<< Prev Question Next Question >>

Question 176/223

Which of the following objectives is the primary driver in the design and implementation of lean process management?

LEAVE A REPLY

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Question List (223q)
Question 1: A company that has consistently achieved a high level of on-...
Question 2: The primary objective of supply chain management is:...
Question 3: Which of the following levels in a supply chain network repr...
Question 4: Which of the following outcomes is a benefit typically expec...
Question 5: An increase in the inventory turnover rate for a supply chai...
Question 6: Which of the following factors is the most important driver ...
Question 7: A manufacturer's inventory levels are growing and service le...
Question 8: The demand side of a traditional warehouse management system...
Question 9: After identifying the potential causes for delays in communi...
Question 10: Which of the following actions typically would be the first ...
Question 11: A company recently faced an increase in backorders. The comp...
Question 12: Which of the following actions is most likely to increase to...
Question 13: Which of the following activities occurs as part of the sale...
Question 14: The United Nations Global Compact uses 10 guiding principles...
Question 15: Which of the following distribution approaches for a low-vol...
Question 16: Which of the following elements is critical to successfully ...
Question 17: The implementation of major enterprise-wide changes to elimi...
Question 18: Which of the following benefits of supplier relationship man...
Question 19: A return material authorization (RMA) policy is used in reve...
Question 20: The most appropriate frequency for the sales and operations ...
Question 21: Which of the following factors typically is the most signifi...
Question 22: A company is formally adhering to the principles of the UN G...
Question 23: Implementation of supply chain applications based on which o...
Question 24: In addition to sales history, current customer orders, and f...
Question 25: The strategy to implement supplier relationship management h...
Question 26: A firm has identified groups of customers based on specific ...
Question 27: The most likely benefit of implementing a collaborative tran...
Question 28: The purchasing manager of a company wants to minimize stock-...
Question 29: Variation in upstream requirements can be reduced by increas...
Question 30: A company most likely would consider moving a portion of its...
Question 31: What are the steps in the supplier relationship process?...
Question 32: A manufacturer of plastic components that are sold either di...
Question 33: Distribution from which of the following types of sites enab...
Question 34: Managing supply chain risks includes which of the following ...
Question 35: The customer who provides point-of-sale data remains the sol...
Question 36: A firm supplies products and services to a wide variety of i...
Question 37: The globalization of a supply chain typically increases unce...
Question 38: A company that manufactures complex mechanical assemblies to...
Question 39: A firm is undertaking a revision of its financial metrics to...
Question 40: Which of the following ISO standards is used to assist organ...
Question 41: A company manufactures special products for select customers...
Question 42: What is the primary benefit of using modular rather than int...
Question 43: Which of the following consequences is a result of shipping ...
Question 44: The probability of customer dissatisfaction is highest when ...
Question 45: Which of the following results can be expected from sharing ...
Question 46: Component commonality in manufacturing primarily allows a co...
Question 47: A firm wants to lose customers that don't value the unique p...
Question 48: The value that logistics provides within the supply chain ca...
Question 49: The transportation manager at a consumer goods manufacturer ...
Question 50: Which of the following factors is most likely to slow the ad...
Question 51: Which of the following customer relationship management acti...
Question 52: A company's product cannot be sold beyond 12 months from the...
Question 53: A corporation must consider which of the following factors w...
Question 54: Which of the following processes ensures that functional pla...
Question 55: Bar codes and radio frequency identification systems are key...
Question 56: A large manufacturer wanting to be more competitive in the g...
Question 57: Which of the following is the most important result when a c...
Question 58: Which of the following actions typically is most important w...
Question 59: Which of the following actions typically would be considered...
Question 60: A media company offers a majority of its movies through a sp...
Question 61: The primary reason for the evolution of the supply chain is:...
Question 62: Which of the following actions is most likely to improve the...
Question 63: The process of gathering data about what customers need and ...
Question 64: A company that sells direct to industrial and commercial bus...
Question 65: Which of the following warehousing tools enables wireless sc...
Question 66: A company exports products to emerging markets. Which of the...
Question 67: A main benefit of using customer relationship management (CR...
Question 68: A manufacturer experiences frequent changes in product techn...
Question 69: Which of the following activities is critical to successful ...
Question 70: Which of the following factors is the most appropriate measu...
Question 71: Which of the following considerations is an important supply...
Question 72: A company has recently implemented a vendor-managed inventor...
