APICS APICS Certifications CLTD Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  Which of the following statements represents the primary function of inventory?

  A. Make products available while minimizing total carrying cost

  B. Realize economies of scale while minimizing total carrying cost

  C. Reduce ordering cost while minimizing total carrying cost

  D. Buffer against delivery time while minimizing total carrying cost

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 142:

  Which of the following factors would be considered of strategic importance to a firm's logistics function?

  A. A firm operates in a competitive oligopoly

  B. Total cost of production

  C. Production lead time

  D. Order cycle time

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 143:

  From a health and safety perspective, which of the following sets of parameters must be taken into account when considering manual material handling?

  A. Task, working environment, equipment, and individual capacity

  B. Task, load, layout, and equipment

  C. Layout, load, working environment, and individual capacity

  D. Task, load, working environment, and individual capacity

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 144:

  Which of the following categories is a weakness of the rail systems?

  A. Safety records

  B. Inflexible infrastructures

  C. Effects of the weather

  D. Routes from city centers

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 145:

  Under what circumstances should management generally consider utilizing qualitative forecasting techniques?

  A. When real-time data flow is available

  B. When historic data is both clear and relatively stable

  C. When developing strategic-level forecasts

  D. When demand is dependent on bill of material (BOM) calculations

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 146:

  A customer is looking to purchase product from a company. Which of the following outputs of outbound order management would the customer consider primary?

  A. Order cycle time

  B. Logistics operations responsiveness

  C. Postsale logistics support

  D. Product availability

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 147:

  A carrier's casts are driven by equipment movement rather than shipment weight. Which of the following rates would be most appropriate for the carrier to utilize in charging its customers?

  A. Incentive rates

  B. Any-quantity rates

  C. Freight all kind (FAK) rates

  D. Per-car and per-truckload rates

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 148:

  Which of the following shipment modes in the most prone to packaging and product damage?

  A. Air

  B. Truck

  C. Water

  D. Rail

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 149:

  When importing goods such as fruit and produce into the United States (U.S.), which government agency is responsible for protecting agriculture from harmful pests and diseases?

  A. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

  B. Food and Drug and Administration (FDA)

  C. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

  D. Farm Service Agency (FSA)

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 150:

  Which of the following theories is illustrated in the list below?

  Stage 1: A new product is created to fill a domestic need and produced locally.

  Stage 3: The newly created product is offered to international customers.

  Stage 4: International customers develop expertise and offer the product at a lower cost to the original country.

  A. International product life cycle theory

  B. Porter's cluster theory

  C. Sheffi's logistics cluster theory

  D. Theory of Comparative Advantage

  Correct Answer: A