Question

a.TRUE or FALSE- As a manufacturer we only need to be concerned with our 1st Tier Suppliers - they will take care of our 2nd Tier Suppliers,

True

False

b. TRUE or FALSE - As a manufacturer, we can establish a successful collaboration with our distribution partners and still keep our capacity information to ourselves.

True

False

c. A company whose success is a result of successful execution of the production strategy of postponement is

Ikea.

Zara.

Apple.

General Mills.

d.The design of a supply chain network is influenced by ___________

lead times.

product variety and availability.

return-ability of products.

customer expectations.

(A) only.

(A) and (B).

(A), (B), (C) and (D).

Answer 1

a. FALSE

A good supply chain strategy should involve extending the control and monitoring in more than one tiers of supply.

b. FALSE

Sharing information regarding capacity and inventory will reduce the inventory accumulation and variability at the downstream stages. This is one of the goals of the supply chain.

c. IKEA

IKEA has demonstrated its postponement strategy using its modular design.

d. (A), (B), (C) and (D)