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By which distribution system is 90 percent of U.S. coal shipped?


A) railroads
B) trucks
C) waterways
D) pipelines
E) none of the above

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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One classic type of negotiation strategy is the market-based price model.

A) True
B) False

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Giving quantity discounts based on annual volume instead of single order size helps to control which supply-chain issue?


A) control risk
B) environmental risk
C) the bullwhip effect
D) unethical supplier behavior
E) vendor-managed inventory

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Because service firms do not acquire goods and services externally, their supply-chain management issues are insignificant.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following distribution systems offers quickness and reliability when emergency supplies are needed overseas?


A) trucking
B) railroads
C) airfreight
D) waterways
E) pipelines

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In supply-chain management, ethical issues


A) are particularly important because of the enormous opportunities for abuse
B) may be guided by company rules and codes of conduct
C) become more complex the more global is the supply chain
D) may be guided by the principles and standards of the Institute for Supply Management
E) All of the above are true.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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A company is deciding where to assign its summer intern. The manager estimates that the intern can save the company $10,000 in supply chain costs. What increase in sales (revenue) by the intern is required to show an equal profit?  Supply Chain  costs  Variable Costs  (materials)  Profits % of current  sales  (revenue) 352540\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \begin{array} { l } \text { Supply Chain } \\\text { costs }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Variable Costs } \\\text { (materials) }\end{array} & \text { Profits } \\\hline \% \text { of current } & & & \\\text { sales } \\\text { (revenue) } & 35 & 25 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}

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Additional sales would increase costs by...

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What are the special requirements of supply-chain systems in global environments?

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Supply chains in a global environment mu...

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The supply-chain management opportunity called postponement involves delaying deliveries to avoid accumulation of inventory at the customer's site.

A) True
B) False

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__________ is a Japanese term to describe suppliers who become part of a company coalition.

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What is e-procurement?

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Purchasing...

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One dollar saved in purchasing is


A) equivalent to a dollar earned in sales revenue
B) worth even more than a dollar earned in sales revenue
C) worth slightly more than a dollar earned because of taxes
D) worth from 35% in the technical instrument industry to 70% in the food products industry
E) only worthwhile if you are in the 50% tax bracket and still have a low profit margin

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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In the vendor evaluation phase, most companies will use the same list of criteria and the same criteria weights.

A) True
B) False

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A fried chicken fast-food chain that acquired feed mills and poultry farms has performed


A) horizontal integration
B) forward integration
C) backward integration
D) current transformation
E) job expansion

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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Consider a firm with a 2007 net income of $20 million, revenue of $60 million and cost of goods sold of $25 million. If the balance sheet amounts show $2 million of inventory and $500,000 of property, plant & equipment, how many weeks of supply does the firm hold?


A) 12.50
B) 5.20
C) 2.60
D) 0.08
E) 4.16

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using the few suppliers approach.

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Advantages: long-term suppliers better u...

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What is a keiretsu?

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A keiretsu is a network of sup...

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A container of ball-bearings valued at $25,000, currently located in Houston, TX, needs to be delivered to the Morton, IL, plant. The standard shipment method takes two days. However, for an additional charge of $500, the container can be sent overnight. The annual holding cost rate for this type of item has been estimated at 28%. What option is more economical?

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Daily cost of holding the item is .28(25...

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Of all areas of the organization, why is the supply chain especially vulnerable to ethical lapses?

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The supply chain offers more opportuniti...

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Drop shipment


A) is equivalent to cross-docking
B) is the opposite of a blanket order
C) means the supplier will ship directly to the end consumer, rather than to the seller
D) is the same thing as keiretsu
E) is a good reason to find a new firm to ship your products

F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

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