Resource Planning
Inventory Management
Process Management
Distribution/Logistics
Global Locations/Supply Chain Integration
100

What is the name of the production strategy where a firm will hire and lay off workers to match its production rate to demand?

Chase production strategy

100

This consists of four parts: the tag, reader, communication network and software and is used to track inventory.

What is RFID system

100

This encompasses continuous problem-solving in order to eliminate waste.

What is JIT or Lead production or Lean manufacturing or Lean thinking

100

Name the two basic pricing strategies used by logistic service providers.

Cost-of-service pricing and value-of service pricing

100

What prioritizes what its proponents consider to be environmental sustainability over economic and cultural considers

Green Development

200

What medium-range plan that shows the quantity and timing of the end items that will be produced?

Master Production Schedule (MPS)

200

This model relaxes the constant unit price assumption by allowing purchase quantity discounts. 

What is the Quantity discount model or price-break model

200

This stresses a commitment by the firm's top management to help the company identify customer expectations and excel in meeting and exceeding those expectations.

What is Six Sigma

200

What is the name for the pricing where the supplier will be the legal owner of the product until it safely reaches its destination?

FOB destination pricing

200

Which departments are responsible for developing new goods and services to meet changing customer requirements and then get products to the market

Product Development and Commercialization

300

This consists of different products that share similar characteristics, components or manufacturing processes. 

What is a product family

300

This is known as the minimum quantity required to get a price discount.

What is the price break point? 

300

This term means the sharing of best practices. 

What is Yokoten

300

This encourages competition and allows pricing to adjust as supply, demand, and negotiations dictate. 

What is transportation deregulation

300

Name two of the five obstacles to Supply Chain Integration

Silo Mentality, Lack of Supply Chain Visibility, Lack of Trust, Lack of Knowledge, Activities Causing Bullwhip

400

This can be defined as a situation where small change in the upper-level production plan causes a major change in the lower-level production plan. 

What is system nervousness

400

This is when the physical inventory is reviewed at regular intervals, such as weekly or monthly.

What is periodic review system.

400

This design can be used to reduce waste movement of workers, customers and/or WIP inventories 

What is Lean Layout

400

This transportation act gave carriers the ability to form rate bureaus and conferences wherein they can propose rate changes to the ICC

Reed-Bulwinkle Act of 1948

400

What is defined as an internal or external event that disrupts supply chain operations, causing potential reduction in service levels, product quality or sales.

Supply Chain Risk

500

This system is an umbrella system that ties together a variety of specialized systems, such as resource planning, warehousing, logistics, customer relationship management and more

What is ERP system

500

Calculate the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ):
Annual Requirements (R): 7200 units
Setup Cost (S): $100 per order
Holding rate (k) = 30%
Unit cost (C) = $30

sqrt (2RS)/(kC)

400 units

500

Calculate Defective Per Million Opportunity (DPMO)

Number of Defects = 50
OFD per unit = 4
Number of units = 1200

10,417 units

500

What is the inventory called that sits in storerooms, takes up space on shelves and creates bottlenecks in distribution centers as workers try to return, repair and recycle them.

Zombie Inventory

500

What is the Break Even Model for Location A: