Stevenson University

BUS 620

MODULE 1 Quiz

1)The three important elements of the supply chain are:

1. A supply chain features a constant flow of:
2. Each stage in a supply chain is connected through the flow of products, information, and funds. These flows often occur in both directions and are usually managed by:
3. Which set of supply chain flows is correctly described?
4. Which statement about supply chains is best?
5. Which sequence of stages is typical for product flow in a supply chain?
6. Supply chain surplus involves what two parts?
7. For any supply chain, the source of revenue is generated by
8. Customer value is
9. The objective of every supply chain is to
10. Retailing in the United States is largely
11. For any supply chain
12. Webvan designed a supply chain with large warehouses in several major cities in the United States, from which groceries were delivered to customer homes. They failed partly because of
13. A key issue facing Toyota is
14. Walmart’s supply chain features clusters of stores around distribution centers, which facilitates
15. Which of these statements about Dell’s supply chain is best?
16. The decision phases in a supply chain include
17. A company would decide whether to outsource or perform a supply chain function in-house during the
18. The decision phases in a supply chain include
19. A company would decide whether to outsource or perform a supply chain function in-house during the
20. The supply chain strategy category would include a decision about
21. The profitability of a supply chain is impacted primarily by the

24.  The time horizon of the operation phase is typically

25.  The cycle view of a supply chain holds that

26.  The push/pull view of a supply chain holds that

27.  The customer order cycle occurs at the

28.  Customer arrival refers to

29.  The objective of the customer arrival process is to

30.  Customer order entry is

31.  The objective of customer order entry is to

32.  Customer order fulfillment refers to

33.  The objective of customer order fulfillment is to

34.  Customer order receiving is

35.  The replenishment cycle occurs at the

36.  The processes included in the replenishment cycle include

37.  The manufacturing cycle occurs at the

38.  The processes involved in the manufacturing cycle include

39.  The production scheduling process in the manufacturing cycle is similar to the

40.  The manufacturing and shipping process in the manufacturing cycle is equivalent to the

41.  The procurement cycle occurs at the

42.  The relationship between the manufacturer and supplier during the procurement cycle is very similar to the relationship between

43.  The cycle view of the supply chain is useful when considering operational decisions, because