NUR 4390 EXAM 1 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Standardizing of raw material and limiting variety reduces sourcing complexity.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Four key characteristics that make up a customer-centric supply chain? (select correct options)
a. Trustworthy relations
b. Agile Operations
c. Focus on innovation
d. Tailored Fulfillment
e. Collaborative Partnerships - correct answer ✔✔ABCD
The increase in customer expectations is driving the development of the business-to-
business(B2B) e-commerce market?
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Which of the following Digital Technology platforms help support a tailored supply chain?
a. Network Optimization
b. Analytics
c. Artificial Intelligence
d. Machine learning
e. All options are correct - correct answer ✔✔E
,For reshaping the supply chain around customer needs, which of the following are important
factors? (select correct options)
a. Company's operating model
b. Infrastructure
c. Digital ecosystem
d. None of the options are correct - correct answer ✔✔ABC
Wearable devices transmit data indicating customer usage, location, and frequency.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Supply Chains need to be able to quickly detect, respond to, and recover from changed
conditions.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Supply chain resilience refers to the ability of a given supply chain to? (select the incorrect
option)
a. Prepare for and adapt to unexpected events
b. Recover slowly from its disruption state to a more desirable state
c. Quickly adjust to sudden disruptive changes that negatively affect supply chain performance
d. Continue functioning during a disruption to a more desirable state - correct answer ✔✔B
New information and manufacturing technologies provide great potential for improving
resiliency and productivity in response to real-time demand analysis.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
, Clock-speed refers to the speed of an industry at which it introduces new?
a. Processes and organizational structures
b. Products
c. Government and regulatory processes
d. Manufacturing operations for repair and maintenance
e. All options are correct - correct answer ✔✔E
Complete the sentence, "Greater the length of a supply chain, _________________".
a. The lower the risk of supply chain disruption
b. There is no risk of supply chain disruption
c. The higher the risk of supply chain disruption - correct answer ✔✔C
Longer supply chains are vulnerable to disruption by external shocks.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Rather than low cost, which concept is advocated as a core competency for manufacturers in
the article "Outlook 2022: Overcoming supply chain Bottlenecks".
a. Adaptability
b. Flexibility
c. Agility
d. Durability - correct answer ✔✔C
Agility is founded on
a. Capable processes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
Standardizing of raw material and limiting variety reduces sourcing complexity.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Four key characteristics that make up a customer-centric supply chain? (select correct options)
a. Trustworthy relations
b. Agile Operations
c. Focus on innovation
d. Tailored Fulfillment
e. Collaborative Partnerships - correct answer ✔✔ABCD
The increase in customer expectations is driving the development of the business-to-
business(B2B) e-commerce market?
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Which of the following Digital Technology platforms help support a tailored supply chain?
a. Network Optimization
b. Analytics
c. Artificial Intelligence
d. Machine learning
e. All options are correct - correct answer ✔✔E
,For reshaping the supply chain around customer needs, which of the following are important
factors? (select correct options)
a. Company's operating model
b. Infrastructure
c. Digital ecosystem
d. None of the options are correct - correct answer ✔✔ABC
Wearable devices transmit data indicating customer usage, location, and frequency.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Supply Chains need to be able to quickly detect, respond to, and recover from changed
conditions.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Supply chain resilience refers to the ability of a given supply chain to? (select the incorrect
option)
a. Prepare for and adapt to unexpected events
b. Recover slowly from its disruption state to a more desirable state
c. Quickly adjust to sudden disruptive changes that negatively affect supply chain performance
d. Continue functioning during a disruption to a more desirable state - correct answer ✔✔B
New information and manufacturing technologies provide great potential for improving
resiliency and productivity in response to real-time demand analysis.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
, Clock-speed refers to the speed of an industry at which it introduces new?
a. Processes and organizational structures
b. Products
c. Government and regulatory processes
d. Manufacturing operations for repair and maintenance
e. All options are correct - correct answer ✔✔E
Complete the sentence, "Greater the length of a supply chain, _________________".
a. The lower the risk of supply chain disruption
b. There is no risk of supply chain disruption
c. The higher the risk of supply chain disruption - correct answer ✔✔C
Longer supply chains are vulnerable to disruption by external shocks.
a. True
b. False - correct answer ✔✔A
Rather than low cost, which concept is advocated as a core competency for manufacturers in
the article "Outlook 2022: Overcoming supply chain Bottlenecks".
a. Adaptability
b. Flexibility
c. Agility
d. Durability - correct answer ✔✔C
Agility is founded on
a. Capable processes