Question 73: The focus of collaborative supply chain management differs f...
1 commentQuestion 74: A company's annual cost of goods sold is $350 million, and i...
Question 75: Allowing for organizational restructuring is an example of w...
Question 76: Variability in product design can best be reduced by:...
Question 77: The primary reason to establish a customer-dedicated warehou...
Question 78: Compared to a blanket purchase order, a supplier alliance ag...
Question 79: Which of the following actions is in accordance with the Ten...
Question 80: A product design that can be produced to requirements even w...
Question 81: When designing a supply chain for strategic advantage, a com...
Question 82: A company originally based in Germany sets up companies in I...
Question 83: Which of the following tools is most appropriate to use to d...
Question 84: Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competito...
Question 85: Maintaining a long-term collaborative relationship with a tr...
Question 86: Which of the following types of information would be an appr...
Question 87: A company that produces standardized products and sells them...
Question 88: Companies are more likely to consider the consequences of th...
Question 89: When doing international business, a company's total line-ha...
Question 90: The production scheduler for a bottleneck resource should:...
Question 91: Which of the following metrics would be most appropriate for...
Question 92: A juice manufacturer wants to determine the time required to...
Question 93: An advantage of using a third-party logistics service (3PL) ...
Question 94: A toy company decides to buy more products from an overseas ...
Question 95: The practice of purchasing items in large quantities and req...
Question 96: Which of the following statements about the use of bar code ...
Question 97: Using an independent service provider for logistics would be...
Question 98: Which of the following corporate strategies is most consiste...
Question 99: When a company undertakes a win-back strategy without consid...
Question 100: A manufacturer can simplify the forecasting process by pooli...
Question 101: Value stream mapping provides the most benefit when:...
Question 102: In an advanced planning system, which of the following modul...
Question 103: Keeping all other factors equal, a company typically will tr...
Question 104: Which of the following strategies is used primarily for dema...
Question 105: Which of the following organizational design choices is an e...
Question 106: A company has been delivering a global product that no longe...
Question 107: A firm has captured the following information for a product ...
Question 108: A company ships from its manufacturing facilities directly t...
Question 109: Which of the following outcomes is an expected benefit of ef...
Question 110: A company wants to implement a system for managing environme...
Question 111: Compared to a global strategy, a multicountry strategy would...
Question 112: A supplier disputes a low rating generated by a company's en...
Question 113: Inventory parameters established using analytic inventory te...
Question 114: An information technology system that couples enterprise res...
Question 115: Which of the following factors typically is most important i...
Question 116: A company currently produces custom goods for a limited mark...
Question 117: Which of the following metrics is the most appropriate measu...
Question 118: Which of the following manufacturing strategies would run th...
Question 119: A firm has increased finished-goods inventories for several ...
Question 120: A large wholesaler formerly owned a number of delivery truck...
Question 121: Demand management involves which of the following undertakin...
Question 122: An advanced planning system differs primarily from enterpris...
Question 123: A company's decision to charge different prices for the same...
Question 124: Which of the following measures effectively evaluates overal...
Question 125: Customizing can be an effective warehousing strategy because...
Question 126: A company considers outsourcing its information technology s...
Question 127: Which of the following statements describes a continuous rep...
Question 128: Which of the following types of lead times is related most c...
Question 129: A company most likely would implement a supplier certificati...
Question 130: A company that is focused on customer relationship managemen...
Question 131: Supply chains delivering products or services are most able ...
Question 132: The purpose of continuous improvement in the supply chain is...
Question 133: Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for...
Question 134: Which of the following outcomes occurs when direct shipping ...
Question 135: A business is changing from a business to business model to ...
Question 136: Which of the following actions by trading partners would be ...
Question 137: A company plans to maximize profitability by charging more f...
Question 138: An effective procurement strategy for commodity products sho...
Question 139: Which of the following situations is an example of inventory...
Question 140: Which of the following actions is most appropriate when impl...
Question 141: The process used to determine the impact of promotions, pric...
Question 142: A remanufacturer of equipment is most likely to have what ty...
Question 143: A manufacturer is the leader of a group of trading partners ...
Question 144: Which of the following forecasting methods relies on the opi...
Question 145: A company that sells engineered-to-order products is plannin...
Question 146: A manufacturer has direct relationships with its tier 1 supp...
Question 147: The most appropriate reason for a business to comply with th...
Question 148: Which of the following strategies would increase overall sup...
Question 149: The social dimension of sustainability typically would be ad...
