Global Supply Chain Management: 2026
Trends
Resilience, AI & Logistics (100 Questions)
1. What is "Supply Chain Resilience"?
A) The ability to ignore changes in the market
B) The capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change and
disruptions
C) Having the cheapest possible shipping route
D) Using only one supplier for all components
Correct Answer: B) The capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the
face of change and disruptions
2. "Nearshoring" refers to:
A) Moving production to a country far away to save costs
B) Transferring business operations to a nearby country
C) Selling products only on the coast
D) Building factories on ships
Correct Answer: B) Transferring business operations to a nearby country
3. What is a "Digital Twin" in supply chain management?
A) A second employee who does the same job
B) A virtual replica of a physical supply chain used to simulate and analyze performance
C) A backup computer server
D) A photocopy of a shipping manifest
Correct Answer: B) A virtual replica of a physical supply chain used to simulate and
analyze performance
,4. "Friend-shoring" is a trend where companies:
A) Hire their friends to work in logistics
B) Route supply chains through politically allied countries to reduce geopolitical risk
C) Give discounts to friendly customers
D) Share warehouses with competitors
Correct Answer: B) Route supply chains through politically allied countries to reduce
geopolitical risk
5. What does "Just-in-Case" (JIC) inventory management prioritize compared to
"Just-in-Time" (JIT)?
A) Minimizing storage costs
B) Maintaining buffer stocks to protect against supply surges or disruptions
C) Reducing the number of warehouses
D) Increasing the speed of delivery at any cost
Correct Answer: B) Maintaining buffer stocks to protect against supply surges or
disruptions
6. "Last-Mile Delivery" is:
A) The first part of the shipping process
B) The final step of the delivery process from a distribution center to the end user
C) The distance between two factories
D) A race for delivery truck drivers
Correct Answer: B) The final step of the delivery process from a distribution center to the
end user
7. "3PL" stands for:
A) Third-Party Logistics
B) Three Product Lines
C) Triple Port Loading
D) Total Process Logistics
, Correct Answer: A) Third-Party Logistics
8. A "4PL" provider differs from a 3PL by:
A) Having more trucks
B) Acting as a single point of contact to manage the entire supply chain (integrator)
C) Charging four times as much
D) Only working with international shipments
Correct Answer: B) Acting as a single point of contact to manage the entire supply chain
(integrator)
9. "Bullwhip Effect" refers to:
A) The speed of a delivery driver
B) Increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves up
the supply chain
C) A specialized tool for loading containers
D) A sudden drop in market prices
Correct Answer: B) Increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer
demand as one moves up the supply chain
10. What is "Reverse Logistics"?
A) Driving a truck backwards
B) The process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing
value, or proper disposal (returns/recycling)
C) Ordering products in the wrong order
D) Shipping products from the factory to the supplier
Correct Answer: B) The process of moving goods from their typical final destination for
the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal (returns/recycling)
11. "Predictive Analytics" in 2026 supply chains is used to:
A) Guess the name of the next CEO
Trends
Resilience, AI & Logistics (100 Questions)
1. What is "Supply Chain Resilience"?
A) The ability to ignore changes in the market
B) The capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the face of change and
disruptions
C) Having the cheapest possible shipping route
D) Using only one supplier for all components
Correct Answer: B) The capacity of a supply chain to persist, adapt, or transform in the
face of change and disruptions
2. "Nearshoring" refers to:
A) Moving production to a country far away to save costs
B) Transferring business operations to a nearby country
C) Selling products only on the coast
D) Building factories on ships
Correct Answer: B) Transferring business operations to a nearby country
3. What is a "Digital Twin" in supply chain management?
A) A second employee who does the same job
B) A virtual replica of a physical supply chain used to simulate and analyze performance
C) A backup computer server
D) A photocopy of a shipping manifest
Correct Answer: B) A virtual replica of a physical supply chain used to simulate and
analyze performance
,4. "Friend-shoring" is a trend where companies:
A) Hire their friends to work in logistics
B) Route supply chains through politically allied countries to reduce geopolitical risk
C) Give discounts to friendly customers
D) Share warehouses with competitors
Correct Answer: B) Route supply chains through politically allied countries to reduce
geopolitical risk
5. What does "Just-in-Case" (JIC) inventory management prioritize compared to
"Just-in-Time" (JIT)?
A) Minimizing storage costs
B) Maintaining buffer stocks to protect against supply surges or disruptions
C) Reducing the number of warehouses
D) Increasing the speed of delivery at any cost
Correct Answer: B) Maintaining buffer stocks to protect against supply surges or
disruptions
6. "Last-Mile Delivery" is:
A) The first part of the shipping process
B) The final step of the delivery process from a distribution center to the end user
C) The distance between two factories
D) A race for delivery truck drivers
Correct Answer: B) The final step of the delivery process from a distribution center to the
end user
7. "3PL" stands for:
A) Third-Party Logistics
B) Three Product Lines
C) Triple Port Loading
D) Total Process Logistics
, Correct Answer: A) Third-Party Logistics
8. A "4PL" provider differs from a 3PL by:
A) Having more trucks
B) Acting as a single point of contact to manage the entire supply chain (integrator)
C) Charging four times as much
D) Only working with international shipments
Correct Answer: B) Acting as a single point of contact to manage the entire supply chain
(integrator)
9. "Bullwhip Effect" refers to:
A) The speed of a delivery driver
B) Increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer demand as one moves up
the supply chain
C) A specialized tool for loading containers
D) A sudden drop in market prices
Correct Answer: B) Increasing swings in inventory in response to shifts in consumer
demand as one moves up the supply chain
10. What is "Reverse Logistics"?
A) Driving a truck backwards
B) The process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing
value, or proper disposal (returns/recycling)
C) Ordering products in the wrong order
D) Shipping products from the factory to the supplier
Correct Answer: B) The process of moving goods from their typical final destination for
the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal (returns/recycling)
11. "Predictive Analytics" in 2026 supply chains is used to:
A) Guess the name of the next CEO
