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SCM Chapter 1
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1The first decade of the twenty-first century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially businesses.
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2A key element in Wal-Mart’s ability to discount brand name products was an understanding of the criticality of efficiency in its logistics and supply chain system.
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3Globalization has had little effect on consumers.
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4Supply and demand has become less volatile as managers become more adept at controlling the elements.
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5Outsourcing is a fairly new concept.
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6SAB should examine their off-shore purchasing policy, even though the products are sourced from the U.S.
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7It is expected that some or all of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India & china) will replace the so-called VISTA countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, S. Africa, Turkey and Argentina) as low cost producers of various products and services.
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8The world economy still favors the United States and European countries, even though China and India can participate in the global economy much more readily.
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9It is predicted that social networks such as Facebook and Twitter will influence supply chains because of their impact on customer demand and the speed of information transfers.
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10The U.S. transportation system was deregulated in the 1930s and 1940s in response to economic conditions and World War 2
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11Even though there are references to supply chain management in the 1980s, SCM did not capture the attention of senior-level management until the 1990s.
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12Supply chain managers no longer need to worry about suboptimization in light of today’s technology.
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13Most retailers are essentially supply chain companies since
- Athey dominate the consumer market.
- Bown their warehouses and trucks.
- Cthey buy products produced by others.
- Dengage in off-shore sourcing.
14Which of the below is not one of the external forces driving the rate of change and shaping our economic and political landscape?
- AGovernment policy
- BTechnology
- CEnvironmental concerns
- DGlobalization
15Outsourcing involves
- Amoving company facilities away from the home office.
- Bhiring foreign nationals to manage parts of the business.
- Cobtaining materials, parts, and products from other companies.
- Dbuilding a factory in another country.
16Some individuals describe the current consumer as the “click here” generation because
- Awe all have Internet access.
- Bwe no longer wait for information to be “pushed out” to us.
- Cwe buy so much merchandise on line.
- Dwe take little time to make purchasing decisions.
17The demographics of our society has changed because
- Athe “Baby Boom” generation is now turning 60.
- Bof the increase in two-career families and single-parent households.
- Cof immigration.
- Dbirth rates have changed.
18The Supply Chain Concept
- Ais very new and considered cutting edge technology.
- Bis highly dependent of computerization.
- Cis not always well understood by senior managers.
- Ddeveloped from the previous Physical Distribution concept.
19Logistics, in its simplest form,
- Ais a military term, as it was developed originally to supply the battlefield.
- Bcombines inbound logistics with the outbound logistics of physical distribution.
- Cis another term for transportation management.
- Ddoes not involve customer service or other related functions.
20One of the major challenges of supply chain management is
- Aforward buying.
- Bmaintaining the visibility of inventory.
- Cbuilding safety-stock inventory.
- DPushing inventory back to vendors.
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- Business/Economics Test sobre SCM Chapter 1, creado por Daniel Gonzalez el 20/02/2020.
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