Chapter 8

8
Student:
1.
CRM systems store customer account data in multiple specialized databases and then make it available
throughout a company via Internet, intranet, or other network links.
True False
2.
CRM gives sales representatives lagged, but recent, access to a customer's account status and history
before scheduling sales calls.
True False
3.
Call center software helps customer service reps assist customers who are having problems with a product
or service by providing relevant service data and suggestions.
True False
4.
It costs twice as much to sell to a new customer than it does to sell to an existing one.
True False
5.
A company can boost its profits 85 percent by increasing its annual customer retention by only 5
percent.
True False
6.
The majority of complaining customers will do business with a company again if it quickly takes care of
the problem.
True False
7.
CRM can keep track of when a customer contacts a company, if the customer uses a previous contact
point.
True False
8.
The three steps in the customer life cycle are acquire, balance, and retain.
True False
9.
Industry research groups report that most CRM projects produce the promised results.
True False
10. CRM software is difficult to install because it often touches many different legacy systems.
True False
11. ERP systems support many vital human resource processes, from personnel requirements planning to
salary and benefits administration.
True False
12. ERP software suites typically consist of integrated modules of manufacturing, distribution, sales,
inventory, and human resource applications.
True False
13. Losses from a failed ERP implementation can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
True False
14. According to the textbook case, American LaFrance cited a failed ERP as one of the major reasons for
filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
True False
15. In many cases, ERP failures are due to over-reliance on the claims of ERP software vendors.
True False
16. The growth of the Internet and corporate intranets and extranets prompted software companies to build
Web interfaces and networking capabilities into ERP systems.
True False
17. Four important trends are shaping the continuing evolution of ERP: improvements in integration and
flexibility, extensions to e-business applications, a broader reach to new users, and the adoption of
Internet technologies.
True False
18. Some e-business suites disassemble ERP components and integrate them into other modules, while other
products keep ERP as a distinct module in the software suite.
True False
19. According to the textbook case, fragmented internal systems are highly unusual in a company that
experiences rapid growth.
True False
20. Many companies today are turning to Internet technologies to Web-enable their supply chain processes,
decision making, and information flows.
True False
21. EDI software typically converts a company's own document formats into standardized EDI formats.
True False
22. EDI automatically tracks inventory changes; triggers orders, invoices, and other documents related to
transactions; and schedules and confirms delivery and payment.
True False
23. According to the textbook case, InfoEDI's forms-based interface lets businesses connect to InfoEDI via
modems and Web browsers.
True False
24. Supply chain event management applications let companies see, from a historical perspective, if their
existing supply chain management systems are working.
True False
25. Nike's failed SCM implementation cost the firm over $100 million in lost sales, depressed stock prices,
and caused class action lawsuits.
True False
26. Every supply chain application installation requires a hefty up-front investment.
True False
27. Managing the full range of the customer relationship involves two related objectives: (1) providing the
organization and all customer-facing employees with a single, complete view of every customer at every
touch and across all channels, and (2) providing
.
A. suppliers with a single, complete view of the internal workings of the company
B. distributors with a single, complete view of the company and its extended channels
C. customers with a single, complete view of the company and its extended channels
D. customers, suppliers, and investors with a complete view of the internal workings of the company
28.
systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it available
A. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
B. Supply Chain Management (SCM)
C. Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
D. Knowledge Management (KM)
29. CRM systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it available throughout a
company via all the following, except: Internet, intranet, or other network links.
A. Internet
B. Intranet
C. Network links
D. Catalogs
30. CRM software uses information technology to create a cross-functional enterprise system that integrates
and automates many of the
processes with which customers interact.
A. sales
B. customer services
C. marketing
D. All of the choices are correct.
31. Siebel Systems, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP AG, and Epiphany are some of the leading vendors of
software.
A. ERP
B. CRM
C. PRM
32. A CRM system provides sales reps with the software tools and company data sources they need to
.
A. support and manage their sales activities
B. optimize cross-selling
C. optimize up-selling
33. According to the Real World case, it is easier to implement CRM when:
A. A company is old
B. A company is young
C. A company has just been purchased by another
D. None of the choices are correct
34. According to the Real World case, CRM software works best when used with
A. a single database
B. two databases
C. no databases
D. one or more vertical files
35. According to the Real World case, customer data integration

