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Products that share characteristics of predictable demand and low profit margin will have competition based on which of the following?

  1. Fastest to market
  2. Lowest landed cost
  3. Product improvements
  4. Supply flexibility

Answer(s): A



A key challenge in managing the supply chain for an innovative product is that:

  1. contribution margins will be slim.
  2. the product life cycle will be long.
  3. product demand will be volatile.
  4. inventory levels must be minimal.

Answer(s): C



Bullwhip effect can be reduced by which of the following combinations of actions?

  1. Information sharing, batch ordering, variable pricing
  2. Shortage gaming, frequent ordering, consistent pricing
  3. Information sharing, frequent ordering, variable pricing
  4. Information sharing, frequent ordering, consistent pricing

Answer(s): B


Reference:

https://www.ascm.org/ascm-insights/cracking-the-bullwhip-effect/



A company would like to benchmark its inventory levels against other companies.
Which of the following metrics is best to use for this purpose?

  1. Fill rate
  2. Days of supply
  3. Net asset turns
  4. Cash-to-cash cycle time

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

CCC has days inventory outstanding, days sales and payables outstanding values in its formulae. A breakup of all this if available can be a good metric as it can talk of various parameters connected to the inventory position, negotiating power with the supplier/ distributors etc.


Reference:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj_98PXlP7xAhW98uAKHYMkCB0QFjAAegQIBxAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FMohamed_Mourad_Lafifi%2Fpost%2FWhere_can_I_find_SCOR_metrics_any_level_to_use_in_a_supply_chain_evaluation%2Fattachment%2F5f91ad2c7600090001f0280e%2FAS%253A949469478666249%25401603382572650%2Fdownload%2FSupply-Chain%2BBenchmarking%2Bwith%2BSCOR.pdf&usg=AOvVaw33LXq2CKgYsqM6Hie7pR1P






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