APICS APICS Certifications CSCP Questions & Answers

• Question 561:

  ERP systems typically use which of these scheduling techniques?

  A. forward

  B. backward

  C. push

  D. pull

  E. delay

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 562:

  Which of the following planning systems would the demand forecast typically be fed into first?

  A. DRP

  B. MPS

  C. MRP

  D. CRP

  E. business plan

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 563:

  Which of the following products most likely creates the greatest amount of stress on its supply chain?

  A. functional products

  B. seasonal products

  C. innovative products

  D. mature product

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 564:

  Which of the following is true about low density products?

  A. the transportation container will "cube out" before it "weighs out"

  B. the transportation container will "weigh out" before it "cubes out"

  C. the transportation container has to be marked hazardous

  D. the transportation will most likely be by air

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 565:

  Which of the following has the push-pull boundary furthest upstream on the supply chain?

  A. custom product

  B. configured product

  C. private labeled product

  D. off-the-shelf product

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 566:

  What impact does lumping have on the demand signal in terms of timing?

  A. it delays the timing

  B. it speeds up the timing

  C. it has no effect on the timing

  D. it minimizes the need for signals

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 567:

  At present, which of the following is true about collaborative planning across ownership boundaries?

  A. It never happens.

  B. It is the exception rather than the rule.

  C. It is the rule rather than the exception.

  D. It always occurs.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 568:

  Which of the following is the most serious challenge to collaborative planning?

  A. common communication medium

  B. standard protocols for exchanging data

  C. motivation to share confidential information

  D. applications for forecasting and planning

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 569:

  Which planning system determines when the necessary labor and equipment will have to be available to perform the work?

  A. DRP

  B. MPS

  C. MRP

  D. CRP

  E. RCCP

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 570:

  Which of the following intrinsic product qualities concern the "form" of the product?

  A. bulk vs. packaged

  II. hazardousness

  III. state (solid, liquid, gas)

  B. I

  C. II

  D. III

  E. I and II

  F. I and III

  Correct Answer: E