SCM M1-M6 [PRELIMS] (complete)) Flashcards
____ is a set of processes used to effectively and efficiently integrate suppliers, manufacturers, distribution centers, distributors, and retailers so that products are produced and distributed in the right quantities, to the right locations, and at the right time in order to minimize system-wide costs while achieving the consumer’s desired value proposition.
Supply Chain Management
____ is a way to link major business processes within and across companies into a high-
performance business model that drives competitive
advantage. It also integrates supply and demand
management within and between companies.
Supply Chain Management
_____ integrates supply and demand management within and between companies.
Supply Chain Management
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Which of the following defines supply chain management:
A.) Provides combination of product, service, or solution to end-consumer.
B.) Considers end-to-end activities across the supply chain.
C.) Requires the performance of many physical and service
processes.
D.) Integration within the firm and across supply chain
partners.
E.) Requires execution of sequence of functions.
All of the above
(Can be more than 1 answer)
In context of SCM, designing, planning, executing, or measuring activities can be related to which of the following:
- Sourcing.
- Procurement.
- Manufacturing.
- Integrated operations planning.
- Event planning.
- Public relations.
- Transportation.
- Inventory management.
- Software development.
- Market research.
- Warehousing.
- Customer service.
- Returns and repairs.
all except (not included sa ppt):
* Event planning.
* Public relations.
* Software development.
* Market research.
“What type of ‘Integrative Management Value Proposition’ describes the following, and what strategy is needed to achieve it?”
- Lowest total cost
- Economy-of-scale
efficiency - Product/service
creation
Integrative Management Value Proposition:
—- Economic Value
Strategy:
—- Procurement or Manufacturing Strategy
“What type of ‘Integrative Management Value Proposition’ describes the following, and what strategy is needed to achieve it?”
- Attractive assortment
- Economy-of-scale
efficiency - Product/service
presentation
Integrative Management Value Proposition:
—- Market Value
Strategy:
—- Market or Distribution Strategy
“What type of ‘Integrative Management Value Proposition’ describes the following, and what strategy is needed to achieve it?”
- Customization
- Segmental diversity
- Product/service/solution positioning
Integrative Management Value Proposition:
—- Relevancy Value
Strategy:
—- Supply Chain Strategy
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Supply Chain Value Adds which of the following:
Reduced operating cost.
Increased revenue
Employee Satisfaction
Asset Utilization
Reduced operating cost.
Increased revenue
Asset Utilization
This is the primary focus of many supply chain
classes and texts
Product
______ represents the products that are moved through the supply chain with the value-added process being training and education.
Talent
True or False
A recovery supply chain is useful following military, construction, mining, or drilling
operations
True
True or False
If the farmer is too near from the buyer, they will have no market for their products.
False; if too FAR
True or False
Clinical trials are not too demanding due to the need for
precise controls of dosages, ingredient combinations, and drug combinations.
False. Very demanding
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
It is the assessment of demand and strategic design to achieve maximum responsiveness to customer requirements.
Demand Planning
Responsiveness
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
It is the Development and administration of relationships with customers to facilitate strategic information sharing, joint planning, and integrated operations.
Customer Relationship
Collaboration
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Ability to execute superior and sustainable order-to-delivery performance and related essential services.
Order Fulfillment &
Service Delivery
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Participation in product/service development and lean launch
Product/Service
Development Launch
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Support of manufacturing strategy and facilitation of postponement throughout
the supply chain.Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Manufacturing Customization
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Development and administration of relationships with suppliers to facilitate strategic information sharing, joint planning, and integrated operations.
Supplier Relationship
Collaboration
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Repair and support of products during their life cycle. Includes warranty, maintenance, and repair
Life Cycle Support
Which of the Eight Supply Chain Integrative Processes?
Return and disposition of inventories in a cost effective, secure, and responsible
manner.
Reverse Logistics
Which Enterprise Extension Paradigms
Belief that achieving a high degree of cooperative behavior
requires that supply chain participants voluntarily share
operating information and jointly plan strategies.
