Managing Supply Chains A Logistics Approach International Edition 9th Edition by Coyle - Test Bank.

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CHAPTERg1gTESTgQUESTIONS

True-False

1. Theglastgdecadegofgthegtwentiethgcenturygwasgagperiodgofgrapidgchangegforgorganizations,gespecia
llygbusinesses.
ANSWER:gTrue

2. AgkeygelementgingWal-
Mart'sgabilitygtogdiscountgbrandgnamegproductsgwasgangunderstandinggofgthegcriticalitygofgefficie
ncygingitsglogisticsgandgsupplygchaingsystem.
ANSWER:gTrue

3. Globalizationghasghadglittlegeffectgongconsumers.
ANSWER:gFalse

4. Supplygandgdemandghasgbecomeglessgvolatilegasgmanagersgbecomegmoregadeptgatgcontrollinggt
hegelements.
ANSWER:gFalse

5. Outsourcinggisgagfairlygnewgconcept.
ANSWER:gFalse

6. SABgshouldgexaminegtheirgoff-
shoregpurchasinggpolicy,gevengthoughgthegproductsgaregsourcedgfromgthegU.S.
ANSWER:gTrue

7. ThegworldgeconomygstillgfavorsgthegUnitedgStatesgandgEuropeangcountries,gevengthoughgChinaga
ndgIndiagcangparticipategingthegglobalgeconomygmuchgmoregreadily.
ANSWER:gFalse


8. ThegU.S.gtransportationgsystemgwasgderegulatedgingtheg1930sgandg1940sgingresponsegtogeconom
icgconditionsgandgWorldgWarg2.
ANSWER:gFalse
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9. Evengthoughgtheregaregreferencesgtogsupplygchaingmanagementgingtheg1980s,gSCMgdidgnotgcapturegt
hegattentiongofgsenior-levelgmanagementguntilgtheg1990s.
ANSWER:gTrue

10. Supplygchaingmanagersgnoglongergneedgtogworrygaboutgsuboptimizationginglightgofgtoday'sgtechnology.
ANSWER:gFalse




MultiplegChoice

11. Mostgretailersgaregessentiallygsupplygchaingcompaniesgsince
a. theygdominategthegconsumergmarket.
b. owngtheirgwarehousesgandgtrucks.
c. theygbuygproductsgproducedgbygothers.
d. engagegingoff-shoregsourcing.

ANSWER:gc

12. Whichgofgthegbelowgisgnotgonegofgthegexternalgforcesgdrivinggthegrategofgchangegandgshapingg
ourgeconomicgandgpoliticalglandscape?
a. Governmentgpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalgconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:gc

13. Outsourcingginvolves
a. movinggcompanygfacilitiesgawaygfromgtheghomegoffice.
b. hiringgforeigngnationalsgtogmanagegpartsgofgthegbusiness.
c. obtaininggmaterials,gparts,gandgproductsgfromgothergcompanies.
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d. buildinggagfactoryginganothergcountry.

ANSWER:gc

14. Somegindividualsgdescribegthegcurrentgconsumergasgtheg"clickghere"ggenerationgbecause
a. wegallghavegInternetgaccess.
b. wegnoglongergwaitgforginformationgtogbeg"pushedgout"gtogus.
c. wegbuygsogmuchgmerchandisegongline.
d. wegtakeglittlegtimegtogmakegpurchasinggdecisions.

ANSWER:gb

15. Thegdemographicsgofgourgsocietyghasgchangedgbecause
a. theg"BabygBoom"ggenerationgisgnowgturningg60.
b. ofgthegincreasegingtwo-careergfamiliesgandgsingle-parentghouseholds.
c. ofgimmigration.
d. birthgratesghavegchanged.

ANSWER:gb




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holegorgingpart.