APICS CPIM-MPR Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APICS CPIM-MPR Online Questions & Answers

• Question 331:

  The CPI system is based on the scientific methods. This general method is used to solve many kinds of problems. Which of the following is NOT the out of six steps continuous improvement process?

  A. Select the process to be studied
  B. Record the existing method to collect the necessary data in a useful form
  C. Bottlenecks
  D. Analyze the recorded data to generate alternatives improved methods
  C. Bottlenecks

• Question 332:

  Which three dimensions to performance are important?

  A. Accessibility, durability and maintainability
  B. reliability, durability and maintainability
  C. reliability, security and maintainability
  D. reliability, Portability and Extensibility
  B. reliability, durability and maintainability

• Question 333:

  A work center is available 120 hours but actually produced goods for 100 hours. What is the utilization of the work center?

  A. 84.3%
  B. 84%
  C. 83.3%
  D. 83.5%
  C. 83.3%

• Question 334:

  Which of the following is an advantage of VMI?

  A. Suppliers can leverage better information to reduce inventory levels.
  B. The customer can usually force additional concessions from the VMI supplier
  C. Lead-times are increased
  D. MRP system operating costs decrease
  A. Suppliers can leverage better information to reduce inventory levels.

• Question 335:

  Which combination of business processes is accurate?

  A. MRP, rough-cut capacity
  B. SandOP, CRP
  C. MPS, rough cut capacity
  D. DRP, CRP
  C. MPS, rough cut capacity

• Question 336:

  With reference to the above example; how much should be produced each period?

  A. 120 cases
  B. 116 cases
  C. 122 cases
  D. None of these
  B. 116 cases

• Question 337:

  are determined by the computer's material requirement plan logic based upon the gross requirements for a particular part.

  A. Planned orders
  B. Open order file
  C. Operational plan
  D. None of the above
  A. Planned orders

• Question 338:

  The planning horizon is usually longer for several reasons e.g.:

  A. The longer the horizon, the greater the "visibility"
  B. The longer the horizon, the better management's ability to avoid future problems
  C. The longer the horizon, the better the management's ability to take advantage of special circumstances.
  D. All of these
  D. All of these

• Question 339:

  End-of-line inspection often fails to improve quality for which of the following reasons?

  A. It requires extensive personnel.
  B. It lacks source accountability.
  C. It excludes quality circles.
  D. Its costs are significant
  B. It lacks source accountability.

• Question 340:

  The message in which the planner must tell the MRP software of all actions taken that will influence the MRP records called

  A. Exception messages
  B. Transaction messages
  C. Bottom-up re-planning
  D. None of the above
  B. Transaction messages