COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT

HPC 4 – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

FIRST SEMESTER, A.Y. 2022-23

INSTRUCTIONS: All assignments, unless otherwise specified, should be turned in

typed, in a 12-point font, any font style, 1.5 spaced, justify and grammatically correct. All
margins should be set to 1 inch. All pages should be numbered with your name and the
date on the first page.
Name:__________________________________________Course,Year&Section:_____
________Date:__________
Lesson 2: SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS: PLANNING AND SOURCING

I. QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. What are the four main categories of supply chain operations and what
are some of the activities in each category?
2. Describe the four variables that are addressed in demand forecasting.
3. What are the four forecasting methods and what is the focus of each
method?
4. How does product promotion relate to company cost structure and what
are the effects of running product promotions?
5. Name the three types of inventories and the purpose of each type?
6. Explain cycle inventory and what causes cycle inventory levels rise and
fall?
7. What is the economic order quantity (EOQ) and how does it work?
8. What is safety inventory and how can companies reduce safety inventory?
9. Describe the five main functions that make up the procurement activity?
10. What are the three main functions that occur within the credit and
collections activity.
Name:__________________________________________Course,Year&Section:_____
________Date:__________
Lesson 3: SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS: MAKING AND DELIVERY
I. QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. Name some of the supply chain activities that occur in the making and
delivering of products.
2. Write a short explanation of how the design of a product affects the shape of
the supply chain that will support that product.
3. What are the three performance objectives that a factory manager must
balance against each other as business conditions change and why are they
often conflicting?
4. Define the factors that go into calculating economic lot size (ELS) and explain
how this calculation is used in production scheduling.
5. What is the equation for product run-out time?
6. What are the three main decisions that need to be made in facility
management?
7. What are the four rules of efficient order management and why are they
important?
8. What are the strengths and weaknesses of delivery scheduling using the
savings matrix technique versus the generalized assignment technique?
9. What forces are driving outsourcing of supply chain activities?