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1. If a firm can’t easily raise the price of its products , maintaining long-term profits requires actively managing costs.
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2. For most US firms, offshoring is the most reliable source of manufactured components which consistently meet high
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quality standards.
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3. Today’s emphasis on supplier quality has focused on preventing defects early in the materials-
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sourcing process rather than detecting defects at the time of receipt.
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4. Today’s customers are very resistant to price increases and, in fact, often demand discounts.
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a. True
b. False

5. Supply chain software can be grouped into two general categories: planning and execution.
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a. True
b. False

6. A firm’s supply chain is only as strong as its least-competitive supplier.
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7. On average, in the manufacturing sector, more than half of every sales revenue dollar goes back to suppliers.
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8. Supply chain management rarely requires coordination of activities that extend across organizational boundaries.
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9. Well-trained, highly-skilled employees are essential for any company’s success.
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10. During the Quiet Years (1947-Mid-pn pn pn pn



1960s) of purchasing and supply chain management evolution, firms faced stable competition and had access to abunda
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,nt material. These conditions diminished the overall importance of purchasing.
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11. Supply management involves activities not found in traditional purchasing.
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12. Strategic purchasing practices are essential for helping companies maintain their competitive positions in rapidly
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changing business environments.
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13. Few of the product features that become part of a firm’s final products originate with suppliers.
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14. Today’s consumers are used to enjoying variety of product offerings, low prices, and customized services.
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15. The traditional approach to purchasing and supply management is to build relationships with suppliers and work
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jointly to reduce costs and improve quality.
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16. The increase in volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity associated with long supply chains has led to an
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interest in reshoring and nearshoring.
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17. One of purchasing’s responsibilities is sourcing indirect goods and services required by internal groups.
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b. False

18. According to Michael Porter, a firm’s value chain is composed of primary and support activities that, when configured
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properly, can lead to competitive advantage.
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19. The routine ordering and follow-up of basic operational supplies is a strategic responsibility.
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a. True
b. False

20. D A distribution manager would be responsible for addressing product damage that occurred in handling materials at
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the receiving dock.
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21. Purchasing and supply management have a major impact on product and service quality.
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