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As you plan a manufactured product supply chain, what is considered the
most crucial element? - ✔✔Component suppliers. without the base
components required for the product, the rest of the suppl chain cannot
operate as designed.
The owner of a coal mine need power for the machinery that he uses to
extract the coal. what is this and example of? - ✔✔Doubling back. When
a raw material supplier ends up using a component that they produce in
their own operations, it is an example of the supply chain doubling back to
serve itself. in this instance, the coal might be used to run power
generators that can then be used to power the basic mining equipment
used to gather coal.
which is not essential element of product supply chain model? material
extraction, material transformation into product, selling to the user, reverse
chains. - ✔✔Reverse chain. Reverse transaction is not an essential
element of supply chain product model.
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stakeholders - ✔✔all who can be affected by the decision made in a
supply chain. this may encompass the public, goverment, trade
associations, and univerisities.
how can the goverment impact supply chain function? - ✔✔Levying
taxes, creation of infrastructure, and regulation.
what is the best way to view the nature of a supply chain? ... a series of .....
- ✔✔a series of processes that are linked together. each process can be
carried out by a different entity, the success or failure of the supply chain
model depends on the process that allows information, material, and cash
to flow most seamlessly.
what WAS the primary focus of some of the earlies supply chain models? -
✔✔Cutting costs. However, as business became more connected, the
focus became value creation, rather than trimming expenses. this makes
the chain more stable.
in a value creation supply chain, what are the most valuable activities -
✔✔Activities that trascend a single entity. provide positive impact to no
only a single organization, but the chain as a whole.
when a supply chain operates externally, connecting business and
organizations rather than departments, one leading entity often emerges.
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what is the name of this entity? - ✔✔Nucleus firm. the firm that directs
and organized the supply chain is usually known as a nucleus firm or
channer master.
The SCOR supply chain process model includes three basic entities. Which
of these can be found to the right of your company in this model? -
✔✔Customers..... Suppliers can be found to the left.
How many management process are included in the SCOR supply chain
model? - ✔✔5 different processes. These are planning, sourcing,
making, delivery, and returns.
The SCOR model is limited and does not account for every single business
process. How many tiers in each direction does the model extend from the
central company? - ✔✔Accounts for 2 tiers in each direction from the
central company. this includes 2 customer tiers and 2 supply tiers.
is sales and marketing part of the SCOR model? - ✔✔No
which of the following does the scor model assume is needed to build the
model? fixed costs, training, growth, regulation - ✔✔Training. the model
assumptions are: Training, product service quality, information technology,
and administration.
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managing supply chain encompases more than simply increasing speeds
and cutting costs. Whats the primary difference between overseeing
process and managing silos? - ✔✔Innovation and bringin entities
together. Overseeing a process requires the ability to bring various people
and concepts together in new ways. it requires interaction between different
groups to bring benefit to each in the best way possible.
which figure is associated with vertical integration? (company/owner) -
✔✔Henry Ford is the model for vertical integration. His action in bringin
as many elements as possible under the control of his company meets the
primary aims of vertical integration.
a company operates in both Europe and NA. Which is the most likely way
the company would operate in these regions? - ✔✔Focus on primary
tasks, outsourcing of non-primary tasks
For most supply chain models, what approach is assumed? - ✔✔lateral
or horizontal integration. this is the most effective model due to
globalization.
Keiretsu Networks - ✔✔-A middle ground between few suppliers and
vertical integration
-Supplier becomes part of the company coalition