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PURCHASING AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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SCM. "Quality is conformance to specifications”-This definition of quality is from point of view of

Customer

Manufacturer

Quality Circle Forum

TQM

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SCM. Inspection, scrap, and repair are examples of

internal costs

external costs

costs of dissatisfaction

societal costs

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SCM. The supply chain management philosophy emerged in which decade?

1960s

1970‟

1980s

1990s

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

inventory control

leveraging technology

customer power

all are key attributes

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SCM. What is the meaning of MRP11

A Machinery resource plan

B, Manufacturers Resources Planning

C, material recources progrmming

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SCM. , In procurement objectives, what is not of essesnce?

A, Price,

B, Economy / Value

C, Efficiency.

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SCM. The variability in demand orders among supply chain participants:

a) cannot be controlled

b) refers to the bullwhip effect

c) can be controlled with electronic order placement

d) is more pronounced in relational exchanges

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SCM. Total Quality Management emphasizes

the responsibility of the Quality Control staff to identify and solve all quality-related problems

A commitment to quality that goes beyond internal company issues to suppliers and customers

A system where strong managers are the only decision makers

A process where mostly statisticians get involved

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SCM. Which of the following is not a typical inspection point?

upon receipt of goods from your supplier

during the production process

before the product is shipped to the customer

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SCM. .TQM refers to

total quantity management

total quality management

total quality marketing

total quotient management

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SCM. Quality is both quantitative and

Supportive

Qualitative

Measurable

Conclusive

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SCM. Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?

Retailer‟s creditor

wholesaler

reseller

producer

13 / 50

SCM. What best describes the objectives of Purchasing.

A, Right Price,

B, Right Quantity, Right Quality

C, Right Source, Right Time

D, All of the above

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SCM. A recent consumer survey conducted for a car dealership indicates that, when buying a car, customers are primarily concerned with the salesperson's ability to explain the car's features, the salesperson's friendliness, and the dealer's honesty. The dealership should be especially concerned with which dimensions of service quality?

communication, courtesy, and credibility

competence, courtesy, and security

competence, responsiveness, and reliability

communication, responsiveness, and reliability

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SCM. A quality loss function utilizes all of the following costs except

the cost of scrap and repair

the cost of customer dissatisfaction

inspection, warranty, and service costs

sales costs

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SCM. Which of the following activities is not a direct responsibility of operations management?

Determining the exact mix of products and services that the customers will want

Designing the operation's products,services and processes

Developing an operations strategy for the operations

Planning and controlling the operation

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SCM. According to the manufacturing-based definition of quality

"quality is the degree of excellence at an acceptable price and the control of variability at an acceptable cost

quality depends on how well the product fits patterns of consume

preferences even though quality cannot be defined, you know what it is

quality is the degree to which a specific product conforms to standards

18 / 50

SCM. Which of the following statements is true of LEAN?

Lean principles focus on advanced statistical methods

Lean principles are separate body of knowledge

Lean principles have been developed over a lengthy period of time.

Lean principles include reducing waste.

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SCM. Today, a growing number of firms now outsource some or all of their logistics to ________ intermediaries

a) competitors

b) third-party logistics providers

c) channel members

d) cross-functional teams

20 / 50

SCM. The supply chain concept originated in what discipline?

a) marketing

b) operations

c) logistics

d) production

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SCM. Which one does not use operations management?

A CPA firm.

A bank.

A hospital

They all use it.

22 / 50

SCM,. Pareto charts are used to

identify inspection points in a process

outline production schedules

organize errors, problems or defects

show material flow

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SCM. Which of the following functions is not a core function of an organisation?

