McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Business Administration (MBA) .
Chapters
| 1. |
An enterprise system that integrates the downstream value chain is: |
| A. | ERP. |
| B. | SCM. |
| C. | CRM. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. CRM. | |
| 2. |
An enterprise system that integrates the upstream value chain is: |
| A. | ERP. |
| B. | SCM. |
| C. | CRM. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. SCM. | |
| 3. |
A typical ERP system includes this module: |
| A. | financial accounting. |
| B. | inventory. |
| C. | bill of materials. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 4. |
Which of these is not currently listed as marketing an ERP system? |
| A. | Oracle |
| B. | Peoplesoft |
| C. | IBM |
| D. | SAP |
| Answer» C. IBM | |
| 5. |
Systems that communicate across organizational boundaries are: |
| A. | Inter-organizational systems. |
| B. | Intra-organizational systems. |
| C. | Extra-organizational systems. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. Inter-organizational systems. | |
| 6. |
An older system that is still of use to an organization despite the need for frequent maintenance is a(n): |
| A. | obsolete system. |
| B. | legacy system. |
| C. | repository. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. legacy system. | |
| 7. |
The value chain connection between a firm and its suppliers is called: |
| A. | inbound logistics. |
| B. | outbound logistics. |
| C. | SCM. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» A. inbound logistics. | |
| 8. |
The value chain connection between a firm and its customers is called: |
| A. | inbound logistics. |
| B. | outbound logistics. |
| C. | CRM. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. outbound logistics. | |
| 9. |
The transportation of finished goods, raw materials, or supplies is: |
| A. | procurement. |
| B. | marketing. |
| C. | production. |
| D. | logistics. |
| Answer» D. logistics. | |
| 10. |
Which of these is an important technology used in linking the supply chain? |
| A. | RFID |
| B. | XBRL |
| C. | Http |
| D. | SNMP |
| Answer» A. RFID | |
| 11. |
Which of these is not a mySAP business suite? |
| A. | Product lifecycle management |
| B. | Supply chain management |
| C. | Customer relationship management |
| D. | All of the above are in the suite. |
| Answer» D. All of the above are in the suite. | |
| 12. |
Sales force automation software is a subset of which type of software package? |
| A. | ERP |
| B. | CRM |
| C. | SCM |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. CRM | |
| 13. |
The process of obtaining goods or services is called: |
| A. | logistics. |
| B. | procurement. |
| C. | purchasing. |
| D. | integration. |
| Answer» B. procurement. | |
| 14. |
Legacy systems: |
| A. | often require expensive maintenance. |
| B. | may be difficult to integrate with new systems. |
| C. | use a collection of independent files or databases. |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» D. All of the above. | |
| 15. |
What is said to be the most important step in implementing an ERP system? |
| A. | Get executive support. |
| B. | Get outside help from experts. |
| C. | Thoroughly train users. |
| D. | Take a multidisciplinary approach to implementation. |
| Answer» A. Get executive support. | |
| 16. |
Internally focused systems support _____________ within the organization. |
| A. | Functional areas. |
| B. | Processes. |
| C. | Activities |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is not true of (BPR) business process reengineering? |
| A. | Sometimes BPR is needed to lower costs. |
| B. | Sometimes BPR is needed to increase quality. |
| C. | Information technology can be the enabler for radical change. |
| D. | BPR tends to focus on incremental and gradual improvement. |
| Answer» D. BPR tends to focus on incremental and gradual improvement. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following is not true of problems that can arise when firms within a supply chain do not collaborate? |
| A. | Reduced costs |
| B. | Excessive inventories |
| C. | Missed production schedules |
| D. | Inaccurate manufacturing capacity |
| Answer» A. Reduced costs | |
| 19. |
Which of the following is a function that can help optimize a supply network? |
| A. | Supply chain collaboration |
| B. | Collaborative design |
| C. | Collaborative fulfilment |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 20. |
Which of the following is a recommendation that will successfully implement an enterprise wide system? |
| A. | Secure executive sponsorship. |
| B. | Get help from outside experts. |
| C. | Thoroughly train users. |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 21. |
In the manufacturing industry MRP is the fundamental concept of ___________. |
| A. | sales management. |
| B. | production management. |
| C. | marketing management. |
| D. | human resource management. |
| Answer» B. production management. | |
| 22. |
An enterprise is a group of people with ________. |
| A. | common goal. |
| B. | separate goal for each department. |
| C. | multiple goals. |
| D. | two or more goals. |
| Answer» A. common goal. | |
| 23. |
_________ approaches reduces data redundancy and provide update information. |
| A. | Legacy system. |
| B. | Information system. |
| C. | Integrated data model. |
| D. | Data base. |
| Answer» C. Integrated data model. | |
| 24. |
Expand MRP. |
| A. | material requirement planning. |
| B. | manufacturing resource planning. |
| C. | manufacturing requirement planning. |
| D. | material resource planning. |
| Answer» A. material requirement planning. | |
| 25. |
ERP can be used in _________. |
| A. | manufacturing company. |
| B. | non manufacturing company. |
| C. | both manufacturing and non manufacturing companies. |
| D. | any where. |
| Answer» C. both manufacturing and non manufacturing companies. | |
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