Test Bank for Managing Supply Chains A Logistics Approach International Edition 9th Edition

,CoylebManagingbSupplybChains:bAbLogisticsbApproach,b9thbEdition

Chapterb1bTestbBank


CHAPTERb1bTESTbQUESTIONS

True-False

1. Theblastbdecadebofbthebtwentiethbcenturybwasbabperiodbofbrapidbchangebforborganizations,bespeciallyb
businesses.
ANSWER:bTrue

2. AbkeybelementbinbWal-
Mart'sbabilitybtobdiscountbbrandbnamebproductsbwasbanbunderstandingbofbthebcriticalitybofbefficiency
binbitsblogisticsbandbsupplybchainbsystem.

ANSWER:bTrue

3. Globalizationbhasbhadblittlebeffectbonbconsumers.
ANSWER:bFalse

4. Supplybandbdemandbhasbbecomeblessbvolatilebasbmanagersbbecomebmorebadeptbatbcontrollingbthebe
lements.
ANSWER:bFalse

5. Outsourcingbisbabfairlybnewbconcept.
ANSWER:bFalse

6. SABbshouldbexaminebtheirboff-
shorebpurchasingbpolicy,bevenbthoughbthebproductsbarebsourcedbfrombthebU.S.
ANSWER:bTrue

7. ThebworldbeconomybstillbfavorsbthebUnitedbStatesbandbEuropeanbcountries,bevenbthoughbChinabandbI
ndiabcanbparticipatebinbthebglobalbeconomybmuchbmorebreadily.
ANSWER:bFalse


8. ThebU.S.btransportationbsystembwasbderegulatedbinbtheb1930sbandb1940sbinbresponsebtobeconomicb
conditionsbandbWorldbWarb2.
ANSWER:bFalse
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, CoylebManagingbSupplybChains:bAbLogisticsbApproach,b9thbEdition

Chapterb1bTestbBank



9. Evenbthoughbtherebarebreferencesbtobsupplybchainbmanagementbinbtheb1980s,bSCMbdidbnotbcapturebtheba
ttentionbofbsenior-levelbmanagementbuntilbtheb1990s.
ANSWER:bTrue

10. Supplybchainbmanagersbnoblongerbneedbtobworrybaboutbsuboptimizationbinblightbofbtoday'sbtechnology.
ANSWER:bFalse




MultiplebChoice

11. Mostbretailersbarebessentiallybsupplybchainbcompaniesbsince
a. theybdominatebthebconsumerbmarket.
b. ownbtheirbwarehousesbandbtrucks.
c. theybbuybproductsbproducedbbybothers.
d. engagebinboff-shorebsourcing.

ANSWER:bc

12. Whichbofbthebbelowbisbnotbonebofbthebexternalbforcesbdrivingbthebratebofbchangebandbshapingbourbe
conomicbandbpoliticalblandscape?
a. Governmentbpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalbconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:bc

13. Outsourcingbinvolves
a. movingbcompanybfacilitiesbawaybfrombthebhomeboffice.
b. hiringbforeignbnationalsbtobmanagebpartsbofbthebbusiness.
c. obtainingbmaterials,bparts,bandbproductsbfrombotherbcompanies.
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entbfrombthebU.S.bEdition.bMaybnotbbebscanned,bcopied,bduplicated,borbpostedbtobabpubliclybaccessiblebwebsite,binbwholeborbinbpart.

, CoylebManagingbSupplybChains:bAbLogisticsbApproach,b9thbEdition

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d. buildingbabfactorybinbanotherbcountry.

ANSWER:bc

14. Somebindividualsbdescribebthebcurrentbconsumerbasbtheb"clickbhere"bgenerationbbecause
a. weballbhavebInternetbaccess.
b. webnoblongerbwaitbforbinformationbtobbeb"pushedbout"btobus.
c. webbuybsobmuchbmerchandisebonbline.
d. webtakeblittlebtimebtobmakebpurchasingbdecisions.

ANSWER:bb

15. Thebdemographicsbofbourbsocietybhasbchangedbbecause
a. theb"BabybBoom"bgenerationbisbnowbturningb60.
b. ofbthebincreasebinbtwo-careerbfamiliesbandbsingle-parentbhouseholds.
c. ofbimmigration.
d. birthbratesbhavebchanged.

ANSWER:bb




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entbfrombthebU.S.bEdition.bMaybnotbbebscanned,bcopied,bduplicated,borbpostedbtobabpubliclybaccessiblebwebsite,binbwholeborbinbpart.