1. According to the text, key ingredients for
developing successful supply partnerships include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. |
Personal relationships |
b. |
Individualized objectives |
c. |
Mutual benefits and needs |
d. |
Performance metrics |
2. Which
of the following is important in developing successful relationships in a
partnership?
a. |
Commitment by top management |
b. |
Interpersonal relationships |
c. |
Mutual/compatible needs that |
d. |
All of these |
3. Which
of the following is NOT important in developing a successful strategic
alliance?
a. |
Developing performance |
b. |
Developing efficient |
c. |
Investigating the |
d. |
Open lines of communication |
4. According
to the text, one of the most basic and successful approaches to protecting
trade secrets is:
a. |
Threat of litigation |
b. |
Working with law makers to |
c. |
Requiring employees and |
d. |
Requiring employees and |
5. According
to the text, the goal of a good performance evaluation system is to provide
metrics that are:
a. |
Understandable, easy to |
b. |
Understandable, quantitative, |
c. |
Understandable, qualitative, |
d. |
Understandable, quantitative, |
6. The
combination of the purchase price of a good and additional costs incurred
before or after product delivery can be referred to as:
a. |
Total cost of acquisition |
b. |
Total cost of ownership |
c. |
Purchase requisition cost |
d. |
Total procurement cost |
7. Costs
associated with investigating alternative suppliers and investigating
alternative delivery options can be classified as:
a. |
Pre-transaction costs |
b. |
Post-transaction costs |
c. |
Transaction costs |
d. |
All of these |
8. The
process of certifying a new supplier is considered what type of major cost
category?
a. |
Pretransaction Cost |
b. |
Supplier-Development Cost |
c. |
Transaction Cost |
d. |
Turnover Cost |
9. Field
failures, loss of goodwill, a decreased reputation, and warranty costs can all
be classified as:
a. |
Pre-transaction costs |
b. |
Post-transaction costs |
c. |
Transaction costs |
d. |
All of these |
10. Which
of the following is TRUE?
a. |
SRM software modules are very |
b. |
ISO 75000 is the supplier |
c. |
The key to successful partnerships |
d. |
Continuous improvement and |