Supply Chain & Logistics Management Flashcards
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Which supply chain strategy involves holding minimal finished goods inventory and instead responding quickly to actual customer orders?
Answer: Make-to-order (MTO)
Make-to-order (MTO) delays production until a confirmed customer order is received, reducing inventory risk at the cost of longer lead times.
A global brand discovers that its packaging does not comply with import labeling regulations in a new target market. At which supply chain stage should this have been identified?
Answer: During the packaging development and regulatory review phase before market entry
Regulatory compliance should be validated during packaging development through market-specific regulatory review, long before any shipments are prepared or sent.
In the context of sustainable supply chains, what does 'scope 3 emissions' refer to for a packaging manufacturer?
Answer: Indirect emissions across the value chain including raw material extraction, logistics, and product end-of-life
Scope 3 emissions are indirect value chain emissions not controlled by the company but occurring because of its activities, including upstream raw material sourcing and downstream product use and disposal.
Which approach to inventory management uses historical sales data and statistical models to predict future demand for packaging materials?
Answer: Demand forecasting
Demand forecasting applies statistical analysis to historical consumption data to predict future material requirements, enabling proactive procurement and production planning.
A packaging manager wants to reduce 'stockout' risk for a high-velocity packaging component. Which inventory tactic is most appropriate?
Answer: Maintaining a calculated safety stock buffer based on demand variability and lead time
Safety stock provides a buffer against demand variability and lead time uncertainty, calculated based on statistical analysis of these variables to balance stockout risk against carrying cost.
What is 'postponement' as a supply chain strategy for packaging?
Answer: Deferring the final differentiation of a product or its packaging as late as possible in the supply chain
Postponement delays product customization — such as applying market-specific labels or configurations — as late as possible to maintain flexibility and reduce the risk of building the wrong inventory.
Which metric measures the percentage of customer orders that are shipped complete, on time, and damage-free?
Answer: Perfect order rate
The perfect order rate measures the percentage of orders delivered complete, on time, undamaged, and with accurate documentation — a comprehensive measure of supply chain execution quality.