Information sharing paradigm.
Which Enterprise Extension Paradigms
Commitment to focusing collaborative arrangements on
planning joint operations, with a goal of eliminating nonproductive or non-value-added redundancy by firms in
a supply chain.
Process specialization paradigm.
Enumerate three Integrated Service Providers
–Transportation specialists.
– Warehousing specialists
– SP or third-party – fourth party service provider
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Which of the following is/are Green Supply Chain Management Practice/s
- Environmentally friendly raw materials.
- Substitution of environmentally questionable materials.
- Maximizing profit through adhesives
- Taking environmental criteria into consideration.
- Environmental design considerations.
- Optimization of processes to reduce solid waste and
emissions. - Utilizing single-use materials
- Use of cleaner technology processes to achieve savings in
energy, water and waste. - Internal recycling of materials within the production phase.
- Focusing solely on cost reduction
- Incorporating environmental total quality management
principles, such as worker empowerment.
All except:
– Utilizing single-use materials
– Maximizing profit through adhesives
– Focusing solely on cost reduction
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Which of the following makes a world class supply chain?
- Cycle time compression – 5x.
- Point-in-time performance.
- Integrated OTD execution.
- Inconsistent data across relevant channel participants.
- One Informed Voice (SPOC – single point of contact).
All except:
* Cycle time compression – 5x. (must be 10x)
* Inconsistent data across. (must be CONSISTENT)
True or False
Single Company Integrated Value Chain Management provides firms with the next transformational opportunity for value creation.
False. must be End-to-End Integrated Value Chain Management
(Anticipatory or Responsive?) Business Model
- Pushed based on forecast.
- Essential work is completed prior to experiencing demand.
- Higher risk in that inventory may be pushed to the wrong
site.
Anticipatory Business Model
(Anticipatory or Responsive?) Business Model
- Seeks to reduce or eliminate reliance on forecast.
- Employs joint planning with supply chain partners.
- Applies time-based competition by using technology to
share knowledge regarding demand. - Uses build-to-order model.
- Demand Driven
Responsive Business Model
True or False
one of the barriers to implementing responsive systems is the need to establish and sustain collaborative relationships.
True
True or False
Implementing Responsive
Systems do not require for publicly held firms to deliver quarterly profits, which motivates them to push product to customers.
False. They do require
____ reduce anticipatory risk of supply chain management. It requires most inventory to be produced to final product
state and deployed based on forecasts or planned
requirements
Postponement
True or False:
One of the types of postponement is Geographic Postponement, describing customization at the end of the manufacturing process until the customer commitment is received
False. Should be Manufacturing/Form Postponement
True or False:
One of the types of postponement is Manufacturing or Form Postponement, describing companies building stock of full-line inventory at limited strategic locations
False. Should be Geographic Postponement
Enumerate 5 dimensions of Supply Chain Risk
– Compliance (e.g. Supplier Code of Conduct, Certifications, Restricted materials)
– Performance (e.g. Quality-wise, Audit results, Delivery-wise)
– Environmental Events (e.g. Pandemics, Terrorism)
– Financial (e.g. Bankrupcy)
– Market Segment
True or False
Local Supply exceeds Demand
False. The other way around
True or False
90% of Global Demand is not fully satisfied by local supply
True
______ is the process of identifying and matching the
sources of raw materials and
components to manufacturers
and distributors.
Strategic Sourcing
_____ is the process of moving manufacturing and
distribution operations to
countries with favorable labor
costs and tax laws.
Offshoring
Enumerate 4 significant differences for global logistics
– Distance (… of Typical order-to-delivery)
– Documentation (… requirements for business transactions)
– Diversity (… in work practices and local operating environments)
– Demand (…must accommodate cultural variations)
4 Ds
True or False
Logistics has been performed since the beginnnig of civilization
True
_____ is the process and activities that create value focused on the design and administration of a system to control the timing and geographical positioning of raw materials, work-in-process, and finished inventories at the lowest total cost.
