Supply Chain Management

Assignment-1

Kalkin Shelat

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CH.-1

1. The cycle view of a supply chain holds that

Ans. B) the processes in a supply chain are divided into a series of activities performed

at the interface between successive stages.

2. Which of the following statements about pull processes is accurate?

Ans. D) May also be referred to as reactive processes.

3. Which of the following statements about push processes is accurate?

Ans. A) May also be referred to as speculative processes.

4. Three decision phases of supply chain:

Ans. 1) Supply chain strategy or design

2) Supply chain planning and

3) Supply chain operation

CH-2

1. The uncertainty that exists due to the portion of demand that the supply chain

required to meet is the

Ans. C) implied demand uncertainty.

2. The cost of making and delivering a product to the customer is referred to as

Ans. B) supply chain efficiency.

3. Supply chain responsiveness includes the ability to do which of the following?

Ans. B) Meet a very high service level

4. Bullwhip effect:

Ans. The number of demands at local or retail level is more accurate. But going from

customer to manufacturer, it gradually starts varying and more unpredictable. Thus, this

phenomenon of increasing sales uncertainty going towards manufacturer from customer

is called Bullwhip effect.

CH-3

1. Which of the following is not a major driver of supply chain performance?

Ans. E) all of the above are major drivers of supply chain performance.

2. Which of the following is a characteristic of a facility with excess capacity?

Ans. B) would be very flexible and to respond to wide swings in the demands

placed on it.

3. The inventory held in case demand exceeds expectation in order to counter

uncertainty is called

Ans. B) safety inventory.

4. the role of INFORMATION in the competitive strategy

Ans. With help of Information, supply chain can become more responsive and efficient

simultaneously. We can find out which details can be proven more helpful to increase

effectiveness and use of Information Technology can be done for accuracy and records.

CH-4

1. Distribution is a key driver of the overall profitability of a firm because

Ans. B) it directly impacts both the supply chain cost and the customer experience.

2. Which of the following are measures of customer service that are influenced by

the

structure of the distribution network?

Ans. E) all of the above

3. Which of the following is a disadvantage of manufacturer/distributor storage with

customer pickup?

Ans. A) Customer experience is lower than other options because of the lack of

home delivery.

4. List Elements of customer service influenced by network structure

Ans. 1) Response time

2) Product variety

3) Product availability

4) Customer experience

5) Order visibility