The Product/Service Dev.Function

The Operations Function

The Marketing ( Including Sales ) Function

The accounting and finance function

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SCM. Among the tools of TQM, the tool ordinarily used to aid in understanding the sequence of events through which a product travels is a

Pareto chart

Flow chart

check sheet

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SCM. Total Quality Management emphasizes

the responsibility of the Quality Control staff to identify and solve all quality-related problems

a commitment to quality that goes beyond internal company issues to suppliers and customers

a system where strong managers are the only decision

makers a process where mostly statisticians get involved

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SCM. A quality circle holds a brainstorming session and attempts to identify the factors responsible for flaws in a product. Which tool do you suggest they use to organize their findings?

Ishikawa diagram

Pareto chart

process chart

control charts

27 / 50

SCM. The inputs to a transformation process include all of the following except

Material

People

Information

Assembly

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SCM. The supply chain management philosophy emerged in which decade?

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

29 / 50

SCM. A fishbone diagram is also known as a

cause-and-effect diagram

poka-yoke diagram

Kaizen diagram

Taguchi diagram

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SCM. What is SCM?

A, Supply Chain Management

B, Sourcing Coordinating Method.

C, Supply Chain methodology

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SCM. What is the best way of informing workers of management decisions:

A, Problem solving.

B, Decision making

C, Communication.

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SCM. To reduce inventory management costs, many companies use a system called ________, which involves carrying only small inventories of parts or merchandise, often only enough for a few days of operation

reduction-inventory management

supply chain management

economic order quantity

just-in-time logistics

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SCM. Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:

Co-opetitions

tailored logistics

partnerships

supply chain management

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SCM. what is the meaning of EOQ

A, Economic Order Quantity

B, Economic Optimum Quantity.

C, Economy Ordering quantity.

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SCM. Which of the following is not a typical supply chain member?

Retailer‟s Creditor

Wholesaler

Producer

Customer

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SCM. A company's channel decisions directly affect every ________.

customer's choices

employee in the channel

channel member

Marketing decision.

37 / 50

SCM. The goal of Total Quality Management is:

Customer satisfaction

Product differentiation

Brand equity

Acting globally

38 / 50

SCM. There are four generic processes involved in any SCM-Planning for operations,Sourcing decisions,Manufacturing related activities and

Purchase

Inventory

Information

Distribution

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SCM. Positive, long-term relationships between supply chain participants refer to:

a) co-opetitions

b) tailored logistics

c) partnerships

40 / 50

SCM. Which one of these was not mentioned in the list of recent trends in operations management?

Total quality management

Worker involvement

Global competition

Automation

41 / 50

SCM. A Supply Chain includes the chain of entities involved in the planning,procurement,production and ------------- of products and services

Distribution

Supply

Demand

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SCM. A supply chain is a sequence of firms that perform activities required:

To find products that are similar

To create synergy in their training programs

To create and deliver goods to consumers

43 / 50

SCM. The trend in organizations is to place the SCM function:

Under the manufacturing function

Under the finance function

Under the engineering function

At the same level as the other major functions

44 / 50

SCM. From the economic system's point of view, the role of marketing intermediaries is to transform the assortment of products made by producers into the assortment of products wanted by ________ Channel members.

manufacturers

marketers

distributors

45 / 50

SCM. 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

c) refers to the “swaying” motion associated with triple trailers

d) refers to variability in demand orders among supply chain participants.

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SCM. A worker operates a shear press. She notices that the metal sheets she is cutting have curled edges. Who should get the first "shot" at solving the problem?

the foreman

a member of the Quality Control department

the operator herself

the employee's supervisor

47 / 50

SCM. Costs of dissatisfaction, repair costs, and warranty costs are elements of cost in the

Taguchi Loss Function

Pareto Chart

ISO 9000 Quality Cost Calculator

Process Chart

48 / 50

SCM.Which one of the following would not generally be considered an aspect of operations management?

Work methods

Secure financial resources

Maintain quality

Product or service design

49 / 50

a) manufacturers

b) marketers

c) distributors

d) consumers

50 / 50

SCM. Which of the following is not one of the major categories of costs associated with quality?

prevention costs

appraisal costs

internal failures

none of the above, they are all major categories of costs associated with quality

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