,CoylelManaginglSupplylChains:lAlLogisticslApproach,l9th lEdition
Chapterl1lTest lBank
CHAPTERl1 lTESTlQUESTIONS
True-False
1. Thellastldecadelofltheltwentieth lcenturylwaslalperiod loflrapidlchangelforlorganizations,lespecially lbusi
nesses.
ANSWER:lTrue
2. Alkey lelementlin lWal-
Mart'slability lto ldiscountlbrandlnamelproductslwaslanlunderstandingloflthelcriticality loflefficiencylin li
tsllogisticsland lsupply lchain lsystem.
ANSWER:lTrue
3. Globalization lhaslhad llittleleffectlon lconsumers.
ANSWER:lFalse
4. Supply landldemandlhaslbecomellesslvolatilelaslmanagerslbecomelmoreladeptlatlcontrollinglthelele
ments.
ANSWER:lFalse
5. Outsourcinglislalfairly lnewlconcept.
ANSWER:lFalse
6. SABlshouldlexamineltheirloff-shorelpurchasinglpolicy,levenlthough lthelproductslarelsourcedlfromlthelU.S.
ANSWER:lTrue
7. Thelworld leconomylstilllfavorslthelUnitedlStatesland lEuropeanlcountries,leven lthoughlChinaland lIndi
alcan lparticipate lin lthelgloballeconomy lmuch lmorelreadily.
ANSWER:lFalse
8. ThelU.S.ltransportation lsystemlwaslderegulatedlinlthel1930slandl1940slin lresponse lto leconomiclcon
ditionsland lWorld lWarl2.
ANSWER:lFalse
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©l2013 lCengagelLearning. lAlllRightslReserved.lThisleditionlislintendedlforluseloutsideloflthelU.S.lonly,lwithlcontentlthatlmaylbeldifferentl fro
m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
, CoylelManaginglSupplylChains:lAlLogisticslApproach,l9th lEdition
Chapterl1lTest lBank
9. Even lthough ltherelarelreferenceslto lsupply lchainlmanagementlin lthel1980s,lSCMldid lnotlcapturelthelatten
tion lof lsenior-levellmanagementluntillthel1990s.
ANSWER:lTrue
10. Supply lchain lmanagerslno llongerlneed lto lworry laboutlsuboptimization lin llightlof ltoday'sltechnology.
ANSWER:lFalse
MultiplelChoice
11. Mostlretailerslarelessentially lsupply lchain lcompanieslsince
a. they ldominate lthelconsumerlmarket.
b. own ltheirlwarehousesland ltrucks.
c. they lbuy lproductslproduced lby lothers.
d. engagelin loff-shorelsourcing.
ANSWER:lc
12. Which loflthelbelowlislnotloneloflthelexternallforcesldrivinglthelrateloflchangeland lshapinglourlecon
omicland lpoliticalllandscape?
a. Governmentlpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentallconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:lc
13. Outsourcinglinvolves
a. movinglcompany lfacilitieslaway lfromlthelhomeloffice.
b. hiringlforeign lnationalslto lmanagelpartslof lthelbusiness.
c. obtaininglmaterials,lparts,land lproductslfromlotherlcompanies.
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m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
, CoylelManaginglSupplylChains:lAlLogisticslApproach,l9th lEdition
Chapterl1lTest lBank
d. buildinglalfactory lin lanotherlcountry.
ANSWER:lc
14. Somelindividualsldescribe lthelcurrentlconsumerlaslthel"click lhere"lgeneration lbecause
a. welalllhavelInternetlaccess.
b. welno llongerlwaitlforlinformation lto lbel"pushed lout"lto lus.
c. welbuy lso lmuch lmerchandise lon lline.
d. weltakellittleltimelto lmake lpurchasingldecisions.
ANSWER:lb
15. Theldemographicslof lourlsociety lhaslchanged lbecause
a. thel"Baby lBoom"lgeneration lislnowlturningl60.
b. of lthelincrease lin ltwo-careerlfamiliesland lsingle-parentlhouseholds.
c. of limmigration.
d. birth lrateslhavelchanged.
ANSWER:lb
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m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
Chapterl1lTest lBank
CHAPTERl1 lTESTlQUESTIONS
True-False
1. Thellastldecadelofltheltwentieth lcenturylwaslalperiod loflrapidlchangelforlorganizations,lespecially lbusi
nesses.
