A juice manufacturer wants to determine the time required to convert a dollar spent on materials into a dollar received in sales. Which of the following metrics would be most appropriate to make this determination?

• A.Activity-based costing
• B.Inventory carrying cost
• C.Cash-to-cash cycle time
• D.Average financial turnover

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The question below is based on the following flowchart:

Which of the following phrases most accurately describes the complete flow of demand information?

• A.From supplier to manufacturer
• B.From customer to supplier
• C.From customer to manufacturer
• D.From supplier to customer

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Which of the following outcomes occurs when direct shipping is used instead of a distribution network?

• A.Outbound transportation cost is reduced.
• B.Inventory velocity is reduced.
• C.Order-fill rates are reduced.
• D.Inventory obsolescence is reduced.

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The production scheduler for a bottleneck resource should:

• A.implement pull signals for production of the bottleneck resource.
• B.schedule additional preventive maintenance for the resource.
• C.ensure a constant queue of work waiting to be processed.
• D.increase production lot sizes to increase utilization of resources.

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All of the following are reasons for adopting a continuous process improvement approach tosupply chain management EXCEPT:

• A.Supply chains evolve.
• B.Supply chains are dynamic.
• C.SCM is process-oriented.
• D.Supply chains support functional products.

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