1)Which of the following will have lesser bullwhip effect in a supply chain? A)Supply Chain co-ordination B)Opening more stocking points closer to the point of consumption C)Empowering the lower echelons of the inventory to take decisions on fulfilling the demand D)All of the above   2)What is the effect of delayed differentiation strategy? A)The number of variants offered will be reduced B)The inventory carrying costs will come down C)Production Planning and Control will become more difficult D)Bullwhip effect will be more pronounced   3)What changes can you envisage in economic order quantity based planning when the demand for the item increases by 5%? A)The economic order quantity will come down by √(5%) B)The carrying cost will increase by 1/ √(5%) C)The total cost of the plan will go up by √(5%) D)The total cost of the plan will go up by 5%

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1)Which of the following will have lesser bullwhip effect in a supply chain?

A)Supply Chain co-ordination
B)Opening more stocking points closer to the point of consumption
C)Empowering the lower echelons of the inventory to take decisions on fulfilling the demand
D)All of the above
 

2)What is the effect of delayed differentiation strategy?

A)The number of variants offered will be reduced
B)The inventory carrying costs will come down
C)Production Planning and Control will become more difficult
D)Bullwhip effect will be more pronounced
 

3)What changes can you envisage in economic order quantity based planning when the demand for the item increases by 5%?

A)The economic order quantity will come down by √(5%)
B)The carrying cost will increase by 1/ √(5%)
C)The total cost of the plan will go up by √(5%)
D)The total cost of the plan will go up by 5%
 
 
 
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