Back order
B. Inventory cycle time
C. Customer order cycle time
D. Inventory turnover
This is the definition of inventory turnover.
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100. What is a back order?
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102. What is customer order cycle time?
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104. What is supply chain visibility?
A. Enables viewing of all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the
supply chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply
chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain in real
time.
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the
supply chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply
chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Supply chain planning systems use advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow
and efficiency of the supply chain while reducing inventory.
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106. What is a supply chain execution system?
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the
supply chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply
chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different
activities of the supply chain.
A. Views all areas up and down the supply chain in real time.
B. Uses advanced mathematical algorithms to improve the flow and efficiency of the
supply chain while reducing inventory.
C. Ensures supply chain cohesion by automating the different activities of the supply
chain.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
The bullwhip effect occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one
partner to the next throughout the supply chain.
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108. Which of the following is one of the business areas of supply chain management?
A. Logistics
B. Procurement
C. Materials management
D. All of these
Logistics, procurement, and materials management are the three areas of supply chain
management.
109. What is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply
chain.
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110. What includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement
of materials and personnel to support the supply chain?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
111. What includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing?
A. Procurement
B. Logistics
C. Materials management
D. Bullwhip effect
Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical
materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and
warehousing.
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112. What is procurement?
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply
chain.
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113. What is logistics?
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
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114. What is materials management?
A. The purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply chain.
B. Includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and replacement of
materials and personnel to support the supply chain.
C. Includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical materials through the
supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and warehousing.
D. Occurs when distorted product-demand information ripples from one partner to the
next throughout the supply chain.
Materials management includes activities that govern the flow of tangible, physical
materials through the supply chain such as shipping, transport, distribution, and
warehousing.
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115. What acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to manufacturing as
required?
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers. Logistics controls
processes inside a company (warehouse logistics) and outside a company (transport
logistics) and focuses on the physical execution part of the supply chain.
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117. What includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and
communication to take a product from cradle to grave?
A. Inbound logistics
B. Outbound logistics
C. Logistics
D. Cradle to grave
Logistics includes the increasingly complex management of processes, information, and
communication to take a product from cradle to grave.
118. Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?
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119. Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?
120. Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?
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121. Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?
122. Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?
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123. Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?
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125. What is RFID?
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127. What are robotics?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
3D Printing is a process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-
dimensional solid object from a digital model.
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129. What focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
Robotics focuses on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.
130. What are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
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131. What uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances?
A. 3D Printing
B. Robotics
C. Drones
D. RFID
RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
A. Systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as
well as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
D. Promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial
number associated with each RFID tag.
Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems are used to
create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
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133. What is the maker movement?
A. Systems used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as
well as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
D. Serialization of or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial number
associated with each RFID tag.
The maker movement is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a
creator of things as well as a consumer of things.
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134. What is a makerspace?
A. Systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as
well as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
D. Serialization of or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial number
associated with each RFID tag.
Makerspace is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment,
and educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
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135. What is an RFID's electronic product code?
A. System used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.
B. A cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things as
well as a consumer of things.
C. A community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable.
D. Promotion of serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique
serial number associated with each RFID tag.
RFID's Electronic Product Code (RFID EPC) promotes serialization or the ability to track
individual items by using the unique serial number associated with each RFID tag.
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136. What are systems are used to create the digital designs and then manufacture the
products?
137. What is a cultural trend that places value on an individual's ability to be a creator of things
as well as a consumer of things?
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138. What is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable?
139. What promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique
serial number associated with each RFID tag?
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140. What is supply chain event management (SCEM)?
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142. What is collaborative engineering?
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144. What enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues?
145. What applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale?
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146. What allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design
process of a product?
147. What helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability?
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Essay Questions
148. Define the relationship between supply chain management and decision making.
Blooms: Analyze
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: IT's role in SCM
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149. Describe the fastest growing components of SCM systems.
Blooms: Analyze
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: 3 Hard
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Best practices for SCM implementations
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