SCMA EXAM 4 Questions AND Correct Answers
"Dock-to-stock cycle time" is calculated as the total cycle time
in hours to process all supplier receipts in a time period
divided by the total number of supplier receipts for the time
period? - ✔✔true
"Onboarding" refers to the training of employees - ✔✔true
"Supply chain stimulation" refers to tools which enable
companies to evaluate how different network designs and
strategies "play out" based on some sequence of events -
✔✔True
3PLs and 4PLs differ in several ways. Which of the following is
not one of the ways 3PLs and 4PLs differ? - ✔✔most 4PLs do
not use technology to manage their client's supply chains
A benefit of using Balanced Scorecards is that they describes
the cause-and-effect relationship of the strategic objectives -
✔✔True
A keiretsu structure in supply chain management can be
horizontal or vertical. A vertical structure would consist of a
,group or interrelated companies overseen by some committee
or council representing firms in the supply chain - ✔✔True
A Keiretsu, a term describing a group of affiliated corporations
with broad power and reach, would typically provide all of the
following types of support to the supply chain except for -
✔✔legal
Agile organizations typically can be identified by five
trademarks, which include all of the following except for -
✔✔finances
As an important factor in achieving supply chain management
success, labor must be evaluated regularly. APICS has
identified several categories of metrics that could be used to
measure labor performance. Which of the following is not one
of those metrics identified by APICS? - ✔✔perfect order rate
Balanced scorecards can only be used in large firms and are
not feasible yo be used by small organizations - ✔✔false
Because most ERP systems are similar and include
components used by a majority of firms, it is not important to
, include a planning phase in adopting and implementing an
ERP software solution - ✔✔false
Because supply chains involve multiple firms and a large
number of individuals, collaboration is essential to successful
supply chain management. This makes social networking an
ideal means of enabling and enhancing collaboration -
✔✔True
best in class organizations tend to significantly outperform the
average firm with respect to the cross-training of employees
across multiple roles - ✔✔true
decentralization, specialization, formalization, a span of
control, organization size, and work-unit size, would all be
examples of which major factor influencing the effectiveness
of a supply chain organization? - ✔✔organizational
characteristics
Each process or element of the supply chain is an important
strategic resource and a corporate asset - ✔✔True
"Dock-to-stock cycle time" is calculated as the total cycle time
in hours to process all supplier receipts in a time period
divided by the total number of supplier receipts for the time
period? - ✔✔true
"Onboarding" refers to the training of employees - ✔✔true
"Supply chain stimulation" refers to tools which enable
companies to evaluate how different network designs and
strategies "play out" based on some sequence of events -
✔✔True
3PLs and 4PLs differ in several ways. Which of the following is
not one of the ways 3PLs and 4PLs differ? - ✔✔most 4PLs do
not use technology to manage their client's supply chains
A benefit of using Balanced Scorecards is that they describes
the cause-and-effect relationship of the strategic objectives -
✔✔True
A keiretsu structure in supply chain management can be
horizontal or vertical. A vertical structure would consist of a
,group or interrelated companies overseen by some committee
or council representing firms in the supply chain - ✔✔True
A Keiretsu, a term describing a group of affiliated corporations
with broad power and reach, would typically provide all of the
following types of support to the supply chain except for -
✔✔legal
Agile organizations typically can be identified by five
trademarks, which include all of the following except for -
✔✔finances
As an important factor in achieving supply chain management
success, labor must be evaluated regularly. APICS has
identified several categories of metrics that could be used to
measure labor performance. Which of the following is not one
of those metrics identified by APICS? - ✔✔perfect order rate
Balanced scorecards can only be used in large firms and are
not feasible yo be used by small organizations - ✔✔false
Because most ERP systems are similar and include
components used by a majority of firms, it is not important to
, include a planning phase in adopting and implementing an
ERP software solution - ✔✔false
Because supply chains involve multiple firms and a large
number of individuals, collaboration is essential to successful
supply chain management. This makes social networking an
ideal means of enabling and enhancing collaboration -
✔✔True
best in class organizations tend to significantly outperform the
average firm with respect to the cross-training of employees
across multiple roles - ✔✔true
decentralization, specialization, formalization, a span of
control, organization size, and work-unit size, would all be
examples of which major factor influencing the effectiveness
of a supply chain organization? - ✔✔organizational
characteristics
Each process or element of the supply chain is an important
strategic resource and a corporate asset - ✔✔True
