当代物流学习题

PART III

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

CHAPTER 2: THE SUPPLY-CHAIN CONCEPT

Multiple Choice Questions

1.According to Professor Mentzer and colleagues, the supply-chain concept

originated in what discipline?

a.marketing

b.operations

c.logistics

d.production

(c; p. 36)

2. A ____________ encompasses all activities associated with the flow and

transformation of goods from the raw material stage, through to the end user, as well as the associated information flows.

a.production line

b.supply chain

c.marketing channel

d.warehouse

(b; p. 36)

3.Which of the following is not one of the processes in the SCOR model?

a.sell

b.plan

c.make

d.return

(a; p. 38)

4.The current SCOR model identifies ____________ key processes associated with

supply-chain management.

a.three

b.four

c.five

d.six (c; p. 38)

5.The text suggests that logistics has an important role in all SCOR processes

except:

a.make

b.source

c.deliver

d.plan

(d; p. 38)

6.It has been suggested that company-versus-company competition might be

superseded in the twenty-first century by:

a.region-to-region

b.country-to-country

c.industry-to-industry

d.supply chain-to-supply chain

(d; p. 39)

7.Which of the following are not key attributes of supply-chain management?

a.inventory control

b.leveraging technology

c.customer power

d. a long-term orientation

e.all are key attributes

(e; p. 39)

8.Contemporary supply chains should be fast and ____________.

a.lean

b.agile

c.interactive

d.relevant

(b; p. 40)

9.An organization’s ability to respond to changes in demand with respect to

volume and variety refers to ____.

a.responsiveness

b.leanness

c.agility

d.relevancy (c; p. 40)

10.Which of the following is not associated with relational exchanges?

a.independence

b.trust

mitment

d.shared benefits

(a; p. 40)

11.According to the text, ____________ has been at the center of the changes taking

place that affect the supply chain.

a.logistics

b.warehousing

c.technology

d.customer power

(c; p. 41)

12.What has been referred to as the greatest force of commodization known to

man, for both goods and services?

a.McDonald’s

b.The Internet

c.Wal-Mart

d.Logistics

(b; p. 41)

13.The two key factors that have sparked much of the technological change

affecting supply chains are ____________ and ____________.

a.EDI, ERP

puting power, ERP

c.EDI, Internet

puting power, Internet

(d; p. 41)

14.The bullwhip effect:

a.is an ineffective way to motivate warehouse employees

b.applies to rodeos and has nothing to do with supply-chain management