A. provides a universal view of a customer
B. resolves discrepancies in names and addresses
C. summarizes customer interaction data from multiple systems
D. all of the choices are correct.
36. CRM systems help marketing professionals do all of the following except:
A. Qualify leads for targeted marketing
B. Schedule direct marketing mailings
C. Track direct marketing mailings
D. Build up-to-date marketing brochures
37. CRM systems help fulfill prospect and customer responses and requests by doing all of the following
except:
A. Mailing out additional marketing materials
B. Providing product information
C. Capturing relevant information for the CRM database
D. Quickly scheduling sales contacts
38. CRM systems help a company identify, reward, and market to their most loyal and profitable customers
through:
A. Analytical marketing software
B. Databases that include a customer data warehouse and CRM data mart
C. Data mining tools
39. A CRM system should support the organization in which phase of the relationship between a business
and its customers?
A. Acquire and enhance
B. Enhance and retain
C. Acquire, enhance, and retain
D. Acquire and retain
40. A CRM system includes all the following phases, except:
A. Acquire
B. Enhance
C. Balance
D. Retain
41. The goal of the
phase of a customer relationship is to help customers perceive the
value of a superior product offered by an outstanding company.
A. acquire
B. enhance
C. retain
42. In the
phase of a customer relationship, a business relies on CRM software tools
and databases to proactively identify and reward its most loyal and profitable customers via targeted
marketing programs.
A. acquire
B. enhance
C. retain
43. Increasingly, businesses are moving to
well as customers in collaborative customer services.
A. operational
B. analytical
C. collaborative
D. portal-based
CRM systems, to involve business partners as
44. All of the following are examples of the business value of operational CRM except:
A. Enables easy collaboration with customers, suppliers, and partners
B Supports customer interaction with greater convenience through a variety of channels, including phone,
. fax, e-mail, chat, and mobile devices
C. Synchronizes customer interactions consistently across all channels
D. Makes a company easier to do business with
45. Which of the following is an example of the business value of collaborative CRM?
A. Provides all users with the tools and information that fit their individual roles and preferences
B. Improves efficiency and integration throughout the supply chain
C. Empowers all employees to respond to customer demands more quickly
D Synchronizes customer interaction with greater convenience through a variety of channels, including
. phone, fax, e-mail, chat, and mobile devices
46. A(n)
CRM provides all users with the tools and information they need to fit their
individual roles and preferences.
A. operational
B. analytical
C. collaborative
D. portal-based
47. Enterprise resource planning is recognized as a necessary ingredient that many companies need in order
to:
A. Gain the efficiency, agility, and responsiveness required to succeed in today's dynamic business
environment
B. Maximize their marketing dollars
C. Reduce inventory levels
D. Hold onto competent employees in a competitive environment
48.
is the technological backbone of e-business, an enterprise-wide transaction framework

