SCM 300 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
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1. Despite the low cost wage opportunities presented by Chinese and Indian suppliers Toyota and Honda have not
switched suppliers. Why? - ANSWER-Their suppliers innovation capabilities are more important than their wage
costs
1. Explain the benefits of Honda's Best Practices program to both Honda Suppliers and Honda. - ANSWER-Suppliers
save money, improve quality and productivity.
1. How did the relationship between Honda and Atlantic Tool and Die develop? - ANSWER-They sent a manager to
study their business for a year before using them as a supplier, and then they worked together to help Atlantic
Tool and Die grow its business to many of Honda's other suppliers
1. How does Honda use report cards? - ANSWER-Honda sends reports to its suppliers' top management every
month. A typical report has six sections: quality, delivery, quantity delivered, performance history, incident report,
and comments. The incident report section has a subcategory for quality and another for delivery.
1. How has Johnson Controls benefited from its' relationship with Toyota? - ANSWER-They learned a system of
how to cut costs and improve quality as well as they made a partnership with Araco to set up a joint venture and
allowed them to expand
,1. Japanese cars are seen as durable, reliable and high in quality. Do they struggle in decreasing manufacturing
costs? - ANSWER-No
1. What are the general steps outlined in the supplier-partnering hierarchy? - ANSWER-1. Conduct joint
improvement activities
2. Share information intsensively but selectively
3. Develop suppliers' technical capabilities
4. Supervise your suppliers
5. Turn supplier rivalry into opportunity
6. Understand how your suppliers work
1. Why does Toyota divide components into two categories? - ANSWER-Bc certain components are not directly
related to how the car is developed and others are.
1st-tier and 2nd-tier suppliers - ANSWER--1st tier: a company's direct suppliers.
-2nd tier: firm that provides goods and/or services to a company's first-tier supplier.
5 Modes of Transportation - ANSWER-(1) Road
(2) Rail
(3) Ocean/Water
(4) Air
(5) Pipeline: used only for liquids or items that can be shipped in a slurry.
According to lecture, ___________ is used by companies to map out each location of shelves on their store and to
ensure each shelf is utilized - ANSWER-Planogram
According to lecture, in a Letter of Credit, the beneficiary is the - ANSWER-seller
, According to lecture, which class of ship would be used to move oil or liquefied natural gas? - ANSWER-Bulk Cargo
Ship
According to the eNotes, ____ are responsible for making sure that the systems that make great products do so in
the easiest way possible? - ANSWER-Operations managers
According to the eNotes, ____ inventory are materials that are not intended as part of the finished goods but are
important to the daily operations of the company: - ANSWER-MRO (Maintenance, Repair, & Operations)
According to the eNotes, ______ is the amount of time that is not utilized at each workstation. - ANSWER-Idle time
According to the enotes, ____________ is the lot size that will minimize total annual inventory cost (TC) - ANSWER-
EOQ
According to the eNotes, cost, quality, speed, and flexibility are referred to as... - ANSWER-Competitive priorities
According to the eNotes, how many TEUs would you have with 50 twenty-foot containers and 30 forty-foot
containers? - ANSWER-110 TEU's
According to the eNotes, the period of time between when an order is placed and when the order is received is
known as: - ANSWER-Lead time
According to the eNotes, which branch of an organization is responsible for acquiring materials, equipment,
products, and services? - ANSWER-Procurement
According to the eNotes, which layout would be most appropriate for building a skyscraper or cruise ship? -
ANSWER-Fixed Position Layout
According to the eNotes, which manufacturing strategy is best for manufacturing large numbers of end items that
have little if any customization? - ANSWER-Line Flow
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