Sourcing & Purchasing Decisions Part A MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. One advantage of outsourcing is that it: a. gives the company a high degree of control over its operations. b. increases the company’s access to state-of-the-art products and processes. c. protects the company’s proprietary designs and processes. d. encourages the development of the company’s core competencies. 2. Which of these is an indirect cost associated with insourcing? e. Maintenance
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for examination 1. Which of the following statements is correct? A. Recent trends such as lean manufacturing and offshoring decrease the level of risk in the supply chain. B. Accurate forecasting techniques solve most supply chain problems. C. Many retailers observe that inventory levels fluctuate considerably across a supply chain. D. In general‚ the total inventory costs are higher than the total transportation costs in the overall logistics costs for a country. 2. There can be many reasons
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leaving a scar in America and around the world‚ there are not many current implementations that are addressing these issues. There are several strategies that can dramatically reduce cases of gun violence. First‚ there are no reasons for citizens to purchase any type of semi-automatic or assault weapons. Instead‚ they should only be able to purchase handguns for protection purposes. Allowing citizens to purchase assault weapons only translates into providing support for people that have wrong intentions
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preventative measures implemented in various facets of our society in America to help bring the obesity epidemic to a screeching halt. In a news conference‚ the former United States Surgeon General‚ Richard Carmona‚ had an interesting take on how we should combat obesity within our society (Krisberg 7). He believes that it is actually a good business investment and decision to help take care of obesity with its employees (Krisberg 7). Living a healthier lifestyle has a positive correlation and has actually
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A very good morning to the respected principal‚ dedicated teachers and all the good students. Today‚ I as the Head Prefect of my school‚ wish to give a talk on the reasons why accidents occur and give suggestions to reduce accidents. The rise in the number of road accidents and road fatalities is indeed worrying. Even the road safety campaigns aimed at reducing road accidents have met with little success. Only when there is a change in the mindsets of road users can we expect
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Government Should Establish Program To Reduce Juvenile Crime Juvenile crime is increasing rapidly and is a problem that plagues America. The murder rate by 18 year olds has increased 467% since 1965! The current policy maintained for the last number of decades is clearly not effective. An increase of 207% in the number of murder cases committed by 15 year olds from 1985 to 1993 is not a sign that current policy is effective. Changes must be made. The best way to address the problem is through
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Ford Motor Company (Strategy‚ Complexity‚ Push vs Pull) 1. What advantages does Dell derive from virtual integration? How important are this advantages in the auto business? 2. What challenges does Ford fact that are not faced by Dell? How should Ford deal with these challenges? 3. If you are Teri Takai‚ what would you recommend to senior executives? Tow what degree should Ford emulate Dell’s business model? Herman Miller: Innovation by Design? (Supply Chain Strategy) 1. What are the main
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White Paper on transport Roadmap to a single euRopean tRanspoRt aRea — towaRds a competitive and ResouRce-eFFicient tRanspoRt system this illustrated brochure comPrises the text of the euroPean commission’s White PaPer ‘roadmaP to a single euroPean transPort area — toWards a comPetitive and resource -efficient transPort system’ (com(2011) 144 final of 28 march 2011) and a foreWord by vice -President siim K allas‚ commissioner for transPort. Europe Direct is a service to
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effects to the victims such as abused children living with fear‚ self-blaming and feeling weak. Hence‚ parents‚ school authorities and government should play an important role in order to help to reduce child abuse problem. First and foremost‚ parents should learn how to be a good parent through the parental training program in order to help to reduce child abuse problem. Through this program‚ parents can learn the skills to communicate with children such as listen to the children what he or she
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Whether Australia’s foreign aid should be reduced Today I’m bringing a serious subject that has influenced the world and the development of countries around us into perspective. Foreign aid‚ and how the government should increase it‚ but first we have to ask the question‚ “What is foreign aid?” Simply‚ it is the economic‚ or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation‚ for economic stabilization‚ or for mutual defense. The G20 or group of 20 is the premier
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