,Coyle lManaging lSupply lChains: lA lLogistics lApproach, l9th lEdition
Chapter l1 lTest lBank
CHAPTER l1 lTEST lQUESTIONS
True-False
1. The llast ldecade lof lthe ltwentieth lcentury lwas la lperiod lof lrapid lchange lfor lorganizations,
lespecially lbusinesses.
ANSWER: lTrue
2. A lkey lelement lin lWal-Mart's lability lto ldiscount lbrand lname lproducts lwas lan lunderstanding lof
lthe lcriticality lof lefficiency lin lits llogistics land lsupply lchain lsystem.
ANSWER: lTrue
3. Globalization lhas lhad llittle leffect lon lconsumers.
ANSWER: lFalse
4. Supply land ldemand lhas lbecome lless lvolatile las lmanagers lbecome lmore ladept lat lcontrolling
lthe lelements.
ANSWER: lFalse
5. Outsourcing lis la lfairly lnew lconcept.
ANSWER: lFalse
6. SAB lshould lexamine ltheir loff-shore lpurchasing lpolicy, leven lthough lthe lproducts lare lsourced lfrom
lthe lU.S.
ANSWER: lTrue
7. The lworld leconomy lstill lfavors lthe lUnited lStates land lEuropean lcountries, leven lthough lChina
land lIndia lcan lparticipate lin lthe lglobal leconomy lmuch lmore lreadily.
ANSWER: lFalse
8. The lU.S. ltransportation lsystem lwas lderegulated lin lthe l1930s land l1940s lin lresponse lto
leconomic lconditions land lWorld lWar l2.
ANSWER: lFalse
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, Coyle lManaging lSupply lChains: lA lLogistics lApproach, l9th lEdition
Chapter l1 lTest lBank
9. Even lthough lthere lare lreferences lto lsupply lchain lmanagement lin lthe l1980s, lSCM ldid lnot lcapture
lthe lattention lof lsenior-level lmanagement luntil lthe l1990s.
ANSWER: lTrue
10. Supply lchain lmanagers lno llonger lneed lto lworry labout lsuboptimization lin llight lof ltoday's ltechnology.
ANSWER: lFalse
Multiple lChoice
11. Most lretailers lare lessentially lsupply lchain lcompanies lsince
a. they ldominate lthe lconsumer lmarket.
b. own ltheir lwarehouses land ltrucks.
c. they lbuy lproducts lproduced lby lothers.
d. engage lin loff-shore lsourcing.
ANSWER: lc
12. Which lof lthe lbelow lis lnot lone lof lthe lexternal lforces ldriving lthe lrate lof lchange land lshaping
lour leconomic land lpolitical llandscape?
a. Government lpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmental lconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER: lc
13. Outsourcing linvolves
a. moving lcompany lfacilities laway lfrom lthe lhome loffice.
b. hiring lforeign lnationals lto lmanage lparts lof lthe lbusiness.
c. obtaining lmaterials, lparts, land lproducts lfrom lother lcompanies.
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d. building la lfactory lin lanother lcountry.
ANSWER: lc
14. Some lindividuals ldescribe lthe lcurrent lconsumer las lthe l"click lhere" lgeneration lbecause
a. we lall lhave lInternet laccess.
b. we lno llonger lwait lfor linformation lto lbe l"pushed lout" lto lus.
c. we lbuy lso lmuch lmerchandise lon lline.
d. we ltake llittle ltime lto lmake lpurchasing ldecisions.
ANSWER: lb
15. The ldemographics lof lour lsociety lhas lchanged lbecause
a. the l"Baby lBoom" lgeneration lis lnow lturning l60.
b. of lthe lincrease lin ltwo-career lfamilies land lsingle-parent lhouseholds.
c. of limmigration.
d. birth lrates lhave lchanged.
ANSWER: lb
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lbe ldifferent l from lthe lU.S. lEdition. lMay lnot lbe lscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto la lpublicly laccessible lwebsite,
lin lwhole lor lin lpart.
Chapter l1 lTest lBank
CHAPTER l1 lTEST lQUESTIONS
True-False
1. The llast ldecade lof lthe ltwentieth lcentury lwas la lperiod lof lrapid lchange lfor lorganizations,
lespecially lbusinesses.
