Project
Management
Operations
Management
Quality
Management
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Innovation/Information Systems in Supply Chain
100

This project management document formally authorizes a project to proceed.

What is project charter?

100

This term refers to the waiting line customers form for service.

What is Queue?

100

This Japanese term means continuous improvement.

What is Kaizen?

100

This supply chain phenomenon occurs when customer demand creates a large fluctuation throughout the supply chain.

What is bullwhip effect?

100

This technology uses wireless tags to automatically identify and track inventory.

What is RFID?

200

This defines the overall objective and justification of a project.

What is a business case?

200

This operational issue occurs when a retailer cannot serve customers fast enough during peak hours.

What is bottleneck?

200

This quality guru is known for the 14 Principles of Management and continuous improvement philosophy.

Who is W. Edwards Deming?  

200

This consumer behaviour occurs when people fear products may become unavailable.

What is panic buy?

200

This digital innovation allows customers to purchase products through online platforms.

What is e-commerce?

300

This diagram shows task dependencies and project flow using nodes and arrows.

What is network diagram?

300

This metric measures how quickly inventory is sold and replenished over a period.

What is inventory turnover?

300

This Japanese mistake-proofing concept prevents defects before they occur.

What is Poka-Yoke?

300

These disruptions involve trade restrictions, tariffs, political instability.

What are geopolitical disruptions?

300

This technology creates secure and transparent records of transactions across the supply chain network.  

What is blockchain?

400

If a project keeps adding more deliverables, you are experiencing this problem.

What is scope creep?

400

This strategy is for a company to balance efficiency with flexibility by producing standard modules that can later be customized.                                

What is mass customization?  

400

This manufacturing philosophy aims to eliminate waste while maximizing customer value.

What is lean manufacturing?

400

This logistics strategy transfers products directly from inbound trucks to outbound trucks without storing the goods in the warehouse.

What is cross-docking?

400

This blockchain advantage reduces the risk of fraudulent or counterfeit products entering into the supply chain.

What is supply chain traceability?

500

This project management approach is often associated with sticky notes, and daily stand-ups.

What is scum?

500

This quantitative model determines the optimal order quantity that minimizes ordering and holding costs.

What is economic order quantity (EOQ)?

500

This quality management standard is widely used globally for organizational quality system certification.

What is ISO 9000 or 9001?

500

This strategy involves moving production or sourcing closer to the end market to reduce dependency on distant suppliers and global disruptions.  

What is nearshoring?

500

This technology uses digital overlays and wearable devices to support warehouse picking and maintenance operations.

What is augmented reality?

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