Exam 2019
Exam 2019
Exam 2019
Select the ONE BEST answer. Multiple answers to the same question will be
marked as incorrect. Indicate your answers on the attached answer sheet
making sure you carefully follow the instructions given on the answer sheet.
Place the entire examination paper, together with the answer sheet, in your
examination answer booklet.
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Question 2
Due to mergers and acquisitions in the software industry and ERP vendors moving
into the supply chain applications market space, it is possible to purchase
a) supply chain software suites that combine planning, execution, event
management, and related capabilities
b) event management tools that monitor the supply chain for events that are out of
tolerance
c) best of breed solutions from leading providers in each category
d) spreadsheet software with expanded capabilities
Question 3
The grid technique is used to determine a fixed facility location that represents the
least-cost center for moving incoming materials and outbound product within a
geographic grid. This least cost center is also referred to as
a) a source point.
b) a zero point.
c) a breakeven point.
d) a center of gravity.
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Question 4
In the short run, the firm’s network is _________ while in the long run it is ________.
a) adoptable, reversible
b) reversible, fixed
c) variable, reversible
d) fixed, variable
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Question 14
The primary tradeoffs and relationships between esources include the following
a) space vs. equipment
b) people vs space
c) equipment vs people
d) all of these
Question 15
WIP inventories
a) are not impacted by EOQ.
b) are associated with manufacturing.
c) are the same as VMI inventories.
d) not included on the balance sheet.
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Question 17
Capital cost focuses on the cost of capital tied up in ________and the resulting
lost opportunity from investing that capital elsewhere.
a) plants
b) Inventory
c) distribution centres
d) WIP
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Q2. What are the similarities between the Collaborative Planning 2.5
Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) and Sales and Marks
Operations Planning (S&OP)?
What are the differences? 2.5
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Q3. How would a transportation manager monitor the quality of service 2.5
provided by the carriers used? Marks
Q4. Describe and discuss the differences and relationships between 2.5
purchasing, procurement, and strategic sourcing. Marks
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Q1. What factors help to explain why J&J historically had as many as 5 Marks
12 distribution centres?
Q2. Are there other factors that the network optimization study should 5 Marks
have considered?
Q3. This case study focuses on the shipments from distribution 5 Marks
centres to customer locations. What factors on the supply side, or
inbound to DC side would be relevant to the analysis that was
conducted? Answer Sheet for Section A
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Indicate your answer to each question in Section A by completely SHADING the box
■ corresponding to the option that you have selected from the column heading.
1 a b c d 11 a b c d
2 a b c d 12 a b c d
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4 a b c d 14 a b c d
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