Chapter 17 – Information Systems and Electronic Sourcing

An e-supply chain is one where all the transactions, between companies, are done on the Internet. Is this:
1. true?
2. partly true?
3. false?
Which of the following is not associated with e-purchasing?
1. EDI
2. EFT
3. ERP
4. SRM
5. EPOS
6. NLP
Which of the following is not a major function of a supply chain information system?
1. automate the selection of suppliers
2. record and retrieve critical data
3. initiate and control flows of materials and money
4. automate routine decisions
5. support planning activities
6. move and share information across firms and between users
Which of the following is not a common driver towards the introduction of a new e-SCM system?
1. new business processes
2. JIT systems
3. globalisation
4. strategic integration
5. strategic cost management
ERP integrates transaction processing and reporting across functions and locations, giving a single integrated information system throughout an organisation. Is this:
1. true?
2. to some extent true?
3. false?
Which of the following is not usually one of the primary business processes integrated within ERP?
1. selling a product
2. making a product
3. HRM
4. buying a product
5. collecting money and paying bills
Which of the following is not normally a step in implementing an ERP system?
1. solve any teething problems and implement the final system
2. design the ERP system
3. design improved processes
4. define the current processes
5. form an ERP-implementation committee
Data warehouses are essentially a consolidated database. Is this:
1. true?
2. partly true?
3. false?
Purchasing databases, inevitably, have to store a lot of information about materials and suppliers. Is this:
1. true?
2. usually true?
3. false?
All e-business is based on the principles of EDI. Is this:
1. true?
2. partly true?
3. false?
The core elements of an EDI system are:
1. input, processing and output
2. standard form, translation capability and mail service
3. ERP and EFY
4. ISP, Internet access and Websites
All purchasing transactions of Websites can be viewed by anyone who logs into the same sites. Is this:
1. true?
2. partly true?
3. false?
The three basic kinds of e-sourcing systems are:
1. buying, negotiating and selling
2. sell-side, buy-side and third party
3. e-auctions, reverse auctions and e-catalogues
4. private, semi-private and public
5. permanent, transitory and temporary
Which of the following modules are not a common part of supplier relationship management systems?
1. sourcing
2. spend analysis
3. contract management and compliance
4. customer relations improvement
5. supplier performance, measurement and control
Most large companies have fully integrated systems through ERP. Is this:
1. true?
2. largely true?
3. false?
Does information visibility in a supply chain mean that:
1. information available to one member of the chain is available to all other members?
2. all members of a supply chain know the information they need to make decisions?
3. information about a supply chain is published on a dedicated Website?
4. organisations outside a supply chain have free access to information flowing within it?
5. none of the above?
Which of the following is not a common benefit of information visibility?
1. it makes problems easier to identify and correct
2. it gives managers a real-time view of supply chain performance
3. it reduces the time for decisions
4. it breaks down barriers and encourages collaboration
5. it minimises operating costs