Cartes mémoires SCM Final Exam 2019 (Seite 3 von 3)

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You have learned about four criteria for assessing the efficiency of electronic markets. Correctly assign one of those criterias to the following statement:

E-commerce makes supply and demand manageable for market participants. As a result, participants are more likely to have the information they need for the transaction:

market transparency

trust

information asymmetries

transaction costs

You have learned about four criteria for assessing the efficiency of electronic markets. Correctly assign one of those criterias to the following statement:

By facilitating the search and comparison process, the buyers' negotiating power increases

information asymmetries

trust

market transparency

transaction costs

Which statements about intermediation in the supply chain are true?

The availability of information (e.g. on prices and availability of goods) reduces the search costs

The use of ICT technology leads to an increase in transaction costs (ICT development cost)

The provision of trust-creating instances promotes opportunistic behavior on both sides (buyer and seller)

Bringing supply and demand together at a central point increases information asymmetry

Which of the following statements about network types, from the perspective of supply chain management, are true?

In Multiplication networks, it's about the mass application of finished concepts

In Innovation networks, it's about the routine production of tangible and intangible objects

In Transport networks, it's usually about the distribution of goods through time and space

In Reproduction networks, it's about one-off cooperations of actors with focus on the division of labor, know-how transfer and cost sharing

Which statements regarding network levels / partial networks from the point of view of supply chain management are true?

Financial networks can be considered from three perspectives: functional, institutional and financial

Freight networks also deal with intangibles in communication and data networks

Financial networks deal with equity investments (e.g. mutual stock ownership) in networks

An essential component of social networks is social control among partners

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

...are project oriented.

innovation networks

transport networks

multiplication networks

mediation networks

reproduction networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

...are goods distribution oriented.

transport networks

innovation networks

multiplication networks

mediation networks

reproduction networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

...are product and brand oriented.

multiplication networks

innovation networks

transport networks

mediation networks

reproduction networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

...are oriented towards the position in the network.

mediation networks

innovation networks

transport networks

multiplication networks

reproduction networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

The success factor for ... is network size.

mediation networks

innovation networks

transport networks

multiplication networks

reproduction networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

The success factor for ... is process integration

reproduction networks

innovation networks

transport networks

multiplication networks

mediation networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

The success factor for ... is network utilziation.

transport networks

mediation networks

innovation networks

reproduction networks

multiplication networks

Assign the correct term regarding Network Types from the perspective of supply chain management.

The success factor for ... is problem-oriented network reconfiguration.

innovation networks

transport networks

mediation networks

reproduction networks

multiplication networks

Which statements regarding cross-docking are true?

Article-pure cross-docking means: complete pallets or racks are processed

Two-stage cross-docking means: goods are delivered, stored in two shifts, picked and delivered according to customer specifications

Cross-docking minimizes the stocks in the retail chain, which leads to a decreasing utilization of the trucks.

Single-stage cross-docking means: articles are delivered pre-commissioned and processed.

Which statements about e-commerce are true in the context of supply chain management?

The terms e-commerce and e-business can be used synonymously

E-Commerce is the support of a company's relationships and processes with its customers through networked information technology

E-commerce may include one or more transaction phases

The term e-commerce refers to computer-based networks and not to the networking of companies

Assign the correct indicator types from a supply chain management perspective:

If the insurance company measures the average lead time for processing new insurance policies (end-to-end average processing time) in order to see where the insurance company stands compared to competition, this would be considered a

KPI

BPI

PPI

Assign the correct indicator types from a supply chain management perspective:

If the insurance company measures the lead time from an offer to it being decided, in order to measure the effect of process improvements (e.g. through increased automation), this would be considered a

BPI

KPI

PPI

Assign the correct indicator types from a supply chain management perspective:

If the insurance company measures the lead time to create offers in order to make internal comparisons or to identify (and eliminate) bottlenecks (for example, if the lead time for many offers is increasing), this would be considered a

PPI

KPI

BPI

Assign the correct indicator types from a supply chain management perspective:

If the insurance company measures the ratio of accepted and declined/expired offers, in order to assess the insurance policy's attractiveness to customers, this would be considered a

KPI

BPI

PPI

Which statements regarding "sustainability in procurement" are true?

Employee awareness plays only a minor role in the sustainability audits of suppliers

The general quality level of the supplier is usually not checked or evaluated by the auditors

Before the start of a supply relationship, the sustainability promises of suppliers must be checked by studying documents, conducting an audit or interviews

In the case of existing supplier relationships, compliance with sustainability can only be checked on an irregular basis

Which statements regarding the "strategic orientation of sustainable supply chain management" are true?

As part of the proactive strategy, problem solving is sought with supply chain partners and stakeholders

Reactive, defensive, adapted or proactive strategies exist as strategic options for sustainable supply chain management

The reactive strategy follows the cost avoidance approach

The adapted strategy pursues a future-oriented communication

Which statements about sustainability in supply chain management are true?

The different perspectives and motivations of the various actors are relatively easy to reconcile; the technical implementation is more difficult

Regulatory pressure is the most important external driver of sustainability.

In the triple bottom line model, sustainability results from the accumulation of economically sensible, environmentally friendly and socially acceptable actions.

One of the challenges for sustainable supply chain management is to anchor the sustainability understanding of the customers and one's own company in the supply chain.