Deck 19: Sustainability in the Supply Chain

Question 1

________ technologies today allow consumers,communities,public interest groups,and regulators to be well informed about an organization's performance.

Answer 1

Internet-based

Question 2

Firms that do not consider the impact of their decisions on all of their stakeholders see reduced sales and profits.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Corporate social responsibility involves managerial decision making that considers what three impacts?

Answer 3

environmental,societal,and financial

Question 4

Internet-based technologies today allow consumers,communities,public interest groups,and regulators to be well informed about an organization's performance.

Question 5

Social and environmental sustainability do not exist without economic sustainability.

Question 6

Resources held by the public are also said to be held in what?

A)escrow
B)the system
C)contempt
D)perpetuity
E)the common

Question 7

What refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs?

A)corporate social responsibility
B)economic sustainability
C)carbon footprint
D)sustainability
E)closed-loop supply chains

Question 8

Those resources held in the common are often misallocated.

Question 9

One way to think of sustainability is to consider the systems necessary to support the triple bottom line of the three Ps,which are:

A)price,promotion,and product.
B)people,places,and products.
C)people,planet,and profit.
D)price,promotion,and profit.
E)people,pollution,and profit.

Question 10

Sustainability is often associated with corporate social responsibility.

Question 11

Managerial decision making that considers environmental,societal,and financial impacts is known as sustainability.

Question 12

Companies can improve the triple bottom line with sustainability by minimizing what four things?

A)raw material,energy,water,and waste
B)raw material,transport,manufacture,and disposal
C)people,planet,profit,and pollution
D)pollution,carbon footprint,profit,and people
E)lawsuits,advertisements,coupons,and layoffs

Question 13

Companies that practice ________ introduce policies that consider environmental,societal,and financial impacts in their decision making.

Question 14

What is a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization,a product,an event,or a person?

A)radioactive decay
B)nitrogen footprint
C)ozone factor
D)pollution index
E)carbon footprint

Question 15

Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs is known as corporate social responsibility.

Question 16

What does CSR stand for?

A)consumer sustainability requirements
B)critical sustainability ratio
C)corporate social responsibility
D)corporate sustainability record
E)corporate society ratio

Question 17

Economic sustainability means appropriately allocating scarce resources to make a profit.

Question 18

A measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by an organization,a product,an event,or a person is the nitrogen footprint.

Question 19

What refers to looking at a product's life from design to disposal,including all the resources required?

A)the commons
B)a systems view
C)the triple bottom line
D)DD analysis
E)carbon footprint

Question 20

Corporate social responsibility involves managerial decision making that considers what three impacts?

A)environmental,legal,and financial
B)environmental,legal,and societal
C)educational,environmental,and societal
D)societal,legal,and financial
E)environmental,societal,and financial

Question 21

Identify three ways in which society is trying to address the misallocation of resources held in the common.

Question 22

True sustainability involves thinking not only about environmental resources but also about what additional aspects?

Question 23

The operations manager's greatest opportunity to make substantial contributions to the company's environmental objectives occurs during product life cycle assessment.

Question 24

The term ________ refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Question 25

Explain how to improve the triple bottom line with sustainability.(Hint: answer can be based on Figure S5.1.)

Question 26

Social accounting can measure what types of things?

Question 27

Describe the four ways in which Walmart is accomplishing its commitment to work with its suppliers to sell quality products that are safe,that create value for customers,and that are produced in a sustainable way.

Question 28

Describe some ways in which operations managers should address employee working conditions.

Question 29

What refers to how companies remain in business?

A)corporate social responsibility
B)economic sustainability
C)carbon footprint
D)sustainability
E)closed-loop supply chains

Question 30

To support economic sustainability,firms may supplement standard financial accounting and reporting with some version of ________.

Question 31

Sustainability suggests that supplier selection and performance criteria should evaluate what types of issues with respect to the employees of the suppliers?

Question 32

One environmentally friendly approach to product design is to use lighter components.

Question 33

The carbon footprint is defined as a measure of total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly or indirectly by what four things?

A)a factory,an office building,a warehouse,or a truck
B)an organization,a product,an event,or a person
C)an organization,a product,an animal,or a person
D)an organization,a government,a product,or a person
E)a product,an event,a person,or an animal

Question 34

Life cycle assessment determines which stage of the product life cycle that the product currently is in.

Question 35

Inputs to a production system that are held in the common do not have market ________.

Question 36

The carbon footprint measures total ________ caused directly or indirectly by an organization,a product,an event,or a person.

Question 37

Reuse is one of the 3 Rs for sustainability.

Question 38

Inputs to a production system that do not have market prices are those held in the ________.

Question 39

The triple bottom line includes the three Ps of ________.

Question 40

Provide at least two examples of misallocation of resources held in the common.

Question 41

Boeing's use of epoxy composites and titanium graphite laminate represent the environmentally friendly concept of ________.

Question 42

________ materials translate into better fuel economy,fewer carbon emissions,and reduced operating cost.

Question 43

Suppose that a firm has made the following computations for its design for disassembly: processing cost per unit = $12.00,disposal cost per unit = $6.00,resale revenue per unit = $20.00,and recycling revenue per unit = $7.00.What is the revenue retrieval for this product?

