This document contains suggested solutions for SCH4801 Assignment no.1 year for the year 2022. All answers are made available, please use this document as guidelines to answer your assignment.
QUESTION 1.1
By definition, ___ management entails managing the downstream processes in the
supply chain from the end of the production line to the end customer.
[a] distribution
[b] warehouse
[c] purchasing
[d] strategic sourcing
Answer: [Option A]
Distribution management focuses on managing the processes on the outbound side
of the supply chain, specifically from the end of the production line at the focal firm to
the final consumer (University of South Africa, 2021:37) ‒ making option A correct.
Warehouse management (option B) is incorrect, since it represents a logistics activity
within the supply chain and would only support distribution management. Options C
and D are also incorrect, since purchasing management and strategic sourcing entail
the upstream processes in the direction of suppliers, which are in the opposite
direction of distribution management.
QUESTION 1.2
In a typical supply chain, an upstream linkage will be on the … side of the supply chain.
[a] supplier
[b] end consumer
[c] focal firm
[d] outbound
Answer: [Option A], Option B is incorrect, the end consumer is the final customers
final user who uses a product. Option D is incorrect Outbound is the transportation of
goods which is going out of the business location. Option C is incorrect, a focal firm is
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