Test Bank For Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management 18th Edition All Chapters

MBA Operations Management - Test Bank - Chapter 11
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OperationshManagement,h12eh(Heizer/Render/Munson)
Chapterh11hhSupplyhChainhManagementh

Sectionh1hhhThehSupplyhChain'shStrategichImportance
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1)hEvenhthoughhahfirmhmayhhavehahlowhcosthstrategy,hsupply-
chainhstrategyhcanhselecthsuppliershprimarilyhonhresponsehorhdifferentiation.
Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
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2)hThehsupplyhchainhforhahbreweryhwouldhincludehrawhingredientshsuchhashhopshandhbarleyhbuthnoth
thehmanufacturedhgoodshsuchhashbottleshandhcans.
Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

3)hWhenhusinghthehlow-
costhstrategyhforhsupplyhchainhmanagement,hahfirmhshouldhusehbufferhstockshtohensurehspeedyhsu
pply.
Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
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4)hSavingshinhthehsupplyhchainhexerthmorehleveragehashthehfirm'shnethprofithmarginhdecreases.
Answer:hhTRUE
Diff:h3
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
AACSB:hhReflectivehthinking
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

5)hAhfirmhthathemployshahresponsehstrategyhshouldhminimizehinventoryhthroughouththehsupplyhchai
n.
Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
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h

6)hSupplyhchainhdecisionsharehnothgenerallyhstrategichinhnature,hbecausehpurchasinghishnothahlarge
hexpensehforhmosthfirms.

Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h1
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain

,LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
7)hBecausehservicehfirmshdohnothacquirehgoodshandhserviceshexternally,htheirhsupplyhchainhmanag
ementhissuesharehinsignificant.
Answer:hhFALSE
Diff:h1
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

8)hWhichhofhthehfollowinghcharacteristicshishNOThcommonhtohallhfourhofhDardenhRestaurants'hsuppl
yhchannels?
1. A)hsupplierhqualification
2. B)hproducthtracking
3. C)hindependenthaudits
4. D)hrefrigeration
5. E)hjust-in-timehdelivery
Answer:hhD
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

9)hWhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhNOThtypicallyhbehconsideredhashparthofhahmanufacturinghfirm'shsu
pplyhchain?
1. A)hsuppliers
2. B)hdistributors
3. C)hwholesalers
4. D)hretailers
5. E)hlandscapinghcontractors
Answer:hhE
Diff:h1
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
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h

10)hInhmosthmanufacturinghindustries,hwhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhlikelyhrepresenththehlargesthco
sthtohthehfirm?
1. A)htransportation
2. B)hpurchasing
3. C)hinsurance
4. D)hfinancing
5. E)hadvertising
Answer:hhB
Diff:h3
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
AACSB:hhReflectivehthinking
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
11)hAmonghwhichhofhthehfollowinghindustriesharehpurchasinghcostshthehLOWESThpercentagehofhsal
es?
1. A)hautomobile
2. B)hpetroleum

, 3. C)hrestaurants
4. D)hlumber
5. E)hchemical
Answer:hhC
Diff:h3
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

12)hWhichhofhthehfollowinghishahprimaryhsupplierhselectionhcriterionhforhahfirmhpursuinghahdifferentiat
ionhstrategy?
1. A)hproducthdevelopmenthskills
2. B)hcost
3. C)hcapacity
4. D)hspeed
5. E)hflexibility
Answer:hhA
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

13)hForhwhichhcorporatehstrategy(ies)hshouldhsupplyhchainhinventoryhbehminimized?
1. A)hlowhcost
2. B)hresponse
3. C)hdifferentiation
4. D)hlowhcosthandhresponse
5. E)hlowhcosthandhdifferentiation
Answer:hhE
Diff:h2
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
h

14)hWhichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshishtruehregardinghthehleveragehofhsupplyhchainhsavings?
1. A)hSupplyhchainhleveragehishabouththehsamehforhallhindustries.
2. B)hSupplyhchainhsavingshexerthmorehleveragehashthehfirm'shpurchasesharehahsmalle
rhpercenthofhsales.
3. C)hSupplyhchainhsavingshexerthmorehleveragehashthehfirm'shnethprofithmarginhdecre
ases.
4. D)hSupplyhchainhleveragehdependshonlyhuponhthehpercenthofhsaleshspenthinhthehsup
plyhchain.
5. E)hNonehofhthehabovehishtrue.
Answer:hhC
Diff:h3
KeyhTerm:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Objective:hhLOh11.1hExplainhthehstrategichimportancehofhthehsupplyhchain
LearninghOutcome:hhComparehcommonhapproacheshtohsupplyhchainhdesign
15)h________hdescribeshthehcoordinationhofhallhsupplyhchainhactivities,hstartinghwithhrawhmaterialsh
andhendinghwithhahsatisfiedhcustomer.
Answer:hhSupplyhchainhmanagement
Diff:h1