1- Supply chain design decisions must increasingly focus on _________ considerat

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1- Supply chain design decisions must increasingly focus on _________ considerations.

Total cost

Process and resource management

Risk and security management

Sustainability

2- Supply chain management professionals should specifically demonstrate skills in all of the following EXCEPT

Technical knowledge

Global management

Experience and credibility

Ergonomic design

3- The primary advantages of a cross-functional supply chain career path include all the following EXCEPT

Understanding of supply chain trade-offs

Deep knowledge regarding only one critical supply chain function

Broad networking with supply chain colleagues

Broader capabilities of individuals for succession planning

4- The primary benefits of low product complexity include all of the following EXCEPT

Increased revenue

Improved product quality and reliability

Improved product development

Decreased sales support cost

5- Which of the below factors will drive the supply chain toward more product complexity?

Regulation/certification requirements

Operations functional dominance

Understaffed engineering resources

Product differentiation strategy

6- Which of the following is an example of supply risk?

A change in the dynamics of product demand due to changes in regional weather patterns.

A change in availability of product due to fire at the supplier

A change in regulations regarding the raw materials that can be used to manufacture product.

Production delays due to a breakdown of the manufacturing equipment.

7- Which of the following is not a driver of supply chain outsourcing?

Globalization

Pressure on margins

Unionization

Inventory management complexity

8- Which of the following is not an example of designing a supply chain to enhance energy sustainability?

Sourcing produce locally

Locating a plant is country with low cost energy

Integrating delivery activities with other suppliers serving the same customers

All of the above are examples of supply chain initiatives to enhance energy sustainability

9- Which of the following is not one of the supply chain processes?

Demand planning responsiveness

Order fulfillment/service delivery

Logistics

Life cycle support

10- Which of the following skill characteristics is not necessary for a senior supply chain executive?

Deep knowledge regarding a specific function

Knowledge regarding the trade-offs associated with multiple supply chain functions

Experience interfacing with customers and suppliers

Experience with supply chain decision technology

Explanation / Answer