Procurement & Supply Chain Management Exam 2016 PDF

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HULL

The Business School Level 5 Examination Semester 2 2015/2016

Procurement and Supply Chain Management Duration of Exam: 2 hours NOTES FOR CANDIDATES Answer TWO out of four questions Each of the TWO questions you answer will be equally weighted (25 marks)

You should answer all compulsory questions. If you do not attempt to answer a compulsory question you will receive a mark of 0 for that question. If you have a choice of questions and you answer more than you are asked to, your answers will be marked in the order that the questions appear on the examination question paper. Any additional questions that you attempt will not be marked. You should cross out any questions which you attempt but do not wish to be marked. Do not open or turn over this exam paper, or start to write anything until told to by the Invigilator. Starting to write before permitted to do so may be seen as an attempt to use Unfair Means.

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Question 1 Analyse the role of purchasing at 1) strategic, 2) tactical and 3) operational levels. How can effective purchasing offer an improvement to sustainabilitybased performance? (25 Marks) Question 2 How are inventory management, re-order levels, safety stock and economic order quantity (EOQ) linked with supply chain performance? What are the supply chain benefits of more accurate forecasting? (25 Marks) Question 3 How do RFID systems work? Why is auto-identification (using bar-coding or RFID) an essential part of modern supply chain operations? (25 Marks) Question 4 What is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system? What are the supply chain benefits and costs of having ERP systems? Support your answer with relevant examples discussed during the lectures/tutorials. (25 Marks)

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