Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What are the elements of supply chain management?

What are the elements of supply chain management?

Q: What impact has e-business had on supply chain management?

What impact has e-business had on supply chain management?

Q: Why is managing returns important?

Why is managing returns important?

Q: Describe what purchasing managers do.

Describe what purchasing managers do.

Q: Discuss the importance of RFID for supply chain management.

Discuss the importance of RFID for supply chain management.

Q: As a consumer, what things do you consider in judging the

As a consumer, what things do you consider in judging the quality of cookies you buy in a supermarket?

Q: Describe vendor analysis.

Describe vendor analysis.

Q: Explain the benefit of cross-docking.

Explain the benefit of cross-docking.

Q: What advantage did IBM’s use of the Internet have for small suppliers

What advantage did IBM’s use of the Internet have for small suppliers?

Q: Aside from cost reduction, what major value does IBM envision for

Aside from cost reduction, what major value does IBM envision for its interaction with suppliers?