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All raw materials,work in process,and finished goods within a supply chain are known as


A) facilities.
B) inventory.
C) transportation.
D) information.

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Explain the supply chain decision-making framework and the role of the four major drivers.

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The goal of a supply chain strategy is t...

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List and define the six major drivers of supply chain performance.

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Facilities are the places in the supply ...

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Which of the following would result in an improvement in the C2C cycle for Katz if all other entries in their selected financial data were held constant?


A) An increase in accounts payable turnover
B) An increase weeks payable
C) An increase in weeks receivable
D) An increase in weeks in inventory

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When all the different stages of a supply chain work toward the objective of maximizing total supply chain profitability,rather than each stage devoting itself to its own profitability without considering total supply chain profit,it is known as


A) supply chain coordination.
B) forecasting.
C) aggregate planning.
D) revenue management.

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Amazon uses different prices for the products that are purchased from the company - often for the speed of the shipping.What is the name of this pricing scheme?


A) Everyday low pricing
B) High-low pricing
C) Fixed price
D) Menu pricing

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The most significant sourcing decision for a firm is


A) whether to locate a plant close to customers or locate a plant close to sources of raw materials or suppliers.
B) whether to use highly automate processes or manual labor.
C) whether to use traditional inventory methods or adopt a just in time approach to stocking.
D) whether to perform a task in-house or outsource it to a third party.

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Average inbound transportation cost and average outbound transportation cost are ideally measured on a per unit basis.

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Moving inventory from point to point in the supply is known as


A) facilities.
B) inventory.
C) transportation.
D) information.

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The following warehousing methodology is one in which goods are not actually warehoused in a facility.Instead,trucks from suppliers,each carrying a different type of product,deliver goods to a facility.There the inventory is broken into smaller lots and quickly loaded onto store-bound trucks that carry a variety of products,some from each of the supplier trucks.


A) Warehouse unit storage
B) Stock keeping unit (SKU) storage
C) Job lot storage
D) Cross-docking

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Procurement should be designed to decrease both the total cost of ownership and the supply chain surplus.

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A company's ability to find a balance between responsiveness and efficiency that best matches the needs of the customer it is targeting is the key to achieving strategic fit.

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