with links into sales order processing, inventory management and control, production and distribution
planning, and finance.
A. Enterprise resource planning
B. Supply chain management
C. Electronic data interchange
D. Partner relationship management
49. Enterprise resource planning software for a manufacturing company will typically process data from
.
A. sales orders and inventory
B. sales, inventory, shipping, and invoicing, as well as from forecasts for raw material and human
resources
C. accounts receivable and payable
D. none of the choices are correct.
50. According to the textbook case, it took Colgate U.S. anywhere from one to five days to acquire an order
and another one to two days to process the order. After ERP, order acquisition and processing combined
takes
.
A. five days
B. three days
C. 24 hours
D. four hours
51. ERP creates a framework for integrating and improving a company's internal business processes that
results in significant improvements in the quality and efficiency of:
A. Customer service
B. Production
C. Distribution
52. ERP systems can provide vital cross-functional information on business performance to managers in a
very timely manner. This describes the key business benefit of:
A. Enterprise agility
B. Decision support
C. Decreased costs
D. Quality and efficiency
53. Of the typical costs associated with implementing a new ERP system,
lowest.
A. hardware
B. software
C. data conversions
D. reengineering
is the
54. Although the benefits of ERP are many, the costs and risks can be considerable. Which of the following
make up the bulk of the cost of implementing a new ERP system?
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Reengineering (developing new business processes)
D. Converting data from legacy systems
55. Which of the following has been a major cause of failure in ERP projects?
A.Business managers and IT professionals underestimating the complexity of the planning, development,
and training needed
B. Trying to do too much too fast
C. Insufficient training in the new work tasks required by the ERP system
56. According to the textbook case, Visa's
complex, and costly to maintain.
A. human resources
B. financial
C. marketing
D. communications
management infrastructure was fragmented,
57. Fundamentally,
helps a company get the right products to the right place at the right
time, in the proper quantity, and at an acceptable cost.
A. customer relationship management
B. supply chain management
C. electronic data interchange
D. partner relationship management
58. The goal of SCM is to create a fast, efficient, and low-cost network of business relationships, or a
, to get a company's products from concept to market.
A. supply chain
B. service chain
C. product chain
D. relationship chain
59. Because each supply chain process should add value to the products or services a company produces, a
supply chain is frequently called a
chain.
A. process
B. service
C. product
D. value
60. A typical box of breakfast cereal takes
to get from factory to supermarket, struggling
its way through wholesalers, distributors, brokers, and consolidators, each of which has a warehouse.
A. seven days
B. 30 days
C. over 100 days
D. six months
61. The demands of today's competitive business environment are pushing manufacturers to use which of
the following technologies to help them re-engineer their relationships with suppliers, distributors, and
retailers?
A. Intranets
B. Extranets
C. E-commerce Web portals
62. Which of the following correctly describes the supply chain life cycle supported by SCM systems?
A. Commit, schedule, make, and deliver
B. Buy, make, sell
C. Buy, sell, schedule, deliver
D. None of the choices are correct.
63.
involves the electronic exchange of business transaction documents over the Internet
and other networks between supply chain trading partners (organizations and their customers and
suppliers).
A. Data exchange
B. Intranets
D. Data interchange
64. EDI is still a popular data-transmission format among major trading partners, primarily to automate
repetitive transactions, though it is slowly being replaced by
-based Web services.
A. HTML
B. Intranet
C. Web-2
D. XML
65. According to the textbook case, Telefonica realized that many smaller businesses could not afford
standard EDI services, so they offered InfoEDI which allows transmission to be entered and processed
.
A. on data exchanges
B. on intranets
C. on the Internet
D. on extranets
66. All of the following are strategic SCM objectives and outcomes except:
A. Establishing policies
B. Designing a network
C. Establishing objectives
D. Scheduling production
67. Which of the following is a tactical SCM objective?
A. Deploying resources to match supply to demand
B. Monitoring, controlling, and adjusting production
C. Changing transportation methods
D. Establishing objectives and policies
68. Sharing of accurate inventory and procurement information is an outcome of the
function.
A. supply chain design
B. materials management
C. collaborative fulfillment
D. supply chain event management
69. SCM systems generally provide companies with all of the following benefits except:
A. Lower marketing costs
B. Quicker times to market
C. Reductions in inventory levels
D. Lower transaction and materials costs
SCM
70. Companies employing supply chain management systems can still face problems. Which of the following
is not identified as a cause of SCM problems in the text?
A. A lack of demand planning knowledge
B. Inaccurate production or inventory data provided by a company's other information systems
C. Inaccurate or overly-optimistic demand forecasts
D. Too many solutions from which to choose
71. A lack of adequate collaboration between suppliers, distributors, and
within a company will sabotage any SCM system.
A. marketing
B. production
C. inventory management
departments
72. Nike's failed SCM implementation resulted in all the following except:
A. $100 million in lost sales
B. 50% of the Nike factories were closed
C. Depressed stock prices
D. Class action lawsuits
73. Companies in stage
of a supply chain management implementation concentrate on making
improvements to internal supply chain processes and external processes and relationships with suppliers
and customers.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
of a supply chain management implementation concentrate on expanding
the business network of Web-enabled SCM-capable trading partners in their supply chain to increase
operational efficiency and effectiveness in meeting strategic business objectives.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
of a supply chain management implementation strive to optimize the
development and management of their supply chains in order to meet strategic customer value and
business value goals.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
76. Which of the following would occur in stage 3 of a supply chain management implementation?
A. Order fulfillment
B. Collaborative marketing
C. Order management
D. Resource allocation
77. Which of the following would occur in stage 1 of a supply chain management implementation?
A. Logistics
C. Order management
78. According to the textbook case, SCM software:

A. allows McKesson to monitor CVS's store level consumption and inventory
B. allows CVS to monitor McKesson's store level consumption and inventory
C. allows McKesson to see what items CVS is ordering from other vendors
D. allows CVS to place orders with vendors other than McKesson
79.
systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it available
80.
software helps sales, marketing, and service professionals capture and track relevant
data about every past and planned contact with prospects and customers, as well as other business and life
cycle events of customers.
81.
software routes calls to customer support agents based on their skills and authority to
handle specific kinds of service requests.
82.
software helps customer service reps assist customers who are having problems with a
product or service by providing relevant service data and suggestions for resolving problems.
83. According to the text, it costs

existing one.
times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to an
84. According to the text, a company can boost its profits by

annual customer retention by only 5 percent.
percent by increasing its
85. According to the textbook case, CRM is easier to implement when

