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Which of the following is a disadvantage of JIT for the supplier? 


A)  It may take some time for a supplier to deliver at zero defects or to produce zero defects. 
B)  Not regularly informed about the quantities to be delivered. 
C)  Delivery times and specification often change. 
D)  Additional costs.

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Which of the following best explains an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system? 


A)  Company wide information system for managing the company's operational and support processes. 
B)  Company wide information system for managing the company's administrative processes, its human resources and its materials resources. 
C)  Company wide information system for managing the company's financial resources. 
D)  Company wide information system for managing the company's operational and support processes, its administrative processes, its human resources, its materials resources and financial resources.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of 'monopoly'? 


A)  Price can be set by a market- or price leader, or arranged through some form or price arrangement. 
B)  There is a high degree of product differentiation. 
C)  A limited number of suppliers and a limited product differentiation. 
D)  Only one supplier a product.

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Which of the following best explains reverse logistics? 


A)  Recycling packaging materials. 
B)  Outsourcing transportation. 
C)  Achieving the shortest delivery time. 
D)  Relationship management between the company and its suppliers as well as its customers.

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Which of the following is not a potential consequence of Just-in-time (JIT) ? 


A)  Single sourcing. 
B)  Closing long-term contracts. 
C)  Engaging local suppliers. 
D)  Reduced purchase prices.

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Which of the following best explains 'make to order (MTO) '? 


A)  Only raw materials and components are kept in stock. 
B)  All activities are planned based upon customer order. 
C)  There is no stock held at all. 
D)  Manufacture takes place based on forecasts and final assembly takes place based on customer orders.

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Which of the following best explains the concept of 'supply chain management'? 


A)  Identifying saving in direct and indirect activities. 
B)  Recycling packaging materials and surplus materials. 
C)  Includes the management of materials planning, the supply of raw materials and other purchased goods, internal transportation, storage and physical distribution. 
D)  The way in which materials processes are managed within a company.

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Which of the following best explains the concept of 'industrial branch'? 


A)  A series of companies (links) in which the consecutive stages of production of an economic product take place, from primary producer to final consumer. 
B)  A number of links (companies) that are connected via markets. 
C)  The horizontal relationship of organizations that experience each other as effective competitors. 
D)  A sub-division of an organization.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of 'master planning'? 


A)  Customer orders, the sales plan, the planned stocks of finished products, and the purchasing plans are linked together. 
B)  The resources needed are recorded in a document from which the required composition of manufacturing resources is derived. 
C)  This is a basis for computing the quantities of materials, semi-manufactured products and components which must be manufactured. 
D)  Priorities are derived directly from the master production schedule.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of 'Materials Requirements Planning (MRP-I) '? 


A)  Releasing manufacturing orders. 
B)  Releasing purchasing requisitions. 
C)  Managing manufacturing orders and purchasing requisitions. 
D)  Controls relevant materials flows and production capacity.

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Which of the following are not logistic activities? 


A)  The management of materials planning. 
B)  The supply of raw materials. 
C)  Internal transportation. 
D)  Quality control.

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Which of the following best explains the concept of 'converging supply chain'? 


A)  The finished product of one link is the main or sole input for the next production stage of various other industry columns. 
B)  The finished product of one link is the main or sole input for the subsequent link. 
C)  Various finished products of links of various supply chains are the input for the next link. 
D)  A company producing a diverse range of products.

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Which of the following is not a co-ordination problem between purchasing and logistics? 


A)  Insufficient integration of purchasing in logistics management. 
B)  Frequent changes in materials planning. 
C)  Standardization. 
D)  Unreliable planning information.

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Which of the following is not an aspiration of logistics management? 


A)  Achieving the highest delivery reliability. 
B)  Achieving the best order fulfilment. 
C)  Achieving the shortest delivery time. 
D)  Relationship management.

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Which of the following describe the focus of supply-chain management? 


A)  Physical distribution. 
B)  Marketing. 
C)  Customers. 
D)  Suppliers.

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Which of the following is an advantage of JIT for the supplier? 


A)  Higher profits. 
B)  Suppliers regularly informed about the quantities to be delivered. 
C)  Constant inspection of quantities and quality. 
D)  Delivery time unknown.

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Which of the following are not logistic activities? 


A)  Invoicing. 
B)  The supply of raw materials. 
C)  Internal transportation. 
D)  Storage.

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Which of the following e-procurement system activities is out of sequence? 


A)  Get another approval. 
B)  Send order electronically to supplier. 
C)  Order delivery. 
D)  Electronic invoice matching and payment.

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Which of the following best explains 'Camp's formula'? 


A)  Mathematical formula based upon inventory costs and ordering costs to decide on optimal economic order quantity (EOQ) . 
B)  Mathematical formula based upon ordering costs to decide on optimal economic order quantity (EOQ) . 
C)  Mathematical formula based upon inventory costs to decide on optimal economic order quantity (EOQ) . 
D)  Mathematical formula based upon forecasted demand.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of 'Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP-II) '? 


A)  Customer orders, the sales plan, the planned stocks of finished products, and the purchasing plans are linked together. 
B)  The resources needed are recorded in a document from which the required composition of manufacturing resources is derived. 
C)  This is a basis for computing the quantities of materials, semi-manufactured products and components which must be manufactured. 
D)  Priorities are derived directly from the master production schedule.

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