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供应链管理第三版unit3习题与答案

Chapter3

SupplyChainDriversandObstacles

True/False

1.Themajordriversofsupplychainperformancearefacilities,inventory,transportation,andinformation.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

2.Themajordriversofsupplychainperformancearecustomers,facilities,inventory,transportation,andinformation.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Moderate

3.Thetwomajortypesoffacilitiesareproductionsitesandstoragesites.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

4.Thetwomajortypesoffacilitiesaredistributionsitesandstoragesites.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Moderate

5.Inventoryisanimportantsupplychaindriverbecausechanginginventorypoliciescandramaticallyalterthesupplychain’sefficiencyandresponsiveness.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

6.Informationispotentiallythebiggestdriverofperformanceinthesupplychainasitdirectlyaffectseachoftheotherdrivers.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Easy

7.Informationispotentiallythebiggestdriverofperformanceinthesupplychaineventhoughithaslittleimpactoneachoftheotherdrivers.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

8.Afacilitywithlittleexcesscapacitywilllikelybemoreefficientperunitofproductitproducesthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Easy

9.Afacilitywithlittleexcesscapacitywilllikelybenomoreorlessefficientperunitofproductitproducesthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

10.Thehighutilizationfacilitywillhavedifficultyrespondingtodemandfluctuations.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Easy

11.Thehighutilizationfacilitywillhavenomoredifficultyrespondingtodemandfluctuationsthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

12.Stockkeepingunit（SKU）storageisthewarehousingmethodologythatusesatraditionalwarehousetostoreallofonetypeofproducttogether.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

13.Warehouseunitstorageisthewarehousingmethodologythatusesatraditionalwarehousetostoreallofonetypeofproducttogether.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Moderate

14.Thecomponentsofinventorydecisionsincludecycleinventory,safetyinventory,seasonalinventory,andsourcing.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Easy

15.Thecomponentsofinventorydecisionsincludecapacity,cycleinventory,safetyinventory,seasonalinventory,andsourcing.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

16.Cycleinventoryisinventorythatisbuiltuptocounterpredictablevariabilityindemand.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

17.Seasonalinventoryisinventorythatisbuiltuptocounterpredictablevariabilityindemand.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

18.Companiesusingseasonalinventorywillbuildupinventoryinperiodsoflowdemandandstoreitforperiodsofhighdemandwhentheywillnothavethecapacitytoproduceallthatisdemanded.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

19.Companiesusingseasonalinventorywillmaintainalevelinventoryincreaserateofproductionforperiodsofhighdemand.

Answer:

False

Difficulty:

Easy

20.Acompany’sabilitytofindabalancebetweenresponsivenessandefficiencythatbestmatchestheneedsofthecustomeritistargetingisthekeytoachievingstrategicfit.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

21.Manyobstacles,suchasgrowingproductvarietyandshorterlifecycles,havemadeitincreasinglydifficultforsupplychainstoachievestrategicfit.

Answer:

True

Difficulty:

Moderate

MultipleChoice

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotamajordriverofsupplychainperformance

a.Facilities

b.Inventory

c.Transportation

d.Information

e.Alloftheabovearemajordriversofsupplychainperformance.

Answer:

e

Difficulty:

Easy

2.Whichofthefollowingisnotamajordriverofsupplychainperformance

a.Customers

b.Facilities

c.Inventory

d.Transportation

e.Information

Answer:

a

Difficulty:

Moderate

3.Theplacesinthesupplychainnetworkwhereproductisstored,assembled,orfabricatedareknownas

a.facilities.

b.inventory.

c.transportation.

d.information.

e.customers.

Answer:

a

Difficulty:

Easy

4.Allrawmaterials,workinprocess,andfinishedgoodswithinasupplychainareknownas

a.facilities.

b.inventory.

c.transportation.

d.information.

e.customers.

Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Easy

5.Movinginventoryfrompointtopointinthesupplyisknownas

a.facilities.

b.inventory.

c.transportation.

d.information.

e.customers.

Answer:

c

Difficulty:

Easy

6.Thedataandanalysisconcerningfacilities,inventory,transportation,andcustomersthroughoutthesupplychainisknownas

a.facilities.

b.inventory.

c.transportation.

d.information.

e.customers.

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Easy

7.Thetwomajortypesoffacilitiesare

a.distributionsitesandstoragesites.

b.productionsitesanddistributionsites.

c.productionsitesandstoragesites.

d.retailsitesanddistributionsites.

e.distributionsitesandinventorysites.

