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CHAPTERm1 mTESTmQUESTIONS
True-False
1. Themlastmdecademofmthemtwentiethmcenturymwasmamperiod mofmrapid mchangemformorganizations,mespeci
ally mbusinesses.
ANSWER:mTrue
2. Amkey melementmin mWal-
Mart'smability mtomdiscountmbrandmnamemproductsmwasman munderstandingmofmthemcriticality mofmeffici
ency min mitsmlogisticsmand msupply mchain msystem.
ANSWER:mTrue
3. Globalization mhasmhad mlittlemeffectmon mconsumers.
ANSWER:mFalse
4. Supply mand mdemandmhasmbecomemlessmvolatilemasmmanagersmbecomemmoremadeptmatmcontrolling
mthe melements.
ANSWER:mFalse
5. Outsourcingmismamfairly mnewmconcept.
ANSWER:mFalse
6. SABmshould mexamine mtheirmoff-
shorempurchasingmpolicy,meven mthough mthemproductsmaremsourced mfrommthemU.S.
ANSWER:mTrue
7. Themworld meconomy mstillmfavorsmthemUnitedmStatesmandmEuropeanmcountries,mevenmthoughmChinam
and mIndiamcan mparticipate min mthemglobalmeconomy mmuch mmoremreadily.
ANSWER:mFalse
8. ThemU.S.mtransportationmsystemmwasmderegulatedminmthem1930smandm1940smin mresponse mtomecono
micmconditionsmand mWorld mWarm2.
ANSWER:mFalse
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mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
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9. Even mthough mtheremaremreferencesmto msupply mchainmmanagementmin mthem1980s,mSCMmdidmnotmcapture
mthe mattention mof msenior-levelmmanagementmuntilmthe m1990s.
ANSWER:mTrue
10. Supply mchainmmanagersmnomlongermneedmtomworry maboutmsuboptimization minmlightmofmtoday'smtechnology.
ANSWER:mFalse
MultiplemChoice
11. Mostmretailersmaremessentially msupply mchain mcompaniesmsince
a. they mdominate mthemconsumermmarket.
b. own mtheirmwarehousesmand mtrucks.
c. they mbuy mproductsmproduced mby mothers.
d. engagemin moff-shoremsourcing.
ANSWER:mc
12. Which mofmthembelowmismnotmonemofmthemexternalmforcesmdrivingmthemratemofmchangemandmshaping
mourmeconomic mand mpoliticalmlandscape?
a. Governmentmpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalmconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:mc
13. Outsourcingminvolves
a. movingmcompany mfacilitiesmaway mfrommthemhomemoffice.
b. hiringmforeign mnationalsmto mmanage mpartsmof mthembusiness.
c. obtainingmmaterials,mparts,mand mproductsmfrommothermcompanies.
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©m2013 mCengagemLearning. mAllmRightsmReserved.mThismedition mismintendedmfor musemoutsidemof mthemU.S.monly,mwithmcontentmthatmmay
mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
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d. buildingmamfactory min manothermcountry.
ANSWER:mc
14. Somemindividualsmdescribe mthemcurrentmconsumermasmthem"click mhere"mgeneration mbecause
a. wemallmhave mInternetmaccess.
b. wemno mlongermwaitmforminformation mto mbem"pushed mout"mto mus.
c. wembuy mso mmuch mmerchandise mon mline.
d. wemtakemlittlemtimemto mmakempurchasingmdecisions.
ANSWER:mb
15. Themdemographicsmof mourmsociety mhasmchanged mbecause
a. them"Baby mBoom"mgeneration mismnowmturningm60.
b. of mthemincrease min mtwo-careermfamiliesmand msingle-parentmhouseholds.
c. of mimmigration.
d. birth mratesmhavemchanged.
ANSWER:mb
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mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
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CHAPTERm1 mTESTmQUESTIONS
True-False
1. Themlastmdecademofmthemtwentiethmcenturymwasmamperiod mofmrapid mchangemformorganizations,mespeci
ally mbusinesses.
