SCM CHAPTER 18 EXAM QUESTIONS

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SCM CHAPTER 18 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -50 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines levels of scope. This level refers to indirect emissions from grid-sourced electricity and other utility services of heat, steam and cooling.A) Scope 1B) Scope 2C) Scope 3D) Scope 4

Answer:

• Scope 2

Question 2: A focus on sustainability allows a supply chain to better serve more conscious customers while often improving supply chain performance.

Answer:

True Question 3: Walmart started its focus on sustainability as a defensive move given the beating it was taking from environmental activists.

Answer:

True

Question 4: Unilever, the Dutch-British consumer goods giant has invested significant effort to help emerging economies such as Brazil and India wrestle with poverty, water scarcity and climate change. The company sees ________ of its sales and the majority of its growth coming from emerging economies.A) almost 25%B) almost 50%C) almost 60%D) almost 75%

Answer:

• almost 50%

Question 5: From an environmental perspective, there are four important categories that all firms should measure and report. Which of the following is not one of these?A) Water consumptionB) CO2 emissionsC) Energy consumptionD) Waste generation

Answer:

• CO2 emissions

Question 6: In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines three levels of scope. The following scope is referred to as direct emissions.A) This scope refers to emissions from GHG sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity.B) This scope refers to indirect emissions from grid-sourced electricity and other utility services of heat, steam and cooling.C) This scope refers to the inclusion of other indirect emissions coming from sources such as the production of purchased materials, outsourced activities, contractor owned vehicles, waste disposal, and employee business travel.D) This scope refers to the corporate responsibility for direct discharging of emissions into public water systems.

Answer:

• This scope refers to emissions from GHG sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting

entity.Question 7: ________ has worked hard to reuse heat energy from boilers in its production process and reduce its total water footprint.A) WalmartB) Coca-ColaC) IBMD) Starbucks

Answer:

• Coca-Cola

Question 8: A(n) ________ measure of performance is more effective at capturing

improvement.A) scopeB) relativeC) absoluteD) statistical

Answer:

• relative

Question 9: Walmart has worked to convert ________ at its stores from a cost to a profit generator.A) energy usageB) waste generationC) water consumptionD) reduced packaging

Answer:

• waste generation

Question 10: Walmart reported that in California, over ________ percent of waste has been diverted from landfills and made into something else that produces revenue.A) 25B) 40C) 60D) 80

Answer:

• 80

Question 11: ________ continues to be one of the biggest challenges to improved supply chain sustainability.A) Good informationB) Waste generationC) Water consumptionD) Reducing packaging

Answer:

• Good information

Question 12: The goal of every supply chain should be to track itsA) landfill inventory.B) transportation utilization.C) water consumption.D) packaging materials.Answer: A

Answer:

• landfill inventory.

Question 13: ________ can be used to assess the environmental impacts associated with a product's life from cradle to grave.A) CRMB) SRMC) LCAD) MRP

Answer:

A) CRM

Question 14: ________ has always worked hard to design products that can be shipped flat to achieve high volume and weight density during transportation. As a result, the company not only lowers its transportation costs, it also reduces emissions and energy use.A) WalmartB) IKEAC) 3MD) Proctor & Gamble

Answer:

B) IKEA

Question 15: Facilities often offer the best opportunity to simultaneously improve the environmental and financial performance through innovation.

Answer:

True Question 16: The presence of lead paint in some of its most popular toys forced ________ to recall hundreds of thousands of toys sold between April and July of 2007.A) WalmartB) HasbroC) MattelD) Remco

Answer:

• Mattel

Question 17: For most firms, the extent of direct emissions is typically only a small fraction of the extent of indirect emissions in the supply chain.

Answer:

True Question 18: ________ who worked with their equipment supplier, Siemens VAI, to create a new production process that cut costs and emissions by using local iron ore that was of lower quality but cheaper.A) WalmartB) Coca-ColaC) PoscoD) Starbucks

Answer:

• Posco

Question 19: ________ reduced the amount of harmful phosphates in laundry and dish detergents in the Americas region by 14.5 percent in 2011 with a goal of reaching a reduction of 70 percent.A) WalmartB) BASFC) 3MD) Proctor & Gamble

Answer:

• Walmart

Question 20: In the short to medium term, an improved focus on sustainability provides benefits thatA) are shared but costs that may be local to a firm.B) are local to firms but a cost that is global.C) are shared and costs that are global.D) are local and costs that are global.

Answer:

• are shared but costs that may be local to a firm.