Q1: A global supply chain with offshoring would tend to see which of these performance dimensions

decrease?

Select one:

a. Hidden costs

b. Supply chain visibility answer

c. Product returns

d. Working capital

Q2: Among all distribution networks, transportation costs are lowest for

Select one:

a. retail storage with customer pickup

b. direct shipping and in-transit merge

c. manufacturer storage with direct shipping

d. distribution centers

Q3: A global supply chain with offshoring would tend to see which of these performance dimensions
increase?

Select one:

a. Minimum order quantity

b. Labor costs

c. On time delivery

d. Supply chain visibility

Q4: As the response time desired by the customer decreases, the required number of facilities in the
distribution network

Select one:

a. increases and then decreases.

b. decreases.

c. remains the same.

d. increases.
Q5: An online bookstore has a distinct advantage over a traditional model in the area of

Select one:

a. transportation

b. product variety

c. product availability

d. flexible pricing

Q6: As flexibility is increased in supply chain network,

Select one:

a. the total cost of flexibility is decreased.

b. the marginal benefit of additional flexibility is increased.

c. the total flexibility is decreased.

d. the marginal benefit of additional flexibility is decreased.

Q7: Decisions made during the supply chain design phase regarding significant investments in the
supply chain, such as the number and size of plants to build, the number of trucks to purchase or
lease, and whether to build or lease warehouse space,

Select one:

a. only remain in place for a few weeks.

b. should be revisited quarterly.

c. often remain in place for several years.

d. are realigned every few weeks.

Q8: As the number of facilities in a supply chain increase

Select one:

a. the inventory increases and resulting inventory costs decrease

b. the inventory decreases and resulting inventory costs increase

c. the inventory and resulting inventory costs also increase

d. the inventory and resulting inventory costs decrease

Q9: Every supply chain risk mitigation strategy comes at a ___ and may increase other risks.

Select one:
a. time

b. success

c. price

d. method

Q10: Distribution is a key driver of the overall profitability of a firm because

Select one:

a. it directly impacts both the supply chain cost and the customer experience.

b. the addition of distributors only adds cost to the supply chain.

c. it cannot be developed as a part of supply chain strategy.

d. it slows down the responsiveness of the supply chain.

Q11: In a supply chain network optimization problem, a solution is _____ if all constraints are
satisfied.

Select one:

a. the best

b. possible

c. optimum

d. feasible

Q12: In ________facility location model, facilities may be positioned in twenty available cities.

Select one:

a. Global space

b. Continuous space

c. Network space

d. Discrete space

Q13: Decisions made during the supply chain design phase regarding significant investments in the
supply chain, such as the number and size of plants to build, the number of trucks to purchase or
lease, and whether to build or lease warehouse space,

Select one:

a. cannot be altered in the short term.

c. can be altered in the short term.

d. can only be altered in the short term.

Q14: In a supply chain the amount of time it takes to develop a product and have it available for sale
is

Select one:

a. time to market

b. response time

c. order visibility

d. product returnability

Q15: Companies in the same industry often select very different distribution networks because

Select one:

a. some companies are poorly run.

b. all of the above

c. different companies try to avoid using the same approach.

d. different companies have different objectives for their supply chain.

Q16: ________ is knowing how to deal with supply chain disruptions utilizing resources and
capacities.

Select one:

a. Cognitive Robustness

b. Contextual Robustness

c. Behavioural Robustness

d. Strategic Robustness

Q17: In a supply chain the amount of time it takes to develop a product and have it available for sale
is

Select one:

a. response time

b. order visibility
c. product returnability

d. time to market

Q18: In global supply chain networks natural disaster, war, terrorism, labor disputes, supplier
bankruptcy cause supply chain _____.

Select one:

a. reliability

b. design problem

c. disruption

d. risk

Q19: _______is the mathematical discipline which is concerned with finding the maxima (profit,
assembly line performance, crop yield, bandwidth, etC. or minima (cost, loss, risk, etc.) of functions,
possibly subject to constraints.

Select one:

a. Facility location

b. Network design

c. Optimization

d. Location problem

Q20: One way to lower transportation costs of globally sourced production is to

Select one:

a. decrease the labor content of the components.

b. redesign components for greater transport density.

c. use online ordering when possible.

d. increase the labor content of the components.

