Psm 508 Supply Chain Management Town Campus Question Paper
Psm 508 Supply Chain Management Town Campus
Course:Masters Of Business Administration Procurement And Supply Management
Institution: Kca University question papers
Exam Year:2014
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2013/2014
EXAMINATION FOR THE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(MBA) PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
PSM 508 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TOWN CAMPUS
DATE: AUGUST, 2014
TIME: 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One and Any Other Three Questions
QUESTION ONE (31 MARKS)
Study the following case and answer the questions that follow.
All organizations have or can purchase the components to build a supply chain network, it is the
collection of physical locations, transportation vehicles and supporting systems through which the
products and services the firm markets are managed and ultimately delivered.
Physical locations included in a Supply Chain Network can be manufacturing plants, storage
warehouses, carrier crossdocks, major distribution centres, ports, intermodal terminals whether owned
by your company, your suppliers, your transport carrier, a third-party logistics provider, a retail store or
your end customer.
Transportation modes that operate within a Supply Chain Network can include the many different types
of trucks, trains for boxcar or intermodal unit movement, container ships or cargo planes.
The many systems which can be utilized to manage and improve a Supply Chain Network include
Order Management Systems, Warehouse Management System, Transportation Management Systems,
Strategic Logistics Modeling, Inventory Management Systems, Replenishment Systems, Supply Chain
Visibility, Optimization Tools and more.
Emerging technologies and standards such as the RFID and the GS1 Global Standards are now making
it possible to automate these Supply Chain Networks in a real time manner making them more efficient
than the simple supply chain of the past.
1
Required:
a)
Supply chain .management is the way to go in today’s world class businesses. Discuss
the
main benefits that may accrue to the chain members by indulging in the networks. (16 Marks)
b)
Discuss the main categories of stakeholders and their importance in supply chain management
(15 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (23 MARKS)
a) Discuss the main problems addressed by supply chain management.
b) Briefly explain what you understand by the term Product related activities in value chain
context.
(20 Marks)
(3 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (23 MARKS)
Explain the main business processes based on the following factors
a. Customer service management (4 Marks)
b. Procurement (4 Marks)
c. Product development and commercialization (4 Marks)
d. Manufacturing flow management/support (4 Marks)
e. Physical distribution (4 Marks)
f. Outsourcing/partnerships (3 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (23 MARKS)
a)
Discuss the global Supply and value chain trends that are being realized by supply chain
management today
b)
(20 Marks)
Briefly explain what you understand by the term value chain management (3 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (23 MARKS)
a) Explain the management issues in closed loop supply chain management
(18 Marks)
b) Supplier base rationalization or optimization is concerned with determining roughly how many
suppliers the buying firms wants to do business with.
Explain the main value of supplier base rationalization in supply chain management.
(5 Marks)
QUESTION SIX (23 MARKS)
2
a)
Explain the innovative value adding strategies that have emerged as a result of supply chain
thinking
b)
(8 Marks)
Discuss the main supply chain drivers (15 Marks)
3
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