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Supply chain management is a narrower concept than logistics
False
The mission of logistics management is to efficiently distribute goods and create demand
False
The physical distribution of goods is not related to the creation of demand
False
Logistics management is primarily focused on the storage of materials and inventory.
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Supply chain management only involves managing relationships with customers.
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Competitive advantage is based solely on the ability to differentiate from competitors.
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Logistics activities can be divided into primary and support activities, which are essential for a firm's competitive advantage.
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The scope of logistics management encompasses only the product delivery process within an organization.
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Supply chain management focuses on vertical integration and does not involve outsourcing non-core activities.
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Global Supply Chain Management and the 4Rs
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True or false: Optimizing the global pipeline can have a significant impact on the difference between profit and loss for a product due to high costs involved?
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True or false: Caterpillar uses global logistics channels for parts supply to offshore assembly plants and after-markets, sometimes utilizing third-party companies for distribution and finishing?
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True or false: Globalization tends to lead to shorter supply chains as companies move production offshore or source from distant locations?
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True or false: 'Time-based competition' has decelerated globalization as product life cycles have lengthened, demanding just-in-case deliveries and decreased customer acceptance of substitute products?
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True or false: Competitive advantage for global corporations increasingly comes from managing complex web of relationships and flows within the supply chain?
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True or false: Responsiveness, reliability, resilience, and relationships are the 4Rs principles that guide supply chain management?
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Study Notes
Global Supply Chain Management and the 4Rs
- The difference between profit and loss for a product can depend on optimizing the global pipeline due to high costs involved.
- Companies like Caterpillar use global logistics channels for parts supply to offshore assembly plants and after-markets, sometimes utilizing third-party companies for distribution and finishing.
- Globalization leads to longer supply chains as companies move production offshore or source from distant locations.
- "Time-based competition" has accelerated globalization as product life cycles shorten, demanding just-in-time deliveries and increased customer acceptance of substitute products.
- Competitive advantage for global corporations increasingly comes from managing complex web of relationships and flows within the supply chain.
- The 4Rs principles of responsiveness, reliability, resilience, and relationships guide supply chain management.
- Responsiveness in the just-in-time world requires agility to meet customers' precise needs in shorter timeframes and be demand-driven.
- Reliability is crucial for supply chain performance and is achieved through re-engineering processes and reducing variability.
- Resilience is essential for coping with unexpected disturbances and disruptions in the volatile marketplace.
- Resilient supply chains may not be the lowest-cost but are more capable of coping with the uncertain business environment.
- Partnership sourcing and long-term relationships with suppliers can lead to improved quality, shared innovation, reduced costs, and integrated scheduling of production and deliveries.
- Mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with suppliers can create formidable barriers to entry for competitors and drive process improvement.
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Test your knowledge of global supply chain management and the 4Rs principles with this quiz. Explore the impact of globalization on supply chains, the importance of responsiveness, reliability, resilience, and relationships, and the strategies used by global corporations to optimize their supply chain operations.