Q21: On the graph given below, node A covers nodes A, B, C, and D with coverage distance __

Select one:

a. 18

b. 10

c. 19
d. 15

Q22: Outbound transportation costs per unit tend to be

Select one:

a. about the same as inbound costs.

b. neither higher or lower than inbound costs.

c. lower than inbound costs.

d. higher than inbound costs.

Q23: The ability to produce a variety of products within a short period of time is called

Select one:

a. volume flexibility

b. mix flexibility

c. modular flexibility

d. chained flexibility

Q24: On the graph given below, which of the following facilities should be opened for coverage
distance 10?

Select one:

a. Y and M

b. X and Y

c. M and Y

d. X and N

Q25: The costs incurred in bringing material into a facility are

Select one:

a. inbound transportation costs.

b. outbound transportation costs.

c. import transportation costs.

Q26: The main advantage of in-transit merge over drop-shipping is

Select one:

a. supply chains save on the fixed cost of facilities, because the need for other warehousing space in
the supply chain has been eliminated.

b. somewhat lower transportation cost and improved customer experience.

c. order tracking is easy to implement because of the complete integration of information systems at
both the retailer and the manufacturer.

d. the ability to reduce cost of inventory by centralizing inventories at the manufacturer.

Q27: The opportunities from globalization are often accompanied by

Select one:

a. significant additional risk.

b. the need to eliminate the logistics function.

c. the need to eliminate the accounting function.

d. a lack of domestic opportunities.

Q28: Which distribution network is also referred to as drop-shipping with product delivered directly
from the manufacturer to the customer location?

Select one:

a. Manufacturer storage with direct shipping

b. Distributor storage with package carrier delivery

c. Distributor storage with last mile delivery

d. Manufacturer storage with direct shipping and in-transit merge

Q29: Where does distribution occur in the supply chain?

Select one:

a. Between every pair of stages

b. Between suppliers and retailers

d. Between production and the retailer

Q30: Which of the following is not one of the key approaches for building a robust supply chain in
order to reduce the risk of disruption and, ultimately, reduce spend?

Select one:

a. Focus on Cost Effectiveness

b. Institute Integrated Systems

c. Build Strong Relationships with suppliers

d. Diversify Your Supply Chain

Q31: When evaluating the total cost of offshoring, the raw material costs

Select one:

a. will usually increase

b. will usually decrease

c. will be eliminated

d. could increase or decrease depending on sourcing

Q32: Which of the following is not one of the key questions addressed by network optimization
models?

Select one:

a. Where should each facility be located?

b. How large should each facility be?

c. how many facilities should be opened?

d. Which product should be produced?

Q33: What type of network design is represented in the diagram?

Select one:

a. Chained network with two long chains

b. Fully flexible network

c. Dedicated network
d. Chained network with one long chain

Q34: Which of the following is not one of the key approaches for building a robust supply chain in
order to reduce the risk of disruption and, ultimately, reduce spend?

Select one:

a. Institute Integrated Systems

b. Diversify Your Supply Chain

c. Focus on Cost Effectiveness

d. Build Strong Relationships with supplier

Q35: Which of the following is an advantage of manufacturer/distributor storage with customer

Select one:

a. Transportation cost is lower than the use of package carriers

b. Product variety is similar to other manufacturer or distributor storage options.

c. Facility costs can be very high if new facilities have to be built.

d. Order visibility is difficult but essential.

Q: With the Answer

we can determine how an independent variable values (like transportation cost) will impact a
particular dependent variable (such as supply chain network cost) under a given set of assumptions.
Sensitivity Analysis

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Q:lead time is the time between when a customer places an order and receives delivery.

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this type of facility location model is network

Q37: Zaracan a Toronto based online store, for supply chain robustness purposes company decided
to open two manufacturing plants one in India and another in China. This is a good example for ____
Select one:

a. Strategic

b. Operational

c. Tactical

d. Service

Q: With the Answer

we can determine how an independent variable values (like transportation cost) will impact a
particular dependent variable (such as supply chain network cost) under a given set of assumptions.

Q: is one of the main elements of cognitive robustness, which focus on what are the risks in supply
chain and potential possible impacts of these risks.

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