BUS 370 Test 1

​"The planning,​ scheduling, and control of the activities that transform inputs into finished goods and​ services" is the definition of

• Supply chain

• Operations management

• Operations function

• service operations

​"A network of manufacturers and service providers that work together to convert and move goods from the raw materials stage through to the end​ user" is the definition of

• Operations function

• Operations management

• Supply Chain

• Service Operations

Which of these is an output to a single​ organization's transformation​ process?

• information

• fulfilled needs

• intangible needs

• materials

Which of these statements about the transformation process is​ best?

• Operations are highly dependent on the quality of inputs.

• The availability of inputs usually has little impact on the operations function.

• Inputs to operations usually come from only one place and take one form.

• Operations activities are usually independent of other business activities such as engineering and marketing.

Which of these is NOT a flow that moves up and down the supply​ chain?

• information

• procedural

• monetary

• physical

A decade​ ago, most music was sold as physical CDs in music stores.​ Companies, such as​ Apple, sell music over the internet. In this​ example, by effectively utilizing information technology to automate this business​ transaction, Apple exhibits which of the following important trends in supply chain​ management?

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

• Relationship Management

• Electronic Commerce

• Increasing Competition and Globalization

A retailer cooperates with a manufacturer by coordinating promotional activities​ (items they plan to put on sale and advertise​ heavily) with the manufacturer to assist the manufacturer plan production and inventory. This is an example of which of the following important trends in operations and supply chain​ management?

• Increasing competition and globalization

• Relationship Management

• Electric Commerce

• Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

A U.S. equipment manufacturer finds a less expensive source of supply in China for steel forgings currently purchased from a United​ State's supplier. The manufacturer switches from the U.S. to the Chinese forging supplier. This is an example of which of the following important trends in operations and supply chain​ management?

• Electronic Commerce

• Increasing Competition and Globalization

• Radio Frequency Identification​ (RFID)

• Relationship Management

The use of information technology to automate business transactions is known as

• POS

• computer integrated manufacturing.

• management information systems.

• ​e-commerce.

The text indicates that which of the following is perhaps the most difficult of all the activities that operations and supply chain personnel​ perform?

• electronic commerce

• globalizing

• relationship management

• sourcing