APICS CPIM-MPR Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APICS CPIM-MPR Online Questions & Answers

• Question 151:

  The places where carriers load and unload goods to and from vehicles and make connections between local pickup and delivery service and line-haul service are called:

  A. Terminals
  B. Mortals
  C. Workstations
  D. None of the above
  A. Terminals

• Question 152:

  The costs of correcting problems after goods or services have been delivered to the customer are called internal failure costs.

  A. True
  B. False
  B. False

• Question 153:

  There are two ways to determining the capacity available; out of which _______ is figured from historical data and ______ is based on available time, utilization and efficiency.

  A. Demonstrated, calculated capacity
  B. Measured, rated capacity
  C. Both A and B are same
  D. Measured, demonstrated capacity
  C. Both A and B are same

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• Question 154:

  The quantity equal to the demand during the lead time plus the demand during the review period plus safety stock id called:

  A. Target value
  B. Demand value
  C. Review process value
  D. All of the above
  A. Target value

• Question 155:

  Today production control works in a demanding environment shaped by six major challenges. Which one of the following is not of those challenges?

  A. Customer that are never satisfied
  B. A supply chain that is large and must be manage
  C. A product life cycle that is getting shorter and shorter
  D. None of these
  D. None of these

• Question 156:

  A company wants to produce 500 units over the next 3 months at a level rate. The months have 19, 20 and 21 working days, respectively. On the average, how much should the company produce each day to level productions?

  A. 8.3 units
  B. 88.8 units
  C. 8.9 units
  D. None of these
  A. 8.3 units

• Question 157:

  Over the time span of the production plan, large changes in capacity are usually not possible. Additions or subtractions in plant and equipment are impossible or very difficult to accomplish in this period. However, some changes can be done. Which of the following are out of those variations?

  A. People can be hired and laid off, overtime and short-time can be worked, and shifts can be added or removed.
  B. Inventory can be built up in slack periods and sold or used in periods of high demand.
  C. Work can be subcontracted or extra equipment leased
  D. All of these
  D. All of these

• Question 158:

  An income statement of a company is as follows:

  

  If through a well-organized materials management department direct materials can be reduced by 10% and direct labor by 5% the improvements in profits would be:

  A. 5%
  B. 6% C. 7%
  D. 4%
  B. 6% C. 7%

• Question 159:

  As 1980 gave way to the 1990 the world continued to change, forcing additional changes in supply- chain concepts. All of the following statements depict those changes EXCEPT:

  A. Explosive growth in computer capability applications as ERP.
  B. Large growth in global competition
  C. growth in the technological capabilities for product and processes
  D. Growth in JIT
  D. Growth in JIT

• Question 160:

  Suppose company manufactures paint from a base color and adds tints to arrive at the final color. Suppose there are 10 tints and a final color is made by mixing any three of them with the base. There are 70 possible colors (10*9*8=720). Forecasting and planning production for 720 items is a difficult task. It is much easier if:

  A. Production is planned at the level of the base color and the 10 tints. There are then only10 items with which to deal: the base color and each of the 10 tints.
  B. Once a customer's order is received, the base color and the required tints can be combined (assembled) according to the order
  C. MPS is done at the component level
  D. None of these
  A. Production is planned at the level of the base color and the 10 tints. There are then only10 items with which to deal: the base color and each of the 10 tints.
  B. Once a customer's order is received, the base color and the required tints can be combined (assembled) according to the order