Logistics management
True or False
Creating logistics value is
costly
True
True or False
Logistics should be managed as a integrated effort to achieve customer satisfaction at the highest total cost
False. Lowest instead of Highest
Enumerate three logistics value proposition
– Service Benefits
– Cost benefits
– Value Generation
The more significant the service failure impact upon a customer’s business, the lesser priority placed on
error-free logistical performance.
False. “…the “GREATER” Priority”
Enumerate 3 fundamental Elements of Service Benefits (or Customer Service):
– Availability
– Operational Performance
– Service Reliability
Which of the 3 Elements of Service Benefits?
_____ describes having inventory meet customer requirement / The Capacity to Have Inventory when Desired by a Customer
Availability
Which of the 3 Elements of Service Benefits?
____ describes the time required to deliver an order
Operational Performance
Which of the 3 Elements of Service Benefits?
_____ describes the quality of performance and how consistent / A Firm’s Ability to
Perform All Order-related Activities
Service Reliability
____ is the tradeoff between individual cost elements to achieve lowest total system cost
Cost Minimization
True or False
Value generation includes the Elimination of silo approach to cost management, establishment of cost-to-cost tradeoffs and activity-
based costing capabilities.
False. Cost Benefits instead of Value Generation
Enumerate the 5 work of Logistics
– Order Processing
– Inventory
– Transportation
– Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
– Facility Network Design
Multiple Choice:
“Which of the following “Work of logistics” do these activities?”
– Emphasis on Accuracy
– Work Balancing
– Forecasting and Communication
A.) Order Processing
B.) Inventory
C.) Transportation
D.) Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
E.) Facility Network Design.
A.) Order Processing
Regarding Transportation:
_______ describes the variations in time required to perform a specific movement over number of shipments
Transportation Consistency
Regarding Transportation:
______ describes the time required to complete specific movements
Speed of Transportation
Regarding Transportation:
_____ is the payment for shipment between locations and expenses related to maintaining in-transit inventory. Minimize total system cost
Cost of Transportation
Multiple Choice:
“Which of the following “Work of logistics” do these activities (or have these requirements)?”
* Integrated nature, integral part of other areas.
* Forward facing logistics.
* Reverse logistics.
A.) Order Processing
B.) Inventory
C.) Transportation
D.) Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
E.) Facility Network Design.
D.) Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
Multiple Choice:
“Which of the following “Work of logistics” do these activities (or have these requirements)?”
* Core customer segmentation -
* Product profitability.
* Transportation integration.
* Time-based performance.
* Competitor performance.
A.) Order Processing
B.) Inventory
C.) Transportation
D.) Warehousing, Materials Handling, and Packaging
E.) Facility Network Design.
B.) Inventory
______ is concerned with determining the:
* Number of facilities.
* Location
* Ownership arrangement.
Facility Network Design
What type of Logistical Operations?
_____ describes that the operational management of logistics is concerned with
movement and storage of INVENTORY in the form of
materials, work-in-process, and finished products
Inventory Flow
What type of Logistical Operations?
_____ describes that the specific locations within a logistics system produce, send, and receive information, thus enabling the integration of
this INFORMATION across all operating areas.
Information Flow
True or False
The primary objective of inventory flow is to reconcile and streamline information connectivity to improve overall supply chain performance.
False; Information flow instead of inventory flow
True or False:
The process of information flow refines Information from and about customers into
specific manufacturing, merchandising, and purchasing
plans.
True
True or False
Information does not occur in parallel to Physical product flow
False
True or False:
Activities related to Procurement includes the following:
Requires performing order receipt and processing, deploying inventories, storage and handling, and outbound transportation within a supply
chain. Includes the responsibility to coordinate with marketing planning in such areas as pricing, promotional support, customer service levels, credit delivery standards, reverse logistics, and life cycle support.
False; Customer accomodation instead of Procurement
Activities related to Procurement includes the following:
Requires master schedule planning and performing work-in-process storage, handling, transportation, and sortation.
kilting, sequencing, and time phasing of components. Includes the responsibility for storage of inventory at manufacturing sites and maximum flexibility in the coordination of geographic and assembly postponement between manufacturing and customer relationship management.
