DPL40063: Logistics & Supply Chain IT Chapter 1 Quiz
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What is a critical role of information in a supply chain?

  • Being inaccurate
  • Being inaccessible in a timely manner
  • Being irrelevant
  • Being accurate (correct)

Which of the following is emphasized as important regarding information in a supply chain?

  • Having accessible information in a timely manner (correct)
  • Having irrelevant information
  • Having outdated information
  • Having encrypted information

What does ICT enable in the context of the warehouse and information flow?

  • Preventing the transfer of information
  • Preventing good decision-making
  • Preventing data analysis
  • Collection, analysis, and evaluation of data (correct)

How does IT affect its strategy and competitive advantage according to the text?

<p>IT can build barriers to entry (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can effective logistics and supply chain planning do to business operations according to the text?

<p>Transform business operations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an important aspect of information flow that IT can facilitate throughout the supply chain?

<p>Enabling good decision-making (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of planning has a time horizon longer than one year?

<p>Strategic Planning (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Corporate Strategy involve?

<p>Coordinating unit strategies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which planning involves decision making on an hourly or daily basis?

<p>Operational Planning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the time horizon for Tactical Planning?

<p>Less than one year (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In Logistics & Supply Chain Strategy, what does the Proper Channel Strategy refer to?

<p>Long-term goal setting (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Operational Planning?

<p>Short-term decision making (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does channel strategy aim to achieve?

<p>Maximizing exposure to potential customers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which strategy focuses on having products readily available in stock?

<p>Supply-to-Stock Strategy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of Information Technology (IT) on supply chain management?

<p>Offering numerous opportunities for improvement and efficiency (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Porter's Five Forces, which force involves the power of customers to negotiate prices and terms?

<p>Bargaining Power of Buyers (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do strategic tradeoffs involve?

<p>Balancing between conflicting strategies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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