The Secret Of APICS CSCP Practice Question

NEW QUESTION 1

A firm has identified groups of customers based on specific characteristics the customers desire from products and services the firm can provide. Characteristics include lead times, pricing tiers, and service levels. The firm is engaged in which of the following activities?

• A. Customer differentiation
• B. Order winner segregation
• C. Market segmentation
• D. Channel definition

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 2

In order to optimize delivery routing and load planning as well as to provide advanced shipment notifications (ASN's), which of the following technology platforms should be implemented to plan and manage the above operations?

• A. Electronic Date Interchange (EDI)
• B. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• C. Event Management System (EMS)
• D. Transportation Management System (TMS)

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 3

If a company successfully implements a sales and operations planning process, which of the following measures would be expected to increase?

• A. Percentage of on-time deliveries
• B. Cash-to-cash cycle time
• C. Forecast variation
• D. Cost of goods sold

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 4

On-time delivery performance in the supply chain can best be improved by aligning required capacity with what type of capacity?

• A. Demonstrated
• B. Rated
• C. Budgeted
• D. Theoretical

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 5

Supply chains delivering products or services are most able to respond quickly to changing market requirements when:

• A. products have been standardized.
• B. products have a modular design.
• C. production processes have been standardized.
• D. production processes have been simplified.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 6

Which of the following situations is a consequence of global operations?

• A. Decreased logistic cost
• B. Increased logistic complexity
• C. Reduced product variety
• D. Longer lead times

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 7

Potential customers of a company's new product have tight tolerance requirements. The
company plans to purchase a critical component. To meet customer requirements, the company should first:

• A. implement statistical process control for the component.
• B. bring manufacturing of the critical component in-house.
• C. develop an alternate source of supply.
• D. certify the supplier of the component.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 8

Which of the following actions typically is most important when building a collaborative supply chain?

• A. Investing sufficient capital
• B. Building mutual trust
• C. Integrating information systems
• D. Developing a common culture

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 9

The make-to-stock model is an effective inventory strategy when the product:

• A. has a long manufacturing lead time.
• B. has a limited set of features.
• C. is designed by the customer.
• D. is frequently out of stock.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 10

A juice manufacturer wants to determine the time required to convert a dollar spent on materials into a dollar received in sales. Which of the following metrics would be most
appropriate to make this determination?

• A. Activity-based costing
• B. Inventory carrying cost
• C. Cash-to-cash cycle time
• D. Average financial turnover

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 11

A manufacturer of consumer goods has purchased one of its distributors. The distributor's inventory system is archaic and will not integrate into the manufacturer's enterprise resources planning (ERP) system. Which of the following approaches is the most appropriate long-term solution for the manufacturer?

• A. Buy a complete ERP system that includes seamlessly integrated distribution.
• B. Buy a warehouse management system that integrates into the ERP system.
• C. Run the existing warehouse inventory system and update the ERP system manually.
• D. Hire a software contractor to write an interface with batch update to the ERP system.

Answer: B

NEW QUESTION 12

A consumer goods manufacturer has introduced a new frozen product and encountered problems applying package labels consistently. Which of the following methodologies would be most appropriate to use to identify the root cause of the problem?

• A. Six sigma
• B. Statistical process control
• C. Lean production
• D. Theory of constraints

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 13

The profit margin for a product that is currently made in the company's facility has decreased during the past 2 years. Which of the following factors should be considered when deciding whether to make or buy the product?

• A. Production capabilities
• B. Transportation capabilities
• C. Distribution channels
• D. Landed cost

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 14

Direct shipment distribution typically offers which of the following advantages?

• A. Risk pooling is facilitated.
• B. Demand variability is reduced.
• C. Service levels are increased.
• D. Lead times are reduced.

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 15

Turning the request-for-quotes process into a real-time auction setting most likely will:

• A. improve product quality.
• B. increase process costs.
• C. reduce cycle time.
• D. reduce bid cost.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 16

A company used Global Reporting Initiative guidelines to complete a self-assessment. Which of the following actions would be the most appropriate next step?

• A. Share information with all stakeholders
• B. Obtain top management support
• C. Identify action items
• D. Conduct gap analysis

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 17

Companies interested in developing programs to pinpoint customer loyalty rely on customer relationship management tools that produce which of the following outputs?

• A. Transaction management
• B. Forecast, process, and information sharing
• C. Churn analysis and prediction
• D. Event and service management

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 18

ABC Corporation is implementing a website that connects clothing distributors and retailers with many different garment manufacturers from whom they can buy finished goods. This website would be an example of:

• A. virtual auction site.
• B. intranet commerce.
• C. a vertical exchange.
• D. an Internet storefront.

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 19

What is the primary benefit of using a central storage warehouse for all components rather than using point-of-use storage?

• A. Reduced need for bar codes and radio frequency identification technology
• B. Reduced material handling costs
• C. Ease of control and count accuracy
• D. Maintain a cleaner shop floor

Answer: C

NEW QUESTION 20

Which of the following factors are fundamental to transportation performance?

• A. Full truck loads, maintenance, discounts
• B. Quality, Just-in-Time, invoicing
• C. Contract performance, order tracking, flexibility
• D. Cost, speed, delivery consistency

Answer: D

NEW QUESTION 21

Which of the following activities is critical to successful synchronization of supply and demand throughout a supply chain?

• A. Sharing demand information
• B. Placing large orders to obtain lower prices
• C. Reducing the number of deliveries
• D. Maintaining increased inventories

Answer: A

NEW QUESTION 22

Use of consistent performance measures among trading partners is a best practice to:

• A. share data among information systems faster.
• B. manage collaboration and continuous improvement.
• C. reduce the time to introduce new products.
• D. increase the flexibility to collaborate with customers.

Answer: B

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