Sustainability And The Supply Chain

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Understanding the Supply Chain
Supply Chain Performance: Achieving Strategic Fit and Scope
Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics
Designing Distribution Networks and Applications to e-Business
Network Design in the Supply Chain
Designing Global Supply Chain Networks
Demand Forecasting in a Supply Chain
Aggregate Planning in a Supply Chain
Sales and Operations Planning: Planning Supply and Demand in a Supply Chain
Coordination in a Supply Chain
Managing Economies of Scale in the Supply Chain: Cycle Inventory
Managing Uncertainty in a Supply Chain: Safety Inventory
Determining the Optimal Level of Product Availability
Transportation in a Supply Chain
Sourcing Decisions in a Supply Chain
Pricing and Revenue Management in a Supply Chain
Sustainability and the Supply Chain

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Question 21

Multiple Choice

Most concrete action has been observed primarily when a focus on sustainability

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increases revenue for sustainability initiatives.

makes the world more sustainable.

attracts customers who value sustainability.

reduces risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain.

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Question 22

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Much less success for sustainability initiatives has been driven by

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increased revenue for sustainability initiatives.

customer demand.

attracted customers who value sustainability.

reduced risk and improving the financial performance of the supply chain.

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Question 23

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Almost 40 percent of ________ could be achieved at negative marginal costs, meaning that investing in these options would generate positive economic returns over their life cycle.

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greenhouse gas abatement

fuel consumption initiatives

increased customer base

improved company reputation

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Question 24

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Unilever, the Dutch-British consumer goods giant, has invested significant effort to help emerging economies such as Brazil and India wrestle with poverty, water scarcity and climate change. The company sees ________ of its sales and the majority of its growth coming from emerging economies.

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almost 25%

almost 50%

almost 60%

almost 75%

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Question 25

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Walmart reduced its energy consumption by

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adding skylights for natural light.

reducing packaging.

milk jug redesign.

better transportation routing of trucks.

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Question 26

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In the short to medium term, an improved focus on sustainability provides benefits that

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are shared but costs that may be local to a firm.

are local to firms but a cost that is global.

are shared and costs that are global.

are local and costs that are global.

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Question 27

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The phenomenon where each actor is incentivized to maximize his gain from a public asset at the expense of all others is

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the tragedy of the commons.

cap-and-trade.

the closed loop.

the social pillar.

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Question 28

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________ is a social arrangement that encourages all participants to behave such that they do not contribute to the tragedy of the commons.

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A zero sum game

Escalation of commitment

Mutual coercion

Barzini Red

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Question 29

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________ is a mechanism that constrains the aggregate emissions by creating a limited number of tradeable emission allowances, which emission sources must secure and surrender in proportion to their emissions.

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Command-and-control

Cap-and-trade

Cap-and-control

Emissions tax

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Question 30

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Metrics that would typically be in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports would contain

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revenue.

social.

environmental.

Both B and C

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Question 31

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In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines three levels of scope. The following scope is referred to as direct emissions.

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This scope refers to emissions from GHG sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity.

This scope refers to indirect emissions from grid-sourced electricity and other utility services of heat, steam and cooling.

This scope refers to the inclusion of other indirect emissions coming from sources such as the production of purchased materials, outsourced activities, contractor owned vehicles, waste disposal, and employee business travel.

This scope refers to the corporate responsibility for direct discharging of emissions into public water systems.

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Question 32

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A(n) ________ measure of performance is more effective at capturing sustainability improvement.

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scope

relative

absolute

statistical

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Question 33

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In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines levels of scope. This level refers to emissions from GHG sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity.

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Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

Scope 4

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Question 34

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In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines levels of scope. This level refers to the inclusion of other indirect emissions coming from sources such as the production of purchased materials, outsourced activities, contractor owned vehicles, waste disposal, and employee business travel.

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Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

Scope 4

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Question 35

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In the context of greenhouse gas emission, the GHG protocol initiative defines levels of scope. This level refers to indirect emissions from grid-sourced electricity and other utility services of heat, steam and cooling.

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Scope 1

Scope 2

Scope 3

Scope 4

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Question 36

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In the context of greenhouse gas emission, direct emissions

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are controlled by the reporting entity.

are created through waste disposal.

come from utility-based services.

come from employee-based travel.

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Question 37

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In the textbook, a detailed analysis by Abbott indicated that their indirect emissions were about ________ times their direct emissions.

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1 to 5

6 to 14

15 to 19

20 to 22

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Question 38

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The disadvantage of using a(n) ________ measure is that a drop in supply chain sales and production (for example in a downturn) will show an improved absolute measure of energy consumption even though the company may not have changed anything.

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scope

relative

absolute

statistical

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Question 39

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A(n) ________ measure of performance is more effective at capturing improvement.

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scope

relative

absolute

statistical

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Question 40

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________ tend to be significant consumers of energy and water and emitters of waste and greenhouse gases and thus offer significant opportunities for profitable improvement.

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Employees

Production processes

Facilities

Vehicles

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