SCMN 2150 Auburn Test 1 || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
25% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory correct answers What benefit can be gained by
adopting best practices in supply chain planning?
Step 4 Invest in performance management correct answers Which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level?
Inventory buffer locations correct answers Planning for holiday demand is difficult for each of
the following reasons EXCEPT for
Reduced variable costs correct answers What benefit will be created if a supply chain reduces its
inventory carrying costs?
Unilever correct answers Which company holds the top spot in the 2017 Gartner Top 25 Supply
Chains list?
Avoid the need to charge sales tax to customers correct answers According to this week's reading
about Amazon, why did the company originally limit its facilities to states like Arizona,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and a few others
Severe traffic congestion correct answers What factors tend to pull facilities away from its main
markets?
Materials requirement planning correct answers _____ converts the master schedule of
production into a detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components.
Master production plan correct answers The _____ is the plan that a company develops for
production, staffing, or inventory.
Creating independent forecasts and action plans. correct answers Is not one of the key priorities
of Sales and Operation Planning
False correct answers T/F... All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same
number and types of participants.
True correct answers T/F... Auburn has an RFID lab that work on Supply chain solutions like
product tracking and visibility
Capacity correct answers *The rate at which output can be produced by an operating unit
*Ex: Machine, process, facility, company, restaurant, movie theater, airplane, etc.
Capacity cushion correct answers *An additional amount of capacity added onto the expected
demand to allow for greater than expected demand and demand during peak demand seasons.
*Creates flexibility.
, capacity planning correct answers The process of establishing the output rate that can be
achieved (throughput)
Capacity Planning and Management correct answers Goal is to match capacity and demand
False correct answers T/F... Capacity planning provides the ability to be proactive rather than
reactive in the management of inventory levels, material flow, and production scheduling
Capacity Utilization correct answers Measures how much of the available capacity is actually
being used
Centralized correct answers *National
*Lower investment
*Lower level Lower cost
*Higher cost Effective
Centralized Distribution advantage correct answers Lower overall inventory
Centralized Network correct answers the single node controls customer interaction, the
flow of goods, and other key activities on a national basis
• Benefits
• Lower safety stock levels
• Lower overhead costs
• Economies of scale
• Challenges
• Longer lead times
• Higher delivery costs
• Potential inefficiencies
Chicken correct answers Cross Dock
True correct answers T/F... Companies that have an effective sales and operations planning
process increase their visibility across their enterprise, improve product management, and
minimize unnecessary buildups of inventory.
Cross Docks correct answers Suppliers to dock, dock to truck. preorganized
* moderate inventory held at store
* low handling costs
* low facility costs
Decentralized correct answers *Regional
*Greater investment
*Higher level Higher cost Lower cost Highly effective
Decentralized network correct answers Each node controls customer interaction, the flow of
goods, and other key activities within its region
25% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory correct answers What benefit can be gained by
adopting best practices in supply chain planning?
Step 4 Invest in performance management correct answers Which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level?
Inventory buffer locations correct answers Planning for holiday demand is difficult for each of
the following reasons EXCEPT for
Reduced variable costs correct answers What benefit will be created if a supply chain reduces its
inventory carrying costs?
Unilever correct answers Which company holds the top spot in the 2017 Gartner Top 25 Supply
Chains list?
Avoid the need to charge sales tax to customers correct answers According to this week's reading
about Amazon, why did the company originally limit its facilities to states like Arizona,
Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and a few others
Severe traffic congestion correct answers What factors tend to pull facilities away from its main
markets?
Materials requirement planning correct answers _____ converts the master schedule of
production into a detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components.
Master production plan correct answers The _____ is the plan that a company develops for
production, staffing, or inventory.
Creating independent forecasts and action plans. correct answers Is not one of the key priorities
of Sales and Operation Planning
False correct answers T/F... All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same
number and types of participants.
True correct answers T/F... Auburn has an RFID lab that work on Supply chain solutions like
product tracking and visibility
Capacity correct answers *The rate at which output can be produced by an operating unit
*Ex: Machine, process, facility, company, restaurant, movie theater, airplane, etc.
Capacity cushion correct answers *An additional amount of capacity added onto the expected
demand to allow for greater than expected demand and demand during peak demand seasons.
*Creates flexibility.
, capacity planning correct answers The process of establishing the output rate that can be
achieved (throughput)
Capacity Planning and Management correct answers Goal is to match capacity and demand
False correct answers T/F... Capacity planning provides the ability to be proactive rather than
reactive in the management of inventory levels, material flow, and production scheduling
Capacity Utilization correct answers Measures how much of the available capacity is actually
being used
Centralized correct answers *National
*Lower investment
*Lower level Lower cost
*Higher cost Effective
Centralized Distribution advantage correct answers Lower overall inventory
Centralized Network correct answers the single node controls customer interaction, the
flow of goods, and other key activities on a national basis
• Benefits
• Lower safety stock levels
• Lower overhead costs
• Economies of scale
• Challenges
• Longer lead times
• Higher delivery costs
• Potential inefficiencies
Chicken correct answers Cross Dock
True correct answers T/F... Companies that have an effective sales and operations planning
process increase their visibility across their enterprise, improve product management, and
minimize unnecessary buildups of inventory.
Cross Docks correct answers Suppliers to dock, dock to truck. preorganized
* moderate inventory held at store
* low handling costs
* low facility costs
Decentralized correct answers *Regional
*Greater investment
*Higher level Higher cost Lower cost Highly effective
Decentralized network correct answers Each node controls customer interaction, the flow of
goods, and other key activities within its region
