Test Bank for Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspe
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CHAPTER. 1. TEST. QUESTIONS
True-False
1. The.first.decade.of.the.twenty-
first.century.was.a.period.of.rapid.change.for.organizations,.especially.businesses.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 5
2. A.key.element.in.Wal-
Mart’s.ability.to.discount.brand.name.products.was.an.understanding. of.the.criticality.of.efficiency.in
.its.logistics.and.supply.chain.system.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 6
3. Globalization. has. had. little. effect. on. consumers.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 7
4. Supply.and.demand.has.become.less.volatile.as.managers.become.more.adept.at.controlling.the.ele
ments.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 8
5. Outsourcing.is. a.fairly. new. concept.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 9
6. SAB.should.examine.their.off-
shore.purchasing.policy,.even.though.the.products.are.sourced.from.the.U.S.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 9
7. It.is.expected.that.some.or.all.of.the.BRIC.countries.(Brazil,.Russia,.India.&.china).will.replace.the. so-
called. VISTA. countries. (Vietnam,. Indonesia,. S.. Africa,. Turkey. and. Argentina).as. low.cost.produc
ers.of.various.products.and.services.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 9
8. The.world.economy.still.favors.the.United.States.and.European.countries,.even.though.China.and.In
dia.can.participate.in.the.global.economy.much.more.readily.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 10
9. It.is.predicted.that.social.networks.such.as.Facebook.and.Twitter.will.influence.supply.chains.becaus
e.of.their.impact.on.customer.demand.and.the. speed.of.information.transfers.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 10
10. The. U.S.. transportation.system.was.deregulated.in. the. 1930s.and.1940s.in.response.to.econ
omic.conditions.and.World.War.2
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 12
11. Even.though.there.are.references.to.supply.chain.management.in.the.1980s,.SCM.did.not.captur
e.the.attention.of.senior-level.management.until.the.1990s.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 15
12. Supply.chain.managers.no.longer.need.to.worry.about.suboptimization.in.light.of.today’s.techno
logy.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 19
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Multiple. Choice
13. Most. retailers. are. essentially. supply. chain. companies. since
A.. they. dominate. the. consumer. market.
b. own. their. warehouses. and. trucks.
c. they. buy. products. produced. by. others.
d. engage. in. off-shore. sourcing.
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 6
14. Which.of.the.below.is.not.one.of.the.external.forces.driving.the.rate.of.change.and.sh
aping.our.economic.and.political.landscape?
a. Government. policy
b. Technology
c. Environmental. concerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 7
15. Outsourcing. involves
a. moving. company. facilities. away. from. the. home. office.
b. hiring.foreign. nationals. to.manage. parts. of.the. business.
c. obtaining. materials,. parts,. and. products. from. other. companies.
d. building. a. factory. in. another.country.
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 9
16. Some.individuals.describe.the.current.consumer.as.the.“click.here”.generation.beca
use
a. we. all. have. Internet.access.
b. we.no.longer.wait.for.information.to.be“pushed.out”.to.us.
c. we. buy. so. much. merchandise. on. line.
d. we. take. little.time. to. make. purchasing. decisions.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 10
17. The. demographics. of. our. society. has. changed. because
a. the. “Baby. Boom”. generation. is. now. turning. 60.
b. of. the. increase. in. two-career. families. and. single-parent. households.
c. of.immigration.
d. birth. rates. have. changed.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 12
18. The. Supply. Chain. Concept
a. is. very. new. and. considered. cutting. edge. technology.
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b. is. highly. dependent. of. computerization.
c. is. not. always. well. understood. by. senior.managers.
d. developed. from. the. previous. Physical. Distribution. concept.
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 15
19. Logistics,. in. its. simplest. form,
a. is. a.military.term,.as. it. was. developed. originally. to. supply. the. battlefield.
b. combines. inbound. logistics. with. the. outbound. logistics. of. physical. distribution.
c. is. another.term. for.transportation. management.
d. does.not.involve.customer.service.or.other.related.functions.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 16
20. One. of. the. major. challenges. of. supply. chain. management. is
a. forward. buying.
b. maintaining.the. visibility. of. inventory.
c. building. safety-stock. inventory.
d. Pushing. inventory. back. to. vendors.
ANSWER:. b,. Page18
21. Which. of.these.flows. only. one. way.as. illustrated. in. Figure. 1-4?
a. information
b. products. and. services
c. financials
d. None. of.these. answers
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 18
22. Traditionally,.information.has.been.viewed.as.flowing.in.the.opposite.direction.of.products,.tha
t.is,.from.the.market/customer.back.to.the.wholesalers,.manufacturers,.and.vendors.
a. This.is. still.true.and.has. not.changed.
b. Computerization. has. greatly. increased. the. flow. of. information. from. the. source.
c. The. “Big. Box”. stores. have. developed. their. own. sources.
d. None. of.these. answers
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 21
23. One.of.the.four.supply.chain.flows.in.Figure.1.–
.8.that.has.received.increased.attention.from.supply.chain.managers.due.to.the.growth.in.techn
ology.is:
a. Product. flow
b. Information. flow
c. Cash. flow
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tive 9th Edition by Coyle. Langley. Novack .
. . . . . . .
Gibson. All Chapters Complete Questions and Answers (LAT
. . . . . . .
EST VERSION).