ANSWER:mTrue
2. Amkey melementmin mWal-
Mart'smability mtomdiscountmbrandmnamemproductsmwasman munderstandingmofmthemcriticality mofmeffici
ency min mitsmlogisticsmand msupply mchain msystem.
ANSWER:mTrue
3. Globalization mhasmhad mlittlemeffectmon mconsumers.
ANSWER:mFalse
4. Supply mand mdemandmhasmbecomemlessmvolatilemasmmanagersmbecomemmoremadeptmatmcontrolling
mthe melements.
ANSWER:mFalse
5. Outsourcingmismamfairly mnewmconcept.
ANSWER:mFalse
6. SABmshould mexamine mtheirmoff-
shorempurchasingmpolicy,meven mthough mthemproductsmaremsourced mfrommthemU.S.
ANSWER:mTrue
7. Themworld meconomy mstillmfavorsmthemUnitedmStatesmandmEuropeanmcountries,mevenmthoughmChinam
and mIndiamcan mparticipate min mthemglobalmeconomy mmuch mmoremreadily.
ANSWER:mFalse
8. ThemU.S.mtransportationmsystemmwasmderegulatedminmthem1930smandm1940smin mresponse mtomecono
micmconditionsmand mWorld mWarm2.
ANSWER:mFalse
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©m2013 mCengagemLearning. mAllmRightsmReserved.mThismedition mismintendedmfor musemoutsidemof mthemU.S.monly,mwithmcontentmthatmmay
mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
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9. Even mthough mtheremaremreferencesmto msupply mchainmmanagementmin mthem1980s,mSCMmdidmnotmcapture
mthe mattention mof msenior-levelmmanagementmuntilmthe m1990s.
ANSWER:mTrue
10. Supply mchainmmanagersmnomlongermneedmtomworry maboutmsuboptimization minmlightmofmtoday'smtechnology.
ANSWER:mFalse
MultiplemChoice
11. Mostmretailersmaremessentially msupply mchain mcompaniesmsince
a. they mdominate mthemconsumermmarket.
b. own mtheirmwarehousesmand mtrucks.
c. they mbuy mproductsmproduced mby mothers.
d. engagemin moff-shoremsourcing.
ANSWER:mc
12. Which mofmthembelowmismnotmonemofmthemexternalmforcesmdrivingmthemratemofmchangemandmshaping
mourmeconomic mand mpoliticalmlandscape?
a. Governmentmpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalmconcerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:mc
13. Outsourcingminvolves
a. movingmcompany mfacilitiesmaway mfrommthemhomemoffice.
b. hiringmforeign mnationalsmto mmanage mpartsmof mthembusiness.
c. obtainingmmaterials,mparts,mand mproductsmfrommothermcompanies.
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©m2013 mCengagemLearning. mAllmRightsmReserved.mThismedition mismintendedmfor musemoutsidemof mthemU.S.monly,mwithmcontentmthatmmay
mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
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d. buildingmamfactory min manothermcountry.
ANSWER:mc
14. Somemindividualsmdescribe mthemcurrentmconsumermasmthem"click mhere"mgeneration mbecause
a. wemallmhave mInternetmaccess.
b. wemno mlongermwaitmforminformation mto mbem"pushed mout"mto mus.
c. wembuy mso mmuch mmerchandise mon mline.
d. wemtakemlittlemtimemto mmakempurchasingmdecisions.
ANSWER:mb
15. Themdemographicsmof mourmsociety mhasmchanged mbecause
a. them"Baby mBoom"mgeneration mismnowmturningm60.
b. of mthemincrease min mtwo-careermfamiliesmand msingle-parentmhouseholds.
c. of mimmigration.
d. birth mratesmhavemchanged.
ANSWER:mb
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©m2013 mCengagemLearning. mAllmRightsmReserved.mThismedition mismintendedmfor musemoutsidemof mthemU.S.monly,mwithmcontentmthatmmay
mbemdifferentm frommthemU.S. mEdition. mMay mnotmbemscanned, mcopied,mduplicated, mor mpostedmtomampubliclymaccessiblemwebsite,mi
n mwholemor min mpart.
