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This document contains a quiz on global production and supply chain management. It includes two questions asking students to: 1) Explain how logistics and purchasing functions can strategically leverage the global supply chain for a mobile phone manufacturer. 2) Analyze the pros and cons of manufacturing a component in-house versus outsourcing it, and recommend which option is best given currency exchange rate expectations. The questions are scored on a 5 point rubric assessing content and organization.

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12 Quiz 1

This document contains a quiz on global production and supply chain management. It includes two questions asking students to: 1) Explain how logistics and purchasing functions can strategically leverage the global supply chain for a mobile phone manufacturer. 2) Analyze the pros and cons of manufacturing a component in-house versus outsourcing it, and recommend which option is best given currency exchange rate expectations. The questions are scored on a 5 point rubric assessing content and organization.

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QUIZ ON GLOBAL PRODUCTION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT


NAME: SECTION: DATE: SCORE:

Questions (3 items x 5 points):


1. Explain how the global supply chain functions of (a) logistics and (b) purchasing can be used to strategically
leverage the global supply chains for a manufacturing company producing mobile phones.

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2. A firm must decide whether to make a component part in-house or to contract it out to an independent
supplier. Manufacturing the part requires a non-recoverable investment in specialized assets. The most
efficient suppliers are located in countries with currencies that many foreign exchange analysts expect to
appreciate substantially over the next decade. What are the pros and cons of (a) manufacturing the
component in-house and (b) outsourcing manufacturing to an independent supplier? Which option would
you recommend? Why?
Response 2: outsourcing manufacturing to an independent
Response 1: manufacturing the component in-house
supplier

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My Decision
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Rubric for grading:

CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POINTS


Provided pieces of evidence, supporting details, and factual
Content 3
scenarios
Expressed the points in a clear and logical arrangement of ideas
Organization of Ideas 2
in the paragraph
TOTAL 5

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