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SCM711S - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - 1ST OPP - JUNE 2022 |
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nAmI BIA un IVERSITY
OF SCIEnCE Ano TECHnOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMERCE, HUMAN SCIENCESAND EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING AND LOGISTICS
QUALIFICATION: BACHELOROF LOGISTICSAND SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT
QUALIFICATION CODE: 07 BLSC
LEVEL: 7
COURSE CODE: SCM711S
COURSE NAME: SUPPLYCHAIN MANAGEMENT
SESSION: JUNE 2022
DURATION: 3 HOURS
PAPER: THEORY
MARKS: 100
EXAMINER{S}
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER
MS. E JESAYA
MS. L ERIKSON
MODERATOR:
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Answer ALL the questions.
2. Read all the questions carefully before answering.
3. Number the answers clearly
THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF 5 PAGES (Including this front page)
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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE AND TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE
Write the letter next to the correct answer.
20 Marks
2x5=10 Marks
1.1. Using the Total Cost formula and given the following data, what is the total Costs?
Price= $100 Demand = 1,000 Ordering cost= $10 Interest= 5% Holding cost= $.SO
Lagtime = 5 days
a) $100,346
b) $90,028
c) $108,028
d) $118028
1.2. The purchasing cycle ends with:
a) The purchase order.
b) The receipt of the item in question.
c) The selection of a supplier.
d) The payment for the item in question.
1.3. Which of the following involves the bullwhip effect?
a) Accurate forecasting
b) Fluctuations in actual demand
c) Distortions in the supply chain
d) Total quality management
1.4. Why is consignment an appropriate inventory technique for an organization like
Shoprite?
a) Increase lag times when restocking products
b) Transfer marketing to the retailer
c) Transfer insurance to the retailer
d) Offer a wider product range to customers without tying up capital
1.5. Which channel below is not defined as a direct hotel channel?
a) Hotel website
b) Email
c) Fax
d) Phone
Sub-total: 10 Marks
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QUESTION 2: TRUE/FALSE
State whether the following statements are true or false.
2x5 = 10 Marks
2.1. The ABCAnalysis inventory management techniques could ignore products that are
just starting to trend upwards.
2.2. The EOQassumes three relevant costs: ordering, carrying, and shipping.
2.3. Outsourcing is encouraged when shipment sizes are small, whereas owning the
transportation fleet is preferable when shipment sizes are large, and responsiveness
is critical.
2.4. Supply Chain Integration leads to Visibility, which leads to collaboration.
Collaboration results in Variability.
2.5. Innovation strategy refers to a business's ability to harness the resources at its
disposal in the best way possible to minimize costs and maximize profits.
Sub-total: 10 Marks
SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
{80 Marks)
QUESTION 3: CASE STUDIES
15 MARKS
Study the supply chain integration of companies operating in Namibia below and identify the
TYPEOR LEVELof Integration involved in each case. Pleasejustify your answer!
3x5 = 15 Marks
a) In 2013 Meatco formed a partnership agreement (Meatco-owned Cattle (MoC)
Initiative) with its suppliers to secure more cattle for slaughter. The initiative helps
secure animals earlier in the production chain by procuring weaners and raising them to
slaughter animals.
b) Over the last year, much time and effort have been invested by Meatco's Information
Technology Department to integrate the corporation's supply channels and streamline
the Moc initiatives, thereby ensuring that Meatco has full control over its biological
assets.
c) A Producer Classification System has also been introduced; this tool enables Meatco to
interact with its producers and provide first-rate service delivery to those producers
who have the greatest impact on the business.
d) Namibia Dairies (ND) established a depot at Katima Mulilo to have the ND portfolio
available to all Namibians in all areas of the country. According to the ND Managing
director, "the depot will also provide a call and collect service to the Katima customer
base to ensure stock availability; promote cross border trade, expand ND business,and
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ensure synergies with our sister company Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) at the
Katima facility.
e) The Kronen Brauerei (Swakopmund), The Omaruru Brewery (Omaruru), The Klein
Windhoek Brewery (Windhoek), and the FassenKeller Brewery (Windhoek) were
acquired by Hermann Ohlthaver and Carl List, who consolidated them to form South
West Breweries (SWB) Limited in 1920.
Sub-total: 15 Marks
QUESTION 4: CASESTUDIES
15 MARKS
Identify the transportation network structure in each case study below. You are required to
justify your answer:
3x5 = 15 Marks
a) FPDu Tait transports products from CICNamibia in Windhoek to Metro Cash& Carry,
Shoprite, and Spar Supermarket in Oshakati.
b) A full truck loaded with Windhoek Lager Beer from Namibia Breweries Limited brewing
plant to a warehouse at Ramatex. The Beer is packed into smaller shipments, and they
are immediately dropped at Shoprite, Pick'n Pay Supermarket, and Checkers in
Windhoek City Centre.
c) A full truck loaded with Top Score Maize Flour from Namib Mills milling plant to its
warehouse in the Northern Industrial area in Windhoek. The Top Score Maize Flour is
stored at the warehouse until Metro Hyper and Woermann Brock Wholesalers place
their orders.
d) Namibia Dairies operates its fleets whereby it delivers dairy products such as fresh milk
and yogurt just in time when their retailers need them. Namibia dairy runs a full
production schedule, and once the products are produced, they are transported to its
warehouse at Avis. The products are sorted out at the Avis distribution centre (DC)
according to the customers' orders. Three trucks are assigned to drop dairy products
directly to Metro Hyper, Spar, and Checkers, while two trucks drop off smaller
shipments of dairy products to mini markets in the Katutura suburb at once. Dairy
products are not stored at the DC,and they only stay for a maximum of eight hours.
e) A full truck loaded with assorted cooldrinks from Coca-Cola Namibia Bottling Company
(Pty) Ltd, Oshakati, to Metro Cash & Carry in Oshakati.
Sub-total: 15 Marks
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QUESTION 5:
20 MARKS
Differentiate between vertical and horizontal distribution channels conflicts? Explain why
each channel conflicts occur?
QUESTION 6:
15 MARKS
Assessthe benefits of the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)concept to the supply chain?
QUESTION 7:
10 MARKS
Compare and contrast supply chain with value chain based on the following?
a) Meaning
b) Origins
c) Concept
d) Sequence
e) Objective
QUESTION 8
Why should an organisation keep inventory?
5 MARKS
TOTAL: 100 MARKS
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SUB-TOTAL: 80 MARKS
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