APICS APICS Certifications CSCP Questions & Answers

• Question 701:

  A company exports products to emerging markets. Which of the following approaches would be used to enhance compliance, minimize risks, and connect supply chain activities?

  A. Logistics network planning

  B. Distribution requirements planning

  C. Supply chain event management

  D. Global trade management

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 702:

  Customer demand is 120 units per week. The company works on a 9-hour shift per day, 5-day per week basis. Each shift has a ?hour lunch break and two 15-minute coffee breaks. The cycle time is 12 minutes. To meet demand, production must occur at the rate of one unit every:

  A. 12 minutes.

  B. 20 minutes.

  C. 22.5 minutes.

  D. 28 minutes.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 703:

  A firm has captured the following information for a product family:

  

  The cash-to-cash cycle time is how many days?

  A. 41

  B. 44

  C. 62

  D. 74

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 704:

  The most useful inventory costing method which enables purchase price variance analysis is: A. average costing.

  B. standard costing.

  C. last in first out (LIFO) costing.

  D. first in first out (FIFO) costing.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 705:

  The purchasing manager of a company wants to minimize stock-outs as well as obsolete inventory. Which of the following tools needs to be implemented?

  A. Blanket purchase order

  B. Advanced planning and scheduling (APS)

  C. Buy-back contracts

  D. Business-to-business integration software

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 706:

  A firm has increased finished-goods inventories for several products to compensate for increased variability in demand. The firm analyzed shipment data and determined that the variability was due to a few customers placing large orders for single shipments to obtain discounts. Which of the following actions is the firm most likely to take to maintain sales and reduce variability in demand?

  A. Reducing discounts for large orders

  B. Encouraging high-volume customers to place blanket orders

  C. Implementing extrinsic forecasting methods

  D. Increasing the level of safety stock on high-volume products

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 707:

  Value stream mapping provides the most benefit when:

  A. analyzing customer requirements.

  B. identifying nonvalue-added activities.

  C. planning kaizen events.

  D. implementing an information technology strategy.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 708:

  A company that is having difficulties prioritizing resources against a long list of improvement projects should use which of the following processes?

  A. Control chart

  B. Competitive benchmarking

  C. Pareto analysis

  D. Six Sigma

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 709:

  Which of the following metrics would be most appropriate for a group of trading partners that is trying to gain competitive advantage through supply chain reliability?

  A. Cash-to-cash cycle time

  B. Supply chain response time

  C. Order-fill rate performance

  D. Value-added productivity per employee

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 710:

  Variation in upstream requirements can be reduced by increasing:

  A. demand visibility.

  B. production capacity.

  C. product features.

  D. safety stock.

  Correct Answer: A