86. Enhancing and optimizing customer retention and
primary objective of customer relationship management.
87. The three steps in the customer life cycle are
.
.
is a major business strategy and
, and
88. CRM software is difficult to install because it often touches many different
systems.
89. Most businesses start out with
customer service centers.
CRM systems, such as sales force automation and
90. ERP software suites typically consist of integrated modules of manufacturing, distribution, sales,
, and human resource applications.
91. According to the textbook case, Colgate implemented SAP R/3 because it needed to coordinate globally
and act
.
92. According to the text, in many cases ERP failures are due to
software vendors.
on the claims of ERP
93. Four important trends are shaping the continuing evolution of ERP: improvements in integration and
technologies.
94. The ERP software packages that were the mainstay of ERP implementations in the 1990s were often
criticized for their
.
95. The major ERP software companies have developed modular,
-enabled software suites that
integrate ERP, customer relationship management, supply chain management, procurement, decision
support, enterprise portals, and other business applications and functions.
96. The growth of the Internet and corporate
and
companies to build Web interfaces and networking capabilities into ERP systems.
prompted software
97. The goal of SCM is to create a fast, efficient, and low-cost network of business relationships, or a
98. Because each supply chain process should add value to the products or services a company produces, a
supply chain is frequently called a
chain.
99. EDI is still a popular data-transmission format among major trading partners, primarily to automate
100.Supply chain
applications let companies see, from a historical perspective, if their
101.Companies in stage
improvements to internal supply chain processes and external processes and relationships with suppliers
and customers.
104.According to the text case, supply chain integration helped CVS move from pull to push promotions
by allowing marketing managers to plan promotions more effectively, using an item history taken from
historical
data on a store-by-store basis.
105.According to the textbook case, Telefonica realized that many smaller businesses could not afford
.
8 Key
1.
(p. 309)
CRM systems store customer account data in multiple specialized databases and then make it
available throughout a company via Internet, intranet, or other network links.
FALSE
CRM systems store data in a common customer database that integrates all customer account
information.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1b
OBrien - Chapter 08 #1
2.
(p. 312)
CRM gives sales representatives lagged, but recent, access to a customer's account status and history
before scheduling sales calls.
FALSE
CRM gives sales representatives real-time access to customer data.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1a
3.
(p. 312)
Call center software helps customer service reps assist customers who are having problems with a
product or service by providing relevant service data and suggestions.
FALSE
Call center software routes calls to customer support agents; help desk software helps customer
services reps deal with problems.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
4.
(p. 312)
It costs twice as much to sell to a new customer than it does to sell to an existing one.
FALSE
It costs six times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to an existing one.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
5.
A company can boost its profits 85 percent by increasing its annual customer retention by only 5
percent.
TRUE
(p. 312)
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
6.
(p. 313)
The majority of complaining customers will do business with a company again if it quickly takes care
of the problem.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
7.
(p. 315)
CRM can keep track of when a customer contacts a company, if the customer uses a previous contact
point.
FALSE
CRM can keep track of when a customer contacts a company, regardless of the contact point.
8.
(p. 314315)
The three steps in the customer life cycle are acquire, balance, and retain.
FALSE
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
The three steps in the customer life cycle are acquire, enhance, and retain.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
9.
(p. 316)
Industry research groups report that most CRM projects produce the promised results.
FALSE
Research groups report that over 50 percent of CRM projects do not produce the results that were
promised.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1c
10.
(p. 317)
CRM software is difficult to install because it often touches many different legacy systems.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
11.
(p. 320)
ERP systems support many vital human resource processes, from personnel requirements planning to
salary and benefits administration.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
12.
(p. 320)
ERP software suites typically consist of integrated modules of manufacturing, distribution, sales,
inventory, and human resource applications.
FALSE
accounting, and human resource applications.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
13.
(p. 325)
Losses from a failed ERP implementation can run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
14.
(p. 326)
According to the textbook case, American LaFrance cited a failed ERP as one of the major reasons for
filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
15.
(p. 326)
16.
(p. 327)
In many cases, ERP failures are due to over-reliance on the claims of ERP software vendors.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
The growth of the Internet and corporate intranets and extranets prompted software companies to
build Web interfaces and networking capabilities into ERP systems.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
17.
(p. 327)
Four important trends are shaping the continuing evolution of ERP: improvements in integration and
Internet technologies.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
18.
(p. 328)
Some e-business suites disassemble ERP components and integrate them into other modules, while
other products keep ERP as a distinct module in the software suite.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
19.
(p. 329)
According to the textbook case, fragmented internal systems are highly unusual in a company that
experiences rapid growth.
FALSE
Fragmented internal systems are not unusual in a company that experiences rapid growth.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
20.
(p. 330)
Many companies today are turning to Internet technologies to Web-enable their supply chain
processes, decision making, and information flows.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
21.
(p. 334)
EDI software typically converts a company's own document formats into standardized EDI
formats.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
22.
(p. 334)
EDI automatically tracks inventory changes; triggers orders, invoices, and other documents related to
transactions; and schedules and confirms delivery and payment.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
23.
(p. 335)
According to the textbook case, InfoEDI's forms-based interface lets businesses connect to InfoEDI
via modems and Web browsers.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
24.
Supply chain event management applications let companies see, from a historical perspective, if their
FALSE
(p. 337)
Supply chain event management applications let companies see if their existing supply chain
management systems are working in real time.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
25.
(p. 339340)
Nike's failed SCM implementation cost the firm over $100 million in lost sales, depressed stock
prices, and caused class action lawsuits.
TRUE
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
26.
(p. 341342)
Every supply chain application installation requires a hefty up-front investment.

