Supply Chain Analytics 2020

Week 2

1. Which of the following is / are the supply chain driver?

(a) Inventory
(b) Information
(c) Transportation
(d) All of the above

2. Which of the following is correct?

(a) Goods trains in India can be part of responsive supply chains.
(b) Small pick up vehicles are part of efficient supply chains.
(c) Goods trains in India can be part of efficient supply chains.
(d) All of the above

3. Which of the following is correct?

(a) Efficiency of a supply chain means providing products at minimum time.
(b) Efficiency of a supply chain means providing products with minimum effort.
(c) Efficiency of a supply chain means providing products at lower cost.
(d) All of the above

4. Which of the following is correct?

(a) Pricing is a supply chain driver to gain maximum profit.
(b) Pricing is a driver to gain competitive advantage.
(c) Pricing is a driver to match demand and supply in a supply chain.
(d) All of the above.

5. The company like “Flipkart” uses which of the following supply chain driver to maximize the
performance?
(a) Transportation
(b) Pricing
(c) Facilities
(d) Information

6. “Facility” driver is an important supply chain driver. What types of decisions are taken with
respect to facility driver?
(i) Role of facility
(ii) Location of facility
(iii) Capacity of facility
(a) Only (ii) and (iii)
(b) Only (i) and (ii)
(c) Only (i) and (iii)
(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

7. Which of the following is correct?

 (a) At cross docking facilities, inbound trucks from suppliers are unloaded and kept in the
facility.
(b) At cross docking facilities, inbound trucks from suppliers are unloaded; the product is broken
into smaller lots, and is quickly loaded onto store-bound trucks.
(c) At cross docking facilities, inbound trucks from suppliers are unloaded; the product is broken
into smaller lots and then kept in the facility.
(d) None of the above

8. Which of the following is correct for low cost supply chain?

(a) Looks for Economies of scale
(b) May be slow moving
(c) Stable supply and demand
(d) None of the above
9. The fear of competition helps the customer:
(a) Single Sourcing
(b) Multiple Sourcing
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
10. Which of the following is correct for supply chain responsiveness?
(a) Meet a very high service level
(b) Meet short lead times
(c) Handle low variety of products
(d) Build highly innovative products

1.D 2. C 3.C 4.C 5. D 6.D 7.B 8.A,B,C 9.B 10.A,B,D