•
B—unethical
Assigned
Problems:
1. Match
the
following
terms
with
the
appropriate
definitions:
i.
JIT:
e—An
SCM
innovation
that
optimizes
order
quantities
such
that
parts
or
raw
material
arrive
just
when
they
are
needed
for
production
ii.
Supply
Chain
Efficiency:
d—The
extent
to
which
a
company’s
supply
chain
is
focusing
on
minimizing
procurement,
production,
and
transportation
costs
iii.
Supply
Chain:
g—Commonly
used
to
refer
to
the
network
of
producers
of
supplies
that
a
company
uses.
iv.
Supply
Chain
Visibility:
a—The
ability
to
track
products
as
they
move
through
the
supply
chain,
but
also
to
foresee
external
events.
v.
CRM:
f—Applications
that
help
to
create
and
maintain
lasting
relationshps
with
customers
by
concentrating
on
the
downstream
information
flows
vi.
CIC:
i—The
use
of
multiple
communication
channels
to
support
the
communication
preferences
of
customers.
vii.
SCM:
j—Applications
that
help
improve
inter-‐organizational
business
processes
to
accelerate
product
development
and
innovation
and
to
reduce
costs.
viii.
VMI:
h—A
business
model
in
which
the
suppliers
to
a
manufacturer
(or
retailer)
manage
the
manufacturer’s
(or
retailer’s)
inventory
levels
based
on
pre-‐established
service
levels
ix.
CAM:
b—The
use
of
information
systems
to
control
production
processes
x.
RFID:
c—The
use
of
electromagnetic
energy
to
transmit
information
between
a
reader
(transceiver)
and
processing
device,
used
to
replace
bar
codes
and
bar
code
readers.
5.
Analyze
the
supply
chain
for
your
favorite
electronic
gadget
and
compare
this
with
the
supply
chain
of
your
favorite
pair
of
jeans.
How
do
the
supply
chains
differ?
What
are
potential
reasons
for
this?
The
supply
chain
that
I
was
able
to
find
online
for
a
pair
of
jeans
can
be
compared
and
contrasted
to
the
iPhone
4
supply
chain.
The
supply
chain
for
jeans
has
several
locations
that
do
the
same
thing.
For
example,
the
cotton
suppliers
are
China,
the
United
States,
Mexico,
and
India.
The
denim
can
be
manufactured
in
the
U.S.,
India,
or
China.
This
supply
chain
differs
from
the
supply
chain
for
the
iPhone
4
because
the
locations
that
produce
parts
for
the
iPhone
tend
to
be
more
focused
on
producing
only
one
part
of
the
iPhone,
and
one
location
or
general
geographic
area
is
used
to
produce
that
part.
For
example,
the
fabrication
and
assembly
portion
of
the
iPhone
is
headquartered
in
Taipei,
while
the
cameras
are
mainly
made
in
Santa
Clara,
California.
These
supply
chains
may
differ
because
certain
areas
of
the
world
have
greater
or
easier
access
to
different
resources
and
materials.
Producing
the
parts
of
the
iPhone
may
require
more
specialization
for
the
production
of
each
part,
whereas
the
production
of
jeans
may
be
a
more
general
process
since
there
is
no
need
for
production
of
complex
technological
parts.
Sources:
http://public.tableausoftware.com/profile/#!/vizhome/iPhone4GlobalSupplyChain/Dashboard1
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&ved=0CF8QFjAK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fis.ba.tt
u.edu%2Ffaculty%2Fch10.ppt&ei=m6lMU-‐
3zAtHIsATPs4CQBQ&usg=AFQjCNEMiAvOUXRAetA7QXJhAXrOJAf1bg&bvm=bv.64764171,d.cWc
14. What
applications
other
than
those
mentioned
in
the
chapter
are
there
for
RFID
tags?
What
must
happen
in
order
for
the
use
of
RFID
to
become
more
widespread?
In
addition
to
tracking
inventory
and
assisting
companies
in
managing
their
supply
chain,
RFID
tags
can
be
used
in
security
cards
that
allow
employees
to
access
locked
areas
of
a
building
and
are
also
used
in
the
cards
that
allow
cars
to
pass
through
toll
lanes.
One