Management Information Systems
MIS Test Questions Ch. 7
1) Whenever an order is placed with online retailers, the retailers put together the order, ship it, and charge the customer's credit card. This process of selling a product or service is known as the
________ process.
A) make-to-order
B) time-to-market
C) order-to-cash
D) procure-to-pay
E) make-to-stock
Answer: C
2) The processes associated with the acquiring of goods from external vendors are together referred to as the ________ process.
A) make-to-stock
B) make-to-order
C) order-to-cash
D) plan-to-produce
E) procure-to-pay
Answer: E
3) In the ________ process, goods are produced based on forecasts and are stored in a warehouse and sales orders are then fulfilled from the inventory.
A) configure-to-stock
B) make-to-stock
C) make-to-order
D) engineer-to-order
E) assemble-to-order
Answer: B
4) Legacy systems can prove problematic when information from multiple departmental systems is required to support business processes and decision making. Which of the following is most similar to the above scenario?
A) Chuck's is a retail chain that has an inventory management system which is tied to an RFID system. This system notifies Chuck's managers when the inventory in its stores fall below a certain level.
B) Quick Software Solutions has an automated system to track employee absence. It also uses a non-automated system like attendance registers that employees sign everyday. This information is updated to Quick's database management system on a weekly basis.
C) Nuok Tires supplies its products to Fresto, an automobile manufacturer. Nuok Tires' factories are located close to Fresto's factories to minimize transportation costs.
D) Fender, a guitar manufacturer, allows customers to design their guitars online. Potential buyers need to send this design with the order to receive their customized guitars.
E) Jsutmi successfully pursues a just-in-time inventory system. Recently, however, it has not
1) Whenever an order is placed with online retailers, the retailers put together the order, ship it, and charge the customer's credit card. This process of selling a product or service is known as the
________ process.
A) make-to-order
B) time-to-market
C) order-to-cash
D) procure-to-pay
E) make-to-stock
Answer: C
2) The processes associated with the acquiring of goods from external vendors are together referred to as the ________ process.
A) make-to-stock
B) make-to-order
C) order-to-cash
D) plan-to-produce
E) procure-to-pay
Answer: E
3) In the ________ process, goods are produced based on forecasts and are stored in a warehouse and sales orders are then fulfilled from the inventory.
A) configure-to-stock
B) make-to-stock
C) make-to-order
D) engineer-to-order
E) assemble-to-order
Answer: B
4) Legacy systems can prove problematic when information from multiple departmental systems is required to support business processes and decision making. Which of the following is most similar to the above scenario?
A) Chuck's is a retail chain that has an inventory management system which is tied to an RFID system. This system notifies Chuck's managers when the inventory in its stores fall below a certain level.
B) Quick Software Solutions has an automated system to track employee absence. It also uses a non-automated system like attendance registers that employees sign everyday. This information is updated to Quick's database management system on a weekly basis.
C) Nuok Tires supplies its products to Fresto, an automobile manufacturer. Nuok Tires' factories are located close to Fresto's factories to minimize transportation costs.
D) Fender, a guitar manufacturer, allows customers to design their guitars online. Potential buyers need to send this design with the order to receive their customized guitars.
E) Jsutmi successfully pursues a just-in-time inventory system. Recently, however, it has not