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Chapter 1 Test Bank wd wd wd
CHAPTER 1 TEST QUESTIONS wd wd wd
True-False
1. The last decade of the twentieth century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially b
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usinesses.
ANSWER: True wd
2. A key element in Wal-
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Mart's ability to discount brand name products was an understanding of the criticality of efficiency
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in its logistics and supply chain system.
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ANSWER: True wd
3. Globalization has had little effect on consumers. wd wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
4. Supply and demand has become less volatile as managers become more adept at controlling the e
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lements.
ANSWER: False wd
5. Outsourcing is a fairly new concept. wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
6. SAB should examine their off-
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shore purchasing policy, even though the products are sourced from the U.S.
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ANSWER: True wd
7. The world economy still favors the United States and European countries, even though China and I
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ndia can participate in the global economy much more readily.
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ANSWER: False wd
8. The U.S. transportation system was deregulated in the 1930s and 1940s in response to economic c
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onditions and World War 2. wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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, Coyle Managing Supply Chains: A Logistics Approach, 9th Edition
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
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9. Even though there are references to supply chain management in the 1980s, SCM did not capture the a
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ttention of senior-level management until the 1990s.
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ANSWER: True wd
10. Supply chain managers no longer need to worry about suboptimization in light of today's technology.
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ANSWER: False wd
Multiple Choice
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11. Most retailers are essentially supply chain companies since
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a. they dominate the consumer market.
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b. own their warehouses and trucks.
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c. they buy products produced by others.
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d. engage in off-shore sourcing. wd wd wd
ANSWER: c wd
12. Which of the below is not one of the external forces driving the rate of change and shaping our e
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conomic and political landscape? wd wd wd
a. Government policy wd
b. Technology
c. Environmental concerns wd
d. Globalization
ANSWER: c wd
13. Outsourcing involves wd
a. moving company facilities away from the home office. wd wd wd wd wd wd wd
b. hiring foreign nationals to manage parts of the business.
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c. obtaining materials, parts, and products from other companies. wd wd wd wd wd wd wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
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d. building a factory in another country. wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: c wd
14. Some individuals describe the current consumer as the "click here" generation because
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a. we all have Internet access.
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b. we no longer wait for information to be "pushed out" to us.
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c. we buy so much merchandise on line.
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d. we take little time to make purchasing decisions.
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ANSWER: b wd
15. The demographics of our society has changed because
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a. the "Baby Boom" generation is now turning 60.
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b. of the increase in two-career families and single-parent households.
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c. of immigration. wd
d. birth rates have changed. wd wd wd
ANSWER: b wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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Chapter 1 Test Bank wd wd wd
CHAPTER 1 TEST QUESTIONS wd wd wd
True-False
1. The last decade of the twentieth century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially b
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usinesses.
ANSWER: True wd
2. A key element in Wal-
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Mart's ability to discount brand name products was an understanding of the criticality of efficiency
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in its logistics and supply chain system.
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ANSWER: True wd
3. Globalization has had little effect on consumers. wd wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
4. Supply and demand has become less volatile as managers become more adept at controlling the e
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lements.
ANSWER: False wd
5. Outsourcing is a fairly new concept. wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
6. SAB should examine their off-
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shore purchasing policy, even though the products are sourced from the U.S.
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ANSWER: True wd
7. The world economy still favors the United States and European countries, even though China and I
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ndia can participate in the global economy much more readily.
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ANSWER: False wd
8. The U.S. transportation system was deregulated in the 1930s and 1940s in response to economic c
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onditions and World War 2. wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: False wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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, Coyle Managing Supply Chains: A Logistics Approach, 9th Edition
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
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9. Even though there are references to supply chain management in the 1980s, SCM did not capture the a
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ttention of senior-level management until the 1990s.
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ANSWER: True wd
10. Supply chain managers no longer need to worry about suboptimization in light of today's technology.
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ANSWER: False wd
Multiple Choice
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11. Most retailers are essentially supply chain companies since
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a. they dominate the consumer market.
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b. own their warehouses and trucks.
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c. they buy products produced by others.
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d. engage in off-shore sourcing. wd wd wd
ANSWER: c wd
12. Which of the below is not one of the external forces driving the rate of change and shaping our e
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conomic and political landscape? wd wd wd
a. Government policy wd
b. Technology
c. Environmental concerns wd
d. Globalization
ANSWER: c wd
13. Outsourcing involves wd
a. moving company facilities away from the home office. wd wd wd wd wd wd wd
b. hiring foreign nationals to manage parts of the business.
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c. obtaining materials, parts, and products from other companies. wd wd wd wd wd wd wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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, Coyle Managing Supply Chains: A Logistics Approach, 9th Edition
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
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d. building a factory in another country. wd wd wd wd wd
ANSWER: c wd
14. Some individuals describe the current consumer as the "click here" generation because
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a. we all have Internet access.
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b. we no longer wait for information to be "pushed out" to us.
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c. we buy so much merchandise on line.
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d. we take little time to make purchasing decisions.
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ANSWER: b wd
15. The demographics of our society has changed because
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a. the "Baby Boom" generation is now turning 60.
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b. of the increase in two-career families and single-parent households.
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c. of immigration. wd
d. birth rates have changed. wd wd wd
ANSWER: b wd
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nt from the U.S. Edition. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.
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