SCM 300 Module 8

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This quiz covers Module 8 for Supply Chain Management 300

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1.

According to SCM 300 what might NOT constitute social responsibility?
- A.
  
  Legal and ethical practices & attitudes toward customers/associates
- B.
  
  Customers related issues
- C.
  
  Committed to programs and practices that benefit society
- D.
  
  Earth friendly business practices
- E.
  
  All of the above
2.

According to SCM 300 what might NOT constitute social responsibility?
- A.
  
  Legal and ethical
- B.
  
  Community
- C.
  
  Labor related issues
- D.
  
  Environmental Sustainability
- E.
  
  A, B, and D
3.

How can supply chain be socially irresponsible?
- A.
  
  Business partner (buyers and suppliers) and Labor related issues
- B.
  
  Customer related issues
- C.
  
  Environment related issues
- D.
  
  Culture, Country, and community related issues
- E.
  
  All of the above
4.

Which of the following practices has a major impact in helping companies become socially responsible?
- A.
  
  Proliferation of legal and ethical practices
- B.
  
  Elimination of waste
- C.
  
  Improve quality of life
- D.
  
  Develop supply chain infrastructure
- E.
  
  Execute supply chain operations
5.

Companies that are critical of socially responsibility believe which of the following?
- A.
  
  Reduces profits, increases costs
- B.
  
  Problems solved according to Western Values
- C.
  
  Takes away focus from business, core competencies
- D.
  
  Company may acquire too much social power
- E.
  
  All of the above
6.

Which of the following is NOT a barrier to being socially responsible?
- A.
  
  Lack of knowledge and education
- B.
  
  Lack of effective and accepted measurements
- C.
  
  Long and complex chains of partners/suppliers
- D.
  
  Elimination of waste
- E.
  
  Scrutiny by media and special interest groups
7.

Supply Chain faces many legal/ethical issues which of the following relates to product and customers?
- A.
  
  Quality, Safety, Environmental
- B.
  
  Pollution and Landscape
- C.
  
  Corruption, Bribery, Collusion
- D.
  
  Work conditions, Safety Health, and Labor Unions
- E.
  
  None of the above
8.

Supply Chain faces many legal/ethical issues which of the following relates to manufacturing and labor related issues?
- A.
  
  Hiring practices
- B.
  
  Work conditions
- C.
  
  Closing and relocating facilities
- D.
  
  Toxic emission and waste / environmental impact
- E.
  
  All of the above
9.

Supply Chain faces many legal/ethical issues which of the following is not related to suppliers?
- A.
  
  Prices paid for materials
- B.
  
  Treatment of partners and suppliers
- C.
  
  Partners, labor, and other business practices
- D.
  
  Closing and relocating facilities
- E.
  
  Corruption, bribery, and collusion
10.

Which of the following diseases did Bill and Melinda gates foundation are trying to eradicate?
- A.
  
  HIV
- B.
  
  Polio
- C.
  
  Malaria
- D.
  
  Hepatitis
- E.
  
  None of the above
11.

What was a challenge face by Bill Gates foundation combating Malaria?
- A.
  
  Not enough money
- B.
  
  No highway system
- C.
  
  Getting nets to the people who needed them
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  B and C only
12.

What are the major challenges to the humanitarian supply chain?
- A.
  
  Political and Cultural issues
- B.
  
  Navigation of Infrastructure
- C.
  
  Partner coordination/No coordination of efforts
- D.
  
  Supply chain flows- materials, money, and information
- E.
  
  All of the above
13.

Why are humanitarian supply chain difficult to manage effectively?
- A.
  
  Scrutiny of the media
- B.
  
  Dealing with governments
- C.
  
  Donors demanding results
- D.
  
  Logistical problems
- E.
  
  All of the above
14.

What does the green movement include?
- A.
  
  Focus on Natural Resources
- B.
  
  Minimization/Elimination of Noise Pollution, Radioactive Waste, Electromagnetic Emission, Landfill garbage
- C.
  
  Employee and Customer Safety
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  None of the above
15.

Attempt to balance Economic, Social, and Environmental concerns is known as:
- A.
  
  Cradle to Grave design
- B.
  
  Global Trends
- C.
  
  Triple Bottom Line
- D.
  
  Cradle to Cradle design
- E.
  
  Conservation
16.

Designing products and services with only the useful life of the product/service and its materials in mind. Manufacture to disposal.
- A.
  
  Triple bottom line
- B.
  
  Recycleable
- C.
  
  Cradle to Grave
- D.
  
  Cradle to cradle
- E.
  
  Disposal
17.

Ecologically intelligent design that considers not only the useful life of the product but also the recovery, disposal, and reuse of materials and components that make up the product.
- A.
  
  Cradle to Cradle design
- B.
  
  End of pipe solutions
- C.
  
  Global trends
- D.
  
  Triple bottom line
- E.
  
  Cradle to Grave design
18.

Why should companies consider developing sustainable supply chains?
- A.
  
  Economic opportunities in renewable energies
- B.
  
  Risk of litigation, Fines, Penalties, etc.
- C.
  
  Impending regulation, global and local
- D.
  
  Environmental programs far from optimal
- E.
  
  All of the above
19.

Which type of program is best for the environment?
- A.
  
  Landfill
- B.
  
  Recycle
- C.
  
  Reuse
- D.
  
  Reduce
- E.
  
  Government Regulation
20.

Sustainability as a Strategy. Which of the following is NOT a strategy in sustainability?
- A.
  
  Rethink Design
- B.
  
  Waste Equals Food
- C.
  
  Improve Accounting
- D.
  
  Triple bottom line thinking
21.

The primary directives Wal-Mart has established for all of his Chinese suppliers would include all of the following except:
- A.
  
  20 % energy efficiency improvement
- B.
  
  0 defective merchandise by 2012
- C.
  
  Transparency- reveal name and location of every factory they used to make the product
- D.
  
  Improvement in logistics
- E.
  
  95% of products from companies that have the highest ratings in audits
22.

What did one supplier cited as Wal-Mart corporate culture problem?
- A.
  
  For buyers still all about price
- B.
  
  Vertical Integration
- C.
  
  Logistics Communication
- D.
  
  Both B and C
23.

In order to improve the quality and availability of the coffee beans they purchase, Starbucks develop C.A.F.E practices. These include the following:
- A.
  
  Product quality/Economic Accountability
- B.
  
  Wet/Dry milling
- C.
  
  Social Responsibility
- D.
  
  Coffee growing-processing/ Environmental Leadership
- E.
  
  All of the above
24.

Which of the following is NOT a challenge for the Starbucks C.A.F.E practice program?
- A.
  
  Internal information systems issues
- B.
  
  Effective communication with low tech suppliers
- C.
  
  Water conservation
- D.
  
  Interface with the low tech suppliers