Origin of Supply Chain Management Term
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Who introduced the term 'supply chain management' to the public domain?

  • Keith Oliver (correct)
  • Wolfgang Partsch
  • Financial Times
  • Booz Allen Hamilton

When did 'supply chain management' gain currency with a flurry of articles and books on the subject?

  • Late 1990s
  • Early 2000s
  • Mid-1990s (correct)
  • Early 1980s

What does supply chain management involve according to the text?

  • Both the flow and transformation of goods and information, and improved relationships (correct)
  • Only the integration of supply chain activities
  • Only the flow of goods from raw materials to final consumers
  • Only the flow and transformation of goods and information

When did 'supply-chain management' rise to prominence according to the text?

<p>Late 1990s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the commonly accepted definitions of supply-chain management mentioned in the text?

<p>Management of upstream and downstream value-added flows of materials, final goods, and related information among various stakeholders (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of supply chain strategies, as per Hines (2004)?

<p>Enhancing customer satisfaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to CSCMP, what does supply-chain management encompass?

<p>Management of all activities involved in sourcing, procurement, conversion, and logistics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of supply-chain-management software?

<p>To monitor a company’s supply chain network from end-to-end (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does SCEM (Supply-Chain Event Management) consider?

<p>All possible events and factors that can disrupt a supply chain (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Extended Enterprise refer to?

<p>A network of businesses cooperating to provide product offerings (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does supply-chain management differ from a supply chain?

<p>Supply-chain management integrates supply and demand management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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