managing supply chains a logistics approach international edition 9thedition by coyle test bank

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ChapterB1BTestBBank


CHAPTERB1BTESTBQUESTIONS

True-False

1. TheBlastBdecadeBofBtheBtwentiethBcenturyBwasBaBperiodBofBrapidBchangeBforBorganizations,Bespecial
lyBbusinesses.
ANSWER:BTrue

2. ABkeyBelementBinBWal-
Mart'sBabilityBtoBdiscountBbrandBnameBproductsBwasBanBunderstandingBofBtheBcriticalityBofBefficie
ncyBinBitsBlogisticsBandBsupplyBchainBsystem.
ANSWER:BTrue

3. GlobalizationBhasBhadBlittleBeffectBonBconsumers.
ANSWER:BFalse

4. SupplyBandBdemandBhasBbecomeBlessBvolatileBasBmanagersBbecomeBmoreBadeptBatBcontrollingBt
heBelements.
ANSWER:BFalse

5. OutsourcingBisBaBfairlyBnewBconcept.
ANSWER:BFalse

6. SABBshouldBexamineBtheirBoff-
shoreBpurchasingBpolicy,BevenBthoughBtheBproductsBareBsourcedBfromBtheBU.S.
ANSWER:BTrue

7. TheBworldBeconomyBstillBfavorsBtheBUnitedBStatesBandBEuropeanBcountries,BevenBthoughBChinaBa
ndBIndiaBcanBparticipateBinBtheBglobalBeconomyBmuchBmoreBreadily.
ANSWER:BFalse


8. TheBU.S.BtransportationBsystemBwasBderegulatedBinBtheB1930sBandB1940sBinBresponseBtoBeconom
icBconditionsBandBWorldBWarB2.
ANSWER:BFalse
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9. EvenBthoughBthereBareBreferencesBtoBsupplyBchainBmanagementBinBtheB1980s,BSCMBdidBnotBcaptureBt
heBattentionBofBsenior-levelBmanagementBuntilBtheB1990s.
ANSWER:BTrue

10. SupplyBchainBmanagersBnoBlongerBneedBtoBworryBaboutBsuboptimizationBinBlightBofBtoday'sBtechnology.
ANSWER:BFalse




MultipleBChoice

11. MostBretailersBareBessentiallyBsupplyBchainBcompaniesBsince
a. theyBdominateBtheBconsumerBmarket.
b. ownBtheirBwarehousesBandBtrucks.
c. theyBbuyBproductsBproducedBbyBothers.
d. engageBinBoff-shoreBsourcing.

ANSWER:Bc

12. WhichBofBtheBbelowBisBnotBoneBofBtheBexternalBforcesBdrivingBtheBrateBofBchangeBandBshapingBo
urBeconomicBandBpoliticalBlandscape?
a. GovernmentBpolicy
b. Technology
c. EnvironmentalBconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:Bc

13. OutsourcingBinvolves
a. movingBcompanyBfacilitiesBawayBfromBtheBhomeBoffice.
b. hiringBforeignBnationalsBtoBmanageBpartsBofBtheBbusiness.
c. obtainingBmaterials,Bparts,BandBproductsBfromBotherBcompanies.
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differentB fromBtheBU.S.BEdition.BMayBnotBbeBscanned,Bcopied,Bduplicated,BorBpostedBtoBaBpubliclyBaccessibleBwebsite,BinBwhol
eBorBinBpart.

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ChapterB1BTestBBank
d. buildingBaBfactoryBinBanotherBcountry.

ANSWER:Bc

14. SomeBindividualsBdescribeBtheBcurrentBconsumerBasBtheB"clickBhere"BgenerationBbecause
a. weBallBhaveBInternetBaccess.
b. weBnoBlongerBwaitBforBinformationBtoBbeB"pushedBout"BtoBus.
c. weBbuyBsoBmuchBmerchandiseBonBline.
d. weBtakeBlittleBtimeBtoBmakeBpurchasingBdecisions.

ANSWER:Bb

15. TheBdemographicsBofBourBsocietyBhasBchangedBbecause
a. theB"BabyBBoom"BgenerationBisBnowBturningB60.
b. ofBtheBincreaseBinBtwo-careerBfamiliesBandBsingle-parentBhouseholds.
c. ofBimmigration.
d. birthBratesBhaveBchanged.

ANSWER:Bb




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differentB fromBtheBU.S.BEdition.BMayBnotBbeBscanned,Bcopied,Bduplicated,BorBpostedBtoBaBpubliclyBaccessibleBwebsite,BinBwhol
eBorBinBpart.