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Question 31

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the leverage of supply-chain savings?

A) Supply chain leverage is about the same for all industries.
B) Supply chain savings exert more leverage as the firm's purchases are a smaller percent of sales.
C) Supply chain savings exert more leverage as the firm has a lower net profit margin.
D) Supply chain leverage depends only upon the percent of sales spent in the supply chain.
E) None of the above is true.

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Which of the following is not a condition that favors the success of vertical integration?

A) availability of capital
B) availability of managerial talent
C) required demand
D) small market share
E) All of the above favor the success of vertical integration.

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Operations managers are finding online auctions a fertile area for disposing of discontinued inventory

What opportunities exist for reducing the "bullwhip" effect, and improving the supply chain?

Even though a firm may have a low cost strategy, supply-chain strategy can select suppliers primarily on response or differentiation.

The __________ decision involves choosing between producing a component or a service internally and purchasing it externally.

Which of the following supply-chain strategies creates value by allowing suppliers to have economies of scale?

Waterways are an attractive distribution system when speed is more important than shipping cost.

Which of the following is an aspect of environmental risk in supply-chain management?

A disadvantage of the "few suppliers" strategy is

A regional grocery chain spends 70 percent of its sales in the supply chain, and has a net profit margin of 2 percent. They have just initiated an Internet-based inventory management program that is expected to save the chain $500,000 per year. What is the equivalent increase in sales to this saving? Use Table 11.3, reproduced below.

The __________ is an organization that has published principles and standards for ethical supply management conduct.

Toyota's policy of having two suppliers per component after its experience with fire and earthquakes is similar to Hark Rock Café's franchising in societies that have significant cultural or environmental barriers because

A grocery store is trying to find a new vendor for carrots. Its three criteria are 1. Freshness, 2. Lot Size, and 3. Cost with factor weights of .6, .1, and .3 respectively. What would a vendor with ratings of 6, 8, and 10 in the three respective categories score as a weighted total?

__________ involves reducing the number of variations in materials and components as an aid to cost management.

A carpet manufacturer has delivered carpet directly to the end consumer rather than to the carpet dealer. The carpet manufacturer is practicing

The supply chain for a brewery would include raw ingredients such as hops and barley but not the manufactured goods such as bottles and cans.

A firm that employs a "response strategy" should minimize inventory throughout the supply chain.

What is the average capacity utilization in the motor carrier (trucking) industry?

The objective of the make-or-buy decision is to help identify the products and services that can be obtained externally.