chap 6

Question 1

management of supply chain work on 3 level

Answer 1

strategic
tactical
operational

Question 2

supply chain management strategy

Answer 2

product development
customers
manufacturing
suppliers
logistic

Question 3

when product cycle mature or product sales drop, management may make business choices to produce and launch

Answer 3

product development

Question 4

an organization must recognize clients for its goods and services at the strategic stage

Answer 4

customers

Question 5

determine the appropriate manufacturing facilities and technologies. business managers must make rational choices on how goods can be made

Answer 5

manufacturing

Question 6

the company management must settle on strategic supply chain plans for vendors . reducing a company buying spend will directly lead to a rise in earnings

Answer 6

suppliers

Question 7

vital to the supply chain performance, order delivery is a vital aspect of the supply chain

Answer 7

logistics

Question 8

development of supply chain strategy

Answer 8

customer requirements
internal capabilities
supply chain trends
competitive analysis
supply chain technology
risk assessment in supply chain
new supply chain capabilities
supply chain organization, people and performance indicators
business care and buy in
supply chain strategy execution

Question 9

a demand-driven and customer-focused supply chain is productive and reliable

Answer 9

customer requirements

Question 10

identify the differences between the current success f an organization and the existing and potential customers

Answer 10

internal capabilities

Question 11

crucial for organization, through its coordinated supply chain approach, to identify the key supply chain patterns and how to solve them

Answer 11

supply chain trends

Question 12

consider what the market is and most certainly would do and make the best strategic decisions on what to do and not do.

Answer 12

competitive analysis

Question 13

technology allows an enterprise to incorporate the supply chain strategy in order to allow and sustain innovative processes and capacities

Answer 13

supply chain technology

Question 14

robust risk identification, prority setting, management and mitigation mechanics. a company decides to participate or extend supply chain to other countries

Answer 14

risk assessment in supply chain

Question 15

generally look at the future of the company for 3 years. company should build an inter-functional planning committee, with sales

Answer 15

new supply chain capabilities

Question 16

implementing a supply chain plan is a large corss-functional undertaking. providing monthly reports to the senior leadership

Answer 16

business case and buy in

Question 17

following obstacles to a successful policy implementation phase

Answer 17

vision barrier - no one in organization knows
political and functional barrier - effect on architecture or task
management barrier - invest little on policy
people barrier - goals that are contrary
resource barrier - resources are not committed to certain items
connectivity barrier - faulty communication