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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.Cycleinventoryexistsbecauseproducingorpurchasinginlargelotsallowsastageofthesupplychaintoexploiteconomiesofscaleandincreasecost.