精品文档---下载后可任意编辑Chapter 4Designing the Distribution Network in a Supply ChainTrue/False1.Distribution occurs between every pair of stages in the supply chain.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Moderate2.Distribution only occurs between manufacturing and consumers in the supply chain.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate3.Companies in the same industry often select very different distribution networks, because the choice of the distribution network can be used to achieve a variety of supply chain objectives ranging from low cost to high responsiveness.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Moderate4.Companies in the same industry should always select similar distribution networks, because their objectives will be similar.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate 5.A customer always wants the highest level of performance along all dimensions of customer service, including response time, product variety, product availability, customer experience, order visibility, and returnability.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Moderate精品文档---下载后可任意编辑6.A customer does not necessarily want the highest level of performance along all dimensions of customer service, including response time, product variety, product availability, customer experience, order visibility, and returnability.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Easy7.Outbound transportation costs per unit tend to be lower than inbound costs, because inbound lot sizes are typically larger.Answer: FalseDifficulty: Easy8.Outbound transportation costs per unit tend to be higher than inbound costs, because inbound lot sizes are typically larger.Answer: TrueDifficulty: Easy9.Transportation costs are high with drop-shipping because the average outbound distance to the end consumer is large and package carriers are used to shipping the product.Answer: TrueD...