FALSE
Some supply chain applications are rather inexpensive. For instance, Modern Plastics Technology in
Port Huron, Michigan, spends just a few hundred dollars a month to access a Web-based supply chain
application.
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
27.
(p. 309)
28.
(p. 309)
Managing the full range of the customer relationship involves two related objectives: (1) providing
the organization and all customer-facing employees with a single, complete view of every customer at
every touch and across all channels, and (2) providing
.
A. suppliers with a single, complete view of the internal workings of the company
B. distributors with a single, complete view of the company and its extended channels
C. customers with a single, complete view of the company and its extended channels
D. customers, suppliers, and investors with a complete view of the internal workings of the company
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it
A. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
B. Supply Chain Management (SCM)
C. Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
D. Knowledge Management (KM)
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
29.
(p. 309)
CRM systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it available
throughout a company via all the following, except: Internet, intranet, or other network links.
A. Internet
B. Intranet
C. Network links
D. Catalogs
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
30.
(p. 309)
CRM software uses information technology to create a cross-functional enterprise system that
integrates and automates many of the
processes with which customers interact.
A. sales
B. customer services
C. marketing
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
31.
(p. 309)
Siebel Systems, Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP AG, and Epiphany are some of the leading vendors of
software.
A. ERP
B. CRM
C. PRM
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
32.
(p. 309)
33.
(p. 346)
34.
(p. 346)
35.
(p. 346)
36.
(p. 312)
A CRM system provides sales reps with the software tools and company data sources they need to
.
A. support and manage their sales activities
B. optimize cross-selling
C. optimize up-selling
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
According to the Real World case, it is easier to implement CRM when:

A. A company is old
B. A company is young
C. A company has just been purchased by another
D. None of the choices are correct
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
According to the Real World case, CRM software works best when used with
A. a single database
B. two databases
C. no databases
D. one or more vertical files
According to the Real World case, customer data integration

A. provides a universal view of a customer
B. resolves discrepancies in names and addresses
C. summarizes customer interaction data from multiple systems
CRM systems help marketing professionals do all of the following except:

A. Qualify leads for targeted marketing
B. Schedule direct marketing mailings
C. Track direct marketing mailings
D. Build up-to-date marketing brochures
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
37.
(p. 312)
CRM systems help fulfill prospect and customer responses and requests by doing all of the following
except:
A. Mailing out additional marketing materials
B. Providing product information
C. Capturing relevant information for the CRM database
D. Quickly scheduling sales contacts
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
38.
(p. 313)
CRM systems help a company identify, reward, and market to their most loyal and profitable
customers through:
A. Analytical marketing software
B. Databases that include a customer data warehouse and CRM data mart
C. Data mining tools
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
39.
(p. 314315)
40.
(p. 314315)
A CRM system should support the organization in which phase of the relationship between a business
and its customers?
A. Acquire and enhance
B. Enhance and retain
C. Acquire, enhance, and retain
D. Acquire and retain
A CRM system includes all the following phases, except:

A. Acquire
B. Enhance
C. Balance
D. Retain
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
41.
(p. 314)
The goal of the

phase of a customer relationship is to help customers perceive the
value of a superior product offered by an outstanding company.
A. acquire
B. enhance
C. retain
AACSB: Technology
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
42.
(p. 315)
43.
(p. 317)
44.
(p. 318)
In the
phase of a customer relationship, a business relies on CRM software tools
and databases to proactively identify and reward its most loyal and profitable customers via targeted
marketing programs.
A. acquire
B. enhance
C. retain
Increasingly, businesses are moving to

