The term supply chain can be misleading because the chain typically involves only two firms: a vendor (selling firm) and a customer (buying firm).
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
The supply chain is the complete set of firms and facilities and logistics activities that are involved in procuring materials, transforming them into intermediate or finished products, and distributing them to customers.
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The doctrine of ________ allows the court to order an oral contract for the sale of land or transfer of another interest in real property to be specifically performed if it has been partially performed and performance is necessary to avoid injustice
A) part performance B) undue performance C) equitable performance D) promissory estoppel
To test whether a particular diversification move has good prospects for creating added shareholder value, corporate strategists should use the
A. barrier-to-entry test, the competitive advantage test, the growth test, and the stock price effect test. B. strategic fit test, the industry attractiveness test, the growth test, the dividend effect test, and the capital gains test. C. profit test, the competitive strength test, the industry attractiveness test, and the capital gains test. D. attractiveness test, the cost of entry test, and the better-off test. E. better-off test, the competitive advantage test, the profit expectations test, and the shareholder value test.
Which of the following statements comparing exponential smoothing to the weighted moving average technique is TRUE?
A) Exponential smoothing is more easily used in combination with the Delphi method. B) More emphasis can be placed on recent values using the weighted moving average. C) Exponential smoothing is considerably more difficult to implement on a computer. D) Exponential smoothing typically requires less record keeping of past data. E) Exponential smoothing allows one to develop forecasts for multiple periods, whereas the weighted moving average technique does not.