APICS APICS Certifications CSCP Questions & Answers

• Question 1111:

  Benchmarking a firm's performance against industry competitors is most valuable because it can reveal:

  A. a competitor's manufacturing processes.

  B. a firm's leadership ranking relative to industry peers.

  C. which processes require improvement.

  D. that no further improvement is possible.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1112:

  A manufacturer of consumer packaged goods with a single plant and nine regional distribution centers is considering reducing the number of distribution centers in its system. Reducing the number of distribution centers most likely will reduce fixed warehousing and the cost of:

  A. storing cycle inventory in the distribution centers.

  B. storing finished-goods inventory at the manufacturing plants.

  C. transportation from the distribution centers to the customer.

  D. transportation from the plant to the distribution centers.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1113:

  Which of the following measures effectively evaluates overall resources in a distribution warehouse?

  A. Throughput

  B. Cube utilization

  C. Filled pallet positions

  D. Labor efficiency

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1114:

  Customizing can be an effective warehousing strategy because it allows a company to:

  A. allocate available storage space to optimize handling costs.

  B. address trade-offs between space and material handling needs.

  C. effectively design its inbound and outbound dock areas.

  D. add value to the product through modification, labeling, and packaging.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1115:

  When doing international business, a company's total line-haul costs will vary with the:

  A. weight shipped.

  B. distance shipped.

  C. pallets shipped.

  D. volume shipped.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1116:

  A company originally based in Germany sets up companies in India, China, Vietnam, Mexico, and Brazil. It sources most of the raw materials locally and employs the local workforce to manage and produce finished goods. Most of the goods produced are consumed in the same country. The company can be classified as what type of enterprise?

  A. Globally integrated

  B. Domestic

  C. Multinational

  D. Virtual

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1117:

  The globalization of a supply chain typically increases uncertainty and:

  A. production lead time.

  B. local competition.

  C. documentation complexity.

  D. product standardization.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 1118:

  In an advanced planning system, which of the following modules feeds the master planning module?

  A. Purchasing planning

  B. Demand planning

  C. Distribution planning

  D. Fulfillment planning

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 1119:

  When an importer and manufacturer are operating in a free trade zone, payment of a customs duty is triggered when products are:

  A. returned.

  B. assembled.

  C. stored.

  D. distributed.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 1120:

  A toy company decides to buy more products from an overseas company to reduce costs. To make sure that goods clear customs more quickly, the company most likely would engage a:

  A. consolidator.

  B. overseas carrier.

  C. shipping association.

  D. freight forwarder.

  Correct Answer: D