1. Successfully using a sales and operations planning (S&OP) process requires which of the following actions?

A) Focusing on performance of the past 12 to 18 months
B) Implementing a unified cross-functional process
C) Implementing bottom-up decision making
D) Aligning the forecast to the annual budget



2. A master production schedule serves a company best by functioning as a:

A) dispatch list.
B) forecast system buffer.
C) priority planning tool.
D) supplier scheduling system.



3. In an advanced planning system, which of the following modules feeds the master planning module?

A) Purchasing planning
B) Demand planning
C) Distribution planning
D) Fulfillment planning



4. The globalization of a supply chain typically increases challenges in communication and:

A) production lead time.
B) local competition.
C) documentation complexity.
D) product standardization.



5. A company originally based in Germany sets up companies in India, China, Vietnam, Mexico, and Brazil. It sources most of the raw materials locally and employs the local workforce to manage and produce finished goods. Most of the goods produced are consumed in the same country. The company can be classified as what type of enterprise?

A) Globally integrated
B) Domestic
C) Multinational
D) Virtual