Chapter 8  Procument and Supply Chain Management

QUIZ：

I. True or False.

1. In supply chain management, the phase of development only involves identifying reliable suppliers.

2. CPFR is a collaborative business practice that enables partners to have visibility into one another’s demand, order forecast and promotional data to anticipate and satisfy future demand.

3. “Just in time” means a company needs to carry large inventories in the event that demand spiked.

4. Logistics is an optimization process of the location, movement and storage of resources from the point of origin, through various economic activities, to the final consumer.

5. When the product moves into the build phase, it can make design change if details don’t match the actual situation.

II. Fill in the blanks with the following words in the box.

1. Logistics is_________ at various stages of a supply chain.

2. Some managers focus on marketing activities and flows across the channel, and_________ the need to integrate and manage multiple processes within and across companies.

3. Generally, finished goods are more_________ than goods in process, raw materials, parts, or subasse-mblies.

4. Unlike the warehousing of finished goods, which often occurs in the field, items awaiting use in the production process are usually _________ on site—that is, at the point of manufacture.

5. As far as forecasts are concerned, we should _________ sales, marketing, and inputs into consideration.

6. When forecasting, you may make a _________ of future orders and promotional volume.

7. Many of your suggestions have been _________ in the new plan.

8. His main job is to _________ materials to different workshops.

III. Translate the following sentences into English.

1. 有效的供应链管理总是能够使供应链上的企业获得并保持稳定持久的竞争优势，进而提高供应链的整体竞争力。

2. 供应链管理是企业的有效性管理，表现了企业在战略和战术上整个作业流程的优化。

3. 供应链管理是使企业更好地采购制造产品和提供服务所需的原材料、生产产品和服务并将其递送给客户的艺术和科学的结合。

4. 生产系统的设计应以精益思想为指导，努力实现从制造模式到复杂的供应链转变这一目标。

5. 无论是制造型企业还是销售型企业，设计一个有效的供应链是实现供应链整体利益最大化、提高用户服务水平和提高企业核心竞争力的重要前提。

IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.

1. Supply chain management encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement conversion and all logistics management activities.

2. While manufacturers should place high demands on suppliers, they should also realize that partners must share the goal of reducing costs across the supply chain in order to lower prices in the marketplace and enhance margins.

3. Before starting to sketch out the detailed process flows of the new supply chain system, the project leader needs to lead people in brainstorming exercises to meet these criteria.

4. Lead time is the one between placing a purchase order and actually receiving the goods ordered. If a supplier cannot supply the required goods on demand, then the client firm must keep an inventory of the needed goods.

5. Supply chain management software are tools or modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes.