OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (LL)-W/ACCESS
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Author: CACHON
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Chapter 11, Problem 12CQ
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To identify: The features that can be the symptoms of bullwhip effect.
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1.Upstream supply chain members are
A. retailers
B. manufacturers
C. end-use customers
D. suppliers
2.The integrated group of business processes that form a supply chain are
A. marketing, manufacturing and finance
B. procurement, production and distribution
C. manufacturing and service
D. demand, value, and quality
3.The bullwhip effect occurs when
A. slight to moderate demand variability becomes magnified as demand information is transmitted back upstream.
B. slight to moderate demand variability becomes magnified as supply information is transmitted back upstream.
C. slight to moderate demand variability becomes magnified as demand information is transmitted back downstream.
D. slight to moderate demand variability becomes magnified as supply information is transmitted back downstream.
4.The key element in achieving supply chain integration is
A. quality management
B. ISO certification
C. information technology
D. EDI
5.A disadvantage of RFID technology that has hindered its…
Consider the supply chain illustrated below:
Last year, the retailer’s weekly variance of demand was 200 units. The variance of orders was 500, 600, 750, and 1,350 units for the retailer, wholesaler, distributor, and manufacturer, respectively. (Note that the variance of orders equals the variance of demand for that firm’s supplier.)
a) Calculate the bullwhip measure for the retailer.
b) Calculate the bullwhip measure for the wholesaler.
c) Calculate the bullwhip measure for the distributor.
d) Calculate the bullwhip measure for the manufacturer.
e) Which firm appears to be contributing the most to the bullwhip effect in this supply chain?
Which of the following are likely to be symptoms of the bullwhip effect in a supplychain comprised of consumers, a retailer, a wholesaler, and a factory?I. Variability of orders from the retailer to the wholesaler is higher than variability oforders from the wholesaler to the factory.II. Variability of orders from the wholesaler to the factory is lower than the variability inconsumer demand to the retailer.III. Variability in consumer demand is lower than the variability of orders from the retailerto the wholesaler.a. I only e. I and III but not IIb. II only f. II and III but not Ic. III only g. I, II, and IIId. I and II but not III
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