SCM ch 8 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
FedEx chose Memphis, Tennessee, for its central location,
or "hub," primarily because of the incentives offered by false
the city of Memphis and the state of Tennessee.
FedEx chose Memphis, Tennessee, as its U.S. hub be-
cause:
A) the city is in the center of the United States, geograph-
ically.
B) the airport has relatively few hours of bad weather
closures. E) All of the Above
C) it needed a means to reach cities to which it did not
have direct flights.
D) the firm believed that a hub system was superior to
traditional city-to-city flight scheduling.
E) All of the above are true.
Which of the following statements regarding FedEx is
TRUE?
A) Its hub in Memphis, Tennessee, was selected because
of its low cost.
B) Memphis, Tennessee, is the only hub in the company's
global flight network. C) FedEx believes the hub system helps reduce mishan-
C) FedEx believes the hub system helps reduce mishan- dling and delays due to better controls.
dling and delays due to better controls.
D) FedEx uses a hub system in the United States, but a
city-to-city network in other countries.
E) Memphis is FedEx's only hub airport in the United
States.
Industrial location analysis typically attempts to:
A) minimize costs.
A) minimize costs.
B) maximize sales.
C) focus more on human resources.
,D) avoid countries with strict environmental regulations.
E) ignore exchange rates and currency risks.
A location decision for an appliance manufacturer would
tend to have what type of focus?
A) cost focus
B) focus on finding very highly skilled technicians A) cost focus
C) revenue focus
D) environmental focus
E) education focus
A location decision for a traditional department store (e.g.,
Macy's) would tend to have what type of focus?
A) cost focus
B) labor focus C) revenue focus
C) revenue focus
D) environmental focus
E) education focus
As described in the book Aerotropolis, nowadays location
decisions worldwide are often being based on what?
A) rivers
B) rail hubs E) airports
C) interstate highways
D) ports
E) airports
FedEx schedules its aircraft using a(n) system,
which it credits with reducing package mishandling and Answer: central hub
delay in transit.
Lists have been developed that rank countries on issues
TRUE
such as "competitiveness" and "corruption."
The ratio of labor cost per day to productivity, in units per
true
day, is the labor cost per unit.
, For a location decision, labor productivity may be impor-
tant in isolation, but low wage rates are a more important False
criterion.
Unfavorable exchange rates can offset other savings in a
true
location decision.
An example of an intangible cost, as it relates to location
true
decisions, is the quality of education.
In location decisions, intangible costs are easier to mea-
false
sure than tangible costs.
Location decisions are based on many things, including
costs, revenues, incentives, attitudes, and intangibles, but false
not on ethical considerations.
Manufacturers may want to locate close to their customers
if the transportation of finished goods is expensive or true
diflcult.
One reason for a firm locating near its competitors is the
true
presence of a major resource it needs.
Why is Northern Mexico used as a cluster for electronics
firms?
A) high traflc flows
B) venture capitalists located nearby D) NAFTA
C) natural resources of land and climate
D) NAFTA
E) high per capita GDP
Among the following choices, an operations manager
might best evaluate political risk of a country by looking
at which type of country ranking? C) based on corruption
A) based on competitiveness
B) based on cost of doing business
FedEx chose Memphis, Tennessee, for its central location,
or "hub," primarily because of the incentives offered by false
the city of Memphis and the state of Tennessee.
FedEx chose Memphis, Tennessee, as its U.S. hub be-
cause:
A) the city is in the center of the United States, geograph-
ically.
B) the airport has relatively few hours of bad weather
closures. E) All of the Above
C) it needed a means to reach cities to which it did not
have direct flights.
D) the firm believed that a hub system was superior to
traditional city-to-city flight scheduling.
E) All of the above are true.
Which of the following statements regarding FedEx is
TRUE?
A) Its hub in Memphis, Tennessee, was selected because
of its low cost.
B) Memphis, Tennessee, is the only hub in the company's
global flight network. C) FedEx believes the hub system helps reduce mishan-
C) FedEx believes the hub system helps reduce mishan- dling and delays due to better controls.
dling and delays due to better controls.
D) FedEx uses a hub system in the United States, but a
city-to-city network in other countries.
E) Memphis is FedEx's only hub airport in the United
States.
Industrial location analysis typically attempts to:
A) minimize costs.
A) minimize costs.
B) maximize sales.
C) focus more on human resources.
,D) avoid countries with strict environmental regulations.
E) ignore exchange rates and currency risks.
A location decision for an appliance manufacturer would
tend to have what type of focus?
A) cost focus
B) focus on finding very highly skilled technicians A) cost focus
C) revenue focus
D) environmental focus
E) education focus
A location decision for a traditional department store (e.g.,
Macy's) would tend to have what type of focus?
A) cost focus
B) labor focus C) revenue focus
C) revenue focus
D) environmental focus
E) education focus
As described in the book Aerotropolis, nowadays location
decisions worldwide are often being based on what?
A) rivers
B) rail hubs E) airports
C) interstate highways
D) ports
E) airports
FedEx schedules its aircraft using a(n) system,
which it credits with reducing package mishandling and Answer: central hub
delay in transit.
Lists have been developed that rank countries on issues
TRUE
such as "competitiveness" and "corruption."
The ratio of labor cost per day to productivity, in units per
true
day, is the labor cost per unit.
, For a location decision, labor productivity may be impor-
tant in isolation, but low wage rates are a more important False
criterion.
Unfavorable exchange rates can offset other savings in a
true
location decision.
An example of an intangible cost, as it relates to location
true
decisions, is the quality of education.
In location decisions, intangible costs are easier to mea-
false
sure than tangible costs.
Location decisions are based on many things, including
costs, revenues, incentives, attitudes, and intangibles, but false
not on ethical considerations.
Manufacturers may want to locate close to their customers
if the transportation of finished goods is expensive or true
diflcult.
One reason for a firm locating near its competitors is the
true
presence of a major resource it needs.
Why is Northern Mexico used as a cluster for electronics
firms?
A) high traflc flows
B) venture capitalists located nearby D) NAFTA
C) natural resources of land and climate
D) NAFTA
E) high per capita GDP
Among the following choices, an operations manager
might best evaluate political risk of a country by looking
at which type of country ranking? C) based on corruption
A) based on competitiveness
B) based on cost of doing business
