WGU D471 GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 70
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. At which stage of the supply chain does a distributor operate?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Raw material sampling
Focal firm
Downstream
Second-tier upstream
2. Which technology helps with the quick production of product models and prototypes for an
organization?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
3D printing
Blockchain
Radio frequency identification
Robotics arm
3. What is an example of big data being utilized in a supply chain?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Global positioning systems data in logistics
Forecasting data in planning systems
Capacity data of manufacturing lines
Workforce data of assembly operation
,4. In a new assembly line, workers are becoming more competent with increased production volumes
and manufacturing costs are being reduced.
What is this phenomenon known as?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Experience curve
Bullwhip effect
Value advantage
Postponement
5. A healthcare company is producing large volumes of toothpaste and toothbrushes and is
replenishing shelves at multiple retail stores according to forecasting.
Which product positioning strategy is being used?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Assemble to order
Make to stock
Vertical integration
Make to order
6. A furniture shop requires four of its carpenters to work in sequence to produce a table. Each
carpenter has a capacity rating of one to four based on the part of the table being created. The
capacity rating and process time for each carpenter is:
4
Carpenter 1: Capacity rating = Process time = 12 minutes
2
Carpenter 2: Capacity rating = Process time
= 18 minutes
1
Carpenter 3: Capacity rating = Process time = 12.5 minutes
3
Carpenter 4: Capacity rating = Process time
= 13 minutes
Which carpenter is most likely to become a bottleneck in the production of the table?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Carpenter 1
Carpenter 2
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Carpenter 3
Carpenter 4
7. At a car wash, the second step of waxing the vehicle takes more time than any other step and has
been identified as a bottleneck. The work required in this step has been reduced to match the time of
the other steps in the process.
What is this method known as according to the theory of constraints (TOC)?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Enlarging the constraint
Exchanging the constraint
Exploiting the constraint
Elevating the constraint
8. An apparel company sources all its textiles from a facility in a city that has experienced a major
hurricane. The apparel company is concerned about making its deliverables next month and is
unsure what to tell its customers.
Which type of supply chain risk is the apparel company facing?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Social
Environmental
Political
Reputational
9. A company wants to invest cash in a project to build a landing strip in a town so that farmers can use
small, private aircraft to bring in produce each week for the farmers’ market.
Which supply chain operations decision does the company need to focus on to minimize its risks as
well as those of the community?
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. At which stage of the supply chain does a distributor operate?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Raw material sampling
Focal firm
Downstream
Second-tier upstream
2. Which technology helps with the quick production of product models and prototypes for an
organization?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
3D printing
Blockchain
Radio frequency identification
Robotics arm
3. What is an example of big data being utilized in a supply chain?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Global positioning systems data in logistics
Forecasting data in planning systems
Capacity data of manufacturing lines
Workforce data of assembly operation
,4. In a new assembly line, workers are becoming more competent with increased production volumes
and manufacturing costs are being reduced.
What is this phenomenon known as?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Experience curve
Bullwhip effect
Value advantage
Postponement
5. A healthcare company is producing large volumes of toothpaste and toothbrushes and is
replenishing shelves at multiple retail stores according to forecasting.
Which product positioning strategy is being used?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Assemble to order
Make to stock
Vertical integration
Make to order
6. A furniture shop requires four of its carpenters to work in sequence to produce a table. Each
carpenter has a capacity rating of one to four based on the part of the table being created. The
capacity rating and process time for each carpenter is:
4
Carpenter 1: Capacity rating = Process time = 12 minutes
2
Carpenter 2: Capacity rating = Process time
= 18 minutes
1
Carpenter 3: Capacity rating = Process time = 12.5 minutes
3
Carpenter 4: Capacity rating = Process time
= 13 minutes
Which carpenter is most likely to become a bottleneck in the production of the table?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Carpenter 1
Carpenter 2
, YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Carpenter 3
Carpenter 4
7. At a car wash, the second step of waxing the vehicle takes more time than any other step and has
been identified as a bottleneck. The work required in this step has been reduced to match the time of
the other steps in the process.
What is this method known as according to the theory of constraints (TOC)?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Enlarging the constraint
Exchanging the constraint
Exploiting the constraint
Elevating the constraint
8. An apparel company sources all its textiles from a facility in a city that has experienced a major
hurricane. The apparel company is concerned about making its deliverables next month and is
unsure what to tell its customers.
Which type of supply chain risk is the apparel company facing?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Social
Environmental
Political
Reputational
9. A company wants to invest cash in a project to build a landing strip in a town so that farmers can use
small, private aircraft to bring in produce each week for the farmers’ market.
Which supply chain operations decision does the company need to focus on to minimize its risks as
well as those of the community?
