BUAD 331 EXAM 5 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS A+
◉ Global (BLANK) force supply chains to deliver on their promises.
Answer: brands
◉ Competitive Advantage in global supply chain management is
gained through: Answer: - configuration (what, where, when, why)
- coordination (staying on the same page/goals)
◉ Globalization makes companies focus on (BLANK) and (BLANK).
Answer: logistics
supply chain management
◉ Offshoring Answer: relocating a function or a process to another
country
- it does not require that the control of the offshore functions be
contracted to an external vendor
◉ What are some examples of offshoring? Answer: production
,call centers
back office (accounting/legal work)
engineering design
research and development
◉ More "touch-points" = Answer: more complexity, variability, and
uncertainty
◉ What are some potential pressure points from global
infrastructure? Answer: Foreign intermodal capacity
Foreign port capacity
Vessel capacity
Panama Canal capacity
US port capacity
US intermodal capacity
Network imbalance
◉ What are the global supply chain network strategies? Answer: -
focused factories
- inventory centralization
- postponement and localization
- end-to-end visibility
, - global planning and control, local implementation
◉ Focused factories Answer: provide economy of scale but increases
lead time and variability
◉ Inventory centralization Answer: inventory consolidation
substantially reduces total inventory holdings (square root rule)
◉ What percent of US firms do not have a supply chain risk
management strategy? Answer: close to 50%
◉ What are some types of supply chain risk? Answer: supply risk
process risk
demand risk
control risk
environmental risk
◉ For Ford, the earthquake in Japan in March 2011 represented
which kinds of risk? Answer: supply risk
demand risk
◉ Supply Chain Risk Profile = Answer: probability of disruption *
impact
GUIDE 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS A+
◉ Global (BLANK) force supply chains to deliver on their promises.
Answer: brands
◉ Competitive Advantage in global supply chain management is
gained through: Answer: - configuration (what, where, when, why)
- coordination (staying on the same page/goals)
◉ Globalization makes companies focus on (BLANK) and (BLANK).
Answer: logistics
supply chain management
◉ Offshoring Answer: relocating a function or a process to another
country
- it does not require that the control of the offshore functions be
contracted to an external vendor
◉ What are some examples of offshoring? Answer: production
,call centers
back office (accounting/legal work)
engineering design
research and development
◉ More "touch-points" = Answer: more complexity, variability, and
uncertainty
◉ What are some potential pressure points from global
infrastructure? Answer: Foreign intermodal capacity
Foreign port capacity
Vessel capacity
Panama Canal capacity
US port capacity
US intermodal capacity
Network imbalance
◉ What are the global supply chain network strategies? Answer: -
focused factories
- inventory centralization
- postponement and localization
- end-to-end visibility
, - global planning and control, local implementation
◉ Focused factories Answer: provide economy of scale but increases
lead time and variability
◉ Inventory centralization Answer: inventory consolidation
substantially reduces total inventory holdings (square root rule)
◉ What percent of US firms do not have a supply chain risk
management strategy? Answer: close to 50%
◉ What are some types of supply chain risk? Answer: supply risk
process risk
demand risk
control risk
environmental risk
◉ For Ford, the earthquake in Japan in March 2011 represented
which kinds of risk? Answer: supply risk
demand risk
◉ Supply Chain Risk Profile = Answer: probability of disruption *
impact
