SCM 372 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Operations management - Answer -The planning, scheduling, and control of the
activities that transform inputs into finished goods and services
Supply chain - Answer -A network of manufacturers and service providers that work
together to convert and move goods from the raw materials stage through to the end
user
A U.S. equipment manufacturer finds a less expensive source of supply in China for
steel forgings currently purchased from a United State's supplier. The manufacturer
switches from the U.S. to the Chinese forging supplier. This is an example of which of
the following important trends in operations and supply chain management? - Answer -
Increasing competition and globalization
The use of information technology to automate business transactions is known as -
Answer -E-commerce
The supply chain function with finance and accounting on determining capital
investments in manufacturing plants and resource levels, such as workforce. This
supply chain activity is - Answer -Capacity planning
The logistics function interfaces with which two key interfunctional supply chain
participants? - Answer -Marketing and engineering
Oklahoma Country issued a request for proposal (RFP) to paint all of the offices in the
buildings located in District 3. This RFP stipulated that only contractors that were
licensed and bonded would be considered. This requirement is an example of - Answer
-An order qualifier
Cross-docking is an operations and supply chain maneuver whereby - Answer -
Incoming shipments from suppliers are transferred directly to outgoing shipments to
individual retail locations
The time between completions of successive units is known as the ________ of the line
- Answer -Cycle time
Job shop - Answer -A type of manufacturing process used to make a wide variety of
highly customized products in quantities as small as one
Which of the following products involve no customization? - Answer -Make-to-stock
(MTS) products
The most highly customized products are - Answer -Engineer-to-order
Operations management - Answer -The planning, scheduling, and control of the
activities that transform inputs into finished goods and services
Supply chain - Answer -A network of manufacturers and service providers that work
together to convert and move goods from the raw materials stage through to the end
user
A U.S. equipment manufacturer finds a less expensive source of supply in China for
steel forgings currently purchased from a United State's supplier. The manufacturer
switches from the U.S. to the Chinese forging supplier. This is an example of which of
the following important trends in operations and supply chain management? - Answer -
Increasing competition and globalization
The use of information technology to automate business transactions is known as -
Answer -E-commerce
The supply chain function with finance and accounting on determining capital
investments in manufacturing plants and resource levels, such as workforce. This
supply chain activity is - Answer -Capacity planning
The logistics function interfaces with which two key interfunctional supply chain
participants? - Answer -Marketing and engineering
Oklahoma Country issued a request for proposal (RFP) to paint all of the offices in the
buildings located in District 3. This RFP stipulated that only contractors that were
licensed and bonded would be considered. This requirement is an example of - Answer
-An order qualifier
Cross-docking is an operations and supply chain maneuver whereby - Answer -
Incoming shipments from suppliers are transferred directly to outgoing shipments to
individual retail locations
The time between completions of successive units is known as the ________ of the line
- Answer -Cycle time
Job shop - Answer -A type of manufacturing process used to make a wide variety of
highly customized products in quantities as small as one
Which of the following products involve no customization? - Answer -Make-to-stock
(MTS) products
The most highly customized products are - Answer -Engineer-to-order
