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1. Which of the following statements best describes the role of trust in a supply chain alliance?
A. powerful firm's influence over a less powerful company usually leads to a long-term, trustworthy alliance
B. Reliability-based trust is necessary for a collaborative supply chain relationship, but not a sufficient condition
C. A firm's poor performance in the past will have little bearing on another firm's desire to collaborate with them
D. Character-based trust is based entirely on performance
2. In order to combat traditional measurement and reward systems that inhibit supply chain collaboration, a (n) _________ _____________ must be developed.
A. Investor Prospectus
B. Balance Sheet
C. Balanced Scorecard
D. Income Statement
3. Choose the correct order from the following supply chain relationship classifications as you go from limited to extensive acknowledged dependency and information sharing.
A. Contract, Alliance, Outsource, Administered, Enterprise Extension
B. Contract, Outsource, Administered, Alliance, Enterprise Extension
C. Enterprise Extension, Contract, Outsource, Administered, Alliance
D. Contract, Outsource, Alliance, Enterprise Extension, Administered
4. An organization condition where achieved integration is partial but not complete on an end-to-end basis is known as
A. The Great Santini
B. The Great Gatsby
C. The Great Divine
D. The Great Divide
5. After reading the scenario about the difficulties involved with terminating a supply chain relationship between Starbucks and Kraft, which of the following strategies would have led to the cleanest "divorce"?
A. Discuss the termination process during the relationship forming stages
B. Allowing a third-party to determine who is right and wrong
C. Let the CEO's of each company settle it in a three-round MMA match
D. Do not change anything. Let the chips fall where they may
6. All of the following are developments leading to a power shift to retailers EXCEPT
A. Retailers are able to offer less expensive private label products, contributing to increased profits
B. Retail consolidation has resulted in fewer but more dominate retailers
C. On-line retailers like Amazon have led to increased sales at traditional brick-and-mortar outlets like Macy's and Sears, resulting in increased power
D. Retailers have easy access to vital market information and can react accordingly
7. All of the following are reasons why the customer normally initiates a supply chain alliance EXCEPT
A. Customer usually wields buying power
B. Customer may feel as if the seller is trying to take control
C. Sellers will often implement reasonable changes to facilitate inter-organizational exchange
D. Seller's proposal about forming an alliance carries less weight than if a customer would do so
8. A supply chain that primarily focuses on the long-term viability of the organization is
Efficient
Effective
Responsive
Sustainable
9. All of the following are the consequences of supply chain security failures EXCEPT
A terrorist attack could result in significant loss of life
A terrorist attack could reduce brand equity
A terrorist attack could result in improved quality performance of suppliers
A terrorist attack could reduce the firm's stock price
10. Increasing fuel prices will likely
Increase the number of distribution centers to minimize total cost
Not change the number of distribution centers to minimize total cost
Decrease the number of distribution centers to minimize total cost
Cannot be determined