SU Supply Chain Trivia
The Whitman supply chain program is the _______ program in the country.
First
To whom were the two Salzberg medallions presented?
Toyota
Dr. Charles Corbett
What is another name for dockworkers?
longshoremen
What describes the situation in which an order can't be fulfilled at the time of purchase because the item in not in the seller's current inventory?
Backorder
What does ASCM stand for?
Association for Supply Chain Management
What are the three required classes for supply chain majors (course code or course name)?
SCM 401 - Supply Chain and Logistics Management
SCM 411 - Supply Chain Management Systems
SCM 403 - Introduction to Management Science
Dr. Charles Corbett is a professor of Operations Management and _________.
Sustainability
Which two hurricanes affected supply chain operations in Florida and by extension the rest of the country?
Helene and Milton
What describes the listing of all the subassemblies, intermediates, parts, and raw materials thatgo into making the parent assembly showing the quantities of each required to make an assembly?
Bill of Materials (BoM)
What is the world's busiest container port?
Port of Shanghai
What year was the SU supply chain program started?
1919
The Toyota representatives spoke about which key concept in supply chain which Toyota is well known for creating?
Just-in-time
What canal is a constraint to maritime trade as a result of the attacks from the Djibouti tribes?
Suez Canal
Supply Chain Financing (SCF) is a set of technology-based solutions that aim to lower _______ costs and improve business efficiency for buyers and sellers by partnering with financial institutions and allowing ________ to pay the _______ later while _______ can receive the payment early.
Suppliers; Buyers; Suppliers; Suppliers
Between which two cities is a drone corridor being established in New York State?
Rome and Syracuse
What is the current ranking of the supply chain undergrad major at Whitman (source Gartner)?
23
Sarah Day Kalloch spoke about what concept in relation to supply chain?
Wellness
At what percentage wage hike did the longshormen and the strike?
62%
Jidoka is an ___________ process that allows machines to ____________. The machine will then stop and shut itself down, waiting for _______ to intervene.
automation; detect and respond to irregularities/identify problems; humans
When was the term “Total Supply Chain Management” introduced?
1982
The supply chain program originated as a specialization, not a full major. What two topics were covered in this specialization?
Traffic and transportation
What is the "scariest thing in supply chain"?
Transshipment
What environmental phenomenon has made it difficult for large ships to pass through the Panama Canal?
Drought leads to insufficient water supply
Explain the bullwhip effect
a scenario in which small changes in demand at the retail end of the supply chain become amplified when moving up the supply chain from the retail end to the manufacturing end
What innovation revolutionised the global supply chain in the 1960s?
The shipping container