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供应链管理SCM练习英文版
SupplyChainManagementExercise
TrueorFalse
1.Asupplychainincludesonlytheorganizationsdirectlyinvolvedinsupplyingcomponentsneededformanufacturing.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
2.Asupplychainconsistsofallpartiesinvolved,directlyorindirectly,infulfillingacustomerrequest.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
3.Asupplychaincouldbemoreaccuratelydescribedasasupplynetworkorsupplyweb.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
4.Theobjectiveofeverysupplychainistomaximizetheoverallvaluegenerated.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
5.Theobjectiveofeverysupplychainistomaximizethevaluegeneratedforthemanufacturingcomponentofthesupplychain.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
6.Allsupplychainactivitieswithinafirmbelongtooneofthreemacroprocesses–CRM,ISCMandSRM.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
7.Thereisacloseconnectionbetweenthedesignandmanagementofsupplychainflowsandthesuccessofasupplychain.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
8.Acompany’scompetitivestrategydefinesthesetofcustomerneedsthatitseekstosatisfythroughitsproductsandservices.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
9.Thevaluechainemphasizesthecloserelationshipbetweenallthefunctionalstrategieswithinacompany.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
10.Acompany’sproductdevelopmentstrategydefinesthesetofcustomerneedsthatitseekstosatisfythroughitsproductsandservices.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
11.Acompany’sproductdevelopmentstrategyspecifiestheportfolioofnewproductsthatitwilltrytodevelop.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
12.Acompany’ssupplychainstrategyspecifieshowthemarketwillbesegmentedandhowtheproductwillbepositioned,priced,andpromoted.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
13.Acompany’ssupplychainstrategydeterminesthenatureofprocurementandtransportationofmaterialsaswellasthemanufactureanddistributionoftheproduct.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
14.Thedegreeofsupplychainresponsivenessshouldbeconsistentwiththeimplieduncertainty.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
15.Thedegreeofsupplychainresponsivenessdoesnotneedtobeconsistentwiththeimplieduncertainty.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
16.Thetwomajortypesoffacilitiesaredistributionsitesandstoragesites.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
17.Inventoryisanimportantsupplychaindriverbecausechanginginventorypoliciescandramaticallyalterthesupplychain’sefficiencyandresponsiveness.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
18.Informationispotentiallythebiggestdriverofperformanceinthesupplychainasitdirectlyaffectseachoftheotherdrivers.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
19.Thehighutilizationfacilitywillhavenomoredifficultyrespondingtodemandfluctuationsthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
20.Stockkeepingunit(SKU)storageisthewarehousingmethodologythatusesatraditionalwarehousetostoreallofonetypeofproducttogether.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
21.Warehouseunitstorageisthewarehousingmethodologythatusesatraditionalwarehousetostoreallofonetypeofproducttogether.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
22.Distributionoccursbetweeneverypairofstagesinthesupplychain.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
23.Distributiononlyoccursbetweenmanufacturingandconsumersinthesupplychain.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
24.Companiesinthesameindustryoftenselectverydifferentdistributionnetworks,becausethechoiceofthedistributionnetworkcanbeusedtoachieveavarietyofsupplychainobjectivesrangingfromlowcosttohighresponsiveness.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
25.Themainadvantageofadistributionnetworkwithlocalstorageisthatitcanlowerthedeliverycostandprovideafasterresponsethanothernetworks.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
26.Whendesigningsupplychainnetworks,companiesmustbuildappropriateflexibilitytohelpcounterfluctuationsinexchangeratesanddemandacrossdifferentcountries.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
27.Inventoryandfacilitycostsincreaseasthenumberoffacilitiesinasupplychainincrease.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
28.Transportationcostsincreaseasthenumberoffacilitiesisincreased.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
29.Whenfacedwithanetworkdesigndecision,thegoalofamanageristodesignanetworkthatminimizesthefirm’scostswhilesatisfyingcustomerneedsintermsofdemandandresponsiveness.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Hard
30.Thesupplychainnetworkisdesignedtomaximizetotalprofits,takingintoaccounttheexpectedmarginanddemandineachmarket,variouslogisticsandfacilitycosts,andthetaxesandtariffsateachlocation.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
31.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,cannotbealteredintheshortterm.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
32.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,rarelyremaininplaceforseveralyears.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
33.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,definetheboundarieswithinwhichthesupplychainmustcompete.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
34.Long-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffectiveifthedemandandpriceofwarehousingdonotchangeinthefutureorifthepriceofwarehousinggoesup.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
35.Long-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffectiveifeitherdemandorthepriceofwarehousingdropsinthefuture.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
36.Thepresentvalueoffuturecashflowsisfoundbyusingadiscountfactor.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
37.Therateofreturnkisalsoreferredtoasthepresentvalueofcapital.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
38.AnegativeNPVforanoptionindicatesthattheoptionwilllosemoneyforthesupplychain.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
39.ThedecisionwiththelowestNPVwillprovideasupplychainwiththehighestfinancialreturn.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
40.Inreality,demandandpricesarehighlyuncertainandarelikelytofluctuateduringthelifeofanysupplychaindecision.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
41.Thegoalofaggregateplanningistosatisfydemandinawaythatminimizesprofit.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
42.Aggregateplanningisaprocessbywhichacompanydetermineslevelsofcapacity,production,subcontracting,inventory,stockouts,andevenpricingoveraspecifiedtimehorizon.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
43.Aggregateplanningsolvesproblemsinvolvingaggregatedecisionsratherthanstockkeepingunit(SKU)leveldecisions.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
44.Forecastingerrorsaredealtwithinaggregateplansusingeithersafetybacklogorsafetycapacity.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
45.Safetyinventoryisdefinedasinventoryheldtosatisfydemandthatishigherthanforecasted.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
46.Safetycapacityisdefinedascapacityusedtosatisfydemandthatislowerthanforecasted.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
47.Companiesshouldworkwithdownstreampartnerstoproduceforecastsandwithupstreampartnerstodetermineconstraintswhendoingaggregateplanning.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
48.Theaggregateplanshouldbeviewedprimarilyasanin-housetoolthatdoesnotneedtobecommunicatedtosupplychainpartners.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
49.Giventhatforecastsarealwayswrongtosomedegree,theaggregateplanneedstohavesomeflexibilitybuiltintoitifitistobeuseful.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
50.Withsupplyanddemandmanagementdecisionsbeingmadeindependently,itiseasiertocoordinatethesupplychain,therebyincreasingprofit.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
51.Afirmcanvarysupplyofproductbycontrollingproductioncapacityandinventory.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
52.Afirmthatusesflexibleworkhoursfromtheworkforcetomanagecapacitytobettermeetdemandisusingaseasonalworkforce.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
53.Offeringapromotionduringapeakperiodthathassignificantforwardbuyingcreatesevenmorevariabledemandthanbeforethepromotion.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
54.Averageinventorydecreasesifapromotionisrunduringthepeakperiodandincreasesifthepromotionisrunduringtheoff-peakperiod.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
55.Promotingduringapeakdemandmonthmaydecreaseoverallprofitabilityifasignificantfractionofthedemandincreaseresultsfromaforwardbuy.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Hard
56.Asforwardbuyingbecomesasmallerfractionofthedemandincreasefromapromotion,itislessprofitabletopromoteduringthepeakperiod.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Hard
57.Astheproductmargindeclines,promotingduringthepeakdemandperiodbecomeslessprofitable.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
58.Cycleinventoryexistsbecauseproducingorpurchasinginlargelotsallowsastageofthesupp