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FalseDifficulty:

3.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,definetheboundarieswithinwhichthesupplychainmustcompete.

4.Long-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffectiveifthedemandandpriceofwarehousingdonotchangeinthefutureorifthepriceofwarehousinggoesup.

Easy

5.Long-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffectiveifeitherdemandorthepriceofwarehousingdropsinthefuture.

6.Thedegreeofdemandandpriceuncertaintyhasasignificantinfluenceontheappropriateportfoliooflong-andshort-termwarehousingspacethatafirmshouldcarry.

7.Ifpriceanddemandvaryovertimeinaglobalnetwork,flexibleproductioncapacitycanbereconfiguredtomaximizeprofitsinthenewenvironment.Answer:

True

Difficulty:

8.Afirmmaychoosetobuildaflexibleglobalsupplychaineveninthepresenceoflittledemandorsupplyuncertaintyifcertaintyexistsinexchangeratesorprices.Answer:

False

9.Thepresentvalueofastreamofcashflowsiswhatthatstreamisworthintoday’sdollars.

10.Discretionarycashflow（DCF）analysisevaluatesthepresentvalueofanystreamoffuturecashflowsandallowsmanagementtocomparetwostreamsofcashflowsintermsoftheirfinancialvalue.

11.Thepresentvalueoffuturecashflowsisfoundbyusingadiscountfactor.Answer:

12.Therateofreturnkisalsoreferredtoasthepresentvalueofcapital.Answer:

13.AnegativeNPVforanoptionindicatesthattheoptionwilllosemoneyforthesupplychain.

14.ThedecisionwiththelowestNPVwillprovideasupplychainwiththehighestfinancialreturn.

15.Inreality,demandandpricesarehighlyuncertainandarelikelytofluctuateduringthelifeofanysupplychaindecision.

16.Foraglobalsupplychain,exchangeratesandinflationareunlikelytovaryovertimeindifferentlocations.

17.Themultiplicativebinomialcannottakeonnegativevaluesandcanbeusedforfactorslikedemand,price,andexchangeratesthatcannotbecomenegative.

18.Alogicalobjectiontoboththemultiplicativeandadditivebinomialisthefactthattheunderlyingfactortakesontwovaluesattheendofeachperiod.

Hard

19.Ifuncertaintyisignored,amanagerwillalwayssignlong-termcontractsbecausetheyaretypicallycheaperandavoidallflexiblecapacitybecauseitismoreexpensive.

20.Duringnetworkdesign,managersneedamethodologythatallowsthemtoestimatethecertaintyintheirforecastofdemandandpriceandthenincorporatethiscertaintyintothedecision-makingprocess.

21.DecisiontreeswithDCFscanbeusedtoevaluatesupplychaindesigndecisionsgivenuncertaintyinprices,demand,exchangerates,andinflation.

22.Uncertaintyindemandandeconomicfactorsshouldnotbeincludedinthefinancialevaluationofsupplychaindesigndecisions.

23.Inacomplexdecisiontree,therearethousandsofpossiblepathsthatmayresultfromthefirstperiodtothelast.

24.Simulationmethodsareverygoodatevaluatingadecisionwherethepathitselfisdecisiondependent.

25.Simulationmodelsrequireahighersetupcosttostartandoperatecomparedtodecisiontreetools.

26.Themainadvantageofsimulationmodelsisthattheycanprovidelow-costevaluationsofcomplexsituations.

27.Strategicplanningandfinancialplanningshouldbecombinedduringsupplychainnetworkdesign.

28.Theevaluationofsupplychainnetworksshouldnotusemultiplemetrics.Answer:

29.Financialanalysisshouldbeusedasaninputtodecisionmaking,notasthedecision-makingprocess.

30.Oneofthebestwaystospeeduptheprocessoffinancialanalysisandarriveatagooddecisionistouseestimates,exceptwhenitappearsthatfindingaveryaccurateinputwouldtakeaninordinateamountoftime.

