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OPS 571 Wk 6 – Practice: Week 6 Practice Quiz
Complete the Week 6 Practice: Sourcing, Logistics, and Facility Location Quiz in McGraw-Hill Connect.
What mode of transportation is limited to specialized products such as liquids and gases?
Multiple Choice
Highway (truck)
Pipelines
Air
Waterway (ship)
Rail
What mode of transportation is involved in the movement of the greatest number of products?
Multiple Choice
Highway (truck)
Rail
Air
Waterway (ship)
Pipelines
What is the term used for a company moving management of the complete cycle of material flow to an outside provider?
Multiple Choice
Vendor-managed inventory
Contract distribution
Supply chain management
Logistics outsourcing
Contract material management
Sony Electronics produces a wide variety of electronic products for the consumer marketplace, such as laptop computers, PlayStation game consoles, and tablet computers. What type of products would these be considered in the Supply Chain Uncertainty Framework?
Multiple Choice
Innovative products
Functional products
Commoditized products
High-tech goods
Consumer goods
In the logistics-systems design matrix, volume, cost and speed of delivery are three variables (assume three levels: low, moderate or high) used to describe attributes of transportation modes. Rail is associated with
Multiple Choice
moderate volume, moderate speed and high cost
moderate volume, high speed and high cost
high volume, moderate speed and low cost
low volume, high cost and low speed
high volume, high speed and high cost
Plant A is located at the (X, Y) coordinates of (100, 200) and has a volume of shipping of 500 units a day. Plant B is located at the (X, Y) coordinates of (150, 400) and has a volume of shipping of 200 units a day. Using the centroid method, which of the following is the X coordinate for the new plant location?
Multiple Choice
About 100
About 114
About 130
About 150
X coordinate cannot be computed from the data given.
In Hau Lee’s uncertainty framework to classify supply chains, a supply chain for functional products with an evolving supply process is called which of the following?
Multiple Choice
Efficient
Forward looking
Agile
Risk hedging
Responsive
Which of the following is one of the strategic characteristics to consider when deciding how supplier relationships should be structured on the continuum between vertical integration (do not outsource) and arm’s length relationships (outsource)?
Multiple Choice
Cost
Location
Investment
Coordination
Control
Ownership costs are incurred after the initial purchase and are associated with the ongoing use of the product or material. Which of the following is not an ownership cost listed in the text?
Multiple Choice
Financing costs
Energy costs
Taxes
Maintenance and repair costs
Supply network costs
If the average aggregate inventory value is $45,000 and the cost of goods sold is $10,000, which of the following is weeks of supply?
Multiple Choice
45,000
234
120
23.4
4.5