Top 150+ Solved E-Supply Chains and Logistics core MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The downstream supply chain is:
a. xclusively inside an organization.
b. involved with procurement of material from suppliers.
c. the distribution of products or delivery of services to customers.
d. both the first and third answer above.
Q. .The correct sequence of an organizations supply chain from a systems perspective is:
a. transformation process, delivery to customers, acquisition of resources.
b. transformation process, acquisition of resources, delivery to customers.
c. acquisition of resources, transformation process, delivery to customers.
d. delivery to customers, acquisition of resources, transformation process
Q. A supply chain is essentially a sequence of linked:
a. customer and prospects
b. supplier and manufacturer
c. suppliers and customers
d. warehousing and wholesaling units
Q. The …..... has made it possible for other companies to eliminate intermediaries and sell directly to the end consumer.
a. SCM
b. Internet
c. competition
d. global sourcing
Q. Value stream mapping is an application of process mapping, developed to apply …..principles to process improvement.
a. Management
b. Lean
c. Supply chain
d. Cycle time
Q. …..... is the design of seamless value-added processes across organization boundaries to meet the real needs of the end customer.
a. Operations
b. Supply chain management
c. Process engineering
d. Value charting
Q. The variability in demand orders among supply chain participants:
a. cannot be controlled
b. refers to the bullwhip effect
c. can be controlled with electronic order placement
d. is more pronounced in relational exchanges ANSWER: B
Q. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Supply chain is a subset of logistics.
b. Logistics is a subset of supply chain.
c. Transportation and logistics are same.
d. Logistics and supply chain are same.
Q. The companies will realize the benefits of implementing IT when which of the following is undertaken?
a. Companies need to invest heavily in information systems.
b. Companies need to automate the existing supply chain systems and processes.
c. Companies need to re-engineer their supply chain structure.
d. Companies need to re-engineer their supply chain structure and undertake revision in the supporting organizational processes.
Q. KAIZEN means
a. Complete improvement
b. Collaborative planning and improvement
c. Continous improvement
d. Continous monitoring
Q. The time taken from the moment the buyer places an order to the moment the buyer receives it is defined as ___.
a. Lead time of procurement
b. standard time
c. manufacturing time
d. Cycle time
Q. We can reduce ___ cost by aggregating the product movement.
a. a) Inventory cost
b. b) Transportation cost
c. c) Order cost
d. d) Warehouse cost
Q. Ultimate objective of E-Logistics is
a. to deliver right products in right quantities at right place and time to the right Customer.
b. to keep more inventory at all stages of Supply chain.
c. To keep only Customers happy at any cost.
d. To keep only Suppliers happy by giving advanced orders.
Q. E- logistics is
a. movement of product or administration over electronic frameworks,
b. movement of product or administration over Physical frameworks
c. Movement of only product through e channels
d. Movement of information through e channels
Q. The coord’ of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) in business has advanced and
a. has empowered mass customization and cost reduction
b. has improved Mass production quantity and increased cost
c. Has added to unnecessary processes not adding any value
d. None of the above