Question:

1.The desired rate of innovation in a product refers to:

how new products are presented.

how long it takes before products become obsolete.

how new products are developed.

how much time exists between changes from one revision to another.

2.What has the greatest impact on the cost and availability of a product?

Using the newest technology

Product design, as it defines the shape of the supply chain

Defining core-competencies of the competition

The dedication of suppliers

3.Product characteristics are:

a measure of responsiveness to sale orders.

a forecast variable.

a forecasting method.

a characteristic of efficiencies.

4.Which of the following is thought of as "the schedule," the assignments of work to meet specific deadlines?

Project scheduling

Aggregate forecasting

Aggregate scheduling

Master scheduling

5.Which of the following best describes rules for an efficient order management system?

Enter the order once ? Manually route order ? Let customers see order status when they want ? Use integrated order management systems

Enter the order once ? Automate order routing ? Let customers see order status when they want ? Safeguard privacy by not using an integrated order management systems

Enter the order once ? Automate order routing ? Let suppliers see order status

Enter the order once ? Automate order routing ? Let customers see order status when they want ? Use integrated order management systems

6.When companies place orders periodically for amounts of product that will minimize order processing and transportation costs, their orders are associated with which of the following?

Batch processing

Product rationing

Product pricing

Economic order quantity orderin

7.A strategic dashboard would include which of the following indicators?

Orders shipped

Days sales outstanding

Sales by market segment

Order fulfillment lead-time

8.Which of the following would be considered a fairly simple high-level system diagram?

Web portal

Conceptual design

Time boxing map

Project schematic

9.In a system design, which of the following can be thought of as a floor plan?

Project schematic

Conceptual design

A process map

User interface

10.in a system design, which supports a user interface?

An enterprise resource system

A process map

Technical architecture

A prototype