供应链管理第三版Unit6习题与答案.docx

Chapter 6 Network Design in an Uncertain Environment True/False Decisions made during the supply chain design phase regarding significant investments in the supply chain, such as the number and size of plants to build, the number of trucks to purchase or lease, and whether to build or lease warehouse space, cannot be altered in the short term. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Decisions made during the supply chain design phase regarding significant investments in the supply chain, such as the number and size of plants to build, the number of trucks to purchase or lease, and whether to build or lease warehouse space, rarely remain in place for several years. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate Decisions made during the supply chain design phase regarding significant investments in the supply chain, such as the number and size of plants to build, the number of trucks to purchase or lease, and whether to build or lease warehouse space, define the boundaries within which the supply chain must compete. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate Long-term contracts for both warehousing and transportation requirements will be more effective if the demand and price of warehousing do not change in the future or if the price of warehousing goes up. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy Long-term contracts for both warehousing and transportation requirements will be more effective if either demand or the price of warehousing drops in the future. Answer: False Difficulty: Moderate The degree of demand and price uncertainty has a significant influence on the appropriate portfolio of long- and short-term warehousing space that a firm should carry. Answer: True Difficulty: Easy If price and demand vary over time in a global network, flexible production capacity can be reconfigured to maximize profits in the new environment. Answer: True Difficulty: Moderate A firm may choose to build a flexible global supply chain even in the presence of little demand or supply uncertainty if certainty exists in e