SCM供应链管理练习(英文版).docVIP

Supply Chain Management Exercise True or False A supply chain includes only the organizations directly involved in supplying components needed for manufacturing. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate A supply chain consists of all parties involved, directly or indirectly, in fulfilling a customer request. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate A supply chain could be more accurately described as a supply network or supply web. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate The objective of every supply chain is to maximize the overall value generated. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy The objective of every supply chain is to maximize the value generated for the manufacturing component of the supply chain. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate All supply chain activities within a firm belong to one of three macro processes – CRM, ISCM and SRM. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy There is a close connection between the design and management of supply chain flows and the success of a supply chain. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A company’s competitive strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy The value chain emphasizes the close relationship between all the functional strategies within a company. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate A company’s product development strategy defines the set of customer needs that it seeks to satisfy through its products and services. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate A company’s product development strategy specifies the portfolio of new products that it will try to develop. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A company’s supply chain strategy specifies how the market will be segmented and how the product will be positioned, priced, and promoted. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy A company’s supply chain strategy determines the nature of procurement and transportation of materials as well as the manufacture and distribution of the product. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy The degree of supply ch