SCMN 2150 Auburn Test 1 Questions
and Answers15
25% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory - ANSWERS -What benefit can be gained by
adopting best practices in supply chain planning?
Step 4 Invest in performance management - ANSWERS -Which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level?
Inventory buffer locations - ANSWERS -Planning for holiday demand is difficult for each of the
following reasons EXCEPT for
Reduced variable costs - ANSWERS -What benefit will be created if a supply chain reduces its
inventory carrying costs?
Unilever - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS -What factors tend to pull facilities away from its main
markets?
Materials requirement planning - ANSWERS -_____ converts the master schedule of production
into a detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components.
, Master production plan - ANSWERS -The _____ is the plan that a company develops for
production, staffing, or inventory.
Creating independent forecasts and action plans. - ANSWERS -Is not one of the key priorities of
Sales and Operation Planning
False - ANSWERS -T/F... All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same
number and types of participants.
True - ANSWERS -T/F... Auburn has an RFID lab that work on Supply chain solutions like product
tracking and visibility
Capacity - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS -The process of establishing the output rate that can be achieved
(throughput)
Capacity Planning and Management - ANSWERS -Goal is to match capacity and demand
False - 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 - ANSWERS -Measures how much of the available capacity is actually being
used
and Answers15
25% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory - ANSWERS -What benefit can be gained by
adopting best practices in supply chain planning?
Step 4 Invest in performance management - ANSWERS -Which demand planning step does the
organization evaluate the accuracy of the forecast and assess the forecast error level?
Inventory buffer locations - ANSWERS -Planning for holiday demand is difficult for each of the
following reasons EXCEPT for
Reduced variable costs - ANSWERS -What benefit will be created if a supply chain reduces its
inventory carrying costs?
Unilever - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS -What factors tend to pull facilities away from its main
markets?
Materials requirement planning - ANSWERS -_____ converts the master schedule of production
into a detailed schedule, so that you can purchase raw materials and components.
, Master production plan - ANSWERS -The _____ is the plan that a company develops for
production, staffing, or inventory.
Creating independent forecasts and action plans. - ANSWERS -Is not one of the key priorities of
Sales and Operation Planning
False - ANSWERS -T/F... All supply chains are constructed in a similar fashion with the same
number and types of participants.
True - ANSWERS -T/F... Auburn has an RFID lab that work on Supply chain solutions like product
tracking and visibility
Capacity - 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 - 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 - ANSWERS -The process of establishing the output rate that can be achieved
(throughput)
Capacity Planning and Management - ANSWERS -Goal is to match capacity and demand
False - 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 - ANSWERS -Measures how much of the available capacity is actually being
used
