Enterprise Resource Planning & Supply Chain Management (ERP & SCM) MCQ's




Question 31 :
With headlines often commenting on breaches of Internet security, what is the term used for specialised software to prevent unauthorized access to company data from outsiders?

  1. Firewall
  2. Middleware
  3. Enterprise application integration - EAI
  4. Web analytics system
  

Question 32 :
Organizations can enter various requirements in ?

  1. Purchase order
  2. Purchase requisitions
  3. Invoice
  4. General ledger
  

Question 33 :
The _____ is essential to financial accounting system and strategic decision making

  1. Asset accounting
  2. General Ledger
  3. Legal consolidation
  4. Activity based costing
  

Question 34 :
Supply chain (SC) management involves the coordination of all supply activities of an organisation from its suppliers to the delivery of products to its customers. There are various features associated with this area of e-commerce and which refers to what is known as efficient consumer response (ECR) like

  1. The links between an organisation and all partners involved
  2. Transactions between an organisation and its customers and intermediaries
  3. Creating and satisfying customer demand by optimizing strategies, promotions and product introductions
  4. None of the above
  

Question 35 :
Material requirements plan specify

  1. the quantities of the product families that need to be produced
  2. the quantity and timing of planned order releases
  3. the capacity needed to provide the projected output rate
  4. the costs associated with alternative plans
  

Question 36 :
IT in supply chain decision support is concerned with:

  1. cooperation and collaboration with suppliers, partners, etc. via the internet
  2. enabling managers to process and evaluate SCM-related decisions using different optimization techniques
  3. measurement of the supply chain performance through data analysis tools
  4. collection, generation, and storage of vast data and tracking of the same through automated means
  

Question 37 :
Which of the following best describes step 5, assess and improve internal integration of key supply chain processes, as a step in the supply chain integration model?

  1. Management should identify the basic supply chain strategies associated with each of their firm’s products and services
  2. Procedures and metrics must be in place to collect and report internal performance data for the eight key processes.
  3. Process coordination and collaboration internally between the firm’s functional areas as well as externally between the firms trading partners.
  4. The firm should develop performance measures externally to monitor the links with trading partners regarding the key supply chain processes.
  

Question 38 :
Which of the following is not the sales - distribution process?

  1. Sales order
  2. Material delivery
  3. Purchase requisition from production department
  4. Billing
  

Question 39 :
Which one is not an ERP Technologies

  1. Data Warehousing
  2. Business Process Reengineering
  3. Data Mining
  4. Manufacturing Resource Planning
  

Question 40 :
Which one is not an ERP Technologies

  1. Data Warehousing
  2. Business Process Reengineering
  3. Data Mining
  4. Manufacturing Resource Planning
  

Question 41 :
The value chain model 's primary activities are?

  1. Inbound logistics, Operations, Outbound Logistics, Marketing and Sales, and Technology Development
  2. Inbound logistics, Operations, Outbound Logistics, Marketing and Sales, and Service
  3. Inbound logistics, Operations, Infrastructure, HR Management, and Service
  4. Inbound logistics, Procurement, Outbound Logistics, Marketing and Sales, and Service
  

Question 42 :
Hire to Retire is a business process of which module

  1. Human Resource Module
  2. Sales and Distribution
  3. Material Management
  4. Accounts Module
  

Question 43 :
What represents a new approach to middleware by packaging together

  1. Middleware
  2. Enterprise application integration
  3. Automated business process
  4. e-business infrastructure
  

Question 44 :
Material Requirement Planning(MRP) module utilizes aplication softwares for scheduling _________

  1. sales management
  2. production processes
  3. marketing techniques
  4. human resource management
  

Question 45 :
What are the major benefits of an ERP system in business

  1. Sales forecasts, sales strategies, and marketing campaigns
  2. Market demand, resource and capacity constraints, and real-time scheduling
  3. Forecasting, planning, purchasing, material management, warehousing,
  4. All of the mentioned
  

Question 46 :
Enterprise application integration is an integration framework composed of a collection of technologies and services which form a _________________ to enable integration of systems and applications across an enterprise. (Fill in the blank)

  1. Top Layer Framework
  2. Middleware Framework
  3. Hybrid Framework
  4. Multi Layered Framework
  

Question 47 :
Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) is

  1. a transportation plan to ship materials to warehouses
  2. a time-phased stock replenishment plan for all levels of a distribution network
  3. a shipping plan from a central warehouse to retail warehouses
  4. material requirements planning with feedback loop from distribution centers
  

Question 48 :
What represents a new approach to middleware by packaging together commonly used functionality, such as providing prebuilt links to popular enterprise applications, which reduces the time necessary to develop solutions that integrate applications from multiple vendors?

  1. Middleware
  2. Enterprise application integration middleware
  3. Automated business process
  4. e-business infrastructure
  

Question 49 :
What are several different types of software, which reside intermittently between modules and provide connectivity between two or more software applications?

  1. Middleware
  2. Enterprise application integration middleware
  3. Automated business process
  4. e-business infrastructure
  

Question 50 :
Which of the following are the subsystems of Plant Maintenance module of an ERP system: 1. Component Tracking

  1. 1, 2 - 3
  2. 2, 3 - 4
  3. 01-Feb
  4. 1, 3 - 4
  

Question 51 :
Material Requirement Planning(MRP) module utilizes aplication softwares for scheduling _________

  1. sales management
  2. production processes
  3. marketing techniques
  4. human resource management
  

Question 52 :
Which of the following are the subsystems of Plant Maintenance module of an ERP system: 1. Component Tracking 2. Preventive Maintenance Control 3. Inventory Management 4. Cost Management

  1. 1, 2 - 3
  2. 2, 3 - 4
  3. 01-Feb
  4. 1, 3 - 4
  

Question 53 :
The solution for all business needs is:

  1. EDI
  2. ERP
  3. SCM
  4. CRM
  

Question 54 :
Conceptually which statement is most accurate for an ERP

  1. ERP means more work and procedure
  2. ERP makes many employee redundant
  3. ERP integrate and automate organization processes
  4. ERP is sole responsibility of management
  

Question 55 :
In a transportation problem, we must make the _______________________ equal to the ________________________________________

  1. Destinations; Sources
  2. Units supplied; Units demanded
  3. Columns; Rows
  4. Warehouses; Suppliers
  

Question 56 :
Which of the following is not contributed by ERP systems

  1. Today’s ERP systems can cover a wide range of
  2. Ability to customize an organization’s requirements
  3. Ability to integrate business operations with
  4. Ability to generate more sales
  

Question 57 :
Which are the sub modules in the sales and distribution module 1. Order Management 2. Warehouse Management 3. Foreign Trade 4. Sales Support

  1. 3
  2. 01-Feb
  3. 02-Apr
  4. 1, 2, 3 - 4
  

Question 58 :
Which of the following is not a mathematical model of SCM

  1. CRM
  2. Model for vendor analysis
  3. Make Vs Buy model
  4. Vehicle Routing algorithm
  

Question 59 :
An isolated system has which of the following disadvantges: 1.Data collection and analyis of data is difficult

  1. 01-Mar
  2. 01-Feb
  3. 02-Mar
  4. 1
  

Question 60 :
Lock mechanism is provided by which work process in R/3 system

  1. Dialog
  2. Update
  3. Enqueue
  4. Spool
  
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