ANSWER:lTrue
2. Alkey lelementlin lWal-
Mart'slability lto ldiscountlbrandlnamelproductslwaslanlunderstandingloflthelcriticality loflefficiencylin li
tsllogisticsland lsupply lchain lsystem.
ANSWER:lTrue
3. Globalization lhaslhad llittleleffectlon lconsumers.
ANSWER:lFalse
4. Supply landldemandlhaslbecomellesslvolatilelaslmanagerslbecomelmoreladeptlatlcontrollinglthelele
ments.
ANSWER:lFalse
5. Outsourcinglislalfairly lnewlconcept.
ANSWER:lFalse
6. SABlshouldlexamineltheirloff-shorelpurchasinglpolicy,levenlthough lthelproductslarelsourcedlfromlthelU.S.
ANSWER:lTrue
7. Thelworld leconomylstilllfavorslthelUnitedlStatesland lEuropeanlcountries,leven lthoughlChinaland lIndi
alcan lparticipate lin lthelgloballeconomy lmuch lmorelreadily.
ANSWER:lFalse
8. ThelU.S.ltransportation lsystemlwaslderegulatedlinlthel1930slandl1940slin lresponse lto leconomiclcon
ditionsland lWorld lWarl2.
ANSWER:lFalse
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©l2013 lCengagelLearning. lAlllRightslReserved.lThisleditionlislintendedlforluseloutsideloflthelU.S.lonly,lwithlcontentlthatlmaylbeldifferentl fro
m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
, CoylelManaginglSupplylChains:lAlLogisticslApproach,l9th lEdition
Chapterl1lTest lBank
9. Even lthough ltherelarelreferenceslto lsupply lchainlmanagementlin lthel1980s,lSCMldid lnotlcapturelthelatten
tion lof lsenior-levellmanagementluntillthel1990s.
ANSWER:lTrue
10. Supply lchain lmanagerslno llongerlneed lto lworry laboutlsuboptimization lin llightlof ltoday'sltechnology.
ANSWER:lFalse
MultiplelChoice
11. Mostlretailerslarelessentially lsupply lchain lcompanieslsince
a. they ldominate lthelconsumerlmarket.
b. own ltheirlwarehousesland ltrucks.
c. they lbuy lproductslproduced lby lothers.
d. engagelin loff-shorelsourcing.
ANSWER:lc
12. Which loflthelbelowlislnotloneloflthelexternallforcesldrivinglthelrateloflchangeland lshapinglourlecon
omicland lpoliticalllandscape?
a. Governmentlpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentallconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:lc
13. Outsourcinglinvolves
a. movinglcompany lfacilitieslaway lfromlthelhomeloffice.
b. hiringlforeign lnationalslto lmanagelpartslof lthelbusiness.
c. obtaininglmaterials,lparts,land lproductslfromlotherlcompanies.
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©l2013 lCengagelLearning. lAlllRightslReserved.lThisleditionlislintendedlforluseloutsideloflthelU.S.lonly,lwithlcontentlthatlmaylbeldifferentl fro
m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
, CoylelManaginglSupplylChains:lAlLogisticslApproach,l9th lEdition
Chapterl1lTest lBank
d. buildinglalfactory lin lanotherlcountry.
ANSWER:lc
14. Somelindividualsldescribe lthelcurrentlconsumerlaslthel"click lhere"lgeneration lbecause
a. welalllhavelInternetlaccess.
b. welno llongerlwaitlforlinformation lto lbel"pushed lout"lto lus.
c. welbuy lso lmuch lmerchandise lon lline.
d. weltakellittleltimelto lmake lpurchasingldecisions.
ANSWER:lb
15. Theldemographicslof lourlsociety lhaslchanged lbecause
a. thel"Baby lBoom"lgeneration lislnowlturningl60.
b. of lthelincrease lin ltwo-careerlfamiliesland lsingle-parentlhouseholds.
c. of limmigration.
d. birth lrateslhavelchanged.
ANSWER:lb
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©l2013 lCengagelLearning. lAlllRightslReserved.lThisleditionlislintendedlforluseloutsideloflthelU.S.lonly,lwithlcontentlthatlmaylbeldifferentl fro
m lthelU.S.lEdition. lMay lnotlbelscanned, lcopied, lduplicated, lor lposted lto lalpublicly laccessiblelwebsite, lin lwholelor lin lpart.
