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CHAPTERt1tTESTtQUESTIONS

True-False

1. Thetlasttdecadetoftthettwentiethtcenturytwastatperiodtoftrapidtchangetfortorganizations,tespeciallytbusi
nesses.
ANSWER:tTrue

2. AtkeytelementtintWal-
Mart'stabilityttotdiscounttbrandtnametproductstwastantunderstandingtoftthetcriticalitytoftefficiencytinti
tstlogisticstandtsupplytchaintsystem.
ANSWER:tTrue

3. Globalizationthasthadtlittleteffecttontconsumers.
ANSWER:tFalse

4. Supplytandtdemandthastbecometlesstvolatiletastmanagerstbecometmoretadepttattcontrollingtthetele
ments.
ANSWER:tFalse

5. Outsourcingtistatfairlytnewtconcept.
ANSWER:tFalse

6. SABtshouldtexaminettheirtoff-shoretpurchasingtpolicy,teventthoughtthetproductstaretsourcedtfromtthetU.S.
ANSWER:tTrue

7. ThetworldteconomytstilltfavorstthetUnitedtStatestandtEuropeantcountries,teventthoughtChinatandtIndi
atcantparticipatetintthetglobalteconomytmuchtmoretreadily.
ANSWER:tFalse


8. ThetU.S.ttransportationtsystemtwastderegulatedtintthet1930standt1940stintresponsettoteconomictcon
ditionstandtWorldtWart2.
ANSWER:tFalse

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9. Eventthoughttheretaretreferencesttotsupplytchaintmanagementtintthet1980s,tSCMtdidtnottcapturetthetatten
tiontoftsenior-leveltmanagementtuntiltthet1990s.
ANSWER:tTrue

10. Supplytchaintmanagerstnotlongertneedttotworrytabouttsuboptimizationtintlighttofttoday'sttechnology.
ANSWER:tFalse




MultipletChoice

11. Mosttretailerstaretessentiallytsupplytchaintcompaniestsince
a. theytdominatetthetconsumertmarket.
b. ownttheirtwarehousestandttrucks.
c. theytbuytproductstproducedtbytothers.
d. engagetintoff-shoretsourcing.

ANSWER:tc

12. Whichtoftthetbelowtistnottonetoftthetexternaltforcestdrivingtthetratetoftchangetandtshapingtourtecon
omictandtpoliticaltlandscape?
a. Governmenttpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentaltconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:tc

13. Outsourcingtinvolves
a. movingtcompanytfacilitiestawaytfromtthethometoffice.
b. hiringtforeigntnationalsttotmanagetpartstoftthetbusiness.
c. obtainingtmaterials,tparts,tandtproductstfromtothertcompanies.
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d. buildingtatfactorytintanothertcountry.

ANSWER:tc

14. Sometindividualstdescribetthetcurrenttconsumertastthet"clickthere"tgenerationtbecause
a. wetallthavetInternettaccess.
b. wetnotlongertwaittfortinformationttotbet"pushedtout"ttotus.
c. wetbuytsotmuchtmerchandisetontline.
d. wettaketlittlettimettotmaketpurchasingtdecisions.

ANSWER:tb

15. Thetdemographicstoftourtsocietythastchangedtbecause
a. thet"BabytBoom"tgenerationtistnowtturningt60.
b. oftthetincreasetinttwo-careertfamiliestandtsingle-parentthouseholds.
c. oftimmigration.
d. birthtratesthavetchanged.

ANSWER:tb




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