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Chapter 10

Extending the Organization — Supply Chain Management

True / False Questions

1. The customer's customer is upstream in the supply chain.

True False

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2. Plan, source, make, deliver, and return are the five basic supply chain management
components.

True False

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

16. Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

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

20. Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.

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

44. Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

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

50. Inbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

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

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 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

58. 3D printing supports procurement.

True False

59. 3D printing supports materials management.

True False

60. RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

True False

61. RFID supports logistics.

True False

62. RFID supports procurement.

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

66. Drones support materials management.

True False

67. Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input.

True False

68. Robotics supports materials management.

True False

69. Robotics supports procurement.

True False

70. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems are used to


create the digital designs and then manufacture the products.

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?

A. Increase the power of its buyers


B. Increase its supplier power
C. Increase switching costs to increase the threat of substitute products or services
D. All of these

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

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

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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

100.What is a back order?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.

101.What is inventory cycle time?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.

102.What is customer order cycle time?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.

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103.What is inventory turnover?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.

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.

105.What is a supply chain planning 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.

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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.

107.What is the bullwhip effect?

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.

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.

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

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

118.Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?

A. What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?


B. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?
C. At what price can we purchase materials to guarantee profitability?
D. All of these.

119.Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?

A. What is the quickest way to deliver products to our customers?


B. What is the optimal way to place items in the warehouse for picking and packing?
C. What is the optimal path to an item in the warehouse?
D. All of these.

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120.Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?

A. What is the quickest way to deliver products to our customers?


B. What is the optimal way to place items in the warehouse for picking and packing?
C. What is the optimal path to an item in the warehouse?
D. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?

121.Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?

A. What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?


B. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?
C. At what price can we purchase materials to guarantee profitability?
D. What path should the vehicles follow when delivering the goods?

122.Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?

A. What are our current inventory levels?


B. What items are running low in the warehouse?
C. What items are at risk of spoiling in the warehouse?
D. All of these.

123.Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?

A. How do we dispose of spoiled items?


B. What laws need to be followed for storing hazardous materials?
C. Which items must be refrigerated when being stored and transported?
D. All of these.

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124.What is 3D Printing?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

125.What is RFID?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

126.What are drones?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

127.What are robotics?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.

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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.

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.

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?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code

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?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code

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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?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code

139.What promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique serial
number associated with each RFID tag?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code

140.What is supply chain event management (SCEM)?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a
product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.

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141.What is selling chain management?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a
product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.

142.What is collaborative engineering?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a
product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.

143.What is collaborative demand planning?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process of a
product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.

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144.What enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning

145.What applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning

146.What allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning

147.What helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning

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Essay Questions

148.Define the relationship between supply chain management and decision making.

149.Describe the fastest growing components of SCM systems.

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Chapter 10 Extending the Organization — Supply Chain Management
Answer Key

True / False Questions

1. The customer's customer is upstream in the supply chain.

FALSE
The customer's customer is downstream in the supply chain.

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Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

4. In the basic supply chain, source refers to building relationships with suppliers to procure
raw materials.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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6. In the basic supply chain, return refers to supporting customers and product returns.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

7. In the basic supply chain, make refers to manufacturing products and create production
schedules.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

10. In the basic supply chain, deliver refers to planning for transportation of goods to
customers.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

11. Materials are transformed into semi finished and finished products—the organization's
own production processes.

TRUE

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Topic: Supply Chain Management

12. Products are distributed to customers and their downstream customers at all levels.

TRUE

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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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13. A back order is an unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

14. Inventory cycle time is the time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

15. Customer order cycle time is the agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and
the delivery of the product.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

16. Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

TRUE

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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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.

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Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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20. Inventory cycle time is the frequency of inventory replacement.

FALSE
Inventory turnover is the frequency of inventory replacement.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

22. Effective and efficient supply chain management systems can enable an organization to
decrease the power of its buyers.

TRUE

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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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23. Supply chain visibility is the ability to view all areas up and down the supply chain.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Supply Chain Management

24. Supply chain execution systems ensure supply chain cohesion by automating the different
activities of the supply chain.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

27. Electronic data interchange (EDI), a standard format for the electronic exchange of
information between supply chain participants.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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).

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-01 Describe supply chain management along with its impact on business.
Topic: Supply Chain Management

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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Topic: Supply Chain Management

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32. Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

33. Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.

TRUE

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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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35. Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory
while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

40. Procurement is the purchasing of goods and services to meet the needs of the supply
chain.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

42. Logistics includes the processes that control the distribution, maintenance, and
replacement of materials and personnel to support the supply chain.

TRUE

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

43. Inbound logistics acquires raw materials and resources and distributes them to
manufacturing as required.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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44. Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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?

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Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

50. Inbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

FALSE
Outbound logistics distributes goods and services to customers.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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52. Cradle-to-grave provides logistics support throughout the entire system or life of the
product.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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58. 3D printing supports procurement.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

59. 3D printing supports materials management.

FALSE
3D printing supports procurement.

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

60. RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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61. RFID supports logistics.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

62. RFID supports procurement.

FALSE
RFID supports logistics.

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

63. Drones are unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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.

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

65. Drones support logistics.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

66. Drones support materials management.

FALSE
Drones support logistics.

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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67. Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

68. Robotics supports materials management.

TRUE

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

69. Robotics supports procurement.

FALSE
Robotics supports materials management.

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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

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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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.

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Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technology Reinventing SCM

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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.

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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

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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.

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76. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects
wirelessly over short distances.

