A. Focus on supply chain integration and improving the supply chain overall.

B. Lean out inventory in order to increase inventory turns.

C. Increase the percent of perfect orders.

D. Focus on improving the supply chain one segment at a time.

A. greater employee retention rate and job satisfaction.

B. higher net promoter score and lower cost of customer acquisition.

C. fewer trade-offs between costs and customer satisfaction.

D. lower selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses of the business.

A. determine whether other supply chain transformation is needed.

B. define the scope of the greater value chain.

C. gain consensus for a pilot project.

D. identify value chain improvement roles.

A. Forecasts show the current market expanding 25% over the next 2-3 years.

B. A national customer wants the company to sell to its international subsidiaries.

C. Employee turnover is expected to increase substantially over the next 3-5 years.

D. Suppliers will need to decrease their lead times by 50% over 18 months.

A. Analyze the inbound flow to the company's facility.

B. Study and benchmark the company's operations.

C. Design internal operations to meet customers' requirements.

D. Assess suppliers' capabilities.

A. Over-producing could add features that narrow the marketability of the item and reduce revenue.

B. Due to being over-engineered, the price will become out of balance with the market.

C. Taking extra time to over-produce makes it a type of waste.

D. Manufacturing to a higher quality than is required takes more natural resources, time, and energy without adding value.

A. Change management

B. Process management

C. Process revision

D. Change control

A. evaluate the situations that could result in business disruption.

B. define and discuss the collaboration methods with business partners.

C. refer to best practices outlined in ISO 27000 standards.

D. indicate the information shared with business partners.

A. Process management

B. Leadership

C. Continuous improvement

D. Employee involvement

A. Functional area strategy

B. Corporate strategy

C. Business strategy

D. Operating strategy

A. production output against time, machinery, and other resources.

B. requirements of resources used to achieve and sustain business results.

C. available time against total time minus dwell time.

D. efficiency of the process and resources.

A. Responsiveness, asset management efficiency, and flexibility

B. Asset management efficiency and delivery reliability

C. Flexibility, delivery reliability, and responsiveness

D. Delivery reliability and supply chain management costs

A. Risk avoidance

B. Risk acceptance

C. Risk mitigation

D. Risk transfer

A. Execute a risk and security analysis.

B. Perform a due diligence assessment.

C. Perform a network compatibility analysis.

D. Conduct a staple yourself interview.