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PRE-ASSESSMENT: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT (PUXO)
Attempt #1
Status:
Passed
1. At which stage of the supply chain does a distributor YOUR CORREC
operate? ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Raw material sampling
Focal firm
Downstream
Second-tier upstream
2. Which technology helps with the quick production of product models and
prototypes for an organization?
YOUR
CORREC
ANSWE
T
R
ANSWE
R
3D printing
Blockchain
Radio frequency identification
Robotics arm
3. What is an example of big data being utilized in a
supply chain?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Global positioning systems data in logistics
Forecasting data in planning systems
Capacity data of manufacturing
lines Workforce data of assembly
,operation
Accessibility Policy Accessibility Settings
,4. In a new assembly line, workers are becoming more competent with increased production
volumes and manufacturing costs are being reduced.
What is this phenomenon known
as?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Experience curve
Bullwhip effect
Value advantage
Postponement
5. A healthcare company is producing large volumes of toothpaste and
toothbrushes and is replenishing shelves at multiple retail stores according
to forecasting.
Which product positioning strategy is being
used?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Assemble to order
Make to stock
Vertical
integration
Make to order
6. A furniture shop requires four of its carpenters to work in sequence to produce a
table. Each carpenter has a capacity rating of one to four based on the part of the
table being created. The
capacity rating and process time for each carpenter is:
Carpenter 1: Capacity 4
= 12 minutes
Process
rating = Carpenter 2: time
= 18 minutes
2
Capacity rating = Process
= 12.5 minutes
time
Carpenter 3: Capacity 1
Process = 13 minutes
rating = Carpenter 4: time
3
Capacity rating = Process
time
, Which carpenter is most likely to become a bottleneck in the production
of the table?
CORREC
YOUR T
ANSWE ANSWE
R R
Carpenter 1
Carpenter
2
PRE-ASSESSMENT: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT (PUXO)
Attempt #1
Status:
Passed
1. At which stage of the supply chain does a distributor YOUR CORREC
operate? ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Raw material sampling
Focal firm
Downstream
Second-tier upstream
2. Which technology helps with the quick production of product models and
prototypes for an organization?
YOUR
CORREC
ANSWE
T
R
ANSWE
R
3D printing
Blockchain
Radio frequency identification
Robotics arm
3. What is an example of big data being utilized in a
supply chain?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Global positioning systems data in logistics
Forecasting data in planning systems
Capacity data of manufacturing
lines Workforce data of assembly
,operation
Accessibility Policy Accessibility Settings
,4. In a new assembly line, workers are becoming more competent with increased production
volumes and manufacturing costs are being reduced.
What is this phenomenon known
as?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Experience curve
Bullwhip effect
Value advantage
Postponement
5. A healthcare company is producing large volumes of toothpaste and
toothbrushes and is replenishing shelves at multiple retail stores according
to forecasting.
Which product positioning strategy is being
used?
YOUR CORREC
ANSWE T
R ANSWE
R
Assemble to order
Make to stock
Vertical
integration
Make to order
6. A furniture shop requires four of its carpenters to work in sequence to produce a
table. Each carpenter has a capacity rating of one to four based on the part of the
table being created. The
capacity rating and process time for each carpenter is:
Carpenter 1: Capacity 4
= 12 minutes
Process
rating = Carpenter 2: time
= 18 minutes
2
Capacity rating = Process
= 12.5 minutes
time
Carpenter 3: Capacity 1
Process = 13 minutes
rating = Carpenter 4: time
3
Capacity rating = Process
time
, Which carpenter is most likely to become a bottleneck in the production
of the table?
CORREC
YOUR T
ANSWE ANSWE
R R
Carpenter 1
Carpenter
2
