Deck 11: Sustainability

Question 1

Sustainability is the development of the organization that meets present needs without compromising its ability to meet future needs of its own. .

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The triple bottom line refers to the development of a sustainable organization through the development of environmental, economic, and social factors.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Externalities those unintended consequences associated with strategies.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The process-oriented logic behind the life-cycle assessments for the analysis of both internal and external factors tends to be very appealing to operations mangers.

Question 5

ISO 9000 series is an international standard for quality assurance, including activities within the supply chain

Question 6

Lean is an operation/management philosophy focused on the removal of waste in all of its forms.

Question 7

Overproduction means making more than the organization can sell or immediately use.

Question 8

Inventory is not considered a waste.

Question 9

Unnecessary transportation create waste due to its expenditure of time, energy, and resources.

Question 10

Over-processing involves doing more work than needed.

Question 11

Design for manufacturing involves operations engaging in the review process to improve new product designs.

Question 12

The triple bottom line does not involves which of the following?

A) Economic development
B) Environmental performance
C) Social Inclusion
D) Sustainable development
E) All of the above

Question 13

How deep into the supply chain does sustainable supply chain management extend?

A) The focal company
B) Tier 1 suppliers
C) Tier 2 suppliers
D) Both A and B only
E) All of the above and deeper

Question 14

Focusing on relatively low-level supplier compliance with codes of conduct relates to which of the following governance mechanisms?

A) Assessment
B) Involvement
C) Collaboration
D) Both A and B
E) Both B and C

Question 15

Focusing on initiatives beyond codes of conduct relates to which of the following governance mechanisms?

A) Assessment
B) Involvement
C) Collaboration
D) Both A and B
E) Both B and C

Question 16

Focusing on sustainable initiatives were initiate by focal firms and involve suppliers that assume reactive roles that result in continuous improvements relates to which of the following governance mechanisms?

A) Assessment
B) Involvement
C) Collaboration
D) Both A and B
E) Both B and C

Question 17

Focusing on sustainable initiatives where the firm and suppliers both assume active roles that result in emergent practices relates to which of the following governance mechanisms?

A) Assessment
B) Involvement
C) Collaboration
D) Both A and B
E) Both B and C

Question 18

With respect to sustainability, which two factors are Operational strategist most interested in?
i. Population density
Ii) Resource availability
Iii) Resource renewability
Iv) Per capita consumption levels

A) Both I and ii
B) Both I and iii
C) Both ii and iii
D) Both ii and iv
E) None of the above

Question 19

The idea that reputation could add to a company's market value is associated with,

A) Life cycle assessment
B) Corporate social responsibility
C) Externalities
D) Endangered elements
E) Carbon

Question 20

A techniques for framing decisions about the process associated with products and services is associated with,

A) Life cycle assessment
B) Corporate social responsibility
C) Externalities
D) Endangered elements
E) Carbon

Question 21

Unintended consequences is associated with,

A) Life cycle assessment
B) Corporate social responsibility
C) Externalities
D) Endangered elements
E) Carbon

Question 22

Resource depletion is associated with,

A) Life cycle assessment
B) Corporate social responsibility
C) Externalities
D) Endangered elements
E) Carbon

Question 23

Anthropogenic gases is associated with,

A) Life cycle assessment
B) Corporate social responsibility
C) Externalities
D) Endangered elements
E) Carbon

Question 24

The Lean management philosophy is focused on reductions of,

A) overproduction
B) unnecessary transportation
C) excess inventory
D) over-processing
E) All of the above

Question 25

From the Lean perspective, overproduction is associated with,

A) Non-value add movement of materials
B) Production of more than can be immediately sold
C) Carrying more stock than absolutely necessary for optimal production levels
D) Non-value add processing
E) none of the above

Question 26

From the Lean perspective, over-processing is associated with,

A) Non-value add movement of materials
B) Production of more than can be immediately sold
C) Carrying more stock than absolutely necessary for optimal production levels
D) Non-value add processing
E) none of the above

Question 27

From the Lean perspective, inventory management is associated with,

A) Non-value add movement of materials
B) Production of more than can be immediately sold
C) Carrying more stock than absolutely necessary for optimal production levels
D) Non-value add processing
E) none of the above

Question 28

From the Lean perspective, transpiration management is associated with,

A) Non-value add movement of materials
B) Production of more than can be immediately sold
C) Carrying more stock than absolutely necessary for optimal production levels
D) Non-value add processing
E) none of the above

Question 29

Provide a definition of sustainability and explain its applicability to manufacturing.

Question 30

Explain operations involvement in the design-for-manufacturing process.

Question 31

What are the three dimensions in the triple bottom line and explain their interactions.

Question 32

What is life cycle assessment and how can it be used in developing sustainability?

Question 33

What are externalities and how should they be accounted for in developing sustainability strategies?

Question 34

Explain how Lean can be used to advance sustainability

Question 35

Explain how overproduction creates waste

Question 36

Explain how unnecessary transportation creates waste

Question 37

Discuss how inventory creates waste

Question 38

Discuss how over-processing creates waste

Question 39

Explain how design for manufacturing supports sustainability

Question 40

Explain how reverse logistics could be used to support sustainability

Question 41

Describe the sustainable supply chain management typology

Question 42

What are the three supplier governance mechanisms in sustainable supply chain management typology?