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CHAPTERv1vTESTvQUESTIONS
True-False
1. Thevlastvdecadevofvthevtwentiethvcenturyvwasvavperiodvofvrapidvchangevforvorganizations,vespeciallyv
businesses.
ANSWER:vTrue
2. AvkeyvelementvinvWal-
Mart'svabilityvtovdiscountvbrandvnamevproductsvwasvanvunderstandingvofvthevcriticalityvofvefficiency
vinvitsvlogisticsvandvsupplyvchainvsystem.
ANSWER:vTrue
3. Globalizationvhasvhadvlittleveffectvonvconsumers.
ANSWER:vFalse
4. Supplyvandvdemandvhasvbecomevlessvvolatilevasvmanagersvbecomevmorevadeptvatvcontrollingvthev
elements.
ANSWER:vFalse
5. Outsourcingvisvavfairlyvnewvconcept.
ANSWER:vFalse
6. SABvshouldvexaminevtheirvoff-
shorevpurchasingvpolicy,vevenvthoughvthevproductsvarevsourcedvfromvthevU.S.
ANSWER:vTrue
7. ThevworldveconomyvstillvfavorsvthevUnitedvStatesvandvEuropeanvcountries,vevenvthoughvChinavandv
Indiavcanvparticipatevinvthevglobalveconomyvmuchvmorevreadily.
ANSWER:vFalse
8. ThevU.S.vtransportationvsystemvwasvderegulatedvinvthev1930svandv1940svinvresponsevtoveconomicv
conditionsvandvWorldvWarv2.
ANSWER:vFalse
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9. Evenvthoughvtherevarevreferencesvtovsupplyvchainvmanagementvinvthev1980s,vSCMvdidvnotvcapturevthev
attentionvofvsenior-levelvmanagementvuntilvthev1990s.
ANSWER:vTrue
10. Supplyvchainvmanagersvnovlongervneedvtovworryvaboutvsuboptimizationvinvlightvofvtoday'svtechnology.
ANSWER:vFalse
MultiplevChoice
11. Mostvretailersvarevessentiallyvsupplyvchainvcompaniesvsince
a. theyvdominatevthevconsumervmarket.
b. ownvtheirvwarehousesvandvtrucks.
c. theyvbuyvproductsvproducedvbyvothers.
d. engagevinvoff-shorevsourcing.
ANSWER:vc
12. Whichvofvthevbelowvisvnotvonevofvthevexternalvforcesvdrivingvthevratevofvchangevandvshapingvourv
economicvandvpoliticalvlandscape?
a. Governmentvpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalvconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:vc
13. Outsourcingvinvolves
a. movingvcompanyvfacilitiesvawayvfromvthevhomevoffice.
b. hiringvforeignvnationalsvtovmanagevpartsvofvthevbusiness.
c. obtainingvmaterials,vparts,vandvproductsvfromvothervcompanies.
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d. buildingvavfactoryvinvanothervcountry.
ANSWER:vc
14. Somevindividualsvdescribevthevcurrentvconsumervasvthev"clickvhere"vgenerationvbecause
a. wevallvhavevInternetvaccess.
b. wevnovlongervwaitvforvinformationvtovbev"pushedvout"vtovus.
c. wevbuyvsovmuchvmerchandisevonvline.
d. wevtakevlittlevtimevtovmakevpurchasingvdecisions.
ANSWER:vb
15. Thevdemographicsvofvourvsocietyvhasvchangedvbecause
a. thev"BabyvBoom"vgenerationvisvnowvturningv60.
b. ofvthevincreasevinvtwo-careervfamiliesvandvsingle-parentvhouseholds.
c. ofvimmigration.
d. birthvratesvhavevchanged.
ANSWER:vb
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