SCMN 2150 EXAM 1 (ROBERT STRAW) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
What are the 5 steps to adopting a Supply Chain Perspective? - Answers - 1. Develop a
Vision
2. Establish Commitment
3. Marshal the resources
4. Get the ball rolling
5. Monitor the results
Who releases a list of the top 25 supply chain companies each year? - Answers -
Gartner Inc
What are the top 5 supply chain companies in 2023? - Answers - 1. Scheider Electric
2. Cisco Systems
3. Colgate-Palmolive
4. Johnson & Johnson
5. PepsiCo
What is the technical definition of SCM? - Answers - The planning and management of
all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics
management activities.
What are the 5 primary groups involved in SCM? - Answers - 1. Suppliers
2. Manufacturers
3. Distributors
4. Retailers
5. Consumers
What are the 3 flows involved in SCM? - Answers - 1. Product
2. Information
3. Money
Which essential process of SCM are associated with Plan, Buy, Make, Move, and
Service? - Answers - A. Plan (Internal Supply Chain)
B. Buy (Supply management and procurement; purchasing)
C. Make (Operations management and production; production)
D. Move (Logistics and transportation; distribution)
E. Service (Post sales support; customers)
Supply chains are intricate networks, their structure often resembles that of a spider
web as opposed to a linear model. - Answers - True
, Companies care about SCM because it provides them with a competitive advantage,
allowing them to out perform competitors. - Answers - True
What are the 7 rights of SCM? - Answers - 1. Right product
2. Customer
3. Time
4. Place
5. Condition
6. Quantity
7. Cost
What are the 7 keys of facility location? - Answers - 1. Land
2. Labor
3. Capital
4. Sources
5. Production
6. Markets
7. Logistics
What are the classic economic factors for facility location? - Answers - Land, Labor, and
Capital
Define a Link and give examples - Answers - Transportation and communication
methods used to connect nodes.
Ex: Transportation, info exchange, financial transactions
Define a Node and give examples - Answers - Fixed point in SC where value added
processes take place.
Ex: Plants, warehouses, DCs, retail stores
What are the 6 primary types of links? - Answers - Truck, train, airplane, ships, pipeline,
and internet
Define Centralized Supply Chains (examples) - Answers - Focus on all the activities that
take place at a single node with the network being designed around that node.
Ex: LL Bean and Pharmaceutical Companies
Define Decentralized Supply Chains (examples) - Answers - Similar activities that take
place at multiple regional nodes that make up the overall network.
Ex: Grocery stores
What are some advantages and disadvantages of centralized SC? - Answers -
Advantages:
1. Lower inventory and Safety stock levels
2. Less labor costs
3. Smaller management teams
AND ANSWERS 2026
What are the 5 steps to adopting a Supply Chain Perspective? - Answers - 1. Develop a
Vision
2. Establish Commitment
3. Marshal the resources
4. Get the ball rolling
5. Monitor the results
Who releases a list of the top 25 supply chain companies each year? - Answers -
Gartner Inc
What are the top 5 supply chain companies in 2023? - Answers - 1. Scheider Electric
2. Cisco Systems
3. Colgate-Palmolive
4. Johnson & Johnson
5. PepsiCo
What is the technical definition of SCM? - Answers - The planning and management of
all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all logistics
management activities.
What are the 5 primary groups involved in SCM? - Answers - 1. Suppliers
2. Manufacturers
3. Distributors
4. Retailers
5. Consumers
What are the 3 flows involved in SCM? - Answers - 1. Product
2. Information
3. Money
Which essential process of SCM are associated with Plan, Buy, Make, Move, and
Service? - Answers - A. Plan (Internal Supply Chain)
B. Buy (Supply management and procurement; purchasing)
C. Make (Operations management and production; production)
D. Move (Logistics and transportation; distribution)
E. Service (Post sales support; customers)
Supply chains are intricate networks, their structure often resembles that of a spider
web as opposed to a linear model. - Answers - True
, Companies care about SCM because it provides them with a competitive advantage,
allowing them to out perform competitors. - Answers - True
What are the 7 rights of SCM? - Answers - 1. Right product
2. Customer
3. Time
4. Place
5. Condition
6. Quantity
7. Cost
What are the 7 keys of facility location? - Answers - 1. Land
2. Labor
3. Capital
4. Sources
5. Production
6. Markets
7. Logistics
What are the classic economic factors for facility location? - Answers - Land, Labor, and
Capital
Define a Link and give examples - Answers - Transportation and communication
methods used to connect nodes.
Ex: Transportation, info exchange, financial transactions
Define a Node and give examples - Answers - Fixed point in SC where value added
processes take place.
Ex: Plants, warehouses, DCs, retail stores
What are the 6 primary types of links? - Answers - Truck, train, airplane, ships, pipeline,
and internet
Define Centralized Supply Chains (examples) - Answers - Focus on all the activities that
take place at a single node with the network being designed around that node.
Ex: LL Bean and Pharmaceutical Companies
Define Decentralized Supply Chains (examples) - Answers - Similar activities that take
place at multiple regional nodes that make up the overall network.
Ex: Grocery stores
What are some advantages and disadvantages of centralized SC? - Answers -
Advantages:
1. Lower inventory and Safety stock levels
2. Less labor costs
3. Smaller management teams
