Another driving influence for supply chain reexamination has been the desire of organizations to change their supply chain focus from a __________to an investment center.
a. warehouse system
b. logistics-oriented system
c. cost center
d. value neutral
Question 2Distributions of links in most networks follow a(n) __________ rule.
a. 80/20
b. 50/50
c. 90/10
d. 60/40
Question 3The last portion to be written in a research report should be the ____.
a. summary
b. body
c. introduction
d. appendix
Question 4The definition of a company's core business is like asking for its mission statement.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5The current logistics management approach is supported by which performance measurement concepts?
a. metrics.
b. total cost.
c. least total cost.
d. the D1 concept developed by the Supply Chain Council.
Question 6The easiest and most common way to characterize __________ in a social network is to count the number of connections each actor has with the others in the network.
a. linearity
b. extraversion
c. intelligence
d. centrality
Question 7The document to the researcher that approves the project, details who has responsibility for it, and describes the resources available to support it is called the ____.
a. letter of authorization
b. letter of transmittal
c. introductory letter
d. formality letter
Question 8For sports, the core service is the game itself, and the value-addeds are the experience the consumer has.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 9Scorecard and key performance indicators (KPIs) refer to
a. sporting events.
b. metrics to manage logistics operations.
c. management's evaluation of supply chain staff.
d. measuring output.
Question 10What term refers to the tabular representation used to analyze social networks?
a. vector
b. sociomatrix
c. transpose matrix
d. square matrix
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