S OM SAKTHI
ADHIPARASAKTHI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
III SEMESTER
BA 4021 – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
QUESTION BANK
Regulation – 2021
Academic Year 2022 - 2023
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
PART – A
1. What is supply chain management ?
2. What are the all the phases involve in the supply chain?
3. List all the types of supply chain.
4. Name the components of supply chain Models.
5. List out the ways of improving the supply chain performance.
6. Define supply Chain strategy.
7. State the objectives of supply chain.
8. What are the different characteristics of supply chain?
9. Draw a neat sketch of different types of genetic supply chain.
10. What is supplier-manufactures-customer chain?
11. What are the impeller of supply chain?
12. Write down the importance of SCM.
13. Write down the drivers of supply chain management.
14. Mention any two supply chain models.
15. What are the up streams in SCM?
16. How can the financial performance of supply chain is assessed?
17.
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
PART – B
1. Discuss the goal of supply chain and explain the impact of supply chain
decision on success of the firm.
2. Explain the role of a third party in increasing the supply chain surplus.
3. In what way do supply chain flows affect the success of failure of a firm? List
out two supply chain decisions that have a significant impact on supply chain
profitability.
4. Discuss the major challenges that must be overcome to manage supply chain
successfully.
5. How would you evaluate Internal and External Performance Measurement?
Give with an example.
UNIT – I INTRODUCTION
PART – C
1. Explain briefly about the evolution/ history of supply chain management.
2. Explain the decision phases in supply chain management.
3. Write in detail about the enablers and drivers of suppluchain management.
4. What role does forecasting play in supply chain of a build-to-order manufactures such
as dell?
5. In what way do supply chain flows affect the success or failure of a firm such as
amazon? List out any two supply chain decisions that have a significance impact on
supply chain profitability.
UNIT – II SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN
PART-A
1. What is Network Design?
2. What is the role of network design in supply chain ?
3. Write about distribution network design.
4. Define online sales.
5. What is the role of distribution network design in supply chain ?
6. What are the factors influencing distributed network design?
7. What are the factors influencing network design?
8. Define distribution strategy.
9. Write down the impact of uncertainty on network design.
10. Mention the design options in distributed network design
UNIT – II SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN
PART-B
1. What type of distribution network is typically suited for commodity items?
2. Identify the factors influencing supply chain network decisions.
3. What are the factors influencing Distribution Network Design decision in
Supply Chain.
4. Explain the framework of Network Design with a neat sketch.
5. Discuss the impact of uncertainty on network design
6. Discuss and Evaluatethe logical requirements of the distribution channel.
a. Enumerate the various role of logistics in the distribution channel.
b. List the advantages of using distribution network.
UNIT – II SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK DESIGN
PART-C
[Link] the framework of network design with a neat sketch.
[Link] is a distribution strategy? Mention the impact of distribution strategy.
3. Clearly mention the impacts of uncertainty on network design
4. Suppose you are the Distribution Manager of a firm, what kind of strategic
relationship you will maintain for the smooth supply of your firm’s products to the
consumers.
5. A speciality chemical company is considering expanding its operations into brazil, when five
companies dominate the consumption of speciality chemicals. What sort of distribution network
should this company utilize?
UNIT-III PLANNING DEMAND, INVENTORY AND SUPPLY
PART-A
1. Describe multiple location Inventory management system.
2. What is Inventory?
3. Explain make and buy decision.
4. Define supply chain inventory.
5. Write about capacity allocation.
6. What do you understand by the term safety inventory?
7. What is risk pooling?
8. What is pricing and revenue management?
9. What are the impacts of supply chain redesign on inventory?
10. Differentiate ABC analysis and VED analysis
11. What is inventory cost?
12. What is your opinion of JIT?
13. Definite the decision tree analysis
14. How do warehouses perform order sorting ? (ABC ,VED etc)
UNIT-III PLANNING DEMAND, INVENTORY AND SUPPLY
PART-B
1. Write about the Analyzing impact of supply chain redesign on the inventory, with
examples.
2. Why is it important to consider uncertainty when evaluating supply chain design
decision? Explain.
3. Explain how to manage supply chain cycle inventory.
4. How will you manage Lifecycle for short Inventory Products.
5. Show your understanding in the concept of multiple location inventory
management.
UNIT-III PLANNING DEMAND, INVENTORY AND SUPPLY
PART-C
1. Assuming yourself as a country manager responsible for establishing the logistics
network for your product. Which is heavy and bulk (eg. cement or steel) ?
Design a suitable network for
i) Inventory management.
ii) Warehousing management.
iii) Transportation management.
2. Movement and storage are the two basic functions of warehousing. Discuss with
examples the emphasis placed on these two basic functions in logistics.
3. Differentiate between the effectiveness of traditional costing and activity based
costing methods in the context of logistics costing.
UNIT-IV LOGISTICS
PART-A
1. What is business logistics ?
2. What is meant by 3PL ?
3. Define vehicle routing.
4. What is worldwide sourcing?
5. List the advantage of world wide sourcing.
6. Define international logistics.
7. Enumerate the challenges related to vehicle routing?
8. Give the concept of Vehicle routing?
9. How is Logistics Management Strategy used?
10. Can you list the various category of transport cost
11. Distinguish between inter functional and inter organizational management in
logistics Management?
12. Explain the concept of Logistics performance control?
13. What inference can you make for containerization ?
14. Discuss how functional integration can benefit logistics and the firm as whole.
15. What is supply chain integration
16. What benefits do flexible unit load materials have in contrast to rigid containers ?
UNIT-IV LOGISTICS
PART-B
[Link] the main characteristics and for sourcing strategy.
[Link] briefly the various elements of logistics management.
(i)Discuss the various elements for strategies for transportation.
(ii) Discuss how transportation done for inflammable products in detail.
[Link] the functions of packaging in [Link] would you categories the
scope in Logistics.
[Link] has eliminated many barriers in cross-border movement of
goods”.-Explain.
UNIT-IV LOGISTICS
PART-C
[Link] the different modes of transportation, compare the different modes with
its merits and demerits.
[Link] the following :i) Explain why a firm would want to develop an
organization chart for logistic/supply chain. ii) Explain the difference between a line
and staff organization structure for logistics.
iii) What criteria would you use to determine whether a logistics or supply chain
structure should be centralized or decentralized ?
[Link] the role and measures to be followed in transportation logistics in
detail.
UNIT-V SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION
PART- A
1. What is virtual warehouse ?
2. What is an agile supply chain?
3. What is value addition?
4. Explain about green supply chain.
5. What is the usage of Reverse Logistics?
6. What is your opinion on E-Commerce Requirements on Logistics?
7. What is supply chain integration?
8. Define SC process Restructuring.
9. What is AI?
10. Define Internet of things.
11. Explain RPA.
12. Define Blockchain.
13. What is Intelligence things?
UNIT-V SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION
PART- B
1. Explain the purpose and benefits of Supply chain Integration.
2. Explain the need and process of Supply chain process Integration.
3. Explain how “Green Logistics” strategies can be tuned to a product life cycle
approach adoptedbycompanies.
4. Explain the following :i) Logistics information system (6) ii) Framework for IT
adoption.
UNIT-V SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION
PART- C
1. Elucidate the Recent trends in logistics control with suitable examples.