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organizational goals.
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environmental scanning.
core competencies.
operating procedures.
distinctiveness.
organizational goals.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is not among the chief reasons organizations fail?
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emphasizing labor productivity in labor-intensive environments
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overemphasis on short-term financial performance
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
The Balanced Scorecard is a useful tool for helping managers translate their strategy
into action in the following areas:
Selected
Answer:
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Sustainability; Flexibility; Efficiency; Technology
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is least likely to affect the cost an organization incurs in
producing its products or services?
Selected Answer:
price
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price
productivity
location
quality
inventory management
Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Simple exponential smoothing is being used to forecast demand. The previous forecast
of 66 turned out to be five units less than actual demand. The next forecast is 67.5,
implying a smoothing constant, alpha, equal to: 66+.30(71-66)=67.5
Selected Answer:
.30.
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.01.
.10.
.15.
.20.
.30.
Question 7
0 out of 5 points
ABC Publisher can produce 200 books in a standard 8-hour day. It uses 5 employees.
The average labor cost is $20/hour. A book requires $10 of raw materials. If the books
can be sold at a price of $28 each, what is the multifactor productivity? 200*28/
(8*20)+(200*10)+2(8*20)
Selected Answer:
1.0
Answers:
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
e-commerce.
inventory balancing.
market segmentation.
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
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function
source
quality
cycle
quantity
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
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It involves an examination of the function of purchased parts or raw
materials.
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The two types of decisions that are relevant to supply chain management are:
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tactical and operational.
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short- and long-term.
Question 13
5 out of 5 points
The demands of previous five weeks have been 35, 42, 37, 40 and 38. The company had
forecasted demand as 36, 42, 40, 42, 38. What is the value of MAD during these five
weeks? Error / population
Selected Answer:
1.2
Answers:
1.2
1.4.
1.5
1.6.
1.8
Question 14
5 out of 5 points
Suppose a three period weighted average is being used to forecast demand. Weights for
the periods are as follows: 0.1, 0.3 and 0.6. Demand observed in the previous three
periods was as follows: 120, 140 and150. What will be the demand forecast for period
the next periodt? (.1*120)+(.3*140)+(.6*150)=144
Selected Answer:
144
Answers:
124
134
140
144
150
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
tactical
support
value-adding
line
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Managing the supply chain has become more important as a result of firms increasing
their levels of:
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outsourcing.
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overtime.
outsourcing.
marketing.
promotions.
shipping.
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Which of the following most involves coordinating the activities among all the elements
of the business?
Selected Answer:
supply chain management
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pollution control
quality management
technological change
Question 20
5 out of 5 points
Given an actual demand of 105, a forecasted value of 98, and an alpha of .6, the simple
exponential smoothing forecast for the next period would be: 98+.6(105-98)=102.2
Selected Answer:
102.2.
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80.8.
93.8.
100.2.
100.8.
102.2.
Question 21
5 out of 5 points
40 chairs/worker/day
25 chairs/worker/day
18 chairs/worker/day
12 chairs/worker/day
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Question 23
1 out of 1 points
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
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contracts that require supply chain members to formulate long-term
forecasts
Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Using the latest observation in a sequence of data to forecast the next period is:
Selected Answer:
a naive forecast.
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a moving average forecast.
a naive forecast.
an associative forecast.
regression analysis.
Question 26
1 out of 1 points
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double smoothing
Delphi
exponential smoothing