ANSWER: lTrue
2. A lkey lelement lin lWal-Mart's lability lto ldiscount lbrand lname lproducts lwas lan lunderstanding lof
lthe lcriticality lof lefficiency lin lits llogistics land lsupply lchain lsystem.
ANSWER: lTrue
3. Globalization lhas lhad llittle leffect lon lconsumers.
ANSWER: lFalse
4. Supply land ldemand lhas lbecome lless lvolatile las lmanagers lbecome lmore ladept lat lcontrolling
lthe lelements.
ANSWER: lFalse
5. Outsourcing lis la lfairly lnew lconcept.
ANSWER: lFalse
6. SAB lshould lexamine ltheir loff-shore lpurchasing lpolicy, leven lthough lthe lproducts lare lsourced lfrom
lthe lU.S.
ANSWER: lTrue
7. The lworld leconomy lstill lfavors lthe lUnited lStates land lEuropean lcountries, leven lthough lChina
land lIndia lcan lparticipate lin lthe lglobal leconomy lmuch lmore lreadily.
ANSWER: lFalse
8. The lU.S. ltransportation lsystem lwas lderegulated lin lthe l1930s land l1940s lin lresponse lto
leconomic lconditions land lWorld lWar l2.
ANSWER: lFalse
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© l2013 lCengage lLearning. lAll lRights lReserved. lThis ledition lis lintended lfor luse loutside lof lthe lU.S. lonly, lwith lcontent lthat lmay
lbe ldifferent l from lthe lU.S. lEdition. lMay lnot lbe lscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto la lpublicly laccessible lwebsite,
lin lwhole lor lin lpart.
, Coyle lManaging lSupply lChains: lA lLogistics lApproach, l9th lEdition
Chapter l1 lTest lBank
9. Even lthough lthere lare lreferences lto lsupply lchain lmanagement lin lthe l1980s, lSCM ldid lnot lcapture
lthe lattention lof lsenior-level lmanagement luntil lthe l1990s.
ANSWER: lTrue
10. Supply lchain lmanagers lno llonger lneed lto lworry labout lsuboptimization lin llight lof ltoday's ltechnology.
ANSWER: lFalse
Multiple lChoice
11. Most lretailers lare lessentially lsupply lchain lcompanies lsince
a. they ldominate lthe lconsumer lmarket.
b. own ltheir lwarehouses land ltrucks.
c. they lbuy lproducts lproduced lby lothers.
d. engage lin loff-shore lsourcing.
ANSWER: lc
12. Which lof lthe lbelow lis lnot lone lof lthe lexternal lforces ldriving lthe lrate lof lchange land lshaping
lour leconomic land lpolitical llandscape?
a. Government lpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmental lconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER: lc
13. Outsourcing linvolves
a. moving lcompany lfacilities laway lfrom lthe lhome loffice.
b. hiring lforeign lnationals lto lmanage lparts lof lthe lbusiness.
c. obtaining lmaterials, lparts, land lproducts lfrom lother lcompanies.
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lbe ldifferent l from lthe lU.S. lEdition. lMay lnot lbe lscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto la lpublicly laccessible lwebsite,
lin lwhole lor lin lpart.
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d. building la lfactory lin lanother lcountry.
ANSWER: lc
14. Some lindividuals ldescribe lthe lcurrent lconsumer las lthe l"click lhere" lgeneration lbecause
a. we lall lhave lInternet laccess.
b. we lno llonger lwait lfor linformation lto lbe l"pushed lout" lto lus.
c. we lbuy lso lmuch lmerchandise lon lline.
d. we ltake llittle ltime lto lmake lpurchasing ldecisions.
ANSWER: lb
15. The ldemographics lof lour lsociety lhas lchanged lbecause
a. the l"Baby lBoom" lgeneration lis lnow lturning l60.
b. of lthe lincrease lin ltwo-career lfamilies land lsingle-parent lhouseholds.
c. of limmigration.
d. birth lrates lhave lchanged.
ANSWER: lb
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lbe ldifferent l from lthe lU.S. lEdition. lMay lnot lbe lscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto la lpublicly laccessible lwebsite,
lin lwhole lor lin lpart.
