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SCMN 2150 - AuburnWhat is Supply Chain? - ANS-the art of maintaining the flow of materials and products,
information, and financial resources from source to user
Why is supply chain important ? - ANS-it provides valuable opportunities to create
competitive advantage, develop collaborative, trusting relationships, improve customer
satisfaction, rationalize product touch points, and drive out cost and achieve
efficiencies. (help us be better, faster, and cheaper)
What are the five primary groups? - ANS-suppliers, manufacturers, distributors,
retailers, and consumers
Who is the most important primary participant and why? - ANS-consumers because
their demand drives everything we do
What are nodes? - ANS-nodes are a fixed point in a supply chain where value added
processes take place, goods are transformed, mixed, held, or sold at nodes
What are links? - ANS-the transportation method used to connect the nodes (plants,
warehouses, stores) in supply chain
centralized or decentralized: which has a lower inventory investment? - ANS-centralized
centralized or decentralized: which has national distribution? - ANS-centralized
centralized or decentralized: which has a higher inbound transportation cost? -
ANS-decentralized
centralized or decentralized: which has a lower level of safety stock? - ANS-centralized
centralized or decentralized: which has a greater inventory investment? -
ANS-decentralized
centralized or decentralized: which has lower outbound transportation cost? -
ANS-decentralized
centralized or decentralized: which has a regional distribution? - ANS-decentralized
, centralized or decentralized: which has higher outbound transportation cost? -
ANS-centralized
centralized or decentralized: which has a higher level of safety stock? -
ANS-decentralized
centralized or decentralized: which service level is most effective? - ANS-decentralized
What is direct delivery? - ANS-point to point service ( a company gets its product
straight to the consumer without using any intermediaries)
What is cross dock? - ANS-product mixing service (unloading materials from an
incoming semi-trailer truck or railroad car and loading these materials directly into
outbound trucks, trailers, or rail cars, with little or no storage in between)
What are distribution centers? - ANS-storage fulfillment center (used to receive and
temporarily store goods that will be shipped to various destination points after orders
are placed for these goods)
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has the highest transportation cost? -
ANS-direct delivery
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has the maximum inventory? -
ANS-distribution center
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has minimal inventory? - ANS-direct
delivery
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has no backup safety stock? -
ANS-direct delivery and cross dock
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has protected safety stock? -
ANS-distribution center
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has high handling cost? -
ANS-distribution center
direct delivery, cross dock, or distribution: which has no facility investment? - ANS-direct
delivery
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