【正文】 . none of the aboveAnswer: bDifficulty: Moderate15. The uncertainty that exists due to the portion of demand that the supply chain is required to meet is thea. rate of strategic uncertainty.b. demand uncertainty.c. implied demand uncertainty.d. average forecast error.e. none of the aboveAnswer: cDifficulty: Moderate16. Which of the following supply chain capabilities will cause supply uncertainty to increase?a. Frequent breakdownsb. Unpredictable and low yieldsc. Poor qualityd. Limited supply capacitye. all of the aboveAnswer: eDifficulty: Easy17. Which of the following is not a major driver of supply chain performance?a. Facilitiesb. Inventoryc. Transportationd. Informatione. All of the above are major drivers of supply chain performance.Answer: eDifficulty: Easy18. Which of the following is not a major driver of supply chain performance?a. Customersb. Facilitiesc. Inventoryd. Transportatione. InformationAnswer: aDifficulty: Moderate19. The places in the supply chain network where product is stored, assembled, or fabricated are known asa. facilities.b. inventory.c. transportation.d. information.e. customers.Answer: aDifficulty: Easy20. The warehousing methodology that uses a traditional warehouse to store all of one type of product together isa. warehouse unit storage.b. stock keeping unit (SKU) storage.c. job lot storage.d. crossdocking.e. none of the aboveAnswer: bDifficulty: Moderate21. Seasonal inventory should be used whena. a pany can rapidly change the rate of its production system at a very low cost.b. changing the rate of production is expensive (., when workers must be hired or fired).c. adjusting to a period of low demand without incurring large costs.d. the world is perfectly predictable.e. production rate is flexible.Answer: aDifficulty: Hard22. The process by which a firm decides how much to charge customers for its goods and services isa. supply chain coordination.b. forecasting.c. aggregate planning.d. revenue management.e. pricing.Answer: eDifficulty: Easy23. Which of the following are measures of customer service that are influenced by the structure of the distribution network?a. Returnabilityb. Order visibilityc. Customer experienced. Product availabilitye. all of the above Answer: eDifficulty: Moderate24. Which of the following is not a measure of customer service that is influenced by the structure of the distribution network?a. Returnabilityb. Customer experiencec. Customer maturityd. Product availabilitye. All of the above are measures of customer service.Answer: cDifficulty: Easy25. The time between when a customer places an order and receives delivery isa. response time.b. product variety.c. product availability.d. customer experience.e. order visibility.Answer: aDifficulty: Easy26. The number of different products/configurations that a customer desires from the distribution network isa. response time.b. product variety.c. product availability.d. customer experience.e. order visibility.Answer: bDifficulty: Easy27. As the number of facilities in a supply chain increases, total facility costsa. decrease. b. remain the same.c. increase.d. increase to a point and then decrease.e. decrease to a point and then increase.Answer: cDifficulty: Moderate28. Total logistics costs for a supply chain network are a sum of a. inventory and facility costs.b. inventory, facility, and distributor costs.c. facility, transportation, and distributor costs.d. inventory, transportation, and facility costs.e. none of the aboveAnswer: dDifficulty: Moderate29. As the number of facilities in a supply chain network increases, total logistics costs will a. decrease.b. decrease at first and then increase.c. increase.d. increase at first and then decrease.e. neither increase or decrease.Answer: bDifficulty: Moderate30. Which of the following are key decisions in the design of a distribution network?a. Will product be delivered to the customer location or picked up from a preordained site?b. Will product flow through a production facility?c. Will product flow through an intermediary (or intermediate location)?d. all of the abovee. a and c onlyAnswer: eDifficulty: Moderate31. Supply chain network design decisions includea. only the location of manufacturing, storage, or transportationrelated facilities.b. only the allocation of capacity and roles to each facility.c. both the location of manufacturing, storage, or transportationrelated facilities and the allocation of capacity and roles to each facility.d. neither the location of manufacturing, storage, or transportationrelated facilities nor the allocation of capacity and roles to each facility.e. none of the aboveAnswer: cDifficulty: Easy32. Supply chain network design decisions classified as facility role are concerned with a. what processes are performed at each facility.b. where facilities should be located.c. how much capacity should be allocated to each facility.d. what markets each facility should serve and which supply sources should feed each facility.e. none of the aboveAnswer: aDifficulty: Moderate33. Supply chain network design decisions classified as facility location are concerned witha. what processes are performed at each facility.b. where facilities should be located.c. how much capacity should be allocated to each facility.d. what markets each facility should serve and which supply sources should feed each facility.e. none of the aboveAnswer: bDifficulty: Easy34. Developing countries often create free trade zones wherea. duties and tariffs are imposed as long as production is used primarily for export.b. duties and tariffs are imposed as long as production is used primarily fo