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Supply Chain Management, 5e (Chopra/Meindl) Chapter 11 Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory 11.1 True/False Questions 1) Cycle inventory exists because producing or purchasing in large lots allows a stage of the supply chain to exploit economies of scale and increase cost. Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance 2) A lot or batch size is the quantity that a stage of the supply chain either produces or purchases at a given time. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance 3) Cycle inventory is the physical inventory in the supply chain due to either production or purchases demanded by the customer. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance 4) The inventory profile is a plot depicting the level of inventory over time. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance 5) When demand is steady, cycle inventory and lot size are related as follows: Cycle Inventory = Lot Size 2 = Q*2.× Answer: FALSE Diff: 2 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance 6) Lot sizes and cycle inventory do not affect the flow time of material within the supply chain. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Topic: 11.1 The Role of Cycle Inventory in a Supply Chain AACSB: Analytic Skills Learning Outcome: Discuss options for measuring supply chain performance