False; Manufacturing Production instead of Procurement
Activities related to Procurement includes the following:
Requires performing
resource planning, supply sourcing, negotiation, order placement, inbound transportation, receiving and
inspection, storage and handling, and quality assurance. Includes the responsibility to coordinate with suppliers in such areas as scheduling, supply continuity, hedging, and speculation, as well as research leading to new sources or programs.
True
True or False:
The primary procurement objective is to assist in revenue generation by providing strategically desired customer service delivery levels at the lowest total cost.
False; market distribution instead of Procurement
True or False:
The primary market distribution objective is to support manufacturing or resale organizations by timely purchasing at the lowest total cost.
False; Procurement instead of market distribution
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Which among the following Facility Network Design Considers:
- Flow of components and product from the raw material
provider to the consumer. - Aesthetic Design of Retail Spaces
- Number of stages or echelons in the supply chain to provide appropriate economies of scale.
- Number and location of warehouses (distribution centers) to meet consumer delivery requirements while controlling total cost.
- Brand Marketing Strategies
- Requirements for network design changes based on changes in transportation rates & inventory carrying cost.
- Employee Training programs for logistics staffs
- Flow of returnables from consumer to recycler.
All except (wala sa ppt):
– Aesthetic design of retail spaces
– Brand marketing strategies
– Employee training programs for logistics staff
True or False:
Variance Reduction describes the shift from forecasting future requirements towards accommodating customers on a rapid order-to-shipment basis.
False; Responsiveness instead of Variance Reduction
One of the Logistical Integration Objectives:
_____ is the firm’s ability to satisfy customer requirements in a timely manner.
Responsiveness
Enumerate:
To achieve logistical integration within a supply chain context, six operational objectives must be simultaneously achieved, which are:
– Responsiveness
– Variance Reduction
– Inventory Reduction
– Shipment Consolidation
– Quality
– Life Cycle Support
RVI SQL
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Transportation cost is directly related to:
A.) Product type,
B.) Size of shipment,
C.) Seasonal Demand Fluctuations,
D.) Distance traveled,
E.) Packaging Design,
All except C and E
True or False
All operations areas of a logistical system are susceptible to variance, which is an advantage.
FALSE; it is a disadvantage. Which is why one of the logistical integration objectives is to reduce variance as much as possible
True or False:
Inventory cost is the most significant logistical expenditure.
False; Transportation cost instead of Inventory Cost.
One of the Logistical Integration Objectives where,
_____ describes the control of asset commitment and turnover. It also has a goal to reduce overall assets committed to support a customer and/or integrated operations.
Inventory Reduction
True or False:
Common solutions to safeguard against variance include additional inventory and/or expedited transportation.
True
True or false:
Information technology prevents variance.
False; Information technology is a CATALYST to address variance.
True or False:
Minimizing Variance will harm Logistical Productivity
False; because it will improve Log. Productivity.
A type of Logistical Operating Arrangements that serves as a Preplanned contingency strategies to prevent logistical failures, typically based on the importance of meeting the needs of a specific customer
Flexible
One of the Logistical Integration Objectives where,
____ describes that the system object is to achieve consolidation, where possible, to reduce the transportation cost of each individual shipment.
Shipment Consolidation
One of the Logistical Integration Objectives where,
_____ has an Emphasis on zero-defect order-to-delivery performance.
Quality
True or False
Few products are sold without some guarantee the product will perform as advertised.
True
True or False
Reverse logistics capabilities, both government required (recycling)
and disaster recovery (product recalls) are critical to ensure Life Cycle Support.
Trur
True or False
Cost recovery occurs through reverse flow and secondary markets.
true
A type of Logistical Operating Arrangements where systems designed to ship product direct to the customer’s destination from one or a limited number of centrally located inventories.
Direct
It is an Ideal logistical arrangement, wherein the inherent benefits of echelon and direct logistics structures are combined.
