CORe 無料問題集「ISM Supply Management Core」
A manufacturer develops a new product that will be more efficient and easier to use than previous versions.
Prototypes are created, evaluated, and approved, and the company begins large scale production.
Three months into production, costs rise beyond expectations, due to one of the raw materials not providing the economies of scale predicted by the design team. This results in a net loss at the recommended price point. Which of the following actions should the design team have taken to prevent this situation?
Prototypes are created, evaluated, and approved, and the company begins large scale production.
Three months into production, costs rise beyond expectations, due to one of the raw materials not providing the economies of scale predicted by the design team. This results in a net loss at the recommended price point. Which of the following actions should the design team have taken to prevent this situation?
正解:B
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A supply manager for an electronics distributor is asked to buy new routers for the company's wireless network. The supply manager is provided with a detailed scope of work and a list of potential bidders.
However, the firm is also interested in investigating alternative solutions available on the market. The original equipment was purchased over 5 years ago and the budget is unknown, but it is roughly estimated at $250,000.
Given these circumstances, the MOST appropriate approach for the supply manager would be to issue which of the following?
However, the firm is also interested in investigating alternative solutions available on the market. The original equipment was purchased over 5 years ago and the budget is unknown, but it is roughly estimated at $250,000.
Given these circumstances, the MOST appropriate approach for the supply manager would be to issue which of the following?
正解:D
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DEF Inc. receives several batches of inferior quality products from a supplier. Although all of the samples provided by this supplier met or exceeded specifications, it is learned that the facility used to produce the samples is in a different location than the regular production facility, and that the production environment could affect quality.
DEF could have prevented this situation by doing which of the following?
DEF could have prevented this situation by doing which of the following?
正解:A
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A team from RST, Inc. is conducting a negotiation session with a supplier. During the session, RST's lead negotiator perceives that various members of the supplier's team are being evasive on the issue of the supplier's capacity to handle the project. However, there is no apparent sign that the other members of RST's team share this perception. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the lead negotiator to take?
正解:C
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BCD, Inc. manufactures a product for a highly regulated industry. All details of the product must be traceable.
The firm's engineering team specifies the types and quantities of materials within blueprints, but this is insufficient, as a record of material usage needs to be maintained. The product development group asks supply management to develop a system. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for supply management to take?
The firm's engineering team specifies the types and quantities of materials within blueprints, but this is insufficient, as a record of material usage needs to be maintained. The product development group asks supply management to develop a system. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for supply management to take?
正解:A
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A manufacturing plant employs an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The supply management staff find the data provided by this system to be incomplete or incorrect. Which of the following should the supply management staff do FIRST In order to obtain more useful information?
正解:D
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During its first annual business review, a supplier requests an increase in pricing. The supplier's survey results show a rating of 2.9 out of 5 possible points (with 3.0 being acceptable). Market indices indicate that the supplier's industry has experienced no price increase. In this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the buyer to take?
正解:B
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JKL, Inc. solicits bids for the repair of a boiler used in its shoe factory. Supplier A submits a bid of $7000. The next lowest bid is $8,000, and the remaining bids are between $10,000 and $11,000. JKL awards the contract to Supplier A. However, before beginning repairs, Supplier A realizes it made a mistake and underestimated the repair work. Supplier A refuses to do the work, saying it would lose money. If JKL declines to increase the payment and claims that Supplier A breached the contract, the MOST likely result would be which of the following?
正解:B
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XYZ Inc. is a chemical manufacturing company. XYZ requires high levels of consistency and precision from certain suppliers in their machining work. In order to drive continuous improvement with these suppliers, XYZ should develop KPIs to track performance in which of the following areas?
正解:C
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A company has recently moved to outsourcing and low-cost country sourcing for two key product lines, and the supply manager has seen some of the cost savings erode as the supply chain and related distances increase.
However, the supply manager is certain that by working with the new supply base, many of the savings previously earned could be regained, especially since raw material lead times have actually decreased in the marketplace, and cycle time in most offshore assembly plants has been reduced by 35%. Which of the following should be employed?
However, the supply manager is certain that by working with the new supply base, many of the savings previously earned could be regained, especially since raw material lead times have actually decreased in the marketplace, and cycle time in most offshore assembly plants has been reduced by 35%. Which of the following should be employed?
正解:C
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A buying firm receives samples from a supplier. The samples pass endurance testing, and a production batch is ordered and received. Soon after, it is found that the production parts break much sooner than the samples did.
The supplier claims the life requirements of the parts are not stated in the warranty clause of the contract and thus denies liability.
Which of the following is TRUE in this situation?
The supplier claims the life requirements of the parts are not stated in the warranty clause of the contract and thus denies liability.
Which of the following is TRUE in this situation?
正解:C
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A company's accounting department implements a new system to track liabilities for capital assets. The reports developed by this system exclude some important indirect procurement data (e.g., transactions related to test equipment), as this information is tracked by another system. Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the firm to take in this situation?
正解:A
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