Supply Chain Management A Logistics Perspective 12th Edition By John Coyle, John Langley, Robert Novack, Brian Gibson (Test Bank)

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CHAPTERg 1g TESTg QUESTIONS
True-False
1. Thegfirstgdecadegofgthegtwenty-
firstgcenturygwasgagperiodgofgrapidgchangegforgorganizations,gespeciallygbusinesses.
ANSWER:gTrue,gPageg5
2. AgkeygelementgingWal-
Mart’sgabilitygtogdiscountgbrandgnamegproductsgwasg angunderstandingg ofgthegcriticalitygofgefficien
cygingitsglogisticsgandgsupplygchaingsystem.
ANSWER:gTrue,gPageg6
3. Globalizationg hasg hadglittlegeffectg ongconsumers.
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg7
4. Supplygandgdemandghasgbecomeglessgvolatilegasgmanagersgbecomegmoregadeptgatgcontrollinggth
egelements.
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg8
5. Outsourcinggisgagfairlygnewgconcept.
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg9
6. SABgshouldgexaminegtheirgoff-
shoregpurchasinggpolicy,gevengthoughgthegproductsgaregsourcedgfromgthegU.S.
ANSWER:gTrue,gPageg9
7. ItgisgexpectedgthatgsomegorgallgofgthegBRICgcountriesg(Brazil,gRussia,gIndiag&gchina)gwillgreplacegt
hegso-
calledgVISTAgcountriesg(Vietnam,gIndonesia,gS.gAfrica,gTurkeygandgArgentina)asglowgcostgpro
ducersgofgvariousgproductsgandgservices.
ANSWER:g False,gPageg9
8. ThegworldgeconomygstillgfavorsgthegUnitedgStatesgandgEuropeangcountries,gevengthoughgChinag
andgIndiagcangparticipategingthegglobalgeconomygmuchgmoregreadily.
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg10
9. ItgisgpredictedgthatgsocialgnetworksgsuchgasgFacebookgandgTwittergwillginfluencegsupplygchainsg
becausegofgtheirgimpactgongcustomergdemandgandgthegspeedgofginformationgtransfers.
ANSWER:gTrue,gPageg10
10. ThegU.S.gtransportationgsystemgwasgderegulatedgingtheg1930sgandg1940sgingresponsegtogeconom
icgconditionsgandgWorldgWarg2
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg12
11. Evengthoughgtheregaregreferencesgtogsupplygchaingmanagementgingtheg1980s,gSCMgdidgnotgcapt
uregthegattentiongofgsenior-levelgmanagementguntilgtheg1990s.
ANSWER:gTrue,gPageg15
12. Supplygchaingmanagersgnoglongergneedgtogworrygaboutgsuboptimizationginglightgofgtoday’sgtech
nology.
ANSWER:gFalse,gPageg19

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MultiplegChoice
13. Mostgretailersgaregessentiallygsupplygchaingcompaniesgsince
A.g theygdominategthegconsumergmarket.
b. owngtheirgwarehousesgandgtrucks.
c. theygbuygproductsgproducedgbygothers.
d. engagegingoff-shoregsourcing.
ANSWER:gc,gPageg6
14. Whichgofgthegbelowgisgnotgonegofgthegexternalgforcesgdrivinggthegrategofgchangega
ndgshapinggourgeconomicgandgpoliticalglandscape?
a. Governmentgpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalgconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:gc,gPageg7
15. Outsourcingg involves
a. movinggcompanygfacilitiesg awaygfromgtheg homeg office.
b. hiringgforeigngnationalsg tog managegpartsg ofg thegbusiness.
c. obtaininggmaterials,gparts,gandgproductsgfromgothergcompanies.
d. buildinggagfactoryginganothergcountry.
ANSWER:gc,gPageg9
16. Somegindividualsgdescribegthegcurrentgconsumergasgtheg“clickghere”ggenerationg
because
a. wegallghavegInternetgaccess.
b. wegnoglongergwaitgforginformationgtogbeg“pushedgout”gtogus.
c. wegbuygsogmuchgmerchandisegongline.
d. wegtakeglittlegtimegtogmakegpurchasinggdecisions.
ANSWER:gb,gPageg10
17. Thegdemographicsgofgourgsocietyghasgchangedgbecause
a. theg“BabygBoom”ggenerationgisgnowgturningg60.
b. ofgthegincreasegingtwo-careergfamiliesgandgsingle-parentghouseholds.
c. ofgimmigration.
d. birthgratesghavegchanged.
ANSWER:gb,gPageg12
18. ThegSupplygChaingConcept
a. isgverygnewgandgconsideredgcuttinggedgegtechnology.

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b. isghighlygdependentgofgcomputerization.
c. isgnotgalwaysgwellgunderstoodgbygseniorgmanagers.
d. developedgfromgthegpreviousgPhysicalgDistributiongconcept.
ANSWER:gd,gPageg15
19. Logistics,gingitsgsimplestgform,
a. isgagmilitarygterm,gasgitgwasgdevelopedgoriginallygtogsupplygthegbattlefield.
b. combinesginboundglogisticsgwithgthegoutboundglogisticsgofgphysicalgdistribution.
c. isganothergtermgforgtransportationgmanagement.
d. doesgnotginvolvegcustomergservicegorgothergrelatedgfunctions.
ANSWER:gb,gPageg16
20. Onegofgthegmajorgchallengesgofgsupplygchaingmanagementgis
a. forwardgbuying.
b. maintaininggthegvisibilitygofginventory.
c. buildinggsafety-stockginventory.
d. Pushingginventorygbackgtogvendors.
ANSWER:gb,gPage18
21. WhichgofgthesegflowsgonlygonegwaygasgillustratedgingFigureg1-4?
a. information
b. productsgandgservices
c. financials
d. Nonegofgtheseganswers
ANSWER:gd,gPageg18
22. Traditionally,ginformationghasgbeengviewedgasgflowinggingthegoppositegdirectiongofg products
,gthatgis,gfromgthegmarket/customergbackgtogthegwholesalers,gmanufacturers,gandgvendors.
a. Thisgisgstillgtruegandghasgnotgchanged.
b. Computerizationghasggreatlygincreasedgthegflowgofginformationgfromgthegsource.
c. Theg“BiggBox”gstoresghavegdevelopedgtheirgowngsources.
d. Nonegofgtheseganswers
ANSWER:gd,gPageg21
23. OnegofgthegfourgsupplygchaingflowsgingFigureg1g–
g8gthatghasgreceivedgincreasedgattentiongfromgsupplygchaingmanagersgduegtogtheggrowthgi

ngtechnologygis:
a. Productgflow
b. Informationgflow
c. Cashgflow


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