Question $1$

$1pts$

End Customer

What of the following roles in a supply chain are best represented by this supply chain map?

Original supplier

Retailer

Tier $3$ Customer

Manufacturer

What of the following roles in a supply chain are best represented by this supply chain map?

Tier $1$ Supplier

Manufacturer

Original Supplier

Retailer

Which of the following statements best describes best a supply chain, based on the discussion we had in class? $($careful here... the question is about the noun "supply chain", not about the management of the supply chain$).$

A supply chain manages the product flow through all the departments inside a company.

A supply chain manages the product flow across firms in a supply chain.

A supply chain is a network of companies from original supplier to the end$-$customer.

A supply chain are all activities inside a firm.

Question $4$

$1$ pts

What of the following roles in a supply chain are best represented by this supply chain map?

Original Supplier

Tier $4$ Supplier

Manufacturer

Retailer

In class, we discussed the concept of Ambidexterity as it applies to Business Administration. Ambidextrous professionals and ambidextrous organizations perform better than their counterparts that do not show that trait. What of the following best describes the key takeaway of what ambidexterity is$.$

Ambidexterity is having the ability to think in operational and transactional terms.

Ambidexterity is having the ability to think in the short$-$ and long$-$term.

Ambidexterity is having the ability to think in both customers and suppliers.

Ambidexterity is having the ability to think terms of the end$-$customer and the original supplier.

In class, we discuss the metaphor of a tree to describe a supply chain. What of the following statements are true regarding the key point of the discussion?

As a tree takes the energy from the roots to make pretty flowers, a firm needs to get the lowest price from the suppliers to persistently exceed customers' expectations.

All other possible answers represent well the metaphor of the tree as discussed in class.

As a tree has thicker roots and thicker branches, a company has some customer and some suppliers that are substantially more important to the success of the firms than the others.

As a tree has roots and branches, a company has customers and suppliers, and all are equally important to the long term survival of the firm. a tree takes the energy from the roots to make pretty flowers, a firm needs to get the lowest price from the suppliers to persistently

Question $7$

$1$ pts

What of the following statements is true about what supply chain management is$?$

There is an agreed upon understanding of what SCM is$.$

It can be argued that there will be as many definitions$/$views of SCM as people are inquired.

The only valid view of SCM is the one with which Sebastian agrees.

There is general agreement of what SCM is$,$ there are only a handful of scholars that do not agree with the view of most.

While there are multiple views of supply chain management, there should be agreement about which of the following?

When the Sales and Product Development Departments inside the firm are involved SCM becomes less effective and less efficient because things get too complicated.

SCM should be corporate functions inside a firm.

SCM should be across firms in the supply chain with only the involvement of the Procurement, Manufacturing and Logistics Departments inside the firm.

SCM should be across corporate functions inside the firm and across firms in the supply chain.