as well as customers in collaborative customer services.
A. operational
B. analytical
C. collaborative
D. portal-based
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CRM systems, to involve business partners
All of the following are examples of the business value of operational CRM except:
A. Enables easy collaboration with customers, suppliers, and partners
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B Supports customer interaction with greater convenience through a variety of channels, including
. phone, fax, e-mail, chat, and mobile devices
C. Synchronizes customer interactions consistently across all channels
D. Makes a company easier to do business with
45.
(p. 318)
Which of the following is an example of the business value of collaborative CRM?
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A. Provides all users with the tools and information that fit their individual roles and preferences
B. Improves efficiency and integration throughout the supply chain
C. Empowers all employees to respond to customer demands more quickly
D Synchronizes customer interaction with greater convenience through a variety of channels,
. including phone, fax, e-mail, chat, and mobile devices
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46.
(p. 318)
A(n)
CRM provides all users with the tools and information they need to fit their
individual roles and preferences.
A. operational
B. analytical
C. collaborative
D. portal-based
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47.
(p. 320)
48.
(p. 320)
Enterprise resource planning is recognized as a necessary ingredient that many companies need in
order to:
A. Gain the efficiency, agility, and responsiveness required to succeed in today's dynamic business
environment
B. Maximize their marketing dollars
C. Reduce inventory levels
D. Hold onto competent employees in a competitive environment
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is the technological backbone of e-business, an enterprise-wide transaction

framework with links into sales order processing, inventory management and control, production and
distribution planning, and finance.
A. Enterprise resource planning
B. Supply chain management
D. Partner relationship management
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49.
(p. 320)
Enterprise resource planning software for a manufacturing company will typically process data from
.
A. sales orders and inventory
B. sales, inventory, shipping, and invoicing, as well as from forecasts for raw material and human
resources
C. accounts receivable and payable
D. none of the choices are correct.
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50.
(p. 324)
According to the textbook case, it took Colgate U.S. anywhere from one to five days to acquire an
order and another one to two days to process the order. After ERP, order acquisition and processing
combined takes
.
A. five days
B. three days
C. 24 hours
D. four hours
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Difficulty: Medium
51.
(p. 324)
ERP creates a framework for integrating and improving a company's internal business processes that
results in significant improvements in the quality and efficiency of:
A. Customer service
B. Production
C. Distribution
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52.
(p. 324)
53.
(p. 325)
ERP systems can provide vital cross-functional information on business performance to managers in a
very timely manner. This describes the key business benefit of:
A. Enterprise agility
B. Decision support
C. Decreased costs
D. Quality and efficiency
Of the typical costs associated with implementing a new ERP system,

lowest.
A. hardware
B. software
C. data conversions
D. reengineering
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is the
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54.
(p. 325)
55.
(p. 326)
56.
(p. 329)
Although the benefits of ERP are many, the costs and risks can be considerable. Which of the
following make up the bulk of the cost of implementing a new ERP system?
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Reengineering (developing new business processes)
D. Converting data from legacy systems
Which of the following has been a major cause of failure in ERP projects?
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A. Business managers and IT professionals underestimating the complexity of the planning,

development, and training needed
B. Trying to do too much too fast
C. Insufficient training in the new work tasks required by the ERP system
According to the textbook case, Visa's

complex, and costly to maintain.
A. human resources
B. financial
C. marketing
D. communications
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management infrastructure was fragmented,
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57.
(p. 320)
Fundamentally,
helps a company get the right products to the right place at the
right time, in the proper quantity, and at an acceptable cost.
A. customer relationship management
B. supply chain management
C. electronic data interchange
D. partner relationship management
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Difficulty: Medium
58.
(p. 330)
The goal of SCM is to create a fast, efficient, and low-cost network of business relationships, or a
A. supply chain
B. service chain
C. product chain
D. relationship chain
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Difficulty: Medium
59.
(p. 330)
Because each supply chain process should add value to the products or services a company produces,
a supply chain is frequently called a
chain.
A. process
B. service
C. product
D. value
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Difficulty: Easy
60.
(p. 330)
A typical box of breakfast cereal takes

to get from factory to supermarket,
struggling its way through wholesalers, distributors, brokers, and consolidators, each of which has a
warehouse.
A. seven days
B. 30 days
C. over 100 days
D. six months
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Difficulty: Hard
61.
(p. 330333)
The demands of today's competitive business environment are pushing manufacturers to use which of
the following technologies to help them re-engineer their relationships with suppliers, distributors, and
retailers?
A. Intranets
B. Extranets
C. E-commerce Web portals
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Difficulty: Easy
62.
(p. 333)
Which of the following correctly describes the supply chain life cycle supported by SCM systems?
A.
B.
C.
D.
63.
(p. 334)
Commit, schedule, make, and deliver

