ASSIGNMENT Scm -3

Question What is the meaning of EDIFACT ?

Correct Answer Electronic Data Interchanged for Administration , Commerce & Transport
Your Answer Electronic Data Interchanged for Administration , Corporate Technology

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Question Suppliers agree to give customer ________ plans to cope with disruption.

Correct Answer Contingency

Your Answer Improvement

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In the customization of highly customized product which step has most significant impact?

Correct Answer Production

Your Answer Design

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question EDIFACT is :-

Correct Answer Standard in Europe in Mid 80's ,

Accepted by US(ANSI) to supersede X 12 ,
Promoted as world ADI Standard

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question What is required to facilitate logistics process of quickly moving material on numerous work
stations on the production line?
Correct Answer Clean & well organized environment
Your Answer Good material movement system

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Question Once we have all the information we should be able to ________ in terms of when to place
order with suppliers.
Correct Answer Calculate

Your Answer Prepare

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question The cost of oversupply is high in case of highly customized end products as it is difficult to find
for them:-
Correct Answer The alternative uses
Your Answer The alternative suppliers

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question The American National standards which are developed for replacing various sector standards
is known as:-
Correct Answer ANSI X 12

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question The implications of introducing consolidation centre were :-
Correct Answer How many centers to have? , Location of centres , Size of centres
Your Answer Location of centres , Size of centres , To which GM plant centres will send?
 Match The Following
Question
The impact of postponement of
coloration until the customer uses
the product
The impact of postponement in case
of PC company
The impact of postponement of
customization of printer to DC areas
The impact of postponement in
RPAG
Correct Answer Your Answer
Significant value was created in Carry out more variety without
value chain & manufacturing cost & increasing inventory
safety stock both decreased
Inventory was cut to half Carry out more variety by slightly
increasing inventory
Decrease in inventory made up for Decrease in inventory made up for the
the increased cost in creating some increased cost in creating some
assembly function at DC level assembly function at DC level
Carry out more variety without Significant value was created in value
increasing inventory chain & safety stock also decreases
partially

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In a traditional informational pipeline supply chain player always received order information from :-
Correct Answer Consumer
Your Answer Distributor

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question The term productivity is often ill-defined but basically, it's measurement is that of a prescribed
output to the resources :-
Correct Answer Consumed
Your Answer Used

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In the supply chain , Material flows :-
Correct Answer Downstream

True/False
Question The estimate is that the 3 PL industry will quadruple its size in next five years.
Correct Answer False

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In the current business scenario Indian organisations require to improve customer service to
become perfect in :-
Correct Answer Customer centric process
Your Answer Business Analysis

True/False
Question In an ideal world we would like a forecasting method for which all errors are near zero.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

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Question Simple method for Time series forecasting is to take a ________ Average.
Correct Answer Moving
Your Answer Non Weighted Moving

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Question According to Ducker, Customer focus oriented logistics must be treated as ________.
Correct Answer Cost saving centre
Your Answer Policy Matter
Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question The globalization has forced local companies to improve following:-

Correct Answer Manufacturing Practices ,

Supply Chain Management ,
Inventory Levels and Distribution Capabilities
Your Answer Distribution Network, Inventory Levels and Distribution Capabilities

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question If the requirement of chairs as given are 135 in week 3, 90 in week 5, 60 in week 6 then the
requirement of seats are :-
Correct Answer 25 in week 1 , 90 in week 3 , 60 in week 4

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Question The realistic ________ demonstrate the benefits of a holistic view of supply chain information
flow.
Correct Answer Simulation Model

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Question The mode choice aspect of transport decisions are more ________ ones, as they are closely
linked with inventory decision.
Correct Answer Strategic
Your Answer Locational

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Question From the output by MRP package for chairs in the example, we are advised to place an order
for ________ legs in week 2.
Correct Answer Overhead

True/False
Question The constraints in multiple equation methods will probably be different for different groups.
Correct Answer True

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question If a defective piece was found in Kanban then what happened to production of specified
quantity in Kanban?
Correct Answer Quantity was not met
Your Answer Quantity was made by replacing defective component

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Question ________ is activity which is outsourced by most of Indian companies.
Correct Answer Warehousing
Your Answer Billing

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question What are the prerequisites for change while Switching over to SCM?
Correct Answer Pressure For the Change , Shared Vision , Capacity for Change
Your Answer Shared Vision , Capacity for Change , Outbound Training

