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LOGISTICS
& SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Instructions to candidates:
a) Time
allowed: Three hours (plus an extra ten minutes’ reading time at the start – do
not write anything during this time)
b)
Answer any FIVE questions
c) All
questions carry equal marks. Marks for each question are shown in [ ]
1.
Logistics support the competitiveness of the supply chain as a whole and breaks
down into three advantages. They are:
Quality advantage
Time advantage
Cost advantage
Give an
explanation of EACH advantage. [20]
2.
Segmentation is increasingly deployed by organizations to gain competitive
advantage.
a) What
is segmentation? [5]
b) Give
FOUR examples of ways to segment a market. [5]
c)
Using a diagram, show the comparison between consumer and industrial markets.
[10]
3. Two
ratios in use to show Return on Investment (ROI) are:
%ROI = 100 x £Profit/£Capital Employed
%ROI = 100 Profit x Sales
Sales
Capital Employed
Using a
diagram show the detail behind these ratios and how they relate to each other.
[20]
4. a)
Logistical implications of internationalism have consequences. What are the
THREE areas to take into consideration to address these? [12]
b) Time to market is a critical factor in
managing a global logistics pipeline. Describe and explain the
TWO
main issues concerned. [8]
5.
Time-based opportunities are designed to reduce costs. The opportunities fall
under FOUR main headings, what are they? [5 each]
6.
Using the diagram of the ‘pyramid of key factors’, explain the detail of the
SIX factors underpinning the concept of Just-In-Time (JIT). [20]
7. a)
Partnerships or ‘cooperative relationships’ in the supply chain are based on
SEVEN characteristics, what are they? [8]
b) What are the advantages and disadvantages
of partnerships in the supply chain? [12]
8. using
a diagram, describe the purchase supply matrix in segmenting suppliers, with
explanations of the FOUR categories. [20]