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Assignment 2 (QUIZ) Semester 2 2023
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One of the key objectives of the purchasing and supply function is to provide outstanding customer service
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Question 2
Third-party logistics services (3PLs) are for-hire outside agents to which all or much of an organisation’s
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logistics activities can be outsourced. Which one of the following would be considered a logistics activity
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Technological development
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Manufacturing
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Question 3
Although innovation may mean lower input costs, having access to innovative sources will incur costs.
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Question 4 When a monopolistic supplier does not want to form a close relationship with a supplier, it is referred to as:
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b. a legal barrier
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d. resistance to change
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Question 5 The term _____ refers to the set of performance criteria and products and processes an organisation intends
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a. concurrent engineering
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d. technology roadmap
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Question 6 A/An _____ may be used as a decision support tool in which the sourcing team assigns a weight to the
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a. reverse auction
b. portfolio analysis matrix
c. supplier selection scorecard
d. make-buy analysis
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