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1
Which of the following is not one of the five basic components of supply chain management?
A)Plan
B)Source
C)Cost
D)Deliver
2
Which of the following automates the different steps and stages of the supply chain?
A)Bullwhip effect
B)Demand planning software
C)Supply chain planning software
D)Supply chain execution software
3
What is the set of processes that plans for and controls the efficient and effective transportation and storage of suppliers from suppliers to customers?
A)Supply chain execution
B)Logistics
C)Demand planning
D)Supply chain planning
4
Which of the following is a key to SCM success?
A)Be future oriented
B)Listen to signals from telecommunications equipment and plan accordingly
C)Wean suppliers off traditional business practices
D)Make the sale to the manufacturers
5
What provides control and visibility to the status of individual items maintained in inventory?
A)Inventory management and control software
B)Global inventory management system
C)Transportation planning system
D)Distribution management software
6
What tracks and analyzes the movement of materials and products to ensure the delivery of materials and finished goods at the right time, the right place, and the lowest cost?
A)Inventory management and control software
B)Global inventory management system
C)Transportation planning system
D)Distribution management software
7
What is it called if a toy store holds extra inventory for the Christmas season?
A)Safety inventory
B)Cycle inventory
C)Performance inventory
D)Capacity inventory
8
How will an organization use its transportation driver if it focuses on a highly effective supply chain?
A)Increase the price of its products by using slower, less expensive transportation methods
B)Decrease the price of its products by using slower, less expensive transportation methods
C)Increase the price of its products by using faster, more costly transportation methods
D)Decrease the price of its products by using faster, more costly transportation methods
9
Which of the following would an organization choose if it wanted to focus on information effectiveness?
A)Freely share lots of information
B)Share only selected information
C)Charge others for access to its information
D)All of the above
10
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





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