SCM - FINAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
tactical-level planning address? - How many workers should we hire or
fire?
"Amazonization" is: - the shift to online ordering and direct delivery to a
business or home
Planning that takes place at the level of the market or entire business is? -
Strategic planning.
Decision making regarding customers and products is often led by the: -
Marketing Management
Which of these statements is TRUE? - For a given level of quality, increasing
price will lower value.
An electronics firm produces smart phones for sale to the worldwide market. One
of the most crucial process-related competitive operational priorities for this firm
is: - Flexibility
,A supplier of materials used in manufactured goods is a member of: - The
product supply chain
When developing an operations strategy, most firms: - Focus on one or two
competitive dimensions.
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
strategic-level planning address? - How many manufacturing plants should
the company operate?
A company with a number of physically separate plants has a centralized tool
room. This tool room in the past has been responsible for emergency repairs.
Whenever equipment (e.g., a spindle, boring machine, transfer line) in one of
these separate plants breaks down, the affected items are brought to the tool
room, where they are repaired. In some cases, the breakdowns affect production
schedules. In other cases, the breakdowns are more annoying but do not
adversely affect schedules. Complicating the operations in the tool room is the
fact that many of the plans for the equipment are incomplete or out-of-date, thus
resulting in "make from sample"; requests (the broken part is provided and the
tool room is asked to make the replacement piece just like the broken part). It is
difficult to predict what equipment will break down and when. Furthermore, the
company owns a wide variety of equipment. What are the order winner -
Option d
Suppose that you are the general manager of a hotel. For which of the following
issues would you first seek help from an operations manager in your firm? -
Customers' complaints are rising.
Logistics, as defined in our class, covers? - All of the answers. **
,All downstream activities.
All upstream activities.
Lead times.
The entire supply chain.
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
operational-level planning address? - How many units of inventory for
product X should I order?
A manufacturer of generic prescription drugs must excel at delivering which of
the following product traits? - Low cost
Currently, our system is characterized by a lack of fit between what the customer
wants and what the SCM system is best able to provide. As a result, which of the
following would apply?
1. The only way to restore fit is for the firm to change the market segment it is
going after.
2. Unless something is done, our firm will not be the most effective and efficient
long-term supplier.
3. Any firm can successfully counter such inconsistencies through the use of
patents and aggressive advertising. - 2 Only
ISCM8 - From our class, a 'value chain' is: - Purchasing and Logistics
Purchasing, Operations and Logistics
None of the answers **
Operations and Logistics
, Sum of the information technology flow
Within the supply chain and operations management system, the value
proposition is most effectively communicated to the rest of the organization
through which of the following mechanisms? - Performance measures
Purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles could be motivated by which strategic
consideration? - Planet.
Sustainability.
Triple bottom line.
Profit.
All of the answers. **
"Effectiveness" can best be described as... - Doing the right things to create
the most value for the company.
An 'enterprise' could be: - a company or governmental organization
a governmental organization
a non-governmental organization
all of these **
a company
SCM7 - TPE-TCO-Life refers to: - A tradeoff of concerns
Strategic decisions are usually: - All of the others
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND
NEW!!
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
tactical-level planning address? - How many workers should we hire or
fire?
"Amazonization" is: - the shift to online ordering and direct delivery to a
business or home
Planning that takes place at the level of the market or entire business is? -
Strategic planning.
Decision making regarding customers and products is often led by the: -
Marketing Management
Which of these statements is TRUE? - For a given level of quality, increasing
price will lower value.
An electronics firm produces smart phones for sale to the worldwide market. One
of the most crucial process-related competitive operational priorities for this firm
is: - Flexibility
,A supplier of materials used in manufactured goods is a member of: - The
product supply chain
When developing an operations strategy, most firms: - Focus on one or two
competitive dimensions.
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
strategic-level planning address? - How many manufacturing plants should
the company operate?
A company with a number of physically separate plants has a centralized tool
room. This tool room in the past has been responsible for emergency repairs.
Whenever equipment (e.g., a spindle, boring machine, transfer line) in one of
these separate plants breaks down, the affected items are brought to the tool
room, where they are repaired. In some cases, the breakdowns affect production
schedules. In other cases, the breakdowns are more annoying but do not
adversely affect schedules. Complicating the operations in the tool room is the
fact that many of the plans for the equipment are incomplete or out-of-date, thus
resulting in "make from sample"; requests (the broken part is provided and the
tool room is asked to make the replacement piece just like the broken part). It is
difficult to predict what equipment will break down and when. Furthermore, the
company owns a wide variety of equipment. What are the order winner -
Option d
Suppose that you are the general manager of a hotel. For which of the following
issues would you first seek help from an operations manager in your firm? -
Customers' complaints are rising.
Logistics, as defined in our class, covers? - All of the answers. **
,All downstream activities.
All upstream activities.
Lead times.
The entire supply chain.
What kinds of questions does an operations manager who is responsible for
operational-level planning address? - How many units of inventory for
product X should I order?
A manufacturer of generic prescription drugs must excel at delivering which of
the following product traits? - Low cost
Currently, our system is characterized by a lack of fit between what the customer
wants and what the SCM system is best able to provide. As a result, which of the
following would apply?
1. The only way to restore fit is for the firm to change the market segment it is
going after.
2. Unless something is done, our firm will not be the most effective and efficient
long-term supplier.
3. Any firm can successfully counter such inconsistencies through the use of
patents and aggressive advertising. - 2 Only
ISCM8 - From our class, a 'value chain' is: - Purchasing and Logistics
Purchasing, Operations and Logistics
None of the answers **
Operations and Logistics
, Sum of the information technology flow
Within the supply chain and operations management system, the value
proposition is most effectively communicated to the rest of the organization
through which of the following mechanisms? - Performance measures
Purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles could be motivated by which strategic
consideration? - Planet.
Sustainability.
Triple bottom line.
Profit.
All of the answers. **
"Effectiveness" can best be described as... - Doing the right things to create
the most value for the company.
An 'enterprise' could be: - a company or governmental organization
a governmental organization
a non-governmental organization
all of these **
a company
SCM7 - TPE-TCO-Life refers to: - A tradeoff of concerns
Strategic decisions are usually: - All of the others
