APICS APICS Certifications CSCP Questions & Answers

• Question 391:

  A role-based entry into a company's system that aggregates all required sources of information into a single environment is known as:

  A. a portal.

  B. a hub.

  C. a local area network (LAN).

  D. an extranet.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 392:

  Which of the following relationship activities is most impacted by a lack of trading partner trust?

  A. Collaboration

  B. Coordination

  C. Cooperation

  D. Communication

  Correct Answer: A

  A lack of trust among trading partners often creates a condition where every transaction has to be scrutinized and verified, thereby increasing the transaction costs to an unacceptably high level. Productivity is lost and efficiency and effectiveness, cornerstones of supply chain goals, will be compromised. Creating value-added activities with such partners becomes almost impossible and the supply chain tools used to improve efficiency, effectiveness and productivity (such as vendor- managed inventory (VMI), cross-docking (CD), and collaborative forecasting, planning and replenishment (CFPR)) eventually become ineffective. Under the less than open-trust conditions, decision makers often spend their time mostly on analyzing their trading partner's credibility, reliability and trustworthiness, rather than optimizing their operations. Although there are studies focusing on the relationship between related variables and the level of trust, there is a lack of empirical studies that examine the relationship between trust and the ultimate facilitator of supply chain success, commitment. This study attempts to bridge the gap in supply chain management.

• Question 393:

  Which of the following practices allows each process to operate at maximum efficiency rather than having the speed of the entire process constrained by the slowest operation?

  A. Theory of constrains (TOC)

  B. Supply/demand balancing

  C. Decoupling

  D. Pull production

  Correct Answer: C

  Decoupling allows economy of scale within a single facility and permits each process to operate at maximum efficiency rather than having the speed of the entire process constrained by the slowest.

• Question 394:

  Which of the following statements regarding transportation negotiation is correct?

  A. The lowest possible cost for transportation is the lowest total cost of logistics.

  B. The lowest possible rate must be consistent with the level of service required.

  C. The key to effective negotiation is to maximize distributor profitability.

  D. The key to building solid career relationships is the acceptance of a carrier's rate.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 395:

  Which of the following measures best describes fill rate?

  A. Ratio of available inventory to cost of goods sold (COGS)

  B. Ratio of cost of goods sold to available inventory

  C. Percentage of demand satisfied by available inventory

  D. Percentage of closed orders to total orders

  Correct Answer: C

  Reference: http://www.apics.org/docs/default-source/industry-content/fill-rate-discussion.pdf?sfvrsn=4

• Question 396:

  A high level of which of the following attributes is considered to be undesirable in a supply chain?

  A. Velocity

  B. Variability

  C. Visibility

  D. Variety

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 397:

  One key factor to consider when selecting suppliers for their potential to sustain long-term, mutually profitable relationships is:

  A. landed cost.

  B. quality metrics.

  C. operational performance.

  D. financial viability.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 398:

  In the analysis of costs, fixed costs are those that are:

  A. independent of the volume of output.

  B. dependent on the utilization of the asset.

  C. inversely proportionate to the volume of output.

  D. constant through the useful life of the asset.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 399:

  Which of the following actions by a group of trading partners is most likely to quickly improve their economic performance?

  A. Developing a comprehensive product and service strategy

  B. Implementing collaborative interorganizational systems

  C. Outsourcing interorganizational business processes

  D. Redesigning product packaging to reduce volume and weight

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 400:

  Requirements for successful application of a demand-driven supply network include:

  A. demand synchronization between stakeholders.

  B. automatic communications of data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals.

  C. safety stock determined jointly by suppliers and customers.

  D. supply provided by a single source.

  Correct Answer: A