Buy, make, sell
Buy, sell, schedule, deliver
None of the choices are correct.
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involves the electronic exchange of business transaction documents over the

Internet and other networks between supply chain trading partners (organizations and their customers
and suppliers).
A. Data exchange
B. Intranets
D. Data interchange
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Difficulty: Easy
64.
(p. 334)
EDI is still a popular data-transmission format among major trading partners, primarily to automate
A. HTML
B. Intranet
C. Web-2
D. XML
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Difficulty: Hard
65.
(p. 335)
66.
(p. 336)
According to the textbook case, Telefonica realized that many smaller businesses could not afford
.
A. on data exchanges
B. on intranets
C. on the Internet
D. on extranets
All of the following are strategic SCM objectives and outcomes except:
A. Establishing policies
B. Designing a network
C. Establishing objectives
D. Scheduling production
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67.
(p. 336)
68.
(p. 337)
Which of the following is a tactical SCM objective?

A. Deploying resources to match supply to demand
B. Monitoring, controlling, and adjusting production
C. Changing transportation methods
D. Establishing objectives and policies
Sharing of accurate inventory and procurement information is an outcome of the

SCM function.
A. supply chain design
B. materials management
C. collaborative fulfillment
D. supply chain event management
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Difficulty: Hard
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69.
(p. 338)
SCM systems generally provide companies with all of the following benefits except:
A. Lower marketing costs
B. Quicker times to market
C. Reductions in inventory levels
D. Lower transaction and materials costs
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Difficulty: Medium
70.
(p. 339)
71.
(p. 339)
72.
(p. 339340)
Companies employing supply chain management systems can still face problems. Which of the
following is not identified as a cause of SCM problems in the text?
A. A lack of demand planning knowledge
B. Inaccurate production or inventory data provided by a company's other information systems
C. Inaccurate or overly-optimistic demand forecasts
D. Too many solutions from which to choose
A lack of adequate collaboration between suppliers, distributors, and

within a company will sabotage any SCM system.
A. marketing
B. production
C. inventory management
Nike's failed SCM implementation resulted in all the following except:

A. $100 million in lost sales
B. 50% of the Nike factories were closed
C. Depressed stock prices
D. Class action lawsuits
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Difficulty: Medium
departments
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Difficulty: Easy
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Difficulty: Medium
73.
(p. 340)
Companies in stage
improvements to internal supply chain processes and external processes and relationships with
suppliers and customers.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
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Difficulty: Hard
74.
(p. 340)
Companies in stage
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
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Difficulty: Hard
75.
(p. 341)
Companies in stage
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
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Difficulty: Hard
76.
(p. 341)
Which of the following would occur in stage 3 of a supply chain management implementation?
A. Order fulfillment
C. Order management
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77.
(p. 341)
Which of the following would occur in stage 1 of a supply chain management implementation?
A. Logistics
C. Order management
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Difficulty: Hard
78.
(p. 341)
79.
(p. 309)
80.
(p. 309)
81.
(p. 312)
82.
(p. 312)
83.
(p. 312)
84.
(p. 312)
According to the textbook case, SCM software:

A. allows McKesson to monitor CVS's store level consumption and inventory
B. allows CVS to monitor McKesson's store level consumption and inventory
C. allows McKesson to see what items CVS is ordering from other vendors
D. allows CVS to place orders with vendors other than McKesson
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Difficulty: Medium
systems store customer account data in common databases and then make it
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Difficulty: Medium
software helps sales, marketing, and service professionals capture and track
relevant data about every past and planned contact with prospects and customers, as well as other
business and life cycle events of customers.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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Difficulty: Hard
software routes calls to customer support agents based on their skills and authority
to handle specific kinds of service requests.
Call Center
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Difficulty: Medium
software helps customer service reps assist customers who are having problems
with a product or service by providing relevant service data and suggestions for resolving
problems.
Help Desk
According to the text, it costs

an existing one.
six
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Difficulty: Medium
times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to
According to the text, a company can boost its profits by

annual customer retention by only 5 percent.
eighty-five (85)
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Difficulty: Medium
percent by increasing its
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Difficulty: Medium
85.
(p. 346)
86.
(p. 313)
87.
(p. 314315)
88.
(p. 317)
89.
(p. 318)
According to the textbook case, CRM is easier to implement when

the company is young
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Difficulty: Medium
Enhancing and optimizing customer retention and

primary objective of customer relationship management.
loyalty
The three steps in the customer life cycle are
is a major business strategy and
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Difficulty: Hard
, and
.
acquire, enhance, and retain
CRM software is difficult to install because it often touches many different

