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当代物流学习题3
PARTIII
EXAMINATIONQUESTIONS
CHAPTER2:
THESUPPLY-CHAINCONCEPT
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1.AccordingtoProfessorMentzerandcolleagues,thesupply-chainconceptoriginatedinwhatdiscipline?
a.marketing
b.operations
c.logistics
d.production
(c;p.36)
2.A____________encompassesallactivitiesassociatedwiththeflowandtransformationofgoodsfromtherawmaterialstage,throughtotheenduser,aswellastheassociatedinformationflows.
a.productionline
b.supplychain
c.marketingchannel
d.warehouse
(b;p.36)
3.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneoftheprocessesintheSCORmodel?
a.sell
b.plan
c.make
d.return
(a;p.38)
4.ThecurrentSCORmodelidentifies____________keyprocessesassociatedwithsupply-chainmanagement.
a.three
b.four
c.five
d.six
(c;p.38)
5.
ThetextsuggeststhatlogisticshasanimportantroleinallSCORprocessesexcept:
a.make
b.source
c.deliver
d.plan
(d;p.38)
6.Ithasbeensuggestedthatcompany-versus-companycompetitionmightbesupersededinthetwenty-firstcenturyby:
a.region-to-region
b.country-to-country
c.industry-to-industry
d.supplychain-to-supplychain
(d;p.39)
7.Whichofthefollowingarenotkeyattributesofsupply-chainmanagement?
a.inventorycontrol
b.leveragingtechnology
c.customerpower
d.along-termorientation
e.allarekeyattributes
(e;p.39)
8.Contemporarysupplychainsshouldbefastand____________.
a.lean
b.agile
c.interactive
d.relevant
(b;p.40)
9.Anorganization’sabilitytorespondtochangesindemandwithrespecttovolumeandvarietyrefersto____.
a.responsiveness
b.leanness
c.agility
d.relevancy
(c;p.40)
10.
Whichofthefollowingisnotassociatedwithrelationalexchanges?
a.independence
b.trust
c.commitment
d.sharedbenefits
(a;p.40)
11.Accordingtothetext,____________hasbeenatthecenterofthechangestakingplacethataffectthesupplychain.
a.logistics
b.warehousing
c.technology
d.customerpower
(c;p.41)
12.Whathasbeenreferredtoasthegreatestforceofcommodizationknowntoman,forbothgoodsandservices?
a.McDonald’s
b.TheInternet
c.Wal-Mart
d.Logistics
(b;p.41)
13.Thetwokeyfactorsthathavesparkedmuchofthetechnologicalchangeaffectingsupplychainsare____________and____________.
a.EDI,ERP
b.Computingpower,ERP
c.EDI,Internet
d.Computingpower,Internet
(d;p.41)
14.Thebullwhipeffect:
a.isanineffectivewaytomotivatewarehouseemployees
b.appliestorodeosandhasnothingtodowithsupply-chainmanagement
c.referstothe“swaying”motionassociatedwithtripletrailers
d.referstovariabilityindemandordersamongsupply-chainparticipants
(d;p.42)
15.
Whichofthefollowingisnotawaytoreduceinventorylevels?
a.supply-pushreplenishment
b.smaller,morefrequentorders
c.useofpremiumtransportation
d.eliminationofslowermovingproducts
(a;p.42)
16.Asupply-chaincouncil:
a.ensuresthatunfairtradepracticesdon’thappeninsupplychains
b.iscomprisedofallrelevantCEOs
c.meetsperiodicallytoevaluatesupply-chainperformance
d.isalobbyinggroupconcernedwithpromotingfavorablesupply-chainlegislation
(c;p.43)
17.Covisint,anon-linetradingexchange,isanexampleofco-opetitioninthe____________industry.
a.fast-food
b.officesupply
c.sportinggoods
d.automotive
(d;p.44)
18.Whichofthefollowingisnotamethodofsupplychaincoordination?
a.co-opetition
b.dovetailing
c.placingpersonnelfromonesupply-chainparticipantintothefacilityofanotherparticipant
d.supply-chaincouncils
e.allaremethods
(b;pp.43–44)
19.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsamethodofsupplychaincoordination?
a.dovetailing
b.co-opetition
c.benchmarking
d.nesting
(b;p.44)
20.
Whichofthefollowingisnotabarriertosupply-chainmanagement?
a.regulatoryandpoliticalconsiderations
b.lackoftopmanagementcommitment
c.reluctancetoshare,oruse,relevantdata
d.incompatiblecorporatecultures
e.allarebarriers
(e;pp.44–46)
21.Datamining:
a.isillegalintheUnitedStates
b.issynonymouswithmarginalanalysis
c.looksforpatternsandrelationshipsinrelevantdata
d.canonlybedonebygrocerystores
(c;p.45)
22.Lookingforpatternsandrelationshipsinrelevantdatarefersto:
a.datawarehousing
b.marginalanalysis
c.correlationanalysis
d.datamining
(d;p.45)
23.Whichofthefollowingisfalse?
a.ERPsystemstendtoberelativelystrongwhenitcomestologisticsandsupplychainrequirements.
b.InstallingERPsystemscantakeseveralyearstocomplete.
c.ERPsystemsoffertremendouspotentialforincreasingorganizationaleffectivenessandefficiency.
d.InstallingERPsystemscanbeexpensive.
e.Alloftheabovearetrue.