Answer:

c

Difficulty:

Moderate

8.Whichcomponentofthesupplychaindecision-makingframeworkwouldbeestablishedfirst

a.Customerstrategy

b.Supplychainstrategy

c.Supplychainstructure

d.Competitivestrategy

e.Replenishmentstrategy

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Moderate

9.Whichcomponentofthesupplychaindecision-makingframeworkwouldbeestablishedsecond

a.Customerstrategy

b.Supplychainstrategy

c.Supplychainstructure

d.Competitivestrategy

e.Replenishmentstrategy

Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

10.Whichcomponentofthesupplychaindecision-makingframeworkwouldbeusedtoreachtheperformanceleveldictatedbythesupplychainstrategy

a.Customerstrategy

b.Supplychainstrategy

c.Supplychainstructure

d.Competitivestrategy

e.Replenishmentstrategy

Answer:

c

Difficulty:

Easy

11.Whichofthefollowingisnotacomponentoffacilitiesdecisions

a.Location

b.Capacity

c.Operationsmethodology

d.Warehousingmethodology

e.Alloftheabovearecomponentsoffacilitiesdecisions.

Answer:

e

Difficulty:

Moderate

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotacomponentoffacilitiesdecisions

a.Warehousingmethodology

b.Forecastingmethodology

c.Operationsmethodology

d.Capacity

e.Location

Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsconcerningdecisionsregardinglocationoffacilitiesisfalse

a.Decidingwhereacompanywilllocateitsfacilitiesconstitutesalargepartofthedesignofasupplychain.

b.Abasictrade-offhereiswhethertocentralizetogaineconomiesofscaleordecentralizetobecomemoreresponsivebybeingclosertothecustomer.

c.Companiesmustalsoconsiderahostofissuesrelatedtothevariouscharacteristicsofthelocalareainwhichthefacilitymaybesituated.

d.Allofthesestatementsaretrue.

e.Noneofthesestatementsaretrue.

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Moderate

14.Whichofthefollowingisnotanissuecompaniesneedtoconsiderinfacilitylocationdecisions

a.qualityofworkers

b.productdevelopment

c.proximitytocustomersandtherestofthenetwork

d.costoffacility

e.taxeffects

Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

15.Whichofthefollowingisnotanissuecompaniesneedtoconsiderinfacilitylocationdecisions

a.qualityofworkers

b.availabilityofinfrastructure

c.proximitytocustomersandtherestofthenetwork

d.costoffacility

e.Alloftheaboveareissuescompaniesneedtoconsiderinfacilitylocationdecisions.

Answer:

e

Difficulty:

Moderate

16.Excesscapacity

a.allowsafacilitytobeveryflexibleandtorespondtowideswingsinthedemandsplacedonit.

b.costsmoneyandthereforecandecreaseefficiency.

c.requiresproximitytocustomersandtherestofthenetwork.

d.bothaandb

e.alloftheabove

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Moderate

17.Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofafacilitywithexcesscapacity

a.willlikelybemoreefficientperunitofproductitproducesthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity

b.wouldbeveryflexibleandtorespondtowideswingsinthedemandsplacedonit

c.wouldbeconsideredahighutilizationfacility

d.willhavedifficultyrespondingtodemandfluctuations

e.noneoftheabove

Answer:

a

Difficulty:

Easy

18.Afacilitywithlittleexcesscapacity

a.willlikelybemoreefficientperunitofproductitproducesthanonewithalotofunusedcapacity.

b.wouldbeconsideredahighutilizationfacility.

c.willhavedifficultyrespondingtodemandfluctuations.

d.Alloftheabovearetrue.

e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Moderate

19.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeacharacteristicofafacilitywithlittleexcesscapacity

a.allowsafacilitytobeveryflexibleandtorespondtowideswingsinthedemandsplacedonit

b.costsmoneyandthereforecandecreaseefficiency

c.requiresproximitytocustomersandtherestofthenetwork

d.willlikelybemoreefficientperunitofproductitproduces

e.noneoftheabove

Answer:

d

Difficulty:

Moderate

20.Whichofthefollowingisnotawarehousingmethodology

a.Warehouseunitstorage

b.Stockkeepingunit（SKU）storage

c.Joblotstorage

d.Cross-docking

e.Alloftheabovearewarehousingmethodologies.

Answer:

a

Difficulty:

Moderate

21.Thewarehousingmethodologythatusesatraditionalwarehousetostoreallofonetypeofproducttogetheris

a.warehouseunitstorage.

b.stockkeepingunit（SKU）storage.

c.joblotstorage.

d.cross-docking.

e.noneoftheabove

Answer:

b

Difficulty:

Moderate

22.Thewarehousingmethodologyinwhichallthedifferenttypesofproductsneededtoperformaparticularjoborsatisfyaparticulartypeofcustomerarestoredtogetheris

a.warehouseunitstorage.

b.stockkeepingunit（SKU）stora