供应链管理 第三版 Unit16 习题与答案.doc

Chapter 16 Coordination in the Supply Chain True/False Supply chain coordination improves if all stages of the chain take actions that together decrease total supply chain profits. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Supply chain coordination requires each stage of the supply chain to take into account the impact its actions have on other stages. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy A lack of coordination occurs either because different stages of the supply chain have objectives that conflict or because information moving between stages gets delayed and distorted. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Information is distorted as it moves within the supply chain because complete information is not shared between stages. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy The bullwhip effect enables different stages of the supply chain to have a consistent estimate of what demand looks like. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The bullwhip effect results in improved supply chain coordination. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy The bullwhip effect negatively impacts performance at every stage and thus hurts the relationships between different stages of the supply chain. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate The bullwhip effect leads to increased trust between different stages of the supply chain and enhances any potential coordination efforts. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The bullwhip effect moves a supply chain away from the efficient frontier by increasing cost and decreasing responsiveness. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy The bullwhip effect reduces the profitability of a supply chain by making it simpler to provide a given level of product availability. Answer: False Difficulty: Easy Incentive obstacles refer to situations where incentives offered to different stages or participants in a supply chain lead to actions that increase variability and reduce total supply chain profits. Answer: True Difficulty: easy Incentives that focus only on the local impact of an action result in decisions that minimize tot