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1-7
,Coyle.Supply.Chain.Management:.A.Logistics. Perspective,.9th. Edition
Chapter.1.Test.Bank
CHAPTER. 1. TEST. QUESTIONS
True-False
1. The.first.decade.of.the.twenty-
first.century.was.a.period.of.rapid.change.for.organizations,.especially.businesses.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 5
2. A.key.element.in.Wal-
Mart’s.ability.to.discount.brand.name.products.was.an.understanding. of.the.criticality.of.efficiency.in
.its.logistics.and.supply.chain.system.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 6
3. Globalization. has. had. little. effect. on. consumers.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 7
4. Supply.and.demand.has.become.less.volatile.as.managers.become.more.adept.at.controlling.the.ele
ments.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 8
5. Outsourcing.is. a.fairly. new. concept.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 9
6. SAB.should.examine.their.off-
shore.purchasing.policy,.even.though.the.products.are.sourced.from.the.U.S.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 9
7. It.is.expected.that.some.or.all.of.the.BRIC.countries.(Brazil,.Russia,.India.&.china).will.replace.the. so-
called. VISTA. countries. (Vietnam,. Indonesia,. S.. Africa,. Turkey. and. Argentina).as. low.cost.produc
ers.of.various.products.and.services.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 9
8. The.world.economy.still.favors.the.United.States.and.European.countries,.even.though.China.and.In
dia.can.participate.in.the.global.economy.much.more.readily.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 10
9. It.is.predicted.that.social.networks.such.as.Facebook.and.Twitter.will.influence.supply.chains.becaus
e.of.their.impact.on.customer.demand.and.the. speed.of.information.transfers.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 10
10. The. U.S.. transportation.system.was.deregulated.in. the. 1930s.and.1940s.in.response.to.econ
omic.conditions.and.World.War.2
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 12
11. Even.though.there.are.references.to.supply.chain.management.in.the.1980s,.SCM.did.not.captur
e.the.attention.of.senior-level.management.until.the.1990s.
ANSWER:. True,. Page. 15
12. Supply.chain.managers.no.longer.need.to.worry.about.suboptimization.in.light.of.today’s.techno
logy.
ANSWER:. False,. Page. 19
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Multiple. Choice
13. Most. retailers. are. essentially. supply. chain. companies. since
A.. they. dominate. the. consumer. market.
b. own. their. warehouses. and. trucks.
c. they. buy. products. produced. by. others.
d. engage. in. off-shore. sourcing.
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 6
14. Which.of.the.below.is.not.one.of.the.external.forces.driving.the.rate.of.change.and.sh
aping.our.economic.and.political.landscape?
a. Government. policy
b. Technology
c. Environmental. concerns
d. Globalization
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 7
15. Outsourcing. involves
a. moving. company. facilities. away. from. the. home. office.
b. hiring.foreign. nationals. to.manage. parts. of.the. business.
c. obtaining. materials,. parts,. and. products. from. other. companies.
d. building. a. factory. in. another.country.
ANSWER:. c,. Page. 9
16. Some.individuals.describe.the.current.consumer.as.the.“click.here”.generation.beca
use
a. we. all. have. Internet.access.
b. we.no.longer.wait.for.information.to.be“pushed.out”.to.us.
c. we. buy. so. much. merchandise. on. line.
d. we. take. little.time. to. make. purchasing. decisions.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 10
17. The. demographics. of. our. society. has. changed. because
a. the. “Baby. Boom”. generation. is. now. turning. 60.
b. of. the. increase. in. two-career. families. and. single-parent. households.
c. of.immigration.
d. birth. rates. have. changed.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 12
18. The. Supply. Chain. Concept
a. is. very. new. and. considered. cutting. edge. technology.
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b. is. highly. dependent. of. computerization.
c. is. not. always. well. understood. by. senior.managers.
d. developed. from. the. previous. Physical. Distribution. concept.
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 15
19. Logistics,. in. its. simplest. form,
a. is. a.military.term,.as. it. was. developed. originally. to. supply. the. battlefield.
b. combines. inbound. logistics. with. the. outbound. logistics. of. physical. distribution.
c. is. another.term. for.transportation. management.
d. does.not.involve.customer.service.or.other.related.functions.
ANSWER:. b,. Page. 16
20. One. of. the. major. challenges. of. supply. chain. management. is
a. forward. buying.
b. maintaining.the. visibility. of. inventory.
c. building. safety-stock. inventory.
d. Pushing. inventory. back. to. vendors.
ANSWER:. b,. Page18
21. Which. of.these.flows. only. one. way.as. illustrated. in. Figure. 1-4?
a. information
b. products. and. services
c. financials
d. None. of.these. answers
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 18
22. Traditionally,.information.has.been.viewed.as.flowing.in.the.opposite.direction.of.products,.tha
t.is,.from.the.market/customer.back.to.the.wholesalers,.manufacturers,.and.vendors.
a. This.is. still.true.and.has. not.changed.
b. Computerization. has. greatly. increased. the. flow. of. information. from. the. source.
c. The. “Big. Box”. stores. have. developed. their. own. sources.
d. None. of.these. answers
ANSWER:. d,. Page. 21
23. One.of.the.four.supply.chain.flows.in.Figure.1.–
.8.that.has.received.increased.attention.from.supply.chain.managers.due.to.the.growth.in.techn
ology.is:
a. Product. flow
b. Information. flow
c. Cash. flow
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