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This set of Logistic Supply and Chain Management Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Logistic Supply And Chain Management Set 6
Q1 | A supply chain is essentially a sequence of linked:
- customer and prospects
- supplier and manufacturer
- suppliers and customers
- warehousing and wholesaling units
Q2 | In the automotive industry, the person who is responsible for translating customer requirements into actual orders and arranges delivery dates is the car maker:
- supply manager
- purchasing manager
- supply chain manager
- production manager
Q3 | It is estimated that the logistics costs of a new car are about:
- 10-20%
- 25-30%
- 20-25%
- 30-40%
Q4 | An appropriate strategy to achieve timely, accurate, paperless information flow is:
- revision of organisation processes supported by information systems
- integrate this activity is integrated into all supply chain planning
- efficient replacement
- efficient store assortments
Q5 | An appropriate strategy to maximise efficiency of promotions is:
- revision of organisation processes supported by information systems
- integrate this activity is integrated into all supply chain planning
- efficient replacement
- efficient store assortments
Q6 | An appropriate strategy to optimise for time and cost in the ordering process is:
- efficient store assortments
- revision of organisation processes supported by information systems
- efficient replacement
- integrate this activity is integrated into all supply chain planning
Q7 | An appropriate strategy to optimise the productivity of retail space and inventory is:
- integrate this activity is integrated into all supply chain planning
- efficient store assortments
- revision of organisation processes supported by information systems
- efficient replacement
Q8 | The upstream supply chain is:
- exclusively inside an organisation
- the distribution of products or delivery of services to customers
- involved with procurement of material from suppliers
- both the first and third
Q9 | The downstream supply chain is:
- exclusively inside an organisation
- involved with procurement of material from suppliers
- the distribution of products or delivery of services to customers
- both the first and third
Q10 | One of the important role of distribution in SCM towards base cost reduction is
- Transportation
- Warehousing/inventory
- Information
- all the above
Q11 | offers the opportunity to buy direct from the supplier with reduced costs and shorter cycle
- Reintermediation
- Countermediation
- Disintermediation
- Contramediation
Q12 | IS can be used to reduce cycle time by:
- improved data integration between elements of the supply chain
- increased efficiency of individual processes
- reduced cost through outsourcing
- reduced complexity of the supply chain
Q13 | The typical aim of the push approach to supply chain management is:
- to reduce costs of distribution
- to enhance product and service quality
- to reduce costs of new product development
- both the first and third
Q14 | analysis relates to what processes, activities, and decisions actually create costsin your supply chain.
- Cost driver
- Value proposition
- Cost reduction
- Target costing
Q15 | MRO stands for
- Management Resource Outstanding
- Maintanance Repair Operative
- Marketing Reverse Order
- Maintanance Record Overview
Q16 | The has made it possible for other companies to eliminate intermediaries and sell directly to the end consumer.
- SCM
- Internet
- competition
- global sourcing
Q17 | Value stream mapping is an application of process mapping, developed to apply principles to process improvement.
- Management
- Lean
- Supply chain
- Cycle time
Q18 | A supply chain is made up of a series of processes that involve aninput, a , and an output.
- Shipment
- Supplier
- customer
- Tr
Q19 | is a tool to chart how individual processes are currently being conducted and to help lay out new improved processes.
- Process mapping
- Pareto charting
- Supply chain design
- Design chain mapping
Q20 | from the following list a major strategic risk associated with outsourcing.
- Outsourcing landed cost is usually higher than in sourcing cost.
- The supplier is purchased by a competitor.
- The business loses sight of market trends.
- The cost of supplied material is passed on to the customer.
Q21 | is the design of seamless value-added processes across organization boundariesto meet the real needs of the end customer.
- Operations
- Supply chain management
- Process engineering
- Value charting
Q22 | The impact of cost reduction on profits is much larger than the impact of increased
- innovation.
- production
- information.
- sales
Q23 | considers how your organization competes and is an essential element ofcorporate strategy.
- Value proposition analysis
- Leadership
- A consultant
- A competitor
Q24 | Demand Forecasting is
- animperfeCt science
- accompanied with forecast error
- identifying the future demand
- all the above
Q25 | The collective learning in the organization, especially how to coordinate diverse production skills and integrate multiple streams of technologies, is called
- innovative constraint.
- second-tier competency.
- corporate skill.
- core competency.