28.05.

2013

ACM 469 E-SCM: Electronic Supply Chain Management

2013 Spring Final

Students Name, Surname:

Questions from last chapter B2B Ecommerce: 1. What are the key attributes of electronic storefronts? What early technology are they descended from? 2. List at least five potential benefits of B2B e-commerce 3. Name and define the two distinct types of procurements firms make. Explain the difference between the two. 4. Explain the difference between a horizontal market and a vertical market. 5. How do the value chain management services provided by e-procurement companies benefit buyers? What services do they provide to suppliers? 6. What are the three dimensions that characterize an e-procurement market based on its business functionality? Name two other market characteristics of an e-procurement Net marketplace. 7. Identify and briefly explain the anti-competitive possibilities inherent in Net marketplaces. 8. List three of the objectives of a private industrial network. 9. What is the main reason why many of the independent exchanges developed in the early days of ecommerce failed? 10. Explain the difference between an industry consortium and a private industrial network. 11. What are the barriers to the complete implementation of private industrial networks?

Case Questions: Volkswagen Builds Its B2B Platform 1. Why didnt Volkswagen want to use a more open or public electronic exchange for its parts supply? Why didnt it join an industry consortium such as Covisint? 2. What kinds of services are provided by VWGroupSupply.com? 3. What is eCAP and who benefits from its use? 4. Do you think suppliers are disadvantaged by this B2B marketplace? Wheres My iPad? Supply Chain Risk and Vulnerability 1. Why does concentrating production on fewer suppliers also concentrate risk? 2. How does globalization play a part in increased risk? 3. What types of procedures could be implemented, given increased globalization, to reduce risk?

Questions from previous chapters: 1. What is SOA ? Describe its purpose, its implementation platforms currently offered by major companies of the IT industry. Give examples of integration problems that SOA would replace if adopted by all companies. 2. What is the impact of the Internet (E-commerce/E-business) on selection of a supply-chain integration strategy ? For any industry of your choice, give example by commenting on the Internets impact. Use factors like demand variability, economies of scale and lead time. 3. Why is the third-party logistics industry growing so rapidly ? 4. Describe the three types of retailer-supplier relationships. Discuss their advantages and disadvantages. 5. Discuss the appropriate sourcing strategy for a component with low customer importance, fast clockspeed, and no competitive advantage. 6. Provide examples of three items identified in the Kraljic matrix model: leverage, bottleneck, and noncritical items. 7. List two low clock speed products, two medium clock speed products, and two fast clock speed products.