供应链管理第三版Unit16习题与答案

Chapter16CoordinationintheSupplyChainTrue/False1.Supplychaincoordinationimprovesifallstagesofthechaintakeactionsthattogetherdecreasetotalsupplychainprofits.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Easy2.Supplychaincoordinationrequireseachstageofthesupplychaintotakeintoaccounttheimpactitsactionshaveonotherstages.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy3.Alackofcoordinationoccurseitherbecausedifferentstagesofthesupplychainhaveobjectivesthatconflictorbecauseinformationmovingbetweenstagesgetsdelayedanddistorted.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate4.Informationisdistortedasitmoveswithinthesupplychainbecausecompleteinformationisnotsharedbetweenstages.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy5.Thebullwhipeffectenablesdifferentstagesofthesupplychaintohaveaconsistentestimateofwhatdemandlookslike.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate6.Thebullwhipeffectresultsinimprovedsupplychaincoordination.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Easy7.Thebullwhipeffectnegativelyimpactsperformanceateverystageandthushurtstherelationshipsbetweendifferentstagesofthesupplychain.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate8.Thebullwhipeffectleadstoincreasedtrustbetweendifferentstagesofthesupplychainandenhancesanypotentialcoordinationefforts.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate9.Thebullwhipeffectmovesasupplychainawayfromtheefficientfrontierbyincreasingcostanddecreasingresponsiveness.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy10.Thebullwhipeffectreducestheprofitabilityofasupplychainbymakingitsimplertoprovideagivenlevelofproductavailability.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Easy11.Incentiveobstaclesrefertosituationswhereincentivesofferedtodifferentstagesorparticipantsinasupplychainleadtoactionsthatincreasevariabilityandreducetotalsupplychainprofits.Answer:TrueDifficulty:easy12.Incentivesthatfocusonlyonthelocalimpactofanactionresultindecisionsthatminimizetotalsupplychainprofits.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Hard13.Improperlystructuredsalesforceincentivesareasignificantobstacletocoordinationinthesupplychain.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate14.Measuringperformancebasedonsell-throughisoftenjustifiedonthegroundsthatthemanufacturer’ssalesforcedoesnotcontrolsell-in.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Hard15.Informationprocessingobstaclesrefertosituationswheredemandinformationisdistortedasitmovesbetweendifferentstagesofthesupplychain,leadingtoincreasedvariabilityinorderswithinthesupplychain.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy16.Thefactthateachstageinasupplychainforecastsdemandbasedonthestreamofordersreceivedfromthedownstreamstageresultsinanincreaseinforecastaccuracyaswemoveupthesupplychainfromtheretailertothemanufacturer.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate17.Thelackofinformationsharingbetweentheretailerandmanufacturerleadstoalargefluctuationinmanufacturerorders.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy18.Informationprocessingobstaclesrefertoactionstakeninthecourseofplacingandfillingordersthatleadtoanincreaseinvariability.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate19.Pricingobstaclesrefertosituationsinwhichthepricingpoliciesforaproductleadtoanincreaseinvariabilityofordersplaced.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy20.Lotsizebasedquantitydiscountsreducethebullwhipeffectwithinthesupplychain.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate21.Tradepromotionsandothershort-termdiscountsofferedbyamanufacturerresultinlargeordersduringthepromotionperiodfollowedbyverysmallordersafterthat.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy22.Behavioralobstaclesareoftenrelatedtothewaythesupplychainisstructuredandreducethebullwhipeffect.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate23.Managerscanimprovecoordinationwithinthesupplychainbyaligninggoalsandincentivessuchthateveryparticipantinsupplychainactivitiesworkstomaximizetotalsupplychainprofits.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate24.SharingofPOSdatahelpsreducethebullwhipeffectbecauseitallowseachstageofthesupplychaintouseordersfromthepreviousstagetoforecastfuturedemand.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate25.Withoutcollaborativeplanning,sharingofPOSdatadoesnotguaranteecoordination.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate26.Whenasinglestagecontrolsreplenishmentdecisionsfortheentirechain,theproblemofmultipleforecastsismagnifiedandcoordinationwithinthesupplychainfollows.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate27.Areductioninreplenishmentleadtimehelpsdampenthebullwhipeffectbyreducingtheunderlyinguncertaintyofdemand.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Moderate28.Areductionoflotsizesincreasestheamountoffluctuationthatcanaccumulatebetweenanypairofstagesofasupplychain,thusincreasingthebullwhipeffect.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Moderate29.Tyingallocationtopastsalesremovesanyincentivearetailermayhavetoinflateorders,asaresultdampeningthebullwhipeffect.Answer:TrueDifficulty:Easy30.Managerscanencouragethebullwhipeffectbydevisingpricingstrategiesthatencourageretailerstoorderinsmallerlotsandreduceforwardbuying.Answer:FalseDifficulty:Easy31.Cooperationandtrustwithinthesupplychainhelpimproveperformanceforavarietyofreasons.Answer:TrueDifficulty:EasyMultipleChoice1.Supplychaincoordinationa.improvesifallstagesofthechaintakeactionsthattogetherincreasetotalsupplychainprofits.b.requireseachstageofthesupplychaintotakeintoaccounttheimpactitsactionshaveonotherstages.c.cannotbeachievedinrealworldapplications.d.alloftheabovee.aandbonlyAn