供应链管理_第三版_Unit3_习题和答案.docVIP

Chapter 3 Supply Chain Drivers and Obstacles True/False The major drivers of supply chain performance are customers, facilities, inventory, transportation, and information. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The two major types of facilities are production sites and storage sites. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Inventory is an important supply chain driver because changing inventory policies can dramatically alter the supply chain’s efficiency and responsiveness. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Information is potentially the biggest driver of performance in the supply chain as it directly affects each of the other drivers. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A facility with little excess capacity will likely be no more or less efficient per unit of product it produces than one with a lot of unused capacity. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy The high utilization facility will have no more difficulty responding to demand fluctuations than one with a lot of unused capacity. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Warehouse unit storage is the warehousing methodology that uses a traditional warehouse to store all of one type of product together. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The components of inventory decisions include capacity, cycle inventory, safety inventory, seasonal inventory, and sourcing. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Cycle inventory is inventory that is built up to counter predictable variability in demand. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Seasonal inventory is inventory that is built up to counter predictable variability in demand. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate A company’s ability to find a balance between responsiveness and efficiency that best matches the needs of the customer it is targeting is the key to achieving strategic fit. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Many obstacles, such as growing product variety and shorter life cycles, have made it increasingly difficult for supply chains to achieve strategic fit. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Essay/Probl