APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) — Question 327

A large bicycle company has outsourced manufacturing and needs to respond immediately to any logistics problems in the supply chain. The best technological solution to meet this need is:

Answer options

• A. enterprise resources planning.
• B. supply chain event management.
• C. supplier relationship management.
• D. a transportation management system.

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer, supply chain event management, is designed to monitor and respond to supply chain disruptions in real-time, making it ideal for the company's urgent needs. Enterprise resources planning (A), supplier relationship management (C), and transportation management systems (D) can support logistics but are not specifically focused on immediate event response.