Supply Chain Question Paper
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INTERNET QUESTIONS (Ch. 1 )
1. Visit the Web sites of companies such as Wal-Mart, Dell, and Home Depot and see if you can find discussions of their supply chain management activities. List what you can find, in terms of purchasing/ supplier issues, transportation, ware-housing, purchased item quality, and customer service.
2. Go to a good Internet search engine such as Google and search on the term sup-ply chain management. How many hits did you get? Describe five of the Web sites found in your search.
3. Go to http:// www. agrichaincentre. com ( or a similar Web site found when searching on New Zealand supply chain management) and discuss the current state of supply chain management in New Zealand.
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1. Go to the SAS and SAP Web sites and compare the different features of SRM soft-ware provided by these companies.
2. Go to the Internet and find three companies that have supplier recognition pro-grams. Compare and contrast the criteria and the award programs.
3. Go to the Internet and find three companies that have supplier development pro-grams. Compare and contrast these programs.
INTERNET QUESTIONS (Ch. 4)
1. Go to the International Organization for Standardization Web site ( http:// www. iso. ch) and write a short description and history of the organization, including the various certifications that can be obtained.
2. Go to the CAPS Web site ( http:// www. capsresearch. org) and find the latest cross-industry benchmarking report and determine the overall purchase dollars as a per-cent of sales in the United States. What benchmarking research are they doing now?
3. Go to the site for the North American Green Purchasing Initiative ( www. NAGPI. net) and describe several best practices listed at the site.
4. Go to the Goldman Environmental Prize Web site ( www. goldmanprize. org) and describe the most recent award
INTERNET QUESTIONS (Ch. 1 )
1. Visit the Web sites of companies such as Wal-Mart, Dell, and Home Depot and see if you can find discussions of their supply chain management activities. List what you can find, in terms of purchasing/ supplier issues, transportation, ware-housing, purchased item quality, and customer service.
2. Go to a good Internet search engine such as Google and search on the term sup-ply chain management. How many hits did you get? Describe five of the Web sites found in your search.
3. Go to http:// www. agrichaincentre. com ( or a similar Web site found when searching on New Zealand supply chain management) and discuss the current state of supply chain management in New Zealand.
Internet Questions …show more content…
3)
1. Go to the SAS and SAP Web sites and compare the different features of SRM soft-ware provided by these companies.
2. Go to the Internet and find three companies that have supplier recognition pro-grams. Compare and contrast the criteria and the award programs.
3. Go to the Internet and find three companies that have supplier development pro-grams. Compare and contrast these programs.
INTERNET QUESTIONS (Ch. 4)
1. Go to the International Organization for Standardization Web site ( http:// www. iso. ch) and write a short description and history of the organization, including the various certifications that can be obtained.
2. Go to the CAPS Web site ( http:// www. capsresearch. org) and find the latest cross-industry benchmarking report and determine the overall purchase dollars as a per-cent of sales in the United States. What benchmarking research are they doing now?
3. Go to the site for the North American Green Purchasing Initiative ( www. NAGPI. net) and describe several best practices listed at the site.
4. Go to the Goldman Environmental Prize Web site ( www. goldmanprize. org) and describe the most recent award