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1.       Which of the following is true for supply chain management?

• The physical material moves in the direction of the end of chain

• Flow of cash backwards through the chain

• Exchange of information moves in both the direction

• All of the above

2.       The sequence of a typical manufacturing supply chain is

• Storage–Supplier–manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer

• Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage–distributor–retailer–customer

• Supplier–Storage-manufacturing– distributor–storage–retailer–customer

• Supplier–Storage-manufacturing–storage– retailer–distributor–customer

3.       The purpose of supply chain management is

• Provide customer satisfaction

• improve quality of a product

• integrating supply and demand management

• increase production

4.       Logistics is the part of a supply chain involved with the forward and reverse flow of

• goods

• services

• cash

• all of the above

5.       Due to small change in customer demands, inventory oscillations become progressively larger looking through the supply chain. This is known as 

• Bullwhip effect

• Netchain analysis

• Reverse logistics

• Reverse supply chain

6.       The major decision areas in supply chain management are

• location, production, distribution, inventory

• planning, production, distribution, inventory

• c.        production, scheduling, inventory

• location, production, distribution, marketing

7.       Distribution requirement planning is a system for

• Inventory management

• Distribution planning

• Both ‘a’ and ‘b’

• None of the above

8.       Reverse logistics is required because

• Goods are defective

• Goods are unsold

• The customers simply change their minds

• All of the above

9.       Loading may be defined as

• Sending the raw material to the machine

• Sending the finished material to the store

• Assign the work to the facilities

• Uploading a software in machine control panel

10.       Procurement cycle time is time consumed for

• Receiving of raw material

• Inspection of various raw materials

• Inspection of purchased components parts

• All of the above