APICS CPIM-MPR Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APICS CPIM-MPR Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  A tool to map and understand the flow of materials from supplier to customer, focusing on not only understanding the current state of process and flow but also specifying the value-added and non- value-added time of all process steps, is called_____________________

  Correct Answer. Value stream mapping
  Value stream mapping

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• Question 2:

  The operation that controls the work feeding the bottleneck and must operate at a rate equal to the utput of the bottleneck so the time buffer queue is maintained is known as:

  A. gateway operation
  B. bottleneck operation
  C. task operation
  D. Control buffer operation
  A. gateway operation

• Question 3:

  A facility, function, department, or resource whose capacity is equal to or less than the demand placed upon it is known as:

  A. timeframe
  B. bottleneck
  C. elapsed operation
  D. none of the above
  B. bottleneck

• Question 4:

  The time needed to unload and load must be shorter than .

  A. run time per piece
  B. planning time
  C. manufacturing time
  D. resource utilization time
  A. run time per piece

• Question 5:

  Operational splitting is practical when:

  A. setup time is low compared to run time
  B. a suitable work center is idle
  C. it is possible for an operator to run more than one machine at a time
  D. All of the above
  D. All of the above

• Question 6:

  If the run time per piece on operation B is shorter than that on A, the first batch must be larger enough to avoid idle time on operation A

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 7:

  Backward scheduling is used to determine when an order must be started.

  A. True
  B. False
  A. True

• Question 8:

  When the last operation is on the routing is scheduled first and is scheduled for complete at the due date, this is called:

  A. Timid scheduling
  B. Rearward scheduling
  C. Self-assistant scheduling
  D. Backward scheduling
  D. Backward scheduling

• Question 9:

  What is used to calculate how long it will take to complete a task?

  A. Forward scheduling
  B. Finite scheduling
  C. Self-assured scheduling
  D. Bold scheduling
  A. Forward scheduling

• Question 10:

  The length of time from when material enters a production facility until it exists, this is known as:

  A. throughput time
  B. workforce time
  C. creation time
  D. assembly time
  A. throughput time