SCMN 2150 LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔The primary benefit of a decentralized supply chain network is customer proximity
and the main drawback is a need for larger inventory safety stock. t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔How are nodes in a supply chain physically connected? - ✔✔by transportation links
✔✔What company's supply chain network is featured in the Industry in Action video
segment? - ✔✔noble group
✔✔A fixed point in a supply chain where goods are processed, mixed, held, or sold is
called a: - ✔✔node
✔✔According to this week's reading about Amazon, why did the company originally limit
its facilities to states like Arizona, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and a few
others? - ✔✔avoid the need to charge sales tax to customers
✔✔Short term planning focuses on current supply chain issues. This involves planning
your immediate needs - scheduling people, sequencing production, and developing
delivery routes.t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔What makes supply chain planning difficult to do well? - ✔✔Cross-organizational
collaboration
✔✔The forward-looking process of coordinating assets to optimize the delivery of
goods, services and information from supplier to customer, balancing supply and
demand is called: - ✔✔supply chain planning
✔✔What is an appropriate approach for determining the overall production capabilities
of capital-intensive resources like machines and facilities? - ✔✔capacity planning
✔✔Which type of capacity planning strategy attempts to adjust capacity up and down to
match existing demand? - ✔✔proactive capacity planning
✔✔In terms of planning factory capacity, which type of capacity identifies what is truly
feasible from a production standpoint? - ✔✔effective capacity
✔✔What is the benefit of an effective forecasting process? - ✔✔Better matches supply
with demand
✔✔What should be done with a forecast? - ✔✔It should drive decision making across
the supply chain.
, ✔✔According to the Episode 3 readings, planning for holiday demand is difficult for
each of the following reasons EXCEPT: - ✔✔inventory buffer locations
✔✔According to the Episode 3 articles, what benefit can be gained by adopting best
practices in supply chain planning? - ✔✔25 percent reduction in excess and obsolete
inventory
✔✔Which group is NOT normally involved in the Sales & Operations Planning process?
- ✔✔end consumers
✔✔____________ ties your operational plan to your strategic business plan, providing a
holistic view of demand, supply, and finance so that you can plan to profit. - ✔✔sales
and operation planning
✔✔Which calculated element of the Materials Requirements Plan tell us what needs to
be made and when production needs to begin? - ✔✔planned order release
✔✔Companies that have an effective sales and operations planning process increase
their visibility across their enterprise, improve product management, and minimize
unnecessary buildups of inventory. t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔According to this week's readings, the _____ is the plan that a company develops
for production, staffing, or inventory. - ✔✔master production plan
✔✔According to this week's readings, _____ converts the master schedule of
production into a
detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components. -
✔✔materials requirement planning
✔✔In _____________, companies begin to coordinate production and fulfillment
resources as soon as customer requirements are known. - ✔✔forward scheduling
✔✔In which sequencing method do companies coordinate supply chain processes
based upon meeting deadlines in a timely fashion? - ✔✔earliest due date
✔✔What is driving greater company interest in supply chain management? - ✔✔more
intense competition
✔✔What should drive activity across the supply chain? - ✔✔customer demand
✔✔All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same number and
types of participants. t or f - ✔✔false
ANSWERS SCORED A+
✔✔The primary benefit of a decentralized supply chain network is customer proximity
and the main drawback is a need for larger inventory safety stock. t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔How are nodes in a supply chain physically connected? - ✔✔by transportation links
✔✔What company's supply chain network is featured in the Industry in Action video
segment? - ✔✔noble group
✔✔A fixed point in a supply chain where goods are processed, mixed, held, or sold is
called a: - ✔✔node
✔✔According to this week's reading about Amazon, why did the company originally limit
its facilities to states like Arizona, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and a few
others? - ✔✔avoid the need to charge sales tax to customers
✔✔Short term planning focuses on current supply chain issues. This involves planning
your immediate needs - scheduling people, sequencing production, and developing
delivery routes.t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔What makes supply chain planning difficult to do well? - ✔✔Cross-organizational
collaboration
✔✔The forward-looking process of coordinating assets to optimize the delivery of
goods, services and information from supplier to customer, balancing supply and
demand is called: - ✔✔supply chain planning
✔✔What is an appropriate approach for determining the overall production capabilities
of capital-intensive resources like machines and facilities? - ✔✔capacity planning
✔✔Which type of capacity planning strategy attempts to adjust capacity up and down to
match existing demand? - ✔✔proactive capacity planning
✔✔In terms of planning factory capacity, which type of capacity identifies what is truly
feasible from a production standpoint? - ✔✔effective capacity
✔✔What is the benefit of an effective forecasting process? - ✔✔Better matches supply
with demand
✔✔What should be done with a forecast? - ✔✔It should drive decision making across
the supply chain.
, ✔✔According to the Episode 3 readings, planning for holiday demand is difficult for
each of the following reasons EXCEPT: - ✔✔inventory buffer locations
✔✔According to the Episode 3 articles, what benefit can be gained by adopting best
practices in supply chain planning? - ✔✔25 percent reduction in excess and obsolete
inventory
✔✔Which group is NOT normally involved in the Sales & Operations Planning process?
- ✔✔end consumers
✔✔____________ ties your operational plan to your strategic business plan, providing a
holistic view of demand, supply, and finance so that you can plan to profit. - ✔✔sales
and operation planning
✔✔Which calculated element of the Materials Requirements Plan tell us what needs to
be made and when production needs to begin? - ✔✔planned order release
✔✔Companies that have an effective sales and operations planning process increase
their visibility across their enterprise, improve product management, and minimize
unnecessary buildups of inventory. t or f - ✔✔true
✔✔According to this week's readings, the _____ is the plan that a company develops
for production, staffing, or inventory. - ✔✔master production plan
✔✔According to this week's readings, _____ converts the master schedule of
production into a
detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components. -
✔✔materials requirement planning
✔✔In _____________, companies begin to coordinate production and fulfillment
resources as soon as customer requirements are known. - ✔✔forward scheduling
✔✔In which sequencing method do companies coordinate supply chain processes
based upon meeting deadlines in a timely fashion? - ✔✔earliest due date
✔✔What is driving greater company interest in supply chain management? - ✔✔more
intense competition
✔✔What should drive activity across the supply chain? - ✔✔customer demand
✔✔All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same number and
types of participants. t or f - ✔✔false
