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Chapter 1 Test Bank
CHAPTER 1 TEST QUESTIONS
True-False
1. The first decade of the twenty-
first century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially
businesses.
ANSWER: True, Page 5
2. A key element in Wal-
Mart’svability to discount brand name products was an
understanding of the criticality of efficienc y in its logistics
and supply chainvsystem.
ANSWER: True, Page 6
3. Globalization has hadvlittle effect on consumers.
ANSWER: False, Page 7
4. Supply and demand has become lessvvolatile as
managers become more adeptvatvcontrollingvthe
elements.
ANSWER: False, Page 8
5. Outsourcingvis avfairly new concept.
ANSWER: False, Page 9
6. SAB should examine their off-
shore purchasingvpolicy, even though the products are sourced from
the U.S.
ANSWER: True, Page 9
7. It is expectedvthat some or all of the BRIC countries (Brazil,
Russia, India & china) will replace the s o-
called VISTA countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, S. Africa,
Turkey and Argentina) as low cost prod ucers of various
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
products and services.
ANSWER: False, Page 9
8. The world economy still favors the United States and
European countries, even though China and India can
participate in the global economy much more readily.
ANSWER: False, Page 10
9. It is predicted that social networks such as Facebook and
Twitter will influence supply chains beca use of their
impact on customer demand and the speed of
informationvtransfers.
ANSWER: True, Page 10
10. The U.S. transportation system was deregulated
in the 1930s and 1940s in response to ec onomic
conditions and World War 2
ANSWER: False, Page 12
11. Evenvthough there are references tovsupply
chainvmanagement in the 1980s, SCM did not capt ure
the attention of senior-level managementvuntil the
1990s.
ANSWER: True, Page 15
12. Supply chain managers no longer need to worry
about suboptimization in light of today’s tech nology.
ANSWER: False, Page 19
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TestBankforSupplyChainManagement:ALogistics Perspe ctive9th
Editionby Coyle. Langley. Novack.
Gibson.AllChaptersCompleteQuestionsandAnswers(LAT ESTVERSION).
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,https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
,Coyle Supply Chain Management: ALogistics Perspective, 9th Edition
Chapter 1 Test Bank
CHAPTER 1 TEST QUESTIONS
True-False
1. The first decade of the twenty-
first century was a period of rapid change for organizations, especially
businesses.
ANSWER: True, Page 5
2. A key element in Wal-
Mart’svability to discount brand name products was an
understanding of the criticality of efficienc y in its logistics
and supply chainvsystem.
ANSWER: True, Page 6
3. Globalization has hadvlittle effect on consumers.
ANSWER: False, Page 7
4. Supply and demand has become lessvvolatile as
managers become more adeptvatvcontrollingvthe
elements.
ANSWER: False, Page 8
5. Outsourcingvis avfairly new concept.
ANSWER: False, Page 9
6. SAB should examine their off-
shore purchasingvpolicy, even though the products are sourced from
the U.S.
ANSWER: True, Page 9
7. It is expectedvthat some or all of the BRIC countries (Brazil,
Russia, India & china) will replace the s o-
called VISTA countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, S. Africa,
Turkey and Argentina) as low cost prod ucers of various
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
products and services.
ANSWER: False, Page 9
8. The world economy still favors the United States and
European countries, even though China and India can
participate in the global economy much more readily.
ANSWER: False, Page 10
9. It is predicted that social networks such as Facebook and
Twitter will influence supply chains beca use of their
impact on customer demand and the speed of
informationvtransfers.
ANSWER: True, Page 10
10. The U.S. transportation system was deregulated
in the 1930s and 1940s in response to ec onomic
conditions and World War 2
ANSWER: False, Page 12
11. Evenvthough there are references tovsupply
chainvmanagement in the 1980s, SCM did not capt ure
the attention of senior-level managementvuntil the
1990s.
ANSWER: True, Page 15
12. Supply chain managers no longer need to worry
about suboptimization in light of today’s tech nology.
ANSWER: False, Page 19
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