SCM EXAM 2 WITH COMLETE ANSWERS
Toyota's rJIT rsystem rdoes rall rof rthese rexcept: r- rCORRECT✅✅Guarantees rzero
rproduction rerrors
Which rof rthese rstatements ris rfalse? r- rCORRECT✅✅Purchasing's ronly rtask ris rto
rprocure rgoods rat rthe rlowest rpossible rcost.
The rmost rimportant rthing rfor ran reffective rthree-way rmatch rprocess ris: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Accuracy rof rdocuments
Which rof rthese rchoices rcorrectly rlists rthe rthree rdocuments rused rfor ra rthree-way
rmatch? r- rCORRECT✅✅Purchase rOrder r(PO), rInvoice, rGoods rReceipt rNote r(GRN)
The rfirst rstep rin ra rpurchase rto rpay rprocess ris rto: r- rCORRECT✅✅Generate ra
rpurchase rrequisition
To rcompare rthe rquotes rfrom rmultiple rvendors, rthe rpurchase rexecutive rneeds rto ruse
rthe: r- rCORRECT✅✅Landed rcost
A rrobust rPurchase rto rPay rprocess rwill rhelp rwith rall rof rthese rexcept: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Enhancing rtransparency rin rfinancial roperations
A rpurchase rorder ris rissued rby: r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpurchase rdepartment
Approving ra rpurchase rrequisition rmeans rthat: r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpurchase ris
rbudgeted
The rprocess rused rto rensure rthat rsuppliers rreceive rthe rright ramount rand rtimely
rpayment ris rcalled: r- rCORRECT✅✅Three-way rmatch
In rwhich rof rthese rsituations rwill ra rcompany ruse ra rblanket rpurchase rorder? r-
rCORRECT✅✅For rrecurring rpurchases rof roffice rsupplies rover rthe ryear
Upon rthe rarrival rof rthe rgoods rat rthe rbuying rcompany rfacility, rthe rdocument rthat ris
rgenerated ris rcalled: r- rCORRECT✅✅Goods rreceipt rnote
An rApproved rSupplier rList rincludes: r- rCORRECT✅✅All rvetted rsuppliers rfor ra rgiven
rmaterial
All rof rthese rare rentries rin ra rpurchase rorder rexcept: r- rCORRECT✅✅Employee
rvacation rschedules
, Which rof rthese ris ra rgood rexample rof rcatalog-based rpurchasing? r-
rCORRECT✅✅When ran remployee rneeds roffice rsupplies, rshe rgoes rto rtheir
rcompany's rpurchasing rportal rand rselects rbased ron rthe ravailable roptions.
E-procurement rincreases rthe rlevel rof rvisibility. rA rgood rexample rof rthis ris: r-
rCORRECT✅✅The rorder rto rbe rdelivered rtomorrow ris rpotentially rdelayed rby rtwo
rdays.
Why ris rsupplier rdevelopment rcrucial rin rprocurement? r- rCORRECT✅✅To rfoster
rlong-term rrelationships remphasizing rcontinuous rimprovement
How ris rsupplier rperformance rtypically revaluated rin rsupplier rrating rsystems? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Based ron rcriteria rsuch ras rprice, rquality, rdelivery, rand rservice
What ris ra rprimary rfocus rwhen routsourcing radministrative rservices? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Efficiency rand rconfidentiality
In rthe rprocurement rof rhealth rservices, rwhat rfactor ris remphasized? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Provider's raccreditation rand rpatient rsatisfaction
For rwhich ritems rare rsuppliers rlikely rto rbe rmore rresponsive rand roffer rbetter rservice,
rrecognizing rthe rmutual rvalue rof rthe rrelationship? r- rCORRECT✅✅Items rof rhigh
rimportance rand rvalue rto rthe rcompany's rcore roperations.
Why ris rthe rmaquiladora rsystem rin rMexico rattractive rto rU.S. rmanufacturers? r-
rCORRECT✅✅It rallows rfor rduty-free rand rtariff-free rimport rof rmaterials rfor
rassembly.
Which rstatement rbest rreflects rthe rvariability rin rdefining rcore rcompetencies rand
rdependence rrisks racross rbusinesses? r- rCORRECT✅✅What rconstitutes ra rcore
rcompetence ror ra rsignificant rdependence rrisk rvaries rfrom rone rbusiness rto ranother,
reven rwithin rthe rsame rindustry.
Consolidating rpurchases rand rbuying ritems rfrom rvery rfew rsuppliers ris rnot ra rrisk rfor
rnon-critical ritems rbecause: r- rCORRECT✅✅There rare rmany rsuppliers rin rthe
rmarket, rand rit ris reasy rto rswitch rsuppliers rshould rone rdefault.
Which rof rthese rstatements ris rtrue rabout rthe rstatus rof rpurchasing rprior rto rthe r1990s?
r- rCORRECT✅✅The rsole rfocus rof rpurchasing rwas rcost rreduction.
What rshould rbusinesses rassess rwhen rmaking routsourcing rdecisions? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Core rcompetencies rand rdependence rrisks.
Bulk rchemicals rused rin rmanufacturing rprocesses rthat rare ressential rfor rproduction,
rhave rmany rsuppliers, rand rsignificantly raffect rcost refficiency.
