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供应链管理第三版Unit9习题与答案可编辑修改word版

Chapter9

PlanningSupplyandDemandintheSupplyChain:

ManagingPredictableVariability

True/False

1.Predictablevariabilityischangeindemandthatcannotbeforecasted.Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

2.Facedwithpredictablevariabilityofdemand,acompany’sgoalistorespondinamannerthatmaximizesprofitability.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

3.Theadvantageofcarryingenoughmanufacturingcapacitytomeetdemandinanyperiodisverylowinventorycosts,becausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

4.Thedisadvantageofcarryingenoughmanufacturingcapacitytomeetdemandinanyperiodisthatmuchoftheexpensivecapacitywouldgounusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

5.Theadvantageofbuildingupinventoryduringtheoffseasontokeepproductionstableyearroundliesinthefactthatafirmcouldgetbywithasmaller,moreexpensivefactory.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

6.Thedisadvantageofbuildingupinventoryduringtheoffseasontokeepproductionstableyearroundistheexpensivecapacitythatwouldgounusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Easy

7.Anapproachwhereafirmworkswiththeirretailpartnersinthesupplychaintoofferapricepromotionduringperiodsoflowdemandwouldshiftsomeofthedemandintoaslowperiod,therebyspreadingdemandmoreevenlythroughouttheyearandreducingtheseasonalsurge.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

8.Withsupplyanddemandmanagementdecisionsbeingmadeindependently,itiseasiertocoordinatethesupplychain,therebyincreasingprofit.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

9.Afirmcanvarysupplyofproductbycontrollingproductioncapacityandinventory.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

10.Afirmthatusesflexibleworkhoursfromtheworkforcetomanagecapacitytobettermeetdemandisusingaseasonalworkforce.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

11.Schedulingtheworkforcesothattheavailablecapacitybettermatchesdemandisusingtimeflexibilityfromtheworkforce.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

12.Theuseofapart-timeworkforcetoincreasethecapacityflexibilitybyenablingthefirmtohavemorepeopleatworkduringpeakperiodsisdesigningproductflexibilityintotheproductionprocesses.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

13.Afirmthatusesatemporaryworkforceduringthepeakseasontoincreasecapacitytomatchdemandisusingaseasonalworkforce.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

14.Theuseofdualfacilitiestomanagecapacitymaybehardtosustainifthelabormarketistight.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Hard

15.Afirmthatpurchasespeakproductioncapabilityfromothercompaniessothatinternalproductionremainslevelandcanbedonecheaplyisusingsubcontracting.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

16.Afirmthatbuildsdedicatedfacilitiestoproducearelativelystableoutputofproductsovertimeinaveryefficientmannerandpurchasespeakproductioncapabilityfromothercompaniesisusingsubcontracting.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Hard

17.Afirmthathasproductionlineswhoseproductionratecaneasilybevariedtomatchdemandhasdesignedproductflexibilityintotheproductionprocesses.Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Easy

18.Theuseofaseasonalworkforcerequiresthattheworkforcebemulti-skilledandeasilyadapttobeingmovedfromlinetoline.

Answer:

ModerateDifficulty:

Hard

19.Theuseofcommoncomponentsacrossmultipleproducts,witheachproducthavingpredictablyvariabledemand,willresultinthedemandforthecomponentsbeingrelativelyconstant.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

20.Whenmostoftheproductsafirmproduceshavethesamepeakdemandseason,theuseofcommoncomponentstocreaterelativelyconstantoveralldemandinthecomponentsisfeasible.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

21.Whenmostoftheproductsafirmproduceshavethesamepeakdemandseason,itisnecessarytobuildproductsduringtheoffseasonthathavemorepredictabledemand.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

22.Operationsusuallymakesthepromotionandpricingdecisions.Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

23.Maximizingrevenueistypicallytheobjectivewhenmarketingandsalesmakethepromotionandpricingdecisions.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

24.Pricingdecisionsbasedonlyonrevenueconsiderationsoftenresultinanincreaseinoverallprofitability.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

25.Thecombinationofpricingandaggregateplanning（bothdemandandsupplymanagement）canbeusedtomaximizesupplychainprofitability.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

26.Whenperformingaggregateplanning,thegoalofallfirmsinthesupplychainshouldbetomaximizeindividualfirmprofits.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

27.Determininghowprofitswillbeallocatedtodifferentmembersofthesupplychainisakeytosuccessfulcollaboration.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

28.Ingeneral,asthefractionofincreaseddemandcomingfromforwardbuyinggrows,offeringthepromotionduringthepeakdemandperiodbecomesmoreattractive.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Moderate

