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 Supply Chain Management, 5e (Chopra/Meindl) Chapter 3 Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics

3.1 True/False Questions 1) The major drivers of supply chain performance are customers, facilities, inventory, transportation, and information. Answer FA!"# $iff % Topic 3.% $rivers of "upply &hain 'erformance 'erformance %) The two major types of facilities are production sites and stora(e sites. Answer T*# $iff % Topic 3.% $rivers of "upply &hain 'erformance 'erformance 3) +nventory is an important supply chain driver ecause chan(in( inventory policies can dramatically alter the supply chain-s efficiency and responsiveness. Answer T*# $iff % Topic 3.% $rivers of "upply &hain 'erformance 'erformance AA&" Analytic "ills 0) +nformation is potentially the i((est driver of performance in the supply chain as it directly affects each of the other drivers. Answer T*# $iff 1 Topic 3.% $rivers of "upply &hain 'erformance 'erformance ) A facility with little e2cess capacity will liely e no more or less efficient per unit un it of product it produces than one with a lot of unused capacity. Answer FA!"# $iff 1 Topic 3.0 Facilities ) The hi(h utili4ation facility will have difficulty respondin( to demand fluctuations. Answer T*# $iff 1 Topic 3.0 Facilities AA&" Analytic "ills 5) "toc eepin( unit 6"7*) stora(e is the warehousin( methodolo(y that uses a traditional warehouse to store all of one type of product to(ether. Answer T*# $iff % Topic 3.0 Facilities 381 &opyri(ht 9 %:13 'earson #ducation, +nc. pulishin( as 'rentice ;all