TRUE

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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

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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.

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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.

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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
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.

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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.

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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
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.

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89. What can effective and efficient supply chain management systems enable an
organization to accomplish?

A. Increase the power of its buyers


B. Increase its supplier power
C. Increase switching costs to increase the threat of substitute products or services
D. All of these
Answer A should state "decrease" the power of its buyers, and answer C should state
"reduce" the threat of substitute products or services.

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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.

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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
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.

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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.

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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
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.

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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.

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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
This is the definition of inventory turnover.

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100. What is a back order?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the
product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.
Back order: An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.

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101. What is inventory cycle time?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the
product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.
Inventory cycle time: The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the
retailer.

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102. What is customer order cycle time?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the
product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.
Customer order cycle time: The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and
the delivery of the product.

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103. What is inventory turnover?

A. An unfilled customer order for a product that is out of stock.


B. The time it takes to manufacture a product and deliver it to the retailer.
C. The agreed upon time between the purchase of a product and the delivery of the
product.
D. The frequency of inventory replacement.
Inventory turnover: The frequency of inventory replacement.

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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.

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105. What is a supply chain planning 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 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.

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107. What is the bullwhip effect?

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.

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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.

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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.

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116. What distributes goods and services to customers?

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.

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118. Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?

A. What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?


B. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?
C. At what price can we purchase materials to guarantee profitability?
D. All of these.
All of these questions can be answered by procurement.

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119. Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?

A. What is the quickest way to deliver products to our customers?


B. What is the optimal way to place items in the warehouse for picking and packing?
C. What is the optimal path to an item in the warehouse?
D. All of these.
Logistics can answer all of these questions.

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120. Which of the following questions can procurement help a company answer?

A. What is the quickest way to deliver products to our customers?


B. What is the optimal way to place items in the warehouse for picking and packing?
C. What is the optimal path to an item in the warehouse?
D. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?
How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?

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121. Which of the following questions can logistics help a company answer?

A. What quantity of raw materials should we purchase to minimize spoilage?


B. How can we guarantee that our raw materials meet production needs?
C. At what price can we purchase materials to guarantee profitability?
D. What path should the vehicles follow when delivering the goods?
What path should the vehicles follow when delivering the goods?

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122. Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?

A. What are our current inventory levels?


B. What items are running low in the warehouse?
C. What items are at risk of spoiling in the warehouse?
D. All of these.
All of these questions can be answered by materials management.

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123. Which of the following questions can materials management help a company answer?

A. How do we dispose of spoiled items?


B. What laws need to be followed for storing hazardous materials?
C. Which items must be refrigerated when being stored and transported?
D. All of these.
All of these questions can be answered by materials management.

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124. What is 3D Printing?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input.
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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125. What is RFID?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input.
RFID uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

126. What are drones?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory
input.
Drones an unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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127. What are robotics?

A. A process that builds—layer by layer in an additive process—a three-dimensional solid


object from a digital model.
B. Uses electronic tags and labels to identify objects wirelessly over short distances.
C. Unmanned aircraft that can fly autonomously, or without a human.
D. Artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to sensory input.
Robotics focus on creating artificial intelligence devices that can move and react to
sensory input.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

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
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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

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.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

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.
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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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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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?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code
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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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

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?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code
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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138. What is a community center that provides technology, manufacturing equipment, and
educational opportunities to the public that would otherwise be inaccessible or
unaffordable?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code
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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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

139. What promotes serialization or the ability to track individual items by using the unique
serial number associated with each RFID tag?

A. Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing


B. Maker movement
C. Makerspace
D. RFID electronic product code
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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140. What is supply chain event management (SCEM)?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.
Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

141. What is selling chain management?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.
Selling chain management applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.

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142. What is collaborative engineering?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.
Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required
during the design process of a product.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
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Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

143. What is collaborative demand planning?

A. Enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues.


B. Applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale.
C. Allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required during the design process
of a product.
D. Helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability.
Collaborative demand planning helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory
while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.

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144. What enables an organization to react more quickly to resolve supply chain issues?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning
Supply chain event management (SCEM) enables an organization to react more quickly to
resolve supply chain issues.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

145. What applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from inquiry to sale?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning
Selling chain management 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?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning
Collaborative engineering allows an organization to reduce the cost and time required
during the design process of a product.

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Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-02 Identify the three components of supply chain management along with the technologies
reinventing the supply chain.
Topic: Technologies Reinventing SCM

147. What helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory while improving customer
satisfaction through product availability?

A. Supply chain event management


B. Selling chain management
C. Collaborative engineering
D. Collaborative demand planning
Collaborative demand planning 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.

SCM enhances decision making. Collecting, analyzing, and distributing transactional


information to all relevant parties, SCM systems help all the different entities in the supply
chain work together more effectively. SCM systems provide dynamic holistic views of
organizations. Users can "drill down" into detailed analyses of supply chain activities in a
process analogous to DSS. Without SCM systems, organizations would be unable to make
accurate and timely decisions regarding their supply chains.

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.

Fastest growing SCM components include:

Supply chain event management (SCEM) - enables an organization to react quickly to


resolve supply chain issues.
Selling chain management - applies technology to the activities in the order life cycle from
inquiry to sale.
Collaborative engineering - allows an organization to reduce the costs required during the
design process of a product.
Collaborative demand planning - helps organizations reduce their investment in inventory,
while improving customer satisfaction through product availability.
RFID is also going to change the future of supply chain.

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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