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v the Supply Chain, 11th Edition (Russell)Verified
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v Chapters 1 - 17, Complete
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1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
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2 Quality Management
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3 Statistical Process Control
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S3 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling
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4 Product Design
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5 Service Design
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6 Processes and Technology
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7 Capacity and Facilities Design
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S7 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models
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8 Human Resources
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S8 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Work Measurement
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9 Project Management
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10 Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design
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11 Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution
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S11 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Transportation and Transshipment Models
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12 Forecasting
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13 Inventory Management
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S13 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Simulation
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14 Sales and Operations Planning
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S14 Operational Decision-Making Tools: Linear Programming
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15 Resource Planning Systems
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16 Lean Production Systems
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17 Scheduling
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Concept Check Questions for Learning Objectives v v v v v
Chapter 1 – Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
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The Operations Function
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1. The operations function interacts with
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a. Marketing
b. Suppliers
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d. Finance
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Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: d
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2. Operations is often described as v v v v
a. the creative core of an organization v v v v v
b. a transformation process v v
c. the source of firm profitability v v v v
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Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: b
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The Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management
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1. v helped to enable the Industrial Revolution.
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a. Linear programming v
b. Quality circles v
c. Interchangeable parts v
d. The Internet v
Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: c
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2. The Principles of Scientific Management were proposed by
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a. Adam Smith v
b. Henry Ford v
c. Frederick Taylor v
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Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: c
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3. Supply chain management emerged as
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a. companies started to outsource production v v v v
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c. globalization expanded the reach of suppliers and customers v v v v v v v
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Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: d
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4. The quality revolution was brought to us by
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a. Germany
b. Japan
c. China
d. Mexico
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Answer: b
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Globalization
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c. Outsourcing
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Difficulty: Easy v
Answer: d
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2. Which of the following countries has the highest hourly wage rate?
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a. Norway
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Difficulty: Moderate v
Answer: a
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3. Companies go global to v v v
a. take advantage of favorable costs v v v v
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