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Question 85

- (Topic 2)
A company that sells engineered-to-order products is planning implementation of a supplier relationship management system (SRM) for direct materials. Which of the following factors is most likely to make the implementation difficult?

A. Complexity of the purchasing process

B. Cost of the application software upgrades

C. Management of variable lead times

D. Resistance of material suppliers

Correct Answer:A

Question 86

- (Topic 3)
Which of the following techniques allows users to automate the notification of appropriate parties when exceptions to specific business rules occur?

A. Enterprise resources planning

B. Supply chain event management

C. Advanced planning and scheduling

D. Automatic identification and data capture

Correct Answer:B

Question 87

- (Topic 1)
Which of the following scenarios represents a correct application of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR)?

A. Sales and marketing refers to SCOR to improve demand generation.

B. Production and engineering uses SCOR best practices to design a new "make" process flow.

C. Distribution and logistics selects suppliers from the SCOR reference list.

D. Marketing and development incorporates SCOR Level I metrics for new product design.

Correct Answer:B

Question 88

- (Topic 3)
Which of the following approaches typically would be most effective in increasing inventory velocity in a supply chain?

A. Using faster modes of transportation

B. Using third-party logistics firms

C. Reducing the inventory idle time

D. Adding capacity at bottlenecks

Correct Answer:C

Question 89

- (Topic 3)
A primary objective of customer relationship management is to:

A. implement market segmentation.

B. create a data warehouse with critical customer information.

C. identify customer needs for a greater level of satisfaction.

D. target product promotions to customer segments.

Correct Answer:C

Question 90

- (Topic 1)
Which of the following factors typically is the most significant impediment to implementing collaborative commerce?

A. Technology barriers

B. Security

C. Corporate culture

D. Return on investment (ROI)

Correct Answer::C

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