供应链管理第三版unit4习题与答案.docx
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供应链管理第三版unit4习题与答案
Chapter4
DesigningtheDistributionNetworkinaSupplyChain
True/False
1.Distributionoccursbetweeneverypairofstagesinthesupplychain.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
2.Distributiononlyoccursbetweenmanufacturingandconsumersinthe
supplychain.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
3.Companiesinthesameindustryoftenselectverydifferentdistribution
networks,becausethechoiceofthedistributionnetworkcanbeusedto
achieveavarietyofsupplychainobjectivesrangingfromlowcostto
highresponsiveness.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
4.Companiesinthesameindustryshouldalwaysselectsimilardistribution
networks,becausetheirobjectiveswillbesimilar.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
5.Acustomeralwayswantsthehighestlevelofperformancealongall
dimensionsofcustomerservice,includingresponsetime,productvariety,
productavailability,customerexperience,ordervisibility,and
returnability.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Moderate
6.Acustomerdoesnotnecessarilywantthehighestlevelofperformance
alongalldimensionsofcustomerservice,includingresponsetime,
productvariety,productavailability,customerexperience,order
visibility,andreturnability.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
7.Outboundtransportationcostsperunittendtobelowerthaninbound
costs,becauseinboundlotsizesaretypicallylarger.Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
Outboundtransportationcostsperunittendtobehigherthaninbound8.
costs,becauseinboundlotsizesaretypicallylarger.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
Transportationcostsarehighwithdrop-shippingbecausetheaverage9.outbounddistancetotheendconsumerislargeandpackagecarriersare
usedtoshippingtheproduct.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Easy
Transportationcostsarelowwithdrop-shippingbecausetheaverage10.outbounddistancetotheendconsumerissmall.
Answer:
False
Difficulty:
Easy
11.Themainadvantageofin-transitmergeoverdrop-shippingisthe
somewhatlowertransportationcostandimprovedcustomerexperience.Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Moderate
12.Themainadvantageofadistributionnetworkwithlocalstorageisthat
itcanlowerthedeliverycostandprovideafasterresponsethanother
networks.Answer:
TrueDifficulty:
Moderate
13.Themainadvantageofadistributionnetworkwithlocalstorageisthat
itcanlowertheinventoryandfacilitycosts.Answer:
FalseDifficulty:
Moderate
14.Themajordisadvantageofadistributionnetworkwithlocalstorageis
theincreaseddeliverycost.Answer:
FalseDifficulty:
Moderate
15.Themajordisadvantageofadistributionnetworkwithlocalstorageis
theincreasedinventoryandfacilitycosts.Answer:
TrueDifficulty:
Easy
16.Adistributionnetworkdesignerneedstoconsiderproduct
characteristicsaswellasnetworkrequirementswhendecidingonthe
appropriatedeliverynetwork.
Answer:
True
Difficulty:
Hard
17.Onlynichecompanieswillendupusingasingledistributionnetwork.Answer:
TrueDifficulty:
Easy
18.Mostcompaniesarebestservedbyasingledistributionnetwork.
Answer:
FalseDifficulty:
Moderate
19.Distributorsaddvaluetoasupplychainbetweenasupplystageanda
customerstageiftherearemanysmallplayersatthecustomerstage,
eachrequiringasmallamountoftheproductatatime.Answer:
TrueDifficulty:
Moderate
MultipleChoice
1.Thestepstakentomoveandstoreaproductfromthesupplierstagetoa
customerstageinthesupplychainisreferredtoas
a.transportation.
b.retailing.
c.wholesaling.
d.distribution.
e.manufacturing.
Answer:
d
Difficulty:
Easy
2.Distributionisakeydriveroftheoverallprofitabilityofafirm
because
a.theadditionofdistributorsonlyaddscosttothesupplychain.
b.itdirectlyimpactsboththesupplychaincostandthecustomer
experience.
c.itslowsdowntheresponsivenessofthesupplychain.
d.itcannotbedevelopedasapartofsupplychainstrategy.
e.Distributionisnotakeydriverofprofitability.
Answer:
b
Difficulty:
Moderate
3.Thechoiceofthedistributionnetworkcanbeusedtoachievesupply
chainobjectivessuchas
a.lowcost.
b.highresponsiveness.
c.highcost.
d.highresponsibility.
e.aandbonly
Answer:
e
Difficulty:
Moderate
4.Companiesinthesameindustryoftenselectverydifferentdistribution
networksbecause
a.somecompaniesarepoorlyrun.b.differentcompaniestrytoavoidusingthesameapproach.differentcompanieshavedifferentobjectivesfortheirsupply
c.
chain.alloftheaboved.noneoftheabovee.Answer:
cDifficulty:
Moderate
5.Apoor/inappropriatedistributionnetworkcan
leadtohighprofitability.a.
hurtthelevelofservicecustomersreceivewhileincreasingcost.b.
haveasignificantnegativeimpactontheprofitabilityofafirm.c.
alloftheaboved.
bandconlye.Answer:
dDifficulty:
Moderate
6.Whichofthefollowingwouldnotbetheresultofapoor/inappropriate
distributionnetwork?
