Pscm 330: Supply Chain Management Question Paper
Pscm 330: Supply Chain Management
Course:Accounting,Finance And Investiments
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 2ND TRIMESTER 2012(EVENING) EXAMINATIONS
SCHOOL : BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT : ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
UNIT CODE : PSCM 330
UNIT TITLE : SUPPLY CHAIN AND MANAGEMENT
TIME: 2 HOURS
SECTION A: (COMPULSORY)
Question One
"Outsourcing has become popular in the current supply chain management" discuss the validity of this statement stating the merits and demerits of outsourcing barriers to its success and what the future portends for it as a means to achieving supply chain excellence. (20mks)
Question Two
Write short notes on the following
Inco terms
Reverse logistics
Perfect order fulfillment
Bullwhip effect
Lecgile structures.
(10mks)
SECTION B: (Answer any two)
Question One
Research by various scholars have identified four key enablers of supply chain management. Discuss in details the four enablers of effective supply chain management highlighting their set of attributes. (20mks)
Question Two
What is meant by the term lean supply chain and what are the principles of lean thinking?
Explain the seven (7) forms of waste associated with each thinking and give examples of each for a food supply chain to supermarkets. (20mks)
Question Three
Write short notes on the following supply chain performance indicators
Forecast accuracy
Service level
Forecast bias
On time delivery
On time full
(20mks)
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