In the Item Procurement Importance Matrix, What Describes High Risk

question 9

Multiple Choice

In the Item Procurement Importance Matrix, what describes high risk, low value?

• A) generics
• B) commodities
• C) criticals
• D) distinctives

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Definitions:

Bullwhip Effect

A situation in supply chain management where slight shifts in demand from consumers cause increasingly amplified shifts in demand at the levels of manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers.

Primary Causes

Fundamental reasons or root causes that directly lead to an event, situation, or outcome, distinct from secondary or tertiary factors.

Remedy

Refers to a treatment, solution, or means of correcting or improving a problem, situation, or condition.

Bullwhip Measure

A metric used to quantify the increase in fluctuation at higher tiers of a supply chain caused by small changes in demand at the consumer end.