APICS CTSC Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

APICS CTSC Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  Why is external benchmarking against similar supply chains recommended in the development of a balanced scorecard?

  A. To understand how the company is strategically aligning its supply chain performance and how its performance compares
  B. To identify opportunities for supply chain expansion into new markets
  C. To improve supply chain sustainability and reduce carbon footprint
  D. To reduce supply chain costs by implementing best practices from competitors
  A. To understand how the company is strategically aligning its supply chain performance and how its performance compares

• Question 2:

  When tasked with developing a transformational supply chain strategy, it is important to start with:

  A. determining the customers' current and future needs.
  B. identifying and documenting external megatrends.
  C. scanning and assessing the competitor landscape.
  D. prioritizing actions and assessing their effectiveness.
  A. determining the customers' current and future needs.

• Question 3:

  When developing risk plans for supply chain segments, which of the following product categories should have the most complete and thorough risk mitigation plans?

  A. Important products that require ocean transport for delivery
  B. Important products that must be kept cold
  C. Important products where there is a single available supplier
  D. Important products that are government regulated
  C. Important products where there is a single available supplier

• Question 4:

  What is the frozen time fence in the process of scheduling and managing the execution of activities required to create a product?

  A. A barrier that prevents any changes from being made without senior management approval
  B. A timeline that outlines when certain parts or product formulations need to be produced
  C. A standard for setup and run in the factory layout
  D. A metric used to measure the effectiveness of intermediate production or value-adding activities
  A. A barrier that prevents any changes from being made without senior management approval

• Question 5:

  A company planning to minimize the impact of risk is engaging in what strategy?

  A. Risk acceptance
  B. Risk avoidance
  C. Risk transfer
  D. Risk mitigation
  D. Risk mitigation

• Question 6:

  Which of the following statements best describes how the SCOR model should be used when organizations are establishing their key performance indicators (KPIs)?

  A. Level 1 metrics should be designated as their KPIs.
  B. Level 2 metrics should be designated as their KPIs.
  C. Level 3 metrics should be designated as their KPIs.
  D. There is no inherent relationship between SCOR and KPIs.
  B. Level 2 metrics should be designated as their KPIs.

• Question 7:

  Effective collaborative relationships with supply chain partners are more likely to be forged when a team buys into which of the following three areas?

  A. Planning, doing, and checking
  B. Accountability, business alignment, and vision statement
  C. Vision statement, mission statement, and code of conduct
  D. Communication, documentation, and exchange of feedback
  B. Accountability, business alignment, and vision statement

• Question 8:

  A good supply chain strategy should be:

  A. tailored to customer experiences.
  B. managed with long-term capacity decisions.
  C. tailored to the right level of complexity.
  D. collaborated between buyers and suppliers.
  C. tailored to the right level of complexity.

• Question 9:

  A company realizes its delivery cycle time is longer than its competitors'. What capability does this company need to improve?

  A. Enterprise business plan reconciliation
  B. Configuration management
  C. Optimal path selection
  D. Frictionless ordering
  C. Optimal path selection

• Question 10:

  Which of the following six sigma improvement phases involves collecting data on current performance and issues?

  A. Control
  B. Improve
  C. Analyze
  D. Measure
  D. Measure