MultipleChoice

1.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,

a.canbealteredintheshortterm.

b.cannotbealteredintheshortterm.

c.cannotbealteredinthelongterm.

d.canonlybealteredintheshortterm.

e.alloftheaboveAnswer:

b

2.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,

a.arerealignedeveryfewweeks.

b.onlyremaininplaceforseveralyears.

c.rarelyremaininplaceforseveralyears.

d.onlyremaininplaceforafewweeks.

e.oftenremaininplaceforseveralyears.Answer:

e

3.Decisionsmadeduringthesupplychaindesignphaseregardingsignificantinvestmentsinthesupplychain,suchasthenumberandsizeofplantstobuild,

thenumberoftruckstopurchaseorlease,andwhethertobuildorleasewarehousespace,

a.definetheboundarieswithinwhichthesupplychainmustcompete.

b.havelittleimpactonhowthesupplychainmustcompete.

c.areirrelevantregardinghowthesupplychainwillcompete.

d.aretheonlyconsiderationregardinghowthesupplychainwillcompete.

e.noneoftheaboveAnswer:

a

4.Long-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffectiveif

a.thedemandandpriceofwarehousingdonotchangeinthefuture.

b.thepriceofwarehousinggoesupinthefuture.

c.demanddropsinthefuture.

d.thepriceofwarehousingdropsinthefuture.

e.aandbonlyAnswer:

eDifficulty:

5.Short-termcontractsforbothwarehousingandtransportationrequirementswillbemoreeffective

a.ifthedemandandpriceofwarehousingdonotchangeinthefuture.

b.ifthepriceofwarehousinggoesupinthefuture.

c.ifeitherdemandorthepriceofwarehousingdropsinthefuture.

d.onlyifdemanddropsinthefuture.

e.onlyifthepriceofwarehousingdropsinthefuture.Answer:

c

6.Thedegreeofdemandandpriceuncertaintyhas

a.noeffectontheappropriateportfoliooflong-andshort-termwarehousingspacethatafirmshouldcarry.

b.alimitedinfluenceontheappropriateportfoliooflong-andshort-termwarehousingspacethatafirmshouldcarry.

c.aminorinfluenceontheappropriateportfoliooflong-andshort-termwarehousingspacethatafirmshouldcarry.

d.asignificantinfluenceontheappropriateportfoliooflong-andshort-termwarehousingspacethatafirmshouldcarry.

e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.Answer:

d

7.Uncertaintyofdemandandprice

a.drivesthevalueofbuildingflexibleproductioncapacityataplant.

b.eliminatesthevalueofbuildingflexibleproductioncapacityataplant.

c.facilitatesthevalueofbuildingflexibleproductioncapacityataplant.

d.hasnoeffectonthevalueofbuildingflexibleproductioncapacityataplant.

8.Ifpriceanddemanddovaryovertimeinaglobalnetwork,

a.flexibleproductioncapacityshouldnotbeusedinthenewenvironment.

b.flexibleproductioncapacitywillbeineffectiveinthenewenvironment.

c.flexibleproductioncapacitycanbereconfiguredtominimizeprofitsinthenewenvironment.

d.flexibleproductioncapacitycanbereconfiguredtomaximizeprofitsinthenewenvironment.

e.flexibleproductioncapacityshouldneverbeusedinanuncertainenvironment.

dDifficulty:

9.Afirmmaychoosetobuildaflexibleglobalsupplychaineveninthepresenceoflittledemandorsupplyuncertaintyif

a.certaintyexistsinbothexchangeratesandprices.

b.certaintyexistsinexchangeratesorprices.

c.uncertaintyexistsinbothexchangeratesandprices.

d.uncertaintyexistsinexchangeratesorprices.

e.uncertaintyexistsonlyinexchangerates.Answer:

10.Thepresentvalueofafuturestreamofcashflowsiswhatthatstream

a.wasworthi