供应链管理习题 10.docx

1、供应链管理习题 10Supply Chain Management, 5e (Chopra/Meindl)Chapter 10 Coordination in a Supply Chain10.1 True/False Questions1) Supply chain coordination requires each stage of the supply chain to take into account the impact its actions have on other stages.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply C

2、hain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design2) A lack of coordination occurs either because different stages of the supply chain have objectives that conflict or because information moving between stages gets delaye

3、d and distorted.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design3) Information is distorted as it moves within the supply chain because complete information is not shared between stages.Answer:

4、TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design4) The bullwhip effect enables different stages of the supply chain to have a consistent estimate of what demand looks like.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.

5、1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design5) The bullwhip effect results in improved supply chain coordination.Answer: FALSEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip E

6、ffectLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design6) The bullwhip effect negatively impacts performance at every stage and thus hurts the relationships between different stages of the supply chain.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.2 The Effect on Performance of Lack of CoordinationAA

7、CSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design7) The bullwhip effect leads to increased trust between different stages of the supply chain and enhances any potential coordination efforts.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.2 The Effect on Performance of Lack of Coor

8、dinationLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design8) The bullwhip effect moves a supply chain away from the efficient frontier by increasing cost and decreasing responsiveness.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.2 The Effect on Performance of Lack of CoordinationAACSB: Analytic Skil

9、lsLearning Outcome: Compare common approaches to supply chain design9) The bullwhip effect reduces the profitability of a supply chain by making it simpler to provide a given level of product availability.Answer: FALSEDiff: 1Topic: 10.2 The Effect on Performance of Lack of CoordinationLearning Outco

10、me: Compare common approaches to supply chain design10) Incentive obstacles refer to situations where incentives offered to different stages or participants in a supply chain lead to actions that increase variability and reduce total supply chain profits.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to C

11、oordination in a Supply ChainAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance11) Incentives that focus only on the local impact of an action result in decisions that minimize total supply chain profits.Answer: FALSEDiff: 3Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordin

12、ation in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance12) Improperly structured sales force incentives are a significant obstacle to coordination in the supply chain.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: D

13、iscuss options for measuring supply chain performance13) Measuring performance based on sell-through is often justified on the grounds that the manufacturers sales force does not control sell-in.Answer: FALSEDiff: 3Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: Discuss opti

14、ons for measuring supply chain performance14) Information processing obstacles refer to situations where demand information is distorted as it moves between different stages of the supply chain, leading to increased variability in orders within the supply chain.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.3 Obstacl

15、es to Coordination in a Supply ChainAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance15) The lack of information sharing between the retailer and manufacturer leads to a large fluctuation in manufacturer orders.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to

16、Coordination in a Supply ChainAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance16) Information processing obstacles refer to actions taken in the course of placing and filling orders that lead to an increase in variability.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.3

17、Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance17) Pricing obstacles refer to situations in which the pricing policies for a product lead to an increase in variability of orders placed.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coo

18、rdination in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance18) Lot size based quantity discounts reduce the bullwhip effect within the supply chain.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply ChainAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcom

19、e: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance19) Trade promotions and other short-term discounts offered by a manufacturer result in large orders during the promotion period followed by very small orders after that.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply Chai

20、nLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance20) Behavioral obstacles are often related to the way the supply chain is structured and reduce the bullwhip effect.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply ChainLearning Outcome: Discuss options fo

21、r measuring supply chain performance21) Managers can improve coordination within the supply chain by aligning goals and incentives such that every participant in supply chain activities works to maximize total supply chain profits.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.3 Obstacles to Coordination in a Supply

22、ChainAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance22) Sharing of POS data helps reduce the bullwhip effect because it allows each stage of the supply chain to use orders from the previous stage to forecast future demand.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.4

23、 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting23) Without collaborative planning, sharing of POS data does not guarantee coordination.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major approac

24、hes to forecasting24) When a single stage controls replenishment decisions for the entire chain, the problem of multiple forecasts is magnified and coordination within the supply chain follows.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major a

25、pproaches to forecasting25) A reduction in replenishment lead time helps dampen the bullwhip effect by reducing the underlying uncertainty of demand.Answer: TRUEDiff: 2Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting26) A reduction of lo

26、t sizes increases the amount of fluctuation that can accumulate between any pair of stages of a supply chain, thus increasing the bullwhip effect.Answer: FALSEDiff: 2Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting2

27、7) Tying allocation to past sales removes any incentive a retailer may have to inflate orders, as a result dampening the bullwhip effect.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting28) Managers can encourage the bu

28、llwhip effect by devising pricing strategies that encourage retailers to order in smaller lots and reduce forward buying.Answer: FALSEDiff: 1Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationAACSB: Analytic SkillsLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting29) Cooperation and trust

29、within the supply chain help improve performance for a variety of reasons.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.4 Managerial Levers to Achieve CoordinationLearning Outcome: Describe major approaches to forecasting30) Supply chain coordination improves if all stages of the chain take actions that are aligned

30、and together increase total supply chain surplus.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance31) Supply chain coordination improves if all stages of the chain take actions that are ali

31、gned and together decrease total supply chain surplus.Answer: FALSEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance32) With an uncoordinated supply chain each stage tries to maximize its own profits,

32、resulting in actions that often diminish total supply chain profits.Answer: TRUEDiff: 1Topic: 10.1 Lack of Supply Chain Coordination and the Bullwhip EffectLearning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance10.2 Multiple Choice Questions1) Supply chain coordinationA) improves if all stages of the chain take