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Question Kanban process ________ focuses on the human factors of production.
Correct Answer Indirectly
True/False
 Question It would be impossible to find the minimum cost solution manually.
Correct Answer True
True/False
Question All forecasting methods require complex calculations and therefore are ideally suited to be
done by a computer.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question In SCM metrics, Training means :-
Correct Answer Inhouse training , APICS Membership , Certification Training

True/False
Question Incoming inventory is the receiving of the items, as a result of buying in from external or
internal suppliers
Correct Answer True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question If the requirement of chairs as given are 135 in week 3, 90 in week 5, 60 in week 6 then the
requirement of backs are :-
Correct Answer 85 in week 1 , 90 in week 3 , 60 in week 4

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Question If demand is known & steady, then ________ inventory can be estimated.
Correct Answer Average
Your Answer Final

True/False
Question By going beyond internal supply chain & including external suppliers and customers does not
expose opportunities for improving internal operations.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question The competitive priorities in operations strategy are :-
Correct Answer Cost , Quality , Time

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question In both marking stock and order, which cost is incurred?
Correct Answer Stock acquisition
Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Modeling approaches are methods
Rough cut methods give guiding
policies
Network design methods
Simulation is the method by which
True/False
Which facilitate concise review & at Give guiding policies for strategic
the same time attempt to decisions.
accommodate the above polarity.
For the operation decisions. Give normative models for more
operator decisions.
For the most part give normative A comprehensive supply chain model
models for more strategic decisions. can be analyzed.
A comprehensive supply chain For the most part give normative
model can be analyzed. models for more strategic decisions.
Question Retailers are not interested in low stock run.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

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Question ________ is only the management philosophy which helps organisation to move from one step
to another.
Correct Answer Benchmarking
Your Answer Push Base system

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question Realignment of infrastructure includes :-
Correct Answer Production & warehouse premises ,
Production equipment ,
Information & IT system
Your Answer Production & warehouse premises , Production equipment , Supplies

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question In Supply Chain Management, the goal is to be able to replace inventory of :-
Correct Answer Manufacturers , Suppliers , Customers

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question When conformance is not achieved, what is the role of cycle counting?
Correct Answer To provide for cause ,
To provide for corrective action ,
To provide for future action
Your Answer Measure the level of conformance to expectable , To provide for future action

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question The problems faced by the HP DCs due to traditional system were :-

Correct Answer Large finished goods inventory , Additional stock to handle all the product proliferation ,
Increasing emphasize placed on speed

True/False
Question For a fixed time re-order cycle system, the time at risk is re-order lead time plus the re-order cycle time.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

True/False
Question There are no international EDI standards. The user organization require to develop it for their
operation only.
Correct Answer False

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question SCM is the management philosophy to deal with integrated material & information flow, right
from raw material to consumption of finished goods but the focus is given to :-
Correct Answer End User
Question The fire in 1997 forced Toyoto to embark upon review of ________ that were sourced
from single supplier.
Correct Answer Components
Your Answer Raw Materials
Multiple Choice Single Answer
Question The cycle time measured from the firm plan order until final production is reported, is
known as :-
Correct Answer Manufacturing Cycle Time

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question The minimum number of products unit in stock at the end of each week corresponds to
what type of stock in the case of unforeseen demand?
Correct Answer Safety

True/False
Question The marketing effort is somewhat restricted by the necessity to sell leftover products
following year.
Correct Answer True

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question To provide an adequate support what will be need to do with information system?
Correct Answer Major overhaul

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question The various basic logistics productivity ratios can be used to control elements such as :-
Correct Answer Warehousing , Transportation , Customer Service

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Question Paper or computer records require time to check ________ against recorder level.
Correct Answer Stock
Your Answer Availability

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question The strategic decision in supply chain includes :-

Correct Answer What products to produce ,

Which plants to produce them ,
Allocation of Suppliers to plants
Your Answer What products to produce , Which plants to produce them , What products to sell

Multiple Choice Single Answer

Question Spares stationery, consumable etc. are what type of inventory for the organization?
Correct Answer Common
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Question One of the factors behind Japanese success story as geographic proximity and that
suppliers are often ________ around the major customers.
Correct Answer Clustered
Your Answer Scattered

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer

Question Companies that would obviously gain very little from postponement, experiences a
radically different picture in their business like :-
Correct Answer Demand with little or no uncertainty ,
Low value of short time to market ,
Low product proliferation