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CHAPTERv1vTESTvQUESTIONS

True-False

1. Thevlastvdecadevofvthevtwentiethvcenturyvwasvavperiodvofvrapidvchangevforvorganizations,vespeciallyv
businesses.
ANSWER:vTrue

2. AvkeyvelementvinvWal-
Mart'svabilityvtovdiscountvbrandvnamevproductsvwasvanvunderstandingvofvthevcriticalityvofvefficiency
vinvitsvlogisticsvandvsupplyvchainvsystem.

ANSWER:vTrue

3. Globalizationvhasvhadvlittleveffectvonvconsumers.
ANSWER:vFalse

4. Supplyvandvdemandvhasvbecomevlessvvolatilevasvmanagersvbecomevmorevadeptvatvcontrollingvthev
elements.
ANSWER:vFalse

5. Outsourcingvisvavfairlyvnewvconcept.
ANSWER:vFalse

6. SABvshouldvexaminevtheirvoff-
shorevpurchasingvpolicy,vevenvthoughvthevproductsvarevsourcedvfromvthevU.S.
ANSWER:vTrue

7. ThevworldveconomyvstillvfavorsvthevUnitedvStatesvandvEuropeanvcountries,vevenvthoughvChinavandv
Indiavcanvparticipatevinvthevglobalveconomyvmuchvmorevreadily.
ANSWER:vFalse


8. ThevU.S.vtransportationvsystemvwasvderegulatedvinvthev1930svandv1940svinvresponsevtoveconomicv
conditionsvandvWorldvWarv2.
ANSWER:vFalse
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9. Evenvthoughvtherevarevreferencesvtovsupplyvchainvmanagementvinvthev1980s,vSCMvdidvnotvcapturevthev
attentionvofvsenior-levelvmanagementvuntilvthev1990s.
ANSWER:vTrue

10. Supplyvchainvmanagersvnovlongervneedvtovworryvaboutvsuboptimizationvinvlightvofvtoday'svtechnology.
ANSWER:vFalse




MultiplevChoice

11. Mostvretailersvarevessentiallyvsupplyvchainvcompaniesvsince
a. theyvdominatevthevconsumervmarket.
b. ownvtheirvwarehousesvandvtrucks.
c. theyvbuyvproductsvproducedvbyvothers.
d. engagevinvoff-shorevsourcing.

ANSWER:vc

12. Whichvofvthevbelowvisvnotvonevofvthevexternalvforcesvdrivingvthevratevofvchangevandvshapingvourv
economicvandvpoliticalvlandscape?
a. Governmentvpolicy
b. Technology
c. Environmentalvconcerns
d. Globalization

ANSWER:vc

13. Outsourcingvinvolves
a. movingvcompanyvfacilitiesvawayvfromvthevhomevoffice.
b. hiringvforeignvnationalsvtovmanagevpartsvofvthevbusiness.
c. obtainingvmaterials,vparts,vandvproductsvfromvothervcompanies.
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d. buildingvavfactoryvinvanothervcountry.

ANSWER:vc

14. Somevindividualsvdescribevthevcurrentvconsumervasvthev"clickvhere"vgenerationvbecause
a. wevallvhavevInternetvaccess.
b. wevnovlongervwaitvforvinformationvtovbev"pushedvout"vtovus.
c. wevbuyvsovmuchvmerchandisevonvline.
d. wevtakevlittlevtimevtovmakevpurchasingvdecisions.

ANSWER:vb

15. Thevdemographicsvofvourvsocietyvhasvchangedvbecause
a. thev"BabyvBoom"vgenerationvisvnowvturningv60.
b. ofvthevincreasevinvtwo-careervfamiliesvandvsingle-parentvhouseholds.
c. ofvimmigration.
d. birthvratesvhavevchanged.

ANSWER:vb




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