BUAD 331 UTK Final Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
b. Selectively apply automation to help reduce costs and lower prices at
whole foods - ANSWER✔✔-1. In class we discussed amazons recent
acquisition of whole foods. The strategy that seems the most plausible for
amazon is:
Focus on creating supply chains that deliver the specific form, time and
place utility that each customer segment is looking for, at a price that each
segment is willing to pay - ANSWER✔✔-3. Two kinds of customers walk
into grizzly fly fishing shop: college freshman taking a first time class and
high end professionals with fishing experience, in order to deliver most
value to each of these customers, john should
B. Australian grocery store provides food in remote towns - ANSWER✔✔-
4. Among the following examples, which refers mostly to the place utility
that SC provides?
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,c. Transportation and other Distribution costs would likely increase44 -
ANSWER✔✔-5. Chuck from sales department wants to increase volume of
sales for a product. To do this, he wants to service a client in a new market
that is three times as far from your current DC as current markets. although
chuck might be happy because his sales numbers go up, total overall profit
might not improve because:
Distance to other DHL operations is important since they do not operate in
isolation - ANSWER✔✔-6. A WSJ article discussed in class regards DHLs
decision to locate/expand an operation in cincinatti/north Kentucky (CVG
airport) what does this example imply about the DHL
Greenfield/brownfield site location decision
7. b. Employees should expect safe working environment, and companies
should take the steps to maintain one - ANSWER✔✔-7. The safety
management process is important to Supply chain professionals because:
b. Improving how they deliver value to different customer segments -
ANSWER✔✔-8. In today's competitive business environment, the most
successful firms focus mainly on improving customer satisfaction by:
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, e. Stay the same - ANSWER✔✔-9. Recall that firms may seek to gain comp
adv through superior SC mgmt. refer to the value adv/productivity adv
matrix (figure 1) to answer question below CHART: QUESTION:
COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE COMMMODITY AMRKET
QUADRANT C SHOULD TRY TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPT
10. Supply chain management: - ANSWER✔✔-is the systematic
coordination of purchasing, manufacturing management and distribution
upstream with suppliers and downstream to customers
b. Is pulled closer to actual time (Shortens), improves - ANSWER✔✔-11. As
the time horizon for planning SC activities ____< the accuracy of the
planning ___
c. Creating a production- oriented focus across SC - ANSWER✔✔-12. Firms
have been talking about the GREAT DIVIDE as one of their biggest
challenges, among the following approaches, which would NOT help a
business deal with the great divide?
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and Answers 100% Pass
b. Selectively apply automation to help reduce costs and lower prices at
whole foods - ANSWER✔✔-1. In class we discussed amazons recent
acquisition of whole foods. The strategy that seems the most plausible for
amazon is:
Focus on creating supply chains that deliver the specific form, time and
place utility that each customer segment is looking for, at a price that each
segment is willing to pay - ANSWER✔✔-3. Two kinds of customers walk
into grizzly fly fishing shop: college freshman taking a first time class and
high end professionals with fishing experience, in order to deliver most
value to each of these customers, john should
B. Australian grocery store provides food in remote towns - ANSWER✔✔-
4. Among the following examples, which refers mostly to the place utility
that SC provides?
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,c. Transportation and other Distribution costs would likely increase44 -
ANSWER✔✔-5. Chuck from sales department wants to increase volume of
sales for a product. To do this, he wants to service a client in a new market
that is three times as far from your current DC as current markets. although
chuck might be happy because his sales numbers go up, total overall profit
might not improve because:
Distance to other DHL operations is important since they do not operate in
isolation - ANSWER✔✔-6. A WSJ article discussed in class regards DHLs
decision to locate/expand an operation in cincinatti/north Kentucky (CVG
airport) what does this example imply about the DHL
Greenfield/brownfield site location decision
7. b. Employees should expect safe working environment, and companies
should take the steps to maintain one - ANSWER✔✔-7. The safety
management process is important to Supply chain professionals because:
b. Improving how they deliver value to different customer segments -
ANSWER✔✔-8. In today's competitive business environment, the most
successful firms focus mainly on improving customer satisfaction by:
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, e. Stay the same - ANSWER✔✔-9. Recall that firms may seek to gain comp
adv through superior SC mgmt. refer to the value adv/productivity adv
matrix (figure 1) to answer question below CHART: QUESTION:
COMPANIES LOCATED IN THE COMMMODITY AMRKET
QUADRANT C SHOULD TRY TO DO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
EXCEPT
10. Supply chain management: - ANSWER✔✔-is the systematic
coordination of purchasing, manufacturing management and distribution
upstream with suppliers and downstream to customers
b. Is pulled closer to actual time (Shortens), improves - ANSWER✔✔-11. As
the time horizon for planning SC activities ____< the accuracy of the
planning ___
c. Creating a production- oriented focus across SC - ANSWER✔✔-12. Firms
have been talking about the GREAT DIVIDE as one of their biggest
challenges, among the following approaches, which would NOT help a
business deal with the great divide?
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