29.Offeringapromotionduringapeakperiodthathassignificantforwardbuyingcreatesevenmorevariabledemandthanbeforethepromotion.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

30.Averageinventorydecreasesifapromotionisrunduringthepeakperiodandincreasesifthepromotionisrunduringtheoff-peakperiod.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Easy

31.Promotingduringapeakdemandmonthmaydecreaseoverallprofitabilityifasignificantfractionofthedemandincreaseresultsfromaforwardbuy.Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Hard

32.Asforwardbuyingbecomesasmallerfractionofthedemandincreasefromapromotion,itislessprofitabletopromoteduringthepeakperiod.

Answer:

FalseDifficulty:

Hard

33.Astheproductmargindeclines,promotingduringthepeakdemandperiodbecomeslessprofitable.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Easy

34.Whenfacedwithseasonaldemand,afirmshoulduseacombinationofpricing（tomanagedemand）andproductionandinventory（tomanagesupply）toimproveprofitability.

Answer:

TrueDifficulty:

Moderate

MultipleChoice

1.Predictablevariabilityis

a.changeindemandthatcanbeforecasted.

b.changeindemandthatcannotbeforecasted.

c.changeindemandthathasbeenplanned.

d.changeindemandthathasbeenscheduled.

e.alloftheaboveAnswer:

a

Difficulty:

Easy

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotaproblemcausedbyproductsexperiencingpredictablevariabilityofdemand?

a.highlevelsofstockoutsduringpeakdemand

b.highlevelsofexcessinventoryduringperiodsoflowdemand

c.increasedresponsivenessofthesupplychain

d.increasedcostsinthesupplychain

e.decreasedresponsivenessofthesupplychainAnswer:

c

Difficulty:

Easy

3.Afirmcanhandlepredictablevariabilitybymanaging

a.supplyusingcapacity,inventory,tradepromotions,andbacklogs.

b.supplyusingcapacity,inventory,subcontracting,andbacklogs.

c.demandusingshort-termpricediscountsandtradepromotions.

d.aandconly

e.bandconlyAnswer:

eDifficulty:

Easy

4.Seasonaldemandcanbemetby

a.maintainingenoughmanufacturingcapacitytomeetdemandinanyperiod.

b.buildingupinventoryduringtheoffseasontomeetdemandduringpeakseasons.

c.offeringapricepromotionduringperiodsoflowdemandtoshiftsomeofthedemandintoaslowperiod.

d.alloftheabove

e.aandbonlyAnswer:

dDifficulty:

Moderate

5.Theadvantageofmaintainingenoughmanufacturingcapacitytomeetdemandinanyperiodis

a.verylowinventorycostsbecauseinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

b.verylowinventorycostsbecausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

c.veryhighinventorycostsbecausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

d.veryhighinventorycostsbecauseexpensivecapacitywouldgounusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

e.noneoftheaboveAnswer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

6.Thedisadvantageofmaintainingenoughmanufacturingcapacitytomeetdemandinanyperiodis

a.muchoftheexpensivecapacitywouldgounusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

b.theexpensivecapacitywouldbeusedconsistentlythroughouttheyear.

c.mostoftheexpensivecapacitywouldstillbeusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

d.verylowinventorycostsbecausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.Answer:

a

Difficulty:

Moderate

7.Theadvantageofbuildingupinventoryduringtheoffseasontomeetdemandduringpeakseasonsandkeepproductionstableyearroundis

a.verylowinventorycostsbecausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

b.muchoftheexpensivecapacitywouldgounusedduringmostmonthswhendemandwaslower.

c.inthefactthatafirmcouldgetbywithasmaller,lessexpensivefactory.

d.inthefactthatafirmcouldgetbywithalarger,moreexpensivefactory.

e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.Answer:

c

Difficulty:

Moderate

8.Thedisadvantageofbuildingupinventoryduringtheoffseasontomeetdemandduringpeakseasonsandkeepproductionstableyearroundis

a.verylowinventorycostsbecausenoinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

b.veryhighinventorycostsbecauseinventoryneedstobecarriedfromperiodtoperiod.

c.inthefactthatafirmcouldgetbywithasmaller,lessexpensivefactory.

d.inthefactthatafirmcouldgetbywithalarger,moreexpensivefactory.

e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

9.Theadvantageofofferingapricepromotionduringperiodsoflowdemandtoshiftsomeofthedemandintoaslowperiodis

a.ademandpatternthatislessexp