systems.
legacy
Most businesses start out with

customer service centers.
operational
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Difficulty: Medium
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Difficulty: Hard
CRM systems, such as sales force automation and
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Difficulty: Hard
90.
, and human resource applications.
(p. 320)
accounting
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Difficulty: Hard
91.
(p. 324)
92.
(p. 326)
According to the textbook case, Colgate implemented SAP R/3 because it needed to coordinate
globally and act
.
locally
According to the text, in many cases ERP failures are due to

software vendors.
over-reliance
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Difficulty: Medium
on the claims of ERP
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Difficulty: Easy
93.
(p. 327)
Four important trends are shaping the continuing evolution of ERP: improvements in integration and
technologies.
Internet
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Difficulty: Hard
94.
(p. 327)
The ERP software packages that were the mainstay of ERP implementations in the 1990s were often
criticized for their
.
inflexibility
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Difficulty: Hard
95.
(p. 327)
The major ERP software companies have developed modular,

-enabled software suites
that integrate ERP, customer relationship management, supply chain management, procurement,
decision support, enterprise portals, and other business applications and functions.
Web or Internet
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Difficulty: Medium
96.
(p. 327)
The growth of the Internet and corporate

and
prompted
software companies to build Web interfaces and networking capabilities into ERP systems.
Intranets, Extranets
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Difficulty: Easy
The goal of SCM is to create a fast, efficient, and low-cost network of business relationships, or a
97.
(p. 330)
supply chain
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Difficulty: Medium
98.
(p. 330)
Because each supply chain process should add value to the products or services a company produces,
a supply chain is frequently called a
chain.
value
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
99.
(p. 334)
EDI is still a popular data-transmission format among major trading partners, primarily to automate
XML
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Difficulty: Hard
100.
(p. 337)
Supply chain
applications let companies see, from a historical perspective, if their
event management
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Difficulty: Hard
101.
(p. 340)
Companies in stage
improvements to internal supply chain processes and external processes and relationships with
suppliers and customers.
one
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Difficulty: Hard
102.
(p. 340)
Companies in stage
two
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Difficulty: Hard
103.
(p. 341)
Companies in stage
three
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Difficulty: Hard
104.
(p. 341342)
According to the text case, supply chain integration helped CVS move from pull to push promotions
by allowing marketing managers to plan promotions more effectively, using an item history taken
from historical
data on a store-by-store basis.
point-of-sale
AACSB: Technology
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Difficulty: Hard
105.
(p. 335)
According to the textbook case, Telefonica realized that many smaller businesses could not afford
.
on the Internet
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Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
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35. According to the Real World case, customer data integration

CRM systems, to involve business partners as

is the technological backbone of e-business, an enterprise-wide transaction framework

management infrastructure was fragmented,

78. According to the textbook case, SCM software:

83. According to the text, it costs

times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to an

84. According to the text, a company can boost its profits by

percent by increasing its

85. According to the textbook case, CRM is easier to implement when

CRM systems, such as sales force automation and

on the claims of ERP

Every supply chain application installation requires a hefty up-front investment.

According to the Real World case, it is easier to implement CRM when:

According to the Real World case, customer data integration

CRM systems help marketing professionals do all of the following except:

A CRM system includes all the following phases, except:

The goal of the

Increasingly, businesses are moving to

CRM systems, to involve business partners

Which of the following is an example of the business value of collaborative CRM?

is the technological backbone of e-business, an enterprise-wide transaction

Of the typical costs associated with implementing a new ERP system,

A. Business managers and IT professionals underestimating the complexity of the planning,

According to the textbook case, Visa's

management infrastructure was fragmented,

A typical box of breakfast cereal takes

Commit, schedule, make, and deliver

involves the electronic exchange of business transaction documents over the

Which of the following is a tactical SCM objective?

Sharing of accurate inventory and procurement information is an outcome of the

A lack of adequate collaboration between suppliers, distributors, and

Nike's failed SCM implementation resulted in all the following except:

According to the textbook case, SCM software:

According to the text, it costs

times more to sell to a new customer than to sell to

According to the text, a company can boost its profits by

percent by increasing its

According to the textbook case, CRM is easier to implement when

Enhancing and optimizing customer retention and

The three steps in the customer life cycle are

is a major business strategy and

CRM software is difficult to install because it often touches many different

Most businesses start out with

CRM systems, such as sales force automation and

, and human resource applications.

According to the text, in many cases ERP failures are due to

on the claims of ERP

The major ERP software companies have developed modular,

The growth of the Internet and corporate

, to get a company's products from concept to market.

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