Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management 5th Edition by Cecil B. Bozarth Test bank

AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
9) The professional society for persons interested in operations and supply chain management is called
APICS.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: APICS, professional organization
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
10) The Institute for Systems Management, ISM, is the branch of APICS dedicated to ecommerce and
enterprise systems.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: ISM, institute for supply management
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
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11) Customers are key interfunctional participants in the operations and supply chain activity of capacity
planning.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: capacity planning, interfunctional participants
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
12) Suppliers are key interorganizational participants in the operations and supply chain logistics activity.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: logistics, interorganizational participants
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
13) The purchasing activity identifies and qualifies suppliers of goods and services and manages the
ongoing buyer-supplier relationships.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: purchasing
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
14) Forecasting counts suppliers and customers among its key interorganizational participants.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: forecasting
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
15) Scheduling and managing the flow of work through an organization and supply chain belongs to the
logistics function of a supply chain.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: logistics, planning and control
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
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16) There is no need for an organizational interface between the finance function and the operations and
supply chain management function.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: interface, finance, operations
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
17) A(n) ________ acquires knowledge in a specific market in which the organization purchases
significant quantities of materials and services.
Answer: commodity manager
Diff: 3
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: commodity manager, commodity
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
18) A(n) ________ plans and controls production in a manufacturing setting.
Answer: production manager
Diff: 1
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: production manager, production
AACSB: Application of Knowledge
LO: 1.4: Identify some of the major operations and supply chain activities, as well as career opportunities in these
areas.
19) This organization, ________, is a leader in education and all aspects of quality improvement.
Answer: ASQ or American Society for Quality
Diff: 2
Reference: 1.3 Operations and Supply Chain Management and You
Keywords: quality, ASQ, professional organizations and American Society for Quality