A purchasing and supply chain performance measurement and management system should directly support corporate goals and objectives. A measurement system that directs behavior and activity away from those goals and objectives is counterproductive and can cause greater harm than good. Effective performance measurement systems have certain characteristics. Select three characteristics and discuss why a measure should possess that characteristic. Why is it sometimes advantageous to benchmark performance against a non-competitor?

What can be the performance indices for a purchasing department of an organization? How can a purchasing manager monitor them? What are the advantages of defining such performance indices? Include examples for each part of this question

The following are true statements about quality systems except: a. The FDA’s quality systems regulations are highly prescriptive and subject to limited interpretation b. Senior executives have ultimate legal responsibility for the effectiveness of the company’s quality system c. Companies can implement their quality systems in a progressive manner, focusing on those elements most relevant to their stage of growth d. Quality systems can be a source of competitive advantage for a company

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A company named as “Versatile Machines” working in USA from 10 Years they have a good record sales of Laptops from last 8 years but now they are facing problems regarding company growth, they decide to make a warehouse of the data that they have suppose that you are the person who is responsible to develop warehouse, How you manage the data of company so that Decision Support System will develop?

Three levels of purchasing and supply chain analysis are dyadic buyer- supplier relationships, supply chains and networks.Select one:a. True.b. False.

How Is a Value Analysis Plan better or worse than simply finding the lowest price for an item, regardless of vendor or supplier?

List and describe two potential methods or models (mathematical or conceptual) that can be used to predict impacts in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. Illustrate your answer with relevant examples.

Can you please outline the basic idea behind the CASP competition?

Restituto Dimaalis is VP Corporate Planning of Philippine Canning Corp. (PCC), one of the biggest fish canning companies in the Philippines with Sales of about PhP 12.0 B in 2012.  Its main product is tuna with the cannery located in General Santos City, South Cotabato.  Its secondary product line is sardines with the cannery located just outside Zamboanga City.  The company’s head office is located in Makati.   Reviewing company performance over the past few years, Resituto thought the picture looked good.  The cannery in Gen San, together with the corresponding fish port was new, having been completed 5 years ago.  The company had invested a little over PhP 500.0 M in this project but it seemed to be paying off both in terms of increased efficiency as well as capacity.  Most of the machinery and systems (60% of cost) was financed through 10 yr. US$ denominated debt while 30% of the balance was funded through long term PhP denominated debt and the rest through Retained Earnings. The…