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CHAPTERX1XTESTXQUESTIONS

True-False

1. TheXlastXdecadeXofXtheXtwentiethXcenturyXwasXaXperiodXofXrapidXchangeXforXorganizations,Xespecia
llyXbusinesses.
ANSWER:XTrue

2. AXkeyXelementXinXWal-
Mart'sXabilityXtoXdiscountXbrandXnameXproductsXwasXanXunderstandingXofXtheXcriticalityXofXefficie
ncyXinXitsXlogisticsXandXsupplyXchainXsystem.
ANSWER:XTrue

3. GlobalizationXhasXhadXlittleXeffectXonXconsumers.
ANSWER:XFalse

4. SupplyXandXdemandXhasXbecomeXlessXvolatileXasXmanagersXbecomeXmoreXadeptXatXcontrollingXt
heXelements.
ANSWER:XFalse

5. OutsourcingXisXaXfairlyXnewXconcept.
ANSWER:XFalse

6. SABXshouldXexamineXtheirXoff-
shoreXpurchasingXpolicy,XevenXthoughXtheXproductsXareXsourcedXfromXtheXU.S.
ANSWER:XTrue

7. TheXworldXeconomyXstillXfavorsXtheXUnitedXStatesXandXEuropeanXcountries,XevenXthoughXChinaXa
ndXIndiaXcanXparticipateXinXtheXglobalXeconomyXmuchXmoreXreadily.
ANSWER:XFalse


8. TheXU.S.XtransportationXsystemXwasXderegulatedXinXtheX1930sXandX1940sXinXresponseXtoXecono
micXconditionsXandXWorldXWarX2.
ANSWER:XFalse
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9. EvenXthoughXthereXareXreferencesXtoXsupplyXchainXmanagementXinXtheX1980s,XSCMXdidXnotXcaptureX
theXattentionXofXsenior-levelXmanagementXuntilXtheX1990s.
ANSWER:XTrue

10. SupplyXchainXmanagersXnoXlongerXneedXtoXworryXaboutXsuboptimizationXinXlightXofXtoday'sXtechnology.
ANSWER:XFalse




MultipleXChoice

11. MostXretailersXareXessentiallyXsupplyXchainXcompaniesXsince
a. theyXdominateXtheXconsumerXmarket.
b. ownXtheirXwarehousesXandXtrucks.
c. theyXbuyXproductsXproducedXbyXothers.
d. engageXinXoff-shoreXsourcing.

ANSWER:Xc

12. WhichXofXtheXbelowXisXnotXoneXofXtheXexternalXforcesXdrivingXtheXrateXofXchangeXandXshapingX
ourXeconomicXandXpoliticalXlandscape?
a. GovernmentXpolicy
b. Technology
c. EnvironmentalXconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:Xc

13. OutsourcingXinvolves
a. movingXcompanyXfacilitiesXawayXfromXtheXhomeXoffice.
b. hiringXforeignXnationalsXtoXmanageXpartsXofXtheXbusiness.
c. obtainingXmaterials,Xparts,XandXproductsXfromXotherXcompanies.
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holeXorXinXpart.

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d. buildingXaXfactoryXinXanotherXcountry.

ANSWER:Xc

14. SomeXindividualsXdescribeXtheXcurrentXconsumerXasXtheX"clickXhere"XgenerationXbecause
a. weXallXhaveXInternetXaccess.
b. weXnoXlongerXwaitXforXinformationXtoXbeX"pushedXout"XtoXus.
c. weXbuyXsoXmuchXmerchandiseXonXline.
d. weXtakeXlittleXtimeXtoXmakeXpurchasingXdecisions.

ANSWER:Xb

15. TheXdemographicsXofXourXsocietyXhasXchangedXbecause
a. theX"BabyXBoom"XgenerationXisXnowXturningX60.
b. ofXtheXincreaseXinXtwo-careerXfamiliesXandXsingle-parentXhouseholds.
c. ofXimmigration.
d. birthXratesXhaveXchanged.

ANSWER:Xb




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