FiltersDone

Question type

Essay

Multiple Choice

Short Answer

True False

Matching

Exam 10: Global and Multi-Market Supply Chain Management

Show Answer

Share

---

All types

Filters

Study FlashcardsPractice ExamLearn

Question 1

True/False

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Regional specialization of manufacturing facilities produce specific components or materials that are then shipped to central processing facilities for assembly

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 2

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Review Later

Companies attempt to integrate their human resource policies globally through which of the following strategies:

A) Using the same hiring criteria in all markets
B) Adapting rewards systems to national market norms and individual needs
C) Exposing HR practitioners to foreign market experiences as little as possible
D) All of the above

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verified

Show Answer

Question 3

Multiple Choice

Review LaterAdd Note

Which of the following is a true statement about international retailing:

Low ownership levels of personal computers and credit cards are not obstacles to internet purchasing in developing markets

Reengineering corporate structures and processes poses significant challenges in countries with ethnic fragmentation, traditional authority structures and educational system disparities

Where firms manufacture within free trade market blocs like the EU or Mercosur, where there are common technical standards among markets and similar demand patterns for finished goods, they are likely to use:

Family problems are not usually a problem in expatriate assignments

Suppliers are fully integrated into global sourcing systems when customers, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers are linked through common information systems

Human resource functions have expanded in international companies to include helping the integration of foreign acquisitions, maintaining corporate intranets, and monitoring the activities of outside subcontractors

Privatization and deregulation in national transportation industries has resulted in the emergence of global and pan-regional carriers

Which of the following is not a trend in global distribution:

Globally integrated production networks use the same small scale manufacturing methods in all markets

Outsourcing information technology needs is made easier because firms have few problems moving the IT function back in-house if needed

The more important components are to a producer's manufacturing process, the more likely firms are to outsource them

Overseas vendors need thorough vetting along with the their market environments

The only cost of a failed expatriate assignment is the cost of maintaining them abroad

Global trade liberalization has encouraged firms to build country-based manufacturing systems

Logistics outsourcing has few risks attached to it

The expatriate repatriation process is often viewed as a strong link in US companies

Corporate catalysts to global supply chains include the free trade movement, the homogenization of global demand and increased pressures for global competition