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当代物流学习题

PARTIII

EXAMINATIONQUESTIONS

CHAPTER2:

THESUPPLY-CHAINCONCEPT

MultipleChoiceQuestions

1.AccordingtoProfessorMentzerandcolleagues,thesupply-chainconceptoriginatedinwhatdiscipline?

a.marketing

b.operations

c.logistics

d.production

（c;p.36）

2.A____________enpassesallactivitiesassociatedwiththeflowandtransformationofgoodsfromtherawmaterialstage,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.Ithasbeensuggestedthatpany-versus-panypetitionmightbesupersededinthetwenty-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.mitment

d.sharedbenefits

（a;p.40）

11.Accordingtothetext,____________hasbeenatthecenterofthechangestakingplacethataffectthesupplychain.

a.logistics

b.warehousing

c.technology

d.customerpower

（c;p.41）

12.Whathasbeenreferredtoasthegreatestforceofmodizationknowntoman,forbothgoodsandservices?

a.McDonald’s

b.TheInternet

c.Wal-Mart

d.Logistics

（b;p.41）

13.Thetwokeyfactorsthathavesparkedmuchofthetechnologicalchangeaffectingsupplychainsare____________and____________.

a.EDI,ERP

b.putingpower,ERP

c.EDI,Internet

d.putingpower,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.isprisedofallrelevantCEOs

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.lackoftopmanagementmitment

c.reluctancetoshare,oruse,relevantdata

d.inpatiblecorporatecultures

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.ERPsystemstendtoberelativelystrongwhenitestologisticsandsupplychainrequirements.

b.InstallingERPsystemscantakeseveralyearstoplete.

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-partylogisticspanies

b.overtmanagementeffortsbytheorganizationsinasupplychain

c.theparticipationofworld-classorganizations

d.atleastoneorganizationtobeamultinationalpany

（b;p.37）

31.AdistinguishingfeatureoftheJITIIconceptisthat:

a.supplierandcustomerfacilitiesarelocatedinthesameindustrialpark

b.onlyexpeditedtransportationisused

c.paniesmusthaveISO9000certificationtoparticipate

d.suppliershaveon-siteofficesataparticularcustomer

（d;p.39）

32.WhatpanydevelopedthesupplierintegrationprogramknownasJITII?

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.TheInternethasbeenreferredtoasthegreatestforceofmodizationknowntoman,forbothgoodsandservices.（True,p.41）

13.Enhancedmunicationsacrossorganizationsinasupplychainisonlydependentonthetechnologicalcapabilitiesoftheorganizations.（False,p.42）

14.Variabilityindemandordersamongsupply-chainparticipantsisknownasthebubbleeffect.（False,p.4