Questions from General Operations Management

Q: What happens to the ability to forecast for periods farther into the

What happens to the ability to forecast for periods farther into the future?

Q: Define supply chain management.

Define supply chain management.

Q: What is the objective of logistics management?

What is the objective of logistics management?

Q: How do we distinguish between the types of risk in the supply

How do we distinguish between the types of risk in the supply chain?

Q: What is vertical integration? Give examples of backward and forward integration

What is vertical integration? Give examples of backward and forward integration.

Q: What are three basic approaches to negotiations?

What are three basic approaches to negotiations?

Q: How does a traditional adversarial relationship with suppliers change when a firm

How does a traditional adversarial relationship with suppliers change when a firm makes a decision to move to a few suppliers?

Q: What is CPFR?

What is CPFR?

Q: What is the value of online auctions in e-commerce?

What is the value of online auctions in e-commerce?

Q: Explain how FedEx uses the Internet to meet requirements for quick and

Explain how FedEx uses the Internet to meet requirements for quick and accurate delivery.