GSCM 211 Unit 4 questions well
answered already passed
Global Manufacturing Trade-off - correct answer ✔✔cost, speed, dependability, and quality
(originally short-term trade-off between cost and speed but "not always the case" according to
ferdow and de meyers)
The Sand Cone Model - correct answer ✔✔hierarchy: quality -> dependability -> speed -> cost
efficiency (lasting/cumulative manufacturing that requires long-term approach)
Who created the sand cone model - correct answer ✔✔ferdow and de meyers
Increasing productivity and flexibility is the next step in the future of manufacturing.
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
In the next 10-20 years Bangladesh could begin really competing with Italian clothing
manufacturers in the higher quality, higher cost clothing market.
True
False - correct answer ✔✔True
Global manufacturing locations tend to prioritize one, two or three of the four competitive
priorities of cost, speed, dependability, and quality.
answered already passed
Global Manufacturing Trade-off - correct answer ✔✔cost, speed, dependability, and quality
(originally short-term trade-off between cost and speed but "not always the case" according to
ferdow and de meyers)
The Sand Cone Model - correct answer ✔✔hierarchy: quality -> dependability -> speed -> cost
efficiency (lasting/cumulative manufacturing that requires long-term approach)
Who created the sand cone model - correct answer ✔✔ferdow and de meyers
Increasing productivity and flexibility is the next step in the future of manufacturing.
True
False - correct answer ✔✔False
In the next 10-20 years Bangladesh could begin really competing with Italian clothing
manufacturers in the higher quality, higher cost clothing market.
True
False - correct answer ✔✔True
Global manufacturing locations tend to prioritize one, two or three of the four competitive
priorities of cost, speed, dependability, and quality.