Question 150: When an importer and manufacturer are operating in a free tr...
Question 151: A company is considering relocating production to a lower-wa...
Question 152: A firm has discovered a product quality issue. What should b...
Question 153: It is most appropriate to measure spending per customer as a...
Question 154: The main benefit of a mass customization product design stra...
Question 155: A master production schedule serves a company best by functi...
Question 156: A supervisor knows that employees have good ideas for improv...
Question 157: Organizations that change from a traditional purchasing pers...
Question 158: Which of the following scenarios represents a correct applic...
Question 159: Risk pooling enables a lower total inventory level without a...
Question 160: A company that is having difficulties prioritizing resources...
Question 161: When multiple warehouses are combined into one centralized w...
Question 162: Which of the following attributes typically makes reverse lo...
Question 163: A manufacturer offers a trade-in allowance on a new machine ...
Question 164: Supplier certification procedures verify that a supplier:...
Question 165: The most important challenge to consider when sourcing globa...
Question 166: A large retailer has negotiated buyback contracts with sever...
Question 167: On-time delivery performance in the supply chain can best be...
Question 168: Which of the following marketing strategies emphasizes offer...
Question 169: Which of the following statements best identifies the value ...
Question 170: Which of the following variables is the most appropriate cus...
Question 171: Potential customers of a company's new product have tight to...
Question 172: Which of the following strategies can be used to help manage...
Question 173: The most useful inventory costing method which enables purch...
Question 174: What is the primary role of marketing in supporting supply c...
Question 175: The question below is based on the following flowchart: (Exh...
Question 176: Which of the following objectives is the primary driver in t...
Question 177: A supplier has decided to improve its forecast accuracy by r...
Question 178: In an assemble-to-order manufacturing environment, the maste...
Question 179: Which of the following scenarios represents a correct applic...
Question 180: A company recently implemented a new supplier rating system....
Question 181: An operations manager wants to measure variability in the de...
Question 182: A company develops annual forecasts for key products and ent...
Question 183: A manufacturer and the distributors of its products have dec...
Question 184: A company's supply chain depends heavily on sourcing from in...
Question 185: A manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with a single plan...
Question 186: Which of the following types of raw materials would be most ...
Question 187: A firm supplies a single line of products to consumers using...
Question 188: A large bicycle company has outsourced manufacturing and nee...
Question 189: Direct shipment distribution typically offers which of the f...
Question 190: Compared to mass-media marketing, customer relationship mana...
Question 191: The use of a seasonal index as a forecasting technique measu...
Question 192: A firm has determined its cash-to-cash cycle time to be 60 d...
Question 193: A retailer wants to partner with its suppliers to implement ...
Question 194: The best way to manage a business relationship is to measure...
Question 195: A company has adequate average available capacity but does n...
Question 196: A company is aggressively pursuing improvements in the finan...
Question 197: The mission of the global reporting initiative (GRI) is to p...
Question 198: Which of the following processes would a company use to eval...
Question 199: Which of the following activities is the most appropriate us...
Question 200: Which of the following indicators is most appropriate to use...
Question 201: A company produces and distributes a family of soft drinks i...
Question 202: A firm experiences a supply chain interruption from a second...
Question 203: An organization is partnering with a supplier. The most appr...
Question 204: A company closely monitors supplier performance and notices ...
Question 205: Medium-term demand management projections are used primarily...
Question 206: When implementing e-commerce in the supply chain, a company'...
Question 207: In the Supply Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR®), the ...
Question 208: Incorporating supplier input into product and process design...
Question 209: Which of the following strategies is most appropriate for ma...
Question 210: Which of the following activities typically would be an appr...
Question 211: Which of the following performance indicators can be used to...
Question 212: Customer demand is 120 units per week. The company works on ...
Question 213: Point-of-sale information fails to measure actual demand mos...
Question 214: The primary reason for a firm to pursue strategic supply cha...
Question 215: Which of the following conditions are most indicative of a c...
Question 216: Continuous improvement is best described as:...
Question 217: The factors to consider in the make-or-buy decision include ...
Question 218: What is the primary benefit of using a central storage wareh...
Question 219: Which of the following situations is an example of postponem...
Question 220: Which of the following practices has improved management of ...
Question 221: A procurement manager wants to reduce costs on commodity ite...
Question 222: A manufacturer uses standard costing, and a potential suppli...
Question 223: Reverse supply chain activity typically peaks nearest the be...