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SCMN 3710 Midterm Questions and
Correct Answers By Expert
Channel structure management includes decisions
regarding the use of outsourcing,
channel inventories, ____________, and channel structure.
Ans: information systems
Another driving influence for supply chain reexamination
has been the desire of organizations to change their supply
chain focus from a __________to an "investment" center.
Ans: cost center
There are four major categories that provide a useful way for
examining logistics and supply chain performance: They are:
time, ______, cost, and supporting metrics.
Ans: quality
Nicholas Mwololo
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There are two parts to the order management process. The
first is _______________ and the second is
_________________________.
Ans: influencing how the customer orders, managing
the order after it is received
As the level of substitutability for a product increases, its
stockout costs to the manufacturer:
Ans: increase
The SCOR model provides suggested metrics
Ans: across multiple dimensions for each of the five
Level One processes.
This type of forecast error measure is the only one to show if
a stock out or overage occurred
Nicholas Mwololo
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Ans: CFE (bias)
Exponential smoothing
Ans: Is one of the most commonly used techniques.
The term functional silos refers to
Ans: Lack of coordination between departments
Demand for transportation at the microeconomic level is
___ while the demand for transportation at the
macroeconomic level is ___?
Ans: Elastic, inelastic
The optimization model is based on
Ans: precise mathematical procedures.
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 4
The grid technique is used to determine a fixed facility
location that represents the least-cost center for moving
incoming materials and outbound product within a
geographic grid. This least cost center is also referred to as
Ans: a center of gravity
As the dollar value of a product decreases, its transportation
cost
Ans: Decreases
The value that is added to goods through a manufacturing
or assembly process is:
Ans: Form utility
What are fixed spatial points where goods stop for storage
or processing?
Nicholas Mwololo
SCMN 3710 Midterm Questions and
Correct Answers By Expert
Channel structure management includes decisions
regarding the use of outsourcing,
channel inventories, ____________, and channel structure.
Ans: information systems
Another driving influence for supply chain reexamination
has been the desire of organizations to change their supply
chain focus from a __________to an "investment" center.
Ans: cost center
There are four major categories that provide a useful way for
examining logistics and supply chain performance: They are:
time, ______, cost, and supporting metrics.
Ans: quality
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 2
There are two parts to the order management process. The
first is _______________ and the second is
_________________________.
Ans: influencing how the customer orders, managing
the order after it is received
As the level of substitutability for a product increases, its
stockout costs to the manufacturer:
Ans: increase
The SCOR model provides suggested metrics
Ans: across multiple dimensions for each of the five
Level One processes.
This type of forecast error measure is the only one to show if
a stock out or overage occurred
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 3
Ans: CFE (bias)
Exponential smoothing
Ans: Is one of the most commonly used techniques.
The term functional silos refers to
Ans: Lack of coordination between departments
Demand for transportation at the microeconomic level is
___ while the demand for transportation at the
macroeconomic level is ___?
Ans: Elastic, inelastic
The optimization model is based on
Ans: precise mathematical procedures.
Nicholas Mwololo
, Page 4
The grid technique is used to determine a fixed facility
location that represents the least-cost center for moving
incoming materials and outbound product within a
geographic grid. This least cost center is also referred to as
Ans: a center of gravity
As the dollar value of a product decreases, its transportation
cost
Ans: Decreases
The value that is added to goods through a manufacturing
or assembly process is:
Ans: Form utility
What are fixed spatial points where goods stop for storage
or processing?
Nicholas Mwololo
