Question 1
Which of this best defines a supply chain?
✅ The linked activities associated with providing materiel to end users for consumption
❌ The making of articles on a large-scale using machinery; industrial production
❌ The set of unlinked activities of a complex operation involving many people, facilities, or
supplies
❌ The action of sharing resources among a number of recipients
Question 2
"Time to Recover" is which of the following?
✅ The time it takes for a supply chain node to fully recover after a disruption
❌ A core capacity
❌ The amount of time a supply chain can continue to operate before failure
❌ Days of supply
Question 3
True or False: It is important to identify essential workers, people that will need to continue to
work to support society and critical operations, in advance.
✅ True
❌ False
Question 4
How does using diverse suppliers support a resilient supply chain?
✅ Decreases the risk of disruption
❌ Rejects use of artificial intelligence
❌ Increases the risk of disruption
, ❌ Increases complexity
Question 5
True or False: U.S. intellectual property has been stolen and confidence in the security of
products delivered to the DoD has been lowered.
✅ True
❌ False
Question 6
In geopolitics, metrics can spotlight which of the following?
✅ Political trends in the countries from which supplies are being received
❌ Rare earth mine locations
❌ Near-shoring locations
❌ Loss of skilled human resources
Question 7
True or False: While automated systems are replacing blue-collar workers, there has been a
corresponding decrease in requirements for people who can design, build, program, and repair
automated systems.
✅ False
❌ True
Question 8
The Operations & Support (O&S) phase of the Major Capability Acquisition pathway includes:
✅ Sustainment and disposal
❌ Initial planning for product support
❌ Analysis of Alternatives