APICS APICS Certifications CSCP Questions & Answers

• Question 201:

  Effective collaboration for item replenishment by external suppliers requires:

  A. accurate long-term forecasts.

  B. returnable plastic containers.

  C. close communication about component usage.

  D. a process for the reverse supply chain.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 202:

  When maintaining a material requirements plan, scheduled receipts are best represented by which of the following terms?

  A. Planned orders

  B. On-hand inventory

  C. Replenishment shipments

  D. Maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 203:

  Which of the following technologies best enables pulling products through the supply chain?

  A. Automatic identification system (AIS)

  B. Point-of-sale (POS) system

  C. Customer relationship management (CRM)

  D. Supply chain event management (SCEM)

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 204:

  Supply chain logistics typically attempts to satisfy customer expectations while minimizing:

  A. inventory levels.

  B. manufacturing capacity changes.

  C. total costs.

  D. transportation costs.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 205:

  When developing a supply chain strategy, which of the following actions would be used to evaluate the achievement of the long-term goals of a business?

  A. Determine drivers.

  B. Measure performance.

  C. Assess process variables.

  D. Perform benchmarking.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 206:

  Qualitative extrinsic data are used with which of the following forecasting techniques?

  A. Time series

  B. Seasonality

  C. Delphi method

  D. Causal method

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 207:

  The main purpose of market research for supply chain design is to identify:

  A. optimal marketing costs.

  B. potential markets and analyzing them.

  C. the best use of information technology (IT).

  D. the best location of markets to minimize transportation costs.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 208:

  A firm produces goods that are subject to frequent customer design changes. The products are sold to a few distributors who sell to a large number of retailers. In this situation, which of the following push-pull strategies is the best approach?

  A. Push to distributor and pull to retailer

  B. Pull to distributor and push to retailer

  C. Pull to distributor and pull to retailer

  D. Push to distributor and push to retailer

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 209:

  In which of the following scenarios does a supplier development process become necessary?

  A. The firm becomes dissatisfied with current suppliers, and there are many other suppliers available in the market.

  B. The firm is building a strategic alliance with a supplier that does not currently make the desired input.

  C. The firm is negotiating with the current supplier for a potential merger.

  D. The firm is introducing potential new metrics to assess the performance of a supplier.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 210:

  A firm using which of the following demand fulfillment approaches typically can respond most quickly to an urgent request to increase the quantity of product in a client's order?

  A. Make-to-stock (MTS)

  B. Make-to-order (MTO)

  C. Assemble-to-order (ATO)

  D. Engineer-to-order (ETO)

  Correct Answer: A