CSCP Supply Chain Performance Measurement and Metrics Questions and Answers Flashcards
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Which framework is most commonly used to measure and manage supply chain performance using a hierarchical set of metrics?
Answer: SCOR Model
The SCOR (Supply Chain Operations Reference) Model provides a hierarchical set of metrics—Level 1, 2, and 3—used to measure and manage end-to-end supply chain performance.
The SCOR Level 1 metric 'Perfect Order Fulfillment' primarily measures which supply chain attribute?
Answer: Reliability
Perfect Order Fulfillment is a reliability metric in SCOR that measures the percentage of orders delivered on time, in full, without damage, and with correct documentation.
A company's Order Cycle Time increased from 3 days to 5 days. What supply chain performance attribute has deteriorated?
Answer: Responsiveness
Order Cycle Time measures how quickly a supply chain fulfills a customer request, which is the Responsiveness attribute in the SCOR framework.
Which metric best measures a supply chain's ability to respond to sudden large changes in demand?
Answer: Supply Chain Flexibility
Supply Chain Flexibility (Upside/Downside Adaptability and Flexibility) is the SCOR Agility metric that measures the ability to respond to unplanned market changes.
Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time is calculated as Days Sales Outstanding plus Days Inventory Outstanding minus which component?
Answer: Days Payable Outstanding
Cash-to-Cash Cycle Time = DSO + DIO − DPO; a shorter cycle means the company converts investments into cash flows more quickly.
Which of the following is a customer-facing (external) supply chain performance metric?
Answer: Order fill rate
Order fill rate directly reflects the customer experience by measuring the percentage of customer orders shipped complete from available stock.
When benchmarking supply chain performance, 'best-in-class' benchmarks are most useful because they:
Answer: Set performance targets based on top performers to drive improvement
Best-in-class benchmarks identify what top-performing organizations achieve, providing aspirational targets that drive competitive improvement efforts.
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