1、供应链管理第三版unit4习题与答案Chapter 4Designing the Distribution Network in a Supply ChainTrue/False1. Distribution occurs between every pair of stages in the supply chain.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Moderate2. Distribution only occurs between manufacturing and consumers in the supply chain.Answer: FalseDifficulty
2、: Moderate3. Companies in the same industry often select very different distribution networks, because the choice of the distribution network can be used to achieve a variety of supply chain objectives ranging from low cost to high responsiveness.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Moderate4. Companies in the s
3、ame industry should always select similar distribution networks, because their objectives will be similar.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate 5. A customer always wants the highest level of performance along all dimensions of customer service, including response time, product variety, product availabi
4、lity, customer experience, order visibility, and returnability.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate6. A customer does not necessarily want the highest level of performance along all dimensions of customer service, including response time, product variety, product availability, customer experience, orde
5、r visibility, and returnability.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Easy7. Outbound transportation costs per unit tend to be lower than inbound costs, because inbound lot sizes are typically larger.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Easy8. Outbound transportation costs per unit tend to be higher than inbound costs, becau
6、se inbound lot sizes are typically larger.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Easy9. Transportation costs are high with drop-shipping because the average outbound distance to the end consumer is large and package carriers are used to shipping the product.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Easy10. Transportation costs are
7、low with drop-shipping because the average outbound distance to the end consumer is small.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Easy11. The main advantage of in-transit merge over drop-shipping is the somewhat lower transportation cost and improved customer experience.Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate12. The mai
8、n advantage of a distribution network with local storage is that it can lower the delivery cost and provide a faster response than other networks.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Moderate13. The main advantage of a distribution network with local storage is that it can lower the inventory and facility costs.
9、Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate14. The major disadvantage of a distribution network with local storage is the increased delivery cost.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate15. The major disadvantage of a distribution network with local storage is the increased inventory and facility costs.Answer: TrueD
10、ifficulty: Easy16. A distribution network designer needs to consider product characteristics as well as network requirements when deciding on the appropriate delivery network.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Hard17. Only niche companies will end up using a single distribution network.Answer: TrueDifficulty:
11、Easy18. Most companies are best served by a single distribution network.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate19. Distributors add value to a supply chain between a supply stage and a customer stage if there are many small players at the customer stage, each requiring a small amount of the product at a t
12、ime.Answer: TrueDifficulty: ModerateMultiple Choice1. The steps taken to move and store a product from the supplier stage to a customer stage in the supply chain is referred to asa. transportation.b. retailing.c. wholesaling.d. distribution.e. manufacturing.Answer: dDifficulty: Easy2. Distribution i
13、s a key driver of the overall profitability of a firm becausea. the addition of distributors only adds cost to the supply chain.b. it directly impacts both the supply chain cost and the customer experience.c. it slows down the responsiveness of the supply chain.d. it cannot be developed as a part of
14、 supply chain strategy.e. Distribution is not a key driver of profitability.Answer: bDifficulty: Moderate3. The choice of the distribution network can be used to achieve supply chain objectives such asa. low cost.b. high responsiveness.c. high cost.d. high responsibility.e. a and b onlyAnswer: eDiff
15、iculty: Moderate4. Companies in the same industry often select very different distribution networks because a. some companies are poorly run.b. different companies try to avoid using the same approach.c. different companies have different objectives for their supply chain.d. all of the abovee. none of the aboveAnswer: cDifficulty: Moderate5. A poor/inappropriate distribution network can a. lead to high profitability.b. hurt the level of service customers receive while increasing cost.c. have a significant negative impact on the profitability of a firm.d. all of the above e. b and c only