(a;pp.45–46)
24.Supplychainscanbeintegratedbyhavingvariouspartiesenterintoandcarryoutlong-termmutuallybeneficialagreements.Theseagreementsareknownbyseveralnames.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthesenames?
a.partnerships
b.strategicalliances
c.third-partyarrangements
d.contractlogistics
e.alloftheabovearecorrect
(e;p.46)
25.Therearethreeprimarymethodsthatorganizationscanpursuewhenattemptingtointegratetheirsupplychains.Whichofthefollowingisnotoneofthem?
a.verticalintegration
b.intensivedistribution
c.formalcontracts
d.informalagreements
(b;p.47)
26.Allofthefollowingarefactorsthatdistinguishcontemporarythird-partylogisticsfromearliereffortsexcept:
a.theretendstobeaformalcontractincontemporary3PL
b.contemporary3PLfocusesoncustomizedofferings
c.contemporary3PLhasatransactionalfocus
d.contemporary3PLfocusesonmutualbenefits
(c;p.48)
27.Whatisafourth-partylogisticsprovider?
a.athird-partylogisticsproviderthathasbeeninexistenceforatleast25years
b.athird-partylogisticsproviderthathasachievedISO9000certification
c.alogisticsintermediarythatspecializesinonelogisticsactivity(e.g.,transportation,warehousing)
d.ageneralcontractorthatcoordinatestheactivitiesofthird-partylogisticsproviders
(d;p.49)
28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsupply-chainsoftwareisfalse?
a.manysupply-chainsoftwarepackagesaredevelopedforspecific,ratherthangeneral,applications
b.supply-chainsoftwarepackagescanfocusonspecificfunctionalactivitiessuchastransportationandwarehousing
c.supply-chainsoftwarepackagescanfocusonspecificsupply-chainprocessessuchascustomerrelationshipmanagement
d.supply-chainsoftwarepackagescanattempttosimultaneouslyoptimizesupply-chainprocessesacrossorganizations
e.allaretrue
(a;pp.49–50)
29.
Thesupply-chainmanagementphilosophyemergedinwhichdecade?
a.1960s
b.1970s
c.1980s
d.1990s
(d;p.36)
30.Althoughnearlyanyorganizationcanbepartofasupplychain,supply-chainmanagementrequires:
a.theinvolvementofthird-partylogisticscompanies
b.overtmanagementeffortsbytheorganizationsinasupplychain
c.theparticipationofworld-classorganizations
d.atleastoneorganizationtobeamultinationalcompany
(b;p.37)
31.AdistinguishingfeatureoftheJITIIconceptisthat:
a.supplierandcustomerfacilitiesarelocatedinthesameindustrialpark
b.onlyexpeditedtransportationisused
c.companiesmusthaveISO9000certificationtoparticipate
d.suppliershaveon-siteofficesataparticularcustomer
(d;p.39)
32.WhatcompanydevelopedthesupplierintegrationprogramknownasJITII?
a.Procter&Gamble
b.Gap
c.Bose
d.McDonald’s
(c;p.39)
33.Contemporarysupplychainsshouldbeagileand____________.
a.fast
b.lean
c.interactive
d.relevant
(a;p.40)
34.
Whichofthefollowingisfalse?
a.supplychainsshouldemployalong-termorientation
b.supply-chainmanagementcannotbesuccessfulwithoutinformationsharing
c.partnershipsmustinvolveformal,contractualagreements
d.along-termorientationtendstobepredicatedonrelationalexchanges
(c;pp.40–41)
35.Thevariabilityindemandordersamongsupply-chainparticipants:
a.cannotbecontrolled
b.referstothebullwhipeffect
c.canbecontrolledwithelectronicorderplacement
d.ismorepronouncedinrelationalexchanges
(b;p.42)
True-FalseQuestions
1.Thesupply-chainconceptoriginatedinthelogisticsliterature.(True,p.36)
2.Customersarenotincludedaspartofsupplychains.(False,pp.36–37)
3.Supply-chainmanagementrequiresovertmanagementeffortsbytheorganizationswithinthesupplychain.(True,p.37)
4.TheSCORmodelidentifiesfourkeyprocessesassociatedwithsupply-chainmanagement.(False,p.38)
5.JITIIisasupplierintegrationprogramthatallowsdifferentsupplierstointeractwitheachotheronaregularbasis.(True,p.39)
6.LogisticshasinvolvementinatleastfourofthekeyprocessesidentifiedintheSCORmodel.(True,p.38)
7.Becausecustomerneedsandwantschangerelativelyquickly,supplychainsshouldbefastandlean.(False,p.40)
8.Withrespecttosupplychains,relevancyfocusesonanorganization’sabilitytorespondtochangesindemandwithrespecttovolumeandvariety.(False,p.40)
9.Supplychainsshouldemployalong-termorientationwithvariousparticipants.(True,p.40)
10.Formalpartnershipsaremorelikelythaninformalonestoresultinimprovedlong-termsupply-chainperformance.(True,p.41)
11.Powerretailershavebeenatthecenterofchangestakingplacethataffectthesupplychain.(False,p.41)
12.TheInternethasbeenreferredtoasthegreatestforceofcommodizationknowntoman,forbothgoodsandservices.(True,p.41)
13.Enhanced