This document provides instructions and questions for the ASCM 629 midterm examination. It outlines that students should answer 10 essay questions in 150-300 words each. The exam represents 30% of the total class grade. Students are asked to save their exam with answers as a Microsoft Word document and submit it before the deadline in the assignments folder. The questions cover a range of supply chain management topics like the strategic role of purchasing, developing sustainable supplier relationships, aligning purchasing objectives, benefits of collaborative supplier relationships, outsourcing decisions, procurement issues with technology innovation, sustainability challenges in supply chains, services operations in service-based supply chains, and linkages between logistics management and sustainability.

1. ASCM 629 Week 7 – Midterm Examination
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SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT MID-TERM EXAMINATION
Each essay answer for questions 1 through 10 is worth ten points. Please use a between 150 and
300 words per answer. Your answer may include content from text or readings, conference
discussions, or relevant workplace examples. These must not be merely cut-and-pasted from
other sources. Please do not contact a UMUC Reference Specialist in developing any answer, as
discussed in the syllabus. Please save the examination with answers as a Microsoft Word
document under a new filename the includes your last name, section 9020, and “midterm.” An
example is scheer9020midterm.doc .
Please include your name and section number at the heading inside the document. Answers
should appear in order, from one through ten. Please make sure you have an answer for each
question before submitting it for grading. Completed exams are to be submitted in the mid-term
examination assignments folder. These are due before the date indicated in your course schedule.
Note that your assignments folder is locked after this time and the exam cannot be submitted.
The test represents 30 percent of your total class grade, so please spend quality time in preparing
answers. I estimate that it will take about four to six hours to answer all ten questions; perhaps
shorter for some students and more for others.
1. Please summarize reasons why purchasing is no longer a clerical responsibility but
has become a strategic priority.
2. Describe strategic sourcing as a part of the process to developing a high-
performance, sustainable supply base.
3. Describe and illustrate three issues associatedwith aligning purchasing objectives
with overall organizational objectives.

2. 4. Why is fostering collaborative supplier relationships at the core of successful supply
chain management?
5. What are issues with an outsourcing decision that affect:
6. a) Internal or external resources;
7. b) Transactions costs; and,
8. c) Business risks.
9. Illustrate three procurement issues associatedwith technology innovation.
10. Describe and illustrate three sustainability challenges within a supply chain.
11. What is meant by service and services operations within the context of a service-
based supply chain?
12. Illustrate three transportation linkages between logistics management and
sustainability.
13. SCM Globe Simulation: What is the one change that you made which had the most
favorable impact upon supply chain effectiveness and efficiency? Please describe the
issue which existed, your action, and the results. This discussion must be supported
by measurable improvement and the supply chain must be at least as stable as it was
prior to the change.