QUESTION: 149

Much evidence is available that this ideal information system integration is not evolving within industry supply chains, since:

Manual data entry is widespread, even when machine sources are available; critical information is often manually re-entered at many points in the chain
Interventions from purchasing clerks, order processors, and expediters are required to maintain supply-chain information flows
The use of translators to convert data from one format to another is almost universal, even between systems that are nominally compliant with established protocols
All of these

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 150

Which of the following is NOT categorized modeling approaches in SCM?

Supply Chain Network Design Method:
MIP Optimization Modeling:
Heuristic Methods:
None of these

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 151

Poor product design can add cost to processing in the following ways EXCEPT:

the product and its components may not be designed to be made using the most economical methods impossible.
Parts may be designed so excessive material has to be removed
Parts may be designed so operations are difficult
None of these

Answer(s): D

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Currently, there is a trend towards more specialization in manufacturing whereby a factory specializes in a narrow product mix for a niche market. Generally, focused factories are thought to be more effectively and economically than more complex factories, the reason being that:

repetition and concentration in one area allow the workforce and management to gain the advantages of specialization.
The focused factory may be a "factory within a factory," an area in an existing factory set aside to specialize in a narrow product mix
specialization has the disadvantage of inflexibility
All of these

Answer(s): A

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