Toyota's rJIT rsystem rdoes rall rof rthese rexcept: r- rCORRECT✅✅Guarantees rzero
rproduction rerrors
Which rof rthese rstatements ris rfalse? r- rCORRECT✅✅Purchasing's ronly rtask ris rto
rprocure rgoods rat rthe rlowest rpossible rcost.
The rmost rimportant rthing rfor ran reffective rthree-way rmatch rprocess ris: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Accuracy rof rdocuments
Which rof rthese rchoices rcorrectly rlists rthe rthree rdocuments rused rfor ra rthree-way
rmatch? r- rCORRECT✅✅Purchase rOrder r(PO), rInvoice, rGoods rReceipt rNote r(GRN)
The rfirst rstep rin ra rpurchase rto rpay rprocess ris rto: r- rCORRECT✅✅Generate ra
rpurchase rrequisition
To rcompare rthe rquotes rfrom rmultiple rvendors, rthe rpurchase rexecutive rneeds rto ruse
rthe: r- rCORRECT✅✅Landed rcost
A rrobust rPurchase rto rPay rprocess rwill rhelp rwith rall rof rthese rexcept: r-
rCORRECT✅✅Enhancing rtransparency rin rfinancial roperations
A rpurchase rorder ris rissued rby: r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpurchase rdepartment
Approving ra rpurchase rrequisition rmeans rthat: r- rCORRECT✅✅The rpurchase ris
rbudgeted
The rprocess rused rto rensure rthat rsuppliers rreceive rthe rright ramount rand rtimely
rpayment ris rcalled: r- rCORRECT✅✅Three-way rmatch
In rwhich rof rthese rsituations rwill ra rcompany ruse ra rblanket rpurchase rorder? r-
rCORRECT✅✅For rrecurring rpurchases rof roffice rsupplies rover rthe ryear
Upon rthe rarrival rof rthe rgoods rat rthe rbuying rcompany rfacility, rthe rdocument rthat ris
rgenerated ris rcalled: r- rCORRECT✅✅Goods rreceipt rnote
An rApproved rSupplier rList rincludes: r- rCORRECT✅✅All rvetted rsuppliers rfor ra rgiven
rmaterial
All rof rthese rare rentries rin ra rpurchase rorder rexcept: r- rCORRECT✅✅Employee
rvacation rschedules
, Which rof rthese ris ra rgood rexample rof rcatalog-based rpurchasing? r-
rCORRECT✅✅When ran remployee rneeds roffice rsupplies, rshe rgoes rto rtheir
rcompany's rpurchasing rportal rand rselects rbased ron rthe ravailable roptions.
E-procurement rincreases rthe rlevel rof rvisibility. rA rgood rexample rof rthis ris: r-
rCORRECT✅✅The rorder rto rbe rdelivered rtomorrow ris rpotentially rdelayed rby rtwo
rdays.
Why ris rsupplier rdevelopment rcrucial rin rprocurement? r- rCORRECT✅✅To rfoster
rlong-term rrelationships remphasizing rcontinuous rimprovement
How ris rsupplier rperformance rtypically revaluated rin rsupplier rrating rsystems? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Based ron rcriteria rsuch ras rprice, rquality, rdelivery, rand rservice
What ris ra rprimary rfocus rwhen routsourcing radministrative rservices? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Efficiency rand rconfidentiality
In rthe rprocurement rof rhealth rservices, rwhat rfactor ris remphasized? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Provider's raccreditation rand rpatient rsatisfaction
For rwhich ritems rare rsuppliers rlikely rto rbe rmore rresponsive rand roffer rbetter rservice,
rrecognizing rthe rmutual rvalue rof rthe rrelationship? r- rCORRECT✅✅Items rof rhigh
rimportance rand rvalue rto rthe rcompany's rcore roperations.
Why ris rthe rmaquiladora rsystem rin rMexico rattractive rto rU.S. rmanufacturers? r-
rCORRECT✅✅It rallows rfor rduty-free rand rtariff-free rimport rof rmaterials rfor
rassembly.
Which rstatement rbest rreflects rthe rvariability rin rdefining rcore rcompetencies rand
rdependence rrisks racross rbusinesses? r- rCORRECT✅✅What rconstitutes ra rcore
rcompetence ror ra rsignificant rdependence rrisk rvaries rfrom rone rbusiness rto ranother,
reven rwithin rthe rsame rindustry.
Consolidating rpurchases rand rbuying ritems rfrom rvery rfew rsuppliers ris rnot ra rrisk rfor
rnon-critical ritems rbecause: r- rCORRECT✅✅There rare rmany rsuppliers rin rthe
rmarket, rand rit ris reasy rto rswitch rsuppliers rshould rone rdefault.
Which rof rthese rstatements ris rtrue rabout rthe rstatus rof rpurchasing rprior rto rthe r1990s?
r- rCORRECT✅✅The rsole rfocus rof rpurchasing rwas rcost rreduction.
What rshould rbusinesses rassess rwhen rmaking routsourcing rdecisions? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Core rcompetencies rand rdependence rrisks.
Bulk rchemicals rused rin rmanufacturing rprocesses rthat rare ressential rfor rproduction,
rhave rmany rsuppliers, rand rsignificantly raffect rcost refficiency.
