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WGU C720 Quiz, Supply Chain & Operational Strategies
Questions and Answers 2023 – 2024 (Verified Answers)
1.Apple wants to release a new apple watch. They would like the watch
designed quickly to have it on the market over the next few weeks. However, Apple can’t get the CDC Director to approve the health-code for the
fitness and nutrition functionality, which is required before the watch can
be released. What type of bottleneck is Apple experiencing?
- Technology
- Labor
- Process
- Regulatory ANS Regulatory
- refers to moving products, materials, information, and
compo- nents through a supply chain that is scattered around the world.
- Global logistics
- Global outsourcing
- Reverse logistics
- Cross-docking ANS Global logistics
3.Which of the following has been established between Walmart and
Proctor & Gamble (P&G) to ensure that Walmart is consistently stocked
with P&G products?
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- Vendor Managed Inventory
- Forward Vertical Integration
- Backward Vertical Integration
- Supplier Management ANS Vendor Managed Inventory
4.Due to Covid19, many cities and state leaders don’t know what to do
about low supplies. Obviously, a bottleneck exists during this global
crisis. - Decision-making
- Physical
- Labor
- Process ANS Decision-making
5.Which of the following would most likely cause an entire industry
to experience a supply chain bottleneck? - The use of agile supply chains
- More domestic manufacturing
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- Global pandemic
- A natural disaster ANS Global pandemic
6.Which term is associated with studying another organization’s
products or operations? - Brainstorming
- Benchmarking
- Pareto analysis
- Continuous improvement ANS Benchmarking
7.True or false? Agile supply chains focus on being highly responsive
to changing customer demands, while lean supply chains focus on
keeping costs down by improving efficiency.
True False
ANS True
8.Helix Auto Supply, a national chain of retail outlets, owns two of its upstream suppliers, Ready Tires and Driex, a division that makes wiper
blades. This is an example of ANS - Reverse logistics
- Backward vertical integration
- Global outsourcing
- Forward vertical integration ANS Backward vertical integration
9.Tammy’s dishwasher started making weird noises. She was