…….. combined ……..
_____ is the Multi-firm operational integration across a supply chain, which seeks to coordinate flow of materials, products, and information between supply chain partners to reduce duplication and redundancy
Supply Chain Synchronization
(Can be more than 1 answer)
Which of the following are the common characteristics of logistical arrangements
All logistical arrangements have two common characteristics.
A.) Focused on marketing strategies
B.) Designed to manage inventory positioning.
C.) Range of alternatives limited by information technology.
D.) Independent of supply chain collaboration
B.) Designed to manage inventory positioning.
C.) Range of alternatives limited by information technology.
A type of Logistical Operating Arrangements where flow of products typically proceeding through an established arrangement of firms as it moves from ORIGIN to
FINAL destination.
Echelon
A type of Logistical Operating Arrangements that uses expedited or Premium transportation
Direct
______ leveraged operations requiring join planning concerning the logistics work that each participating firm in a supply chain will perform and be held accountable for
Supply Chain Synchronization
____ is a Multi-firm operational integration across a supply chain, that seeks to coordinate flow of materials, products, and
information between supply chain partners to reduce
duplication and redundancy.
Supply Chain Synchronization
_____ Represents the elements of work necessary to complete
the logistics related to customer accommodation, manufacturing, or procurement
Logistics Performance Cycle Structure
It is the Basic unit of supply chain design and operational control, that serves as a Framework for implementation of integrated logistics across the supply chain.
Logistics Performance Cycle Structure
True or False
A major objective of logistics in all operating areas is to
reduce performance cycle uncertainty.
true
“Customer” from perspective of _________:
- End user of product in consumer market.
- Customer company in business market.
Total Supply Chain
“Customer” from perspective of _________:
— Intermediate customer organizations exist between the
firm and end users.
Specific Firm within a supply chain
“Customer” from perspective of _________:
Any delivery location – for example, consumer homes,
retail or wholesale businesses, receiving docks of manufacturing plants, warehouses, etcetera.
Logistics Manager
True or False
Products and services are more basic than Customer needs and requirements
False; the other way around
True or False
Different customers have same needs and requirements.
False; Different needs.
true or false
Products and services become meaningful only when available and positioned from the customer’s perspective
True
True or False
Profit is more important than sales volume.
true
_____ is a traditional strategy with a focus on creating
successful individual
transactions between the
company and its customers.
transactional marketing
_____ is a a new strategy with a
focus on the development of long- term relations with key
supply chain participants in an effort to develop and retain
long-term preference
and loyalty.
Relational Marketing
______ recognizes that each individual customer may indeed have unique requirements.
Micromarketing or one-to-one marketing
(Can be more than 1 answer)
One-to-one relationships can:
A.) Significantly reduce transaction costs.
B.) Better accommodate customer requirements.
C.) Move individual customer transactions into a matter of
routine.
D.) Increase the complexity of inventory management
A, B, C
Enumerate three to Overcome to Enable Exchange of Goods and Services
– Discrepancy in Space
– Discrepancy in Time
– Discrepancy in Quantity and Assortment
Discrepancy in _____ refers to the fact that the location of
production activities and location of consumption are seldom the same.
Space
Discrepancy in _____ refers to the difference in timing
between production and consumption.
time
Discrepancy in ______ refers to the mismatch between customer demand and manufacturing supply.
Quantity and Assortment
True or False
Firms seek small quantities and wide assortment.
False; Customers instead of Firm
True or False
Customers specialize in large quantities of a limited assortment.
False; Firms instead of Customers
Enumerate 4 Generic Supply Chain Service Outputs Eliminate Discrepancies
– Spatial Convenience
– Lot size
– Waiting Time
– Product Variety and Assortment
____ is the amount of shopping time and effort that will be required on the part of the customer.
Spatial Convenience
_____ is the number of units to be purchased in each
transaction.
Lot size
_____ is the amount of time the customer must wait between ordering and receiving products.
Waiting Time