Highprofitabilitya.
b.LowlevelofcustomerserviceHighcostc.Poorprofitabilityd.
e.Noneoftheabovearetrue.Answer:
aDifficulty:
Easy
7.Onwhichdimensionsshouldtheperformanceofadistributionnetworkbe
evaluatedatthehighestlevel?
a.ProfitabilityofindividualsupplychaincomponentsEfficiencyofoverallsupplychainnetworkb.Customerneedsthataremetc.
d.Costofmeetingcustomerneeds
e.canddonly
Answer:
e
Difficulty:
Hard
8.Whichofthefollowingaremeasuresofcustomerservicethatare
influencedbythestructureofthedistributionnetwork?
a.Responsetime
b.Productvariety
c.Productavailability
d.Customerexperience
e.alloftheabove
Answer:
e
Difficulty:
Easy
Whichofthefollowingaremeasuresofcustomerservicethatare9.
influencedbythestructureofthedistributionnetwork?
a.Returnabilityb.OrdervisibilityCustomerexperiencec.Productavailabilityd.alloftheabovee.Answer:
eDifficulty:
Moderate
10.Whichofthefollowingisnotameasureofcustomerservicethatis
influencedbythestructureofthedistributionnetwork?
Returnabilitya.
Customerexperienceb.Customermaturityc.Productavailabilityd.
Alloftheabovearemeasuresofcustomerservice.e.
Answer:
cDifficulty:
Easy
11.Thetimebetweenwhenacustomerplacesanorderandreceivesdelivery
isa.responsetime.productvariety.b.c.productavailability.customerexperience.d.e.ordervisibility.Answer:
aDifficulty:
Easy
12.Thenumberofdifferentproducts/configurationsthatacustomerdesires
fromthedistributionnetworkis
a.responsetime.
b.productvariety.
c.productavailability.
d.customerexperience.
e.ordervisibility.
Answer:
b
Difficulty:
Easy
13.Theprobabilityofhavingaproductinstockwhenacustomerorder
arrivesisa.responsetime.b.productvariety.productavailability.c.customerexperience.d.ordervisibility.e.Answer:
cDifficulty:
Easy
14.Theeasewithwhichthecustomercanplaceandreceivetheirorderas
wellasotheraspectsofvaluethatthesalesstaffprovidesisa.customerexperience.
b.ordervisibility.productavailability.c.responsetime.d.returnability.e.
Answer:
aDifficulty:
Easy
15.Theabilityofthecustomertotracktheirorderfromplacementto
deliveryisa.customerexperience.ordervisibility.b.productavailability.c.
d.responsetime.returnability.e.
Answer:
bDifficulty:
Easy
Theeasewithwhichacustomercanreturnunsatisfactorymerchandiseand16.theabilityofthenetworktohandlesuchreturnsisa.customerexperience.b.ordervisibility.productavailability.c.
d.responsetime.
e.returnability.
Answer:
e
Difficulty:
Easy
17.Thecostsincurredinbringingmaterialintoafacilityare
a.sourcingtransportationcosts.
b.outboundtransportationcosts.
c.crossboundtransportationcosts.
d.inboundtransportationcosts.
e.noneoftheabove
Answer:
d
Difficulty:
Easy
18.Thecostsincurredinsendingmaterialoutofafacilityarea.sourcingtransportationcosts.outboundtransportationcosts.b.crossboundtransportationcosts.c.inboundtransportationcosts.d.noneoftheabovee.Answer:
bDifficulty:
Easy
19.Outboundtransportationcostsperunittendtobe
aboutthesameasinboundcosts.a.higherthaninboundcosts.b.lowerthaninboundcosts.c.
neitherhigherorlowerthaninboundcosts.d.
e.noneoftheaboveAnswer:
bDifficulty:
Moderate
20.Asthenumberoffacilitiesinasupplychainincreases
theinventoryandresultinginventorycostsalsoincrease.a.theinventoryandresultinginventorycostsdecrease.b.
c.theinventoryincreasesandresultinginventorycostsdecrease.theinventorydecreasesandresultinginventorycostsincrease.d.
theinventoryandresultinginventorycostsremainthesame.e.
Answer:
aDifficulty:
Moderate
Astheresponsetimedesiredbythecustomerdecreases,therequired21.numberoffacilitiesinthedistributionnetworka.decreases.
remainsthesame.b.
c.increases.
d.increasesandthendecreases.
e.noneoftheabove
Answer:
c
Difficulty:
Moderate
22.Asthenumberoffacilitiesinasupplychainincreases,total
transportationcost
a.decreases.
b.remainsthesame.
c.increases.
d.increasestoapointandthendecreases.
e.decreasestoapointandthenincreases.
Answer:
e
Difficulty:
Hard
23.Asthenumberoffacilitiesinasupplychainincreases,totalfacility
costsdecrease.a.remainthesame.b.increase.c.
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