APICS CPIM-MPR Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APICS CPIM-MPR Online Questions & Answers

• Question 141:

  Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is:

  A. The system used to provide available inventory
  B. The system used to avoid missing parts.
  C. A schedule establish for the production agenda
  D. All of the above
  B. The system used to avoid missing parts.

• Question 142:

  The formula to calculate the Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) is:

  A. MAD = (sum of mean deviations / number of facts)
  B. MAD = (sum of absolute deviations / number of observations)
  C. MAD = (sum of random deviations / number of average observations)
  D. MAD = (sum of absolute deviations / number of average forecasts)
  B. MAD = (sum of absolute deviations / number of observations)

• Question 143:

  Which statement is best as it relates to PROTECTIVE CAPACITY?

  A. The capabilities of a system constraint
  B. extra capacity used to protect against fluctuations in demand from the system constraint.
  C. the capabilities of the gateway workcenter
  D. capacity that should always be utilized
  B. extra capacity used to protect against fluctuations in demand from the system constraint.

• Question 144:

  The major effect that just-in-time has on forecasting it's shortened,

  A. lead time
  B. test time
  C. production time
  D. design time
  A. lead time

• Question 145:

  "The function of establishing, measuring, monitoring and adjusting limits or levels of capacity in order to execute all manufacturing schedules". This definition is related to:

  A. Capacity planning
  B. Capacity control
  C. Capacity management
  D. None of these
  C. Capacity management

• Question 146:

  Take as an example the supply chain of organizations that represent the flow from raw silicon used to make computer chips to the delivery and disposal of the computer itself:

  

  What is illustrated here is but one chain of a set of different component chains that represent a network of suppliers and distributors for a product to manage a supply chain one must:

  A. Try of efficiently plan material and information flows along each chain to maximize cost efficiency, effectiveness, delivery and flexibility.
  B. Understand the network of suppliers and customers
  C. Rapid flows of accurate information and increased organizational flexibility
  D. All of these
  D. All of these

• Question 147:

  To get most profit, a company must have:

  A. Best customers service
  B. Lowest production and inventory costs
  C. Lowest distribution costs
  D. All of these
  D. All of these

• Question 148:

  If the cost of direct material is 60%, direct labor is 10%, and overhead is 25%of sales what will be the improvement in profit if direct material is reduced to 55%?

  A. 5%
  B. 3%
  C. 4%
  D. No improvement
  A. 5%

• Question 149:

  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 150:

  Each level of MPC (Manufacturing planning and control) differs in the following: Purpose of the plan Planning Horizon Level of detail Planning Cycle Since each level is:

  A. For different time span
  B. Responsible for satisfying market demand
  C. For different purposes
  D. Both A and C
  D. Both A and C