A)$27.00
B)$8.00
C)$9.00
D)$1.00
E)$20.00

Question 44

________ supply chains consider forward and reverse product flows over the entire life cycle.

Question 45

Why is product design the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

Question 46

Products are more "environmentally friendly" when they are made:

A)using cheaper materials.
B)using less energy.
C)according to OSHA standards.
D)where environmental regulations are lax.
E)more difficult to disassemble.

Question 47

What percentage of the 2012 Mercedes S-class is recyclable?

A)25%
B)50%
C)75%
D)95%
E)100%

Question 48

What are the 3 Rs for sustainability?

A)reduce,reuse,and reclaim
B)reduce,reproduce,and recycle
C)reproduce,reuse,and recycle
D)reduce,reuse,and recycle
E)reduce,reclaim,and recycle

Question 49

What is the most critical phase in product life cycle assessment?

A)product design
B)purchasing
C)production
D)shipping
E)disposal

Question 50

The 3 Rs for sustainability are ________.

Question 51

Opportunities to reduce environmental impact during production typically revolve around the three themes of ________.

Question 52

A firm is considering five different product designs.Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below.Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

A)Design 1
B)Design 2
C)Design 3
D)Design 4
E)Design 5

Question 53

What is the formula for revenue retrieval of a product that has reached the end of its life?

Question 54

What type of supply chains consider forward and reverse product flows over the entire life cycle?

A)two-pronged
B)life cycle
C)closed-loop
D)socially responsible
E)end-to-end

Question 55

Suppose that a firm has made the following computations for its design for disassembly: processing cost per unit = $13.00,disposal cost per unit = $9.00,resale revenue per unit = $22.00,and recycling revenue per unit = $8.00.What is the revenue retrieval for this product?

Question 56

UPS plans its truck routes with the fewest possible right turns.

Question 57

What refers to analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life?

A)ISO 14000
B)life cycle assessment
C)carbon footprint
D)economic sustainability
E)closed-loop supply chain analysis

Question 58

A design for disassembly cost-benefit analysis compares the amount of revenue that might be reclaimed against the cost of disposing of the product at its end-of-life.

Question 59

What is sometimes referred to as the fourth "R" of sustainability?

A)reclaim
B)recover
C)renew
D)improved reputation
E)reproduce

Question 60

Analysis of environmental impacts of products from the design stage through end-of-life is known as ________.

Question 61

A firm is considering three different product designs.Data concerning the design for disassembly for each of the designs are provided in the table below.Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?

Question 62

Some governments are implementing laws that mandate the outright reduction of GHG emissions by forcing companies to pay taxes based on the amount of GHG emissions that are emitted.

Question 63

ISO 9000 is a series of environmental management standards that contain five core elements.

Question 64

A firm is comparing two designs for a new product.Data concerning the design for disassembly for both designs are provided in the tables below.Which design appears to be the best environmental design based on revenue retrieval opportunity?
Design 1:
Design 2:

Question 65

Identify two non-governmental organizations that provide guidance to businesses for reducing environmental impacts from disposal of materials to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Question 66

What is the total vehicle life cycle cost of a car that has the information provided in the following table?

Question 67

Identify the five core elements of ISO 14000.

Question 68

What does ISO stand for?

A)Industry Standards Organization
B)International Safety Organization
C)Industrial Safety Organization
D)International Standards for Oxygen
E)International Organization for Standardization

Question 69

What allows companies in Europe to buy and sell allowances for the right to pollute?

A)UNFCCC
B)ISO 9000
C)EUETS
D)ISO 14000
E)EPA

Question 70

Within environmental regulation,the "cap-and-trade" principle essentially allows companies to buy and sell the right to pollute.

Question 71

What does UNFCCC stand for?

A)United National Federation Council on Climate Change
B)UN Federation for Climate Change Cooperation
C)Uniform National Framework Climate Change Code
D)UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
E)UN Foundation for the Consequences of Climate Change

Question 72

Describe the European Union Emissions Trading System to combat climate change.

Question 73

A series of environmental management standards established by the International Organization for Standardization is called ________ .

Question 74

Which of the following is true about ISO 14000 certification?

A)It can reduce exposure to liability.
B)It deals with environmental management.
C)It offers a good systematic approach to pollution prevention.
D)One of its core elements is life cycle assessment.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 75

Within environmental regulation,the "cap-and-trade" principle produces a market that allows companies to purchase and sell what?

A)hats that promote environmental awareness
B)shares of stock in renewable energy sources
C)emission allowances
D)space in landfills
E)carbon reduction sweepers

Question 76

What percentage of the manufacturing process from Subaru's Lafayette,Indiana,plant goes to the landfill?

A)0%
B)2%
C)5%
D)12.5%
E)15%

Question 77

The UNFCCC works on the "cap-and-trade" principle.

Question 78

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on the ________ principle.

Question 79

Design for ________ encourages designers to create products that can be taken apart and whose components can be recovered,minimizing impact on the environment.

Question 80

The European Union Emissions Trading System works on what principle?

A)Thatcher's Theory of the Commons
B)pollute-and-pay
C)socialism
D)cap-and-trade
E)tax the richer companies more to pay for pollution control