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Uncertainty is inherent to every supply chainStrongly agree to strongly disagree Strongly Agree Travel times Breakdowns of machines and vehicles Weather, natural catastrophe, war Local politics, labor conditions, border issues Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

2. The complexity of the problem to globally optimize a supply chain is significant- Strongly agree to strongly disagree Strongly Agree Minimize internal costs Minimize uncertainty Deal with remaining uncertainty Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

3. Todays Marketplace Requires which of the following in SCM : Write Strongly agree to strongly disagree Strongly Agree Personalized content and services for their customers Collaborative planning with design partners, distributors, and suppliers Real-time commitments for design, production, inventory, and transportation capacity Flexible logistics options to ensure timely fulfillment Order tracking & reporting across multiple vendors and carriers Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

4. Supply Chain Management Key Issues Forecasts are never right Strongly Agree The longer the forecast horizon, the worse the forecast Aggregate forecasts are more accurate Network Planning Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Inventory Control Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Suppl contracts Ditribution Strategies Integration and Strategic

Partnering

Outsourcing and Procurement strategies Product Design

5. Which of the following are benefits of Supply Chain Management ? Write Strongly agree to strongly disagree Strongly Agree Delivery Performance Inventory Reduction Fulfilment cycle time Forecast Accuracy Overall productivity Lower Supply Chain costs Fill rates Improved Capacity realisation 6. Which of the following methods are used for improving forecasts? Judgement methods Time Series Market Research Causal Analysis 7. Supply Chain Collaboration The means by which companies within the supply chain work together towards mutual goals by sharing-write strongly agree to strongly disagree Strongly Agree Ideas Information Processes Knowledge Information Risks Rewards Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

8. Why collaborate?- write Yes or NO Accelerate entry into new markets Changes the relationship between cost/value/profit equation

9. Benefits of Supply Chain Collaboration goes to which of the following parties? Customers Material Suppliers Service Suppliers 10. Increasing complexity and sophistication of SCM is due to: Information Systems Systems Infrastructure Decision Support systems Planning mechanisms Information sharing Process Understanding