ASU COMBINED SOLUTIONS FOR EEE 333
LAB 1-4 MIDTERM EXAM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY UPDATED REVIEW
COLLECTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Reasons to be Socially Responsible. Answer: - Avoid legal issues,
government regulation, and fines,
- Responsibility as a global/local citizen,
- Business risks - political, resource shortage, population growth, climate
change
- Business opportunities - increased profits, lower costs? Maintain
business operations? Develop socially responsible competitive weapons
⩥ Links between SCM and SR. Answer: - How SCM can help
companies become more socially responsible
o Eliminate waste
o Legal and Ethical Business practices
o Improve quality of life
⩥ Challenges of being SR. Answer: - What's the right thing to do?
- Monitoring supply chain partners (and yourself)
,- Tracking outcomes across the SC
- How supply chains can be socially irresponsible
o Customer related issues
o Business partner related issues - Buyers and Suppliers
o Labor related issues
o Culture related issues
o Country and community related issues
o Environment related issues
⩥ Ethical Issues in SCM. Answer: - Obey laws
- Choosing ethical business partners
- Do not bully SC partners or employees
- Conflicts of interest
- Protect the environment, workers, and consumers
- Breaches in intellectual property, consumer, and employee
- Personal data, and confidential business information
⩥ Legal and Ethical Supply Chains - Issues and examples. Answer: -
Employee abuse - if your suppliers' employees are being abused, what
should your company do? (EX. Nike and Apple)
- Promoting sustainability - how hard can you push your supplier to
adopt sustainable business practices?
, - Humanitarian programs - is it ever acceptable to utilize the black
market or a corrupt government as a business partner in the distribution
of humanitarian aid?
⩥ Humanitarian and Global Health Supply Chains - Issues and
examples. Answer: - Logistic Challenges - poor slash devastated
infrastructure, storage, demand forecasting
- Procurement Challenges- low cost, financing, negotiations
- Process Or Operations Challenges - Culture, technology, process
implementation
- SCM Talent Pool - who is working in these organizations?
- No Single SCM Solution- every location possesses new challenges
(law, politics, military, geographic, climate, infrastructure)
- Not Just One Problem, Multiple Problems
- Broken Communication, Lack Of Coordination - humanitarian
organizations may not work together, inability to communicate with
those in need.
- Media And Social Media Coverage - bad messages come at impact on
donations
⩥ Social Responsibility Basics. Answer: - Legal and Ethical - Good
practices and attitude towards customers and associates
- Serves the Community/Society- Committed to programs and practices
that benefit society
- Environmental sustainability - Earth-friendly business practices
LAB 1-4 MIDTERM EXAM ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY UPDATED REVIEW
COLLECTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Reasons to be Socially Responsible. Answer: - Avoid legal issues,
government regulation, and fines,
- Responsibility as a global/local citizen,
- Business risks - political, resource shortage, population growth, climate
change
- Business opportunities - increased profits, lower costs? Maintain
business operations? Develop socially responsible competitive weapons
⩥ Links between SCM and SR. Answer: - How SCM can help
companies become more socially responsible
o Eliminate waste
o Legal and Ethical Business practices
o Improve quality of life
⩥ Challenges of being SR. Answer: - What's the right thing to do?
- Monitoring supply chain partners (and yourself)
,- Tracking outcomes across the SC
- How supply chains can be socially irresponsible
o Customer related issues
o Business partner related issues - Buyers and Suppliers
o Labor related issues
o Culture related issues
o Country and community related issues
o Environment related issues
⩥ Ethical Issues in SCM. Answer: - Obey laws
- Choosing ethical business partners
- Do not bully SC partners or employees
- Conflicts of interest
- Protect the environment, workers, and consumers
- Breaches in intellectual property, consumer, and employee
- Personal data, and confidential business information
⩥ Legal and Ethical Supply Chains - Issues and examples. Answer: -
Employee abuse - if your suppliers' employees are being abused, what
should your company do? (EX. Nike and Apple)
- Promoting sustainability - how hard can you push your supplier to
adopt sustainable business practices?
, - Humanitarian programs - is it ever acceptable to utilize the black
market or a corrupt government as a business partner in the distribution
of humanitarian aid?
⩥ Humanitarian and Global Health Supply Chains - Issues and
examples. Answer: - Logistic Challenges - poor slash devastated
infrastructure, storage, demand forecasting
- Procurement Challenges- low cost, financing, negotiations
- Process Or Operations Challenges - Culture, technology, process
implementation
- SCM Talent Pool - who is working in these organizations?
- No Single SCM Solution- every location possesses new challenges
(law, politics, military, geographic, climate, infrastructure)
- Not Just One Problem, Multiple Problems
- Broken Communication, Lack Of Coordination - humanitarian
organizations may not work together, inability to communicate with
those in need.
- Media And Social Media Coverage - bad messages come at impact on
donations
⩥ Social Responsibility Basics. Answer: - Legal and Ethical - Good
practices and attitude towards customers and associates
- Serves the Community/Society- Committed to programs and practices
that benefit society
- Environmental sustainability - Earth-friendly business practices
