SCMN 2150 ACTUAL FINAL EXAMS ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔If an organization can get its supply chain well synchronized, what ultimate benefit
will be achieved? - ✔✔network excellence
✔✔According to the second Episode 1 reading, which company holds the top spot in
the 2017 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains list? - ✔✔unilever
✔✔In which type of product flow option do products move between facilities through an
interim facility where goods are quickly sorted, mixed, and moved immediately to the
customer? - ✔✔cross dock
, ✔✔What is the most challenging and time consuming step of the supply chain network
design process? - ✔✔data collection and validation
✔✔What is the financial goal of a strategic network design project? - ✔✔Minimize total
supply chain cost
✔✔According to this week's reading about facility location, what factors tend to pull
facilities away from its main markets? - ✔✔severe traffic congestion
✔✔What role does technology play in supply chain planning? - ✔✔Provides modeling
tools and decision support capabilities
✔✔Why is supply chain planning such an important activity? - ✔✔Because it helps build
system capabilities and control in advance of needs
✔✔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
✔✔The slowest solution for improving capacity performance include: - ✔✔Build new
facilities or expand existing ones.
✔✔According to the Episode 3 articles, which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level? -
✔✔Step 4 Invest in performance management
✔✔All of the following are key priorities of Sales and Operation Planning EXCEPT: -
✔✔Creating independent forecasts and action plans.
✔✔Capacity planning provides the ability to be proactive rather than reactive in the
management of inventory levels, material flow, and production scheduling t or f -
✔✔false
✔✔Which Materials Requirements Planning element provides a list of parts,
subassemblies, components and raw materials needed to make one unit of product. -
✔✔bill of materials
✔✔Scheduling comes before sequencing. In scheduling, we develop plans for our work
centers where production activities occur. We load the schedule, comparing it to the
workcenter capacities to validate schedule feasibility. Then you sequence individual
jobs. t or f - ✔✔true
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔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
✔✔If an organization can get its supply chain well synchronized, what ultimate benefit
will be achieved? - ✔✔network excellence
✔✔According to the second Episode 1 reading, which company holds the top spot in
the 2017 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains list? - ✔✔unilever
✔✔In which type of product flow option do products move between facilities through an
interim facility where goods are quickly sorted, mixed, and moved immediately to the
customer? - ✔✔cross dock
, ✔✔What is the most challenging and time consuming step of the supply chain network
design process? - ✔✔data collection and validation
✔✔What is the financial goal of a strategic network design project? - ✔✔Minimize total
supply chain cost
✔✔According to this week's reading about facility location, what factors tend to pull
facilities away from its main markets? - ✔✔severe traffic congestion
✔✔What role does technology play in supply chain planning? - ✔✔Provides modeling
tools and decision support capabilities
✔✔Why is supply chain planning such an important activity? - ✔✔Because it helps build
system capabilities and control in advance of needs
✔✔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
✔✔The slowest solution for improving capacity performance include: - ✔✔Build new
facilities or expand existing ones.
✔✔According to the Episode 3 articles, which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level? -
✔✔Step 4 Invest in performance management
✔✔All of the following are key priorities of Sales and Operation Planning EXCEPT: -
✔✔Creating independent forecasts and action plans.
✔✔Capacity planning provides the ability to be proactive rather than reactive in the
management of inventory levels, material flow, and production scheduling t or f -
✔✔false
✔✔Which Materials Requirements Planning element provides a list of parts,
subassemblies, components and raw materials needed to make one unit of product. -
✔✔bill of materials
✔✔Scheduling comes before sequencing. In scheduling, we develop plans for our work
centers where production activities occur. We load the schedule, comparing it to the
workcenter capacities to validate schedule feasibility. Then you